According to the Guardian, Manchester United intends to sign Watkins, but is unwilling to meet Villa's asking price.
Arsenal had sought Watkins in January, but failed because Villa insisted on asking for £60 million, which is still the lowest price for their players to sell this summer. As Hoylen and Zilker performed poorly last season, Amorin hopes that Manchester United will sign a new striker, and the other option is Cesco, which Jackson is no longer considering.
Villa insists that Watkins is a non-selling product because the player contract will only expire in 2028 and will not consider releasing unless there is a very high offer. And with only more than two weeks left before the start of the new season, it is difficult for them to find a suitable replacement.
And Manchester United's valuation of Watkins is between 40 million and 45 million pounds, which is about the same as Arsenal's offer in January. Seskoe, who is 7 years younger than Watkins, is considered a better long-term option, but Leipzig's asking price is close to £80 million. In addition, Newcastle also has the intention of Cesco.
Manchester United has spent more than 130 million pounds to sign Mbemo and Cunha this summer. Their focus is now on cleaning up some unwanted players. If you want to introduce a new striker, it will be necessary to sell the funds obtained by four redundant players, Anthony, Sancho, Garnacho and Malaysia.
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