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Man Utd transfer news: Valencia issue demands during Timothy Fosu-Mensah talks
MANCHESTER UNITED and Valencia are in talks over a deal for Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
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However, the Spanish club will not make a formal offer for the player until their demands are met.
Manchester United are supposedly open to letting Fosu-Mensah go out on loan this season.
The Netherlands international spent last term at Crystal Palace before returning to Old Trafford this summer.
United are said to see the loan system as the best way of developing 20-year-old Fosu-Mensah, who is tipped as a top prospect for the future.
But United may struggle to come to an agreement with Valencia unless they adhere to the La Liga side’s demands.
According to newspaper Super Deporte, Valencia have opened talks with United bosses over a proposed deal.
However, officials at the Mestalla want to insert a purchase option into any loan agreement.
Super Deporte claim the purchase option is an ‘essential requirement’ for the club.
And that may put United off making a deal, with Jose Mourinho keen to have Fosu-Mensah on his books for the long term.
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Mourinho has three full-backs at his disposal already - Antonio Valencia, Diogo Dalot and Matteo Darmian all play on the right side of defence.
So an agreement to sell Fosu-Mensah does not seem totally improbable.
But the Portuguese manager is looking at the future and that’s where Fosu-Mensah comes in.
Darmian is expected to join Juventus this summer, while Antonio Valencia at the age of 32 is nearing the twilight of his career.
That’s not to say Fosu-Mensah, who is currently with the squad in the USA, will not go out on loan.
But a purchase option appears out of the question.