MANCHESTER UNITED may have to settle for signing Sergio Reguilon on-loan from Real Madrid despite making a £27million offer for him.
The 23-year-old has emerged as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s top target to fill in at left-back.
Manchester United could only end up with Sergio Reguilon on-loan transfer despite bidding £27m for himCredit: Getty Images
The Spaniard was believed to be free to leave the Bernabeu this summer after an impressive season-long loan at Sevilla.
Reguilon, 23, is behind Ferland Mendy and Marcelo in the pecking order under Zinedine Zidane.
Despite interest from Tottenham, Paris-Saint Germain, Napoli and Juventus, United are believed to be the only side to have tabled an offer.
That £27m bid was made this week – but they may only land the star for 12 months initially.
Reguilon is still under contract until 2023 and highly-rated by club Bernabeu chiefs after coming through the club’s academy.
And even though Zidane may be happy to sell in order to raise transfer funds, Madrid’s top brass could opt to only loan him out instead, claims Sport.
The defender is open to spending another year at Sevilla and is believed to be hopeful that a change of manager before his deal expires could still result in him being handed an opportunity in the future at Real.
That leaves United waiting on both Madrid and the full-back to make a decision.
Solskjaer secured his first signing of the summer this week with the £39m arrival of Donny van de Beek for Ajax.
Now he hopes to add Reguilon to his ranks over the coming days as he continues his Old Trafford overhaul.
Solskjaer is keen to bolster his options at left-back and provide competition for places.
Luke Shaw remains injury prone while Brandon Williams is regarded as one for the future after his breakthrough campaign.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
