Manchester United are reportedly still interested in the transfer of Juventus left-back Alex Sandro, despite the fine form of Luke Shaw this season.
In a somewhat surprising transfer rumour emerging today, Don Balon claim United are prepared to fork out as much as €80million for Sandro in the summer.
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The report explains that the Red Devils’ potential swoop for the Brazil international could then give Juventus the money required to replace him with Real Madrid’s Marcelo – a favourite of his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, now at Juve.
Still, this seems a lot of money for United to be splashing out on what would essentially be a bit of a luxury player at left-back.
Shaw has been much-improved this term and arguably still has his best years ahead of him, so it would be a shame to derail his progress by bringing in a big name for a big transfer fee, who would surely expect to be first choice.
Alex Sandro to Manchester United transfer looks an unnecessary risk