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Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Manchester United are eager to complete a deal for Matheus Cunha “very fast” and possibly in June, when the summer transfer window commences.
United are eyeing attacking reinforcements and Cunha is believed to be a prime target for Ruben Amorim. It was indicated that the Red Devils want the Brazilian to slot into one of the No. 10 roles behind the striker.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers star is believed to be keen on the move and even dropped multiple subtle hints on Sunday, indicating as much, when the two sides clashed at Old Trafford.
A recent report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that United are inching closer to striking an agreement with Cunha over personal terms. This has now been confirmed by the reliable Romano, who goes on to add that the 25-year-old and Amorim created a bond when they met.
The Italian journalist said on his YouTube channel, “We knew about the interest, we knew about his name being on the list at Newcastle and Manchester United – both clubs wanted him.”
“But now we can say that Manchester United are leading the race to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolves. Cunha signed a new deal in January with a £62.5m release clause. No need to negotiate with Wolves. Maybe they can talk about payment structure and clauses and all these sorts of things.”
“But in terms of agreement, the agreement has to be done with the player, not with the club in this case because there is a clause and I can tell you that in the last 48 hours, Manchester United had fresh contacts with the agents of Cunha.”
“It’s been really positive because of the project explained by United to the agents of the player. The feeling between Cunha and Ruben Amorim is excellent.”
“Someone is telling me that there was some sort of great connection between United, the coach [Amorim] and the player [Cunha]. So it was a very positive contact. Because of this meeting, we can consider United ahead of Newcastle and also other clubs interested in Cunha.”
“He was the dream target for Nottingham Forest who are still fighting for Champions League football. He was on Arsenal’s list in December but they decided not to proceed. Now United are leading the race. My understanding is that United will push to get this deal done soon.”
“I don’t expect Cunha to be one of the cases that we will discuss in July, August or in the final days of the market. I think United will try to be fast. United will try to anticipate the other clubs. Financial Fair Play is a point, so for sure United will need to assess the details of the story to make sure they can find a way.”
“For sure they will be movements in this Cunha story very soon but the movements have already started on the player side because United had a very good contact and Cunha is a very strong strong candidate to become a new United player. So conversations are advancing.”
Meanwhile, United are back in action on Sunday when they go away to Bournemouth.
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