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Revealed: Details of £39.5m transfer bid that will stun Manchester United
JUVENTUS are preparing a huge deal to hijack Manchester United's approach for Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes, according to reports.
Both Manchester United and Juventus want to sign Andre Gomes
United are said to have earmarked Gomes as a replacement target for Renato Sanches, who agreed to join Bayern Munich from Benfica this week.
Spanish newspaper Super Deporte claim United are willing to spend £51.5million (€65m) on the 22-year-old.
But fresh claims in Italy today suggest United may struggle to land the Portugal international.
Andre Gomes scores screamer for Valencia
The report also adds that Juve are keen on Chelsea target Miralem Pjanic, who could leave Roma this summer.
As for United, they remain hopeful of landing Gomes but also have another target in 23-year-old Joao Mario.
The Daily Star claim the club are close to brokering a £45m deal for the Portugal midfielder, who came up through the Sporting Lisbon youth ranks.
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