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Man Utd's Marouane Fellaini staying put as Napoli target Tottenham's Brazilian outcast
MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Marouane Fellaini looks set to remain at Old Trafford after Tottenham outcast Sandro emerged as Napoli's top target.
The Italians had been linked with a move for the 25-year-old at the beginning of the summer, but were sidetracked by the availability of Fellaini.
However, United's hopes of removing Fellaini's £125,000 per-week wages from the books has evaporated after the big Belgian suffered an ankle ligament injury during training.
Rafa Benitez's side will instead turn their attentions to Tottenham's clearly overlooked midfield enforcer.
Having suffered multiple untimely injuries, Sandro's Tottenham career has been on a downward trajectory since his White Hart Lane peak in the 2011/2012 season.
And could be allowed to leave North London for a fairly modest fee of around £7m, but a loan deal is far more realistic.
Napoli face a very difficult task in qualifying for the Champions League, and must beat Athletico Bilbao on Wednesday night to advance to the group stages.