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Man United to sell player in January: Jose Mourinho has already lined up £15m replacement
MANCHESTER UNITED will reportedly sell Matteo Darmian in January - and have already lined up his replacement.
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The 26-year-old has endured a difficult 18 months at Old Trafford since his £15million move from Torino last summer.
Darmian is yet to make a Premier League appearance under manager Jose Mourinho with Antonio Valencia being the preferred choice at right-back this season, putting his future in doubt.
Manchester United ready to sell Matteo Darmian and replace him with Fabinho in January
And Football Italia claim United are ready to sell the defender in January with Juventus, Inter Milan, Napoli, Fiorentina and Roma said to be interested.
Inter and Juve are apparently the frontrunners to sign Darmian.
Frank De Boer's Inter are said to have already lodged a bid to sign Darmian, but had their offer rejected by United.
While Juve boss Max Allegri has reportedly made Darmian his top January transfer target as he looks to replace wantaway defender Stephan Lichtsteiner.
The report adds Mourinho has already set his sights on Darmian's January replacement, with Monaco's Fabinho being sounded out.
It is claimed the Portuguese boss is willing to spend £15m to sign the Brazilian when the transfer window reopens.
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