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Real Madrid deliver Manchester United ultimatum: £50m opening price for wantaway forward
REAL MADRID will only sell James Rodriguez to Manchester United if they Premier League giants stump up £50million, according to reports.
Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing James Rodriguez
Rodriguez cost Real £56m when he joined the Bernabeu club from Monaco after a stellar 2014 World Cup campaign.
The Colombia international has been linked with United in the past and the Daily Mirror claim bosses at Old Trafford have been told they can make a deal this summer.
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The 24-year-old scored just eight goals for Real last season, compared to Cristiano Ronaldo's 35 and Karim Benzema's 24 in La Liga.
Mourinho has already signed Villarreal defender Eric Bailly in a £30m swoop and is expected to snap up Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the start of next month.
United are also thought to be considering a bid for Gareth Bale, with Spanish newspaper AS claiming the UK's decision to leave the EU could play a factor in the move.
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