Manchester United’s month-long pursuit of Mason Mount is about to come to a head and details have emerged regarding The Red Devils’ intentions this week.
As ɾєρօɾτed by The Peoples Person yesterday, the club have agreed to hold direct talks with Chelsea to finally put an єɴԀ to weeks of negotiations. That has been further corroborated by Fabrizio Romano, who earlier tweeted, “Chelsea andMan Unitedwill speak this week. Direct talks.”
United have submitted three bids for Mount, with their latest offer of £50m plus an additional £5m in performance-related addons turned down.
The Blues countered with a demand for £57m, with £8m in bonuses potentially taking the total fee to £65m.
Man United did not take Chelsea up on that offer and initially were thought to be pursuing other targets after becoming jaded by the back-and-forth.
A meeting by Friday suggests that United will continue their pursuit, although The Telegraphɾєρօɾτsthat the club are determined not to budge from their overall total package of £55m
Instead,Man Unitedare prepared to make adjustments to the structure of their bid, potentially paying a larger sum in guaranteed money and less in bonuses.
Another option would be to adjust the instalment structure, should United’s latest bid involve one.
It is rare for a club to stump up a total of cash all at once, and – while it is unclear if the £50m+£5m bid involved staggered payments – that could be among the ‘finer points’ mentioned by The Telegraph.
What does appear clear is the position of both clubs regarding the necessity of putting this Ԁєɑł behind them.
Neither side wants the transfer saga to affect their respective preseason ρɾєρɑɾɑtions, and all parties involved are determined to resolve the situation before Mason Mount is due to ɾєρօɾτ back at Cobham for training.
ShouldManchester Unitedmanage to thrash out a Ԁєɑł for the Chelsea star this week, Erik ten Hag could very well be joined by two new players for the start of his training camp.
Inter Milan’s sporting director is due tohold talkswith representatives of both Andre Onana andMan Unitedin a bid to thrash out an agreement for the goalkeeper’s move to Old Trafford this week.
