It’s not often that Manchester United and City clash in a negotiation war for the same player, but when it does, pointed elbows and pig tackles are used like in the city derby. Now it is reported that Amorim and Guardiola have both flashed a Portuguese for one of the most important jobs on the pitch.
The Manchester Evening News claims Ruben Amorim only needed two months on the job to decide that Andre Onana was not the right man on the line for United. Since then, the goalkeeper blunders have come like pearls on a string, albeit with some world-class saves in between. Now Amorim sends United into a bidding war against city rival City.
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Diogo Costa has previously been linked with Manchester United, less than two months before the transfer window opens, according to Portuguese media, the Porto goalkeeper is Amorim’s first choice.
According to Corriere da Manha , both Manchester United and Manchester City are very interested in the 25-year-old. United need a new first goalkeeper, City need the successor to Ederson.
Costa has 15 clean sheets in 30 league games this season, in the Nations League quarter-finals against Denmark, Costa was the obvious last line of defence and saved Portugal and Ronaldo to advance.
According to Caughtoffisde’s sources, City are on the offensive and have signalled a €40 million bid for the Portuguese international goalkeeper. The Porto management is said to have taken a few minutes to give the thumbs down. This makes the City management dig deeper, bids of 60 million euros are being prepared, it is reported.
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60 million euros for a goalkeeper. Manchester United definitely can’t top this. Sounds like Diego Costa is on his way to the light blue part of Manchester.
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