A midfield talent who has been linked with Manchester United and Juventus had his ‘entourage’ determine a ‘fair valuation’ over his transfer price, according to reports.
Ruben Amorim is lacking numbers in the middle of the park at Manchester United and the Red Devils have been heavily linked with signing a new defensive midfielder.
Casemiro has entered the final 12 months of his contract and the ex-Real Madrid ace did see a career resurgence under United manager Ruben Amorim last season.
Manuel Ugarte has featured under Amorim for both United and Sporting CP and the 24-year-old Uruguayan midfielder completed his first full season at Old Trafford.
However, Casemiro’s contract situation and age and Manuel Ugarte’s lack of consistency at United have raised question marks over their long-term futures.
United have been linked with several defensive midfielders in the summer window, including Atalanta’s Ederson, Wolves’ Andre and Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi.
Morten Hjulmand’s camp has a transfer price tag for the Man Utd and Juventus-linked midfielder amid Sporting CP’s stance
Morten Hjulmand has been on Manchester United’s transfer radar and the Juventus-linked midfielder knows the demands of ex-Sporting CP manager Ruben Amorim.
According to Calciomercato, Juventus are still interested in signing the United-linked Morten Hjulmand, despite facing a roadblock over a potential summer transfer.
The Old Lady need to clear out their squad amid signing new players and Juventus are struggling to offload Brazil star Douglas Luiz, who has been linked with United.
The Italian publication has claimed that the ‘idea’ for Juventus is to ‘find a solution’ for Douglas Luiz before turning their attention to Sporting captain Hjulmand.
It has been reported that Hjulmand is ‘pushing to leave’ and is attempting to ‘convince’ the Primeira Liga champions to lower their asking price this summer.
According to reports in Italy, the 26-year-old Danish defensive midfielder’s entourage has now estimated that the player has a ‘fair valuation of around €30-40 million.’
Sporting CP have set a price tag for Morten Hjulmand amid Man Utd and Juventus’ transfer interest in the midfielder
Morten Hjulmand has been at Sporting since 2023 after he signed from Serie A side Lecce and he ascended to the club captaincy under Amorim at the Portuguese club.
The Denmark international is under contract with the Primeira Liga outfit until 2028 and it is believed that Hjulmand is ‘protected’ by his ‘huge release clause’ in his deal.
Sporting have a release clause of around £69m (€80m) in Hjulmand’s contract, but it has been reported that the club are ‘willing’ to ‘lower’ their asking price to €50m.
Calciomercato has reported that United have ‘submitted’ an offer of around €40m for Hjulmand, who is believed to be open to a move to Old Trafford this summer.
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