Manchester United will begin a highly ambitious transfer move for the Paris Saint-Germain star and Manchester City’s target Desire Doe.
The highly regarded young Frenchman has enjoyed an incredible season at PSG, contributing 12 goals and eight assists in all competitions so far.
Doue had a major impact on his first season with Parc Des Princes. Previously, he caught the eye of many big clubs when he was with his former Rennes.
United was one of many big names linked at the time, but ultimately appeared to have been chosen between PSG or Bayern Munich.
The Desire Do Transfer looks like a story to watch again this summer
Doue moved to PSG for 50 million euros, but his immediate success on Luis Enrique’s part means that he must have almost doubled his worth.
The 19-year-old is valued at 60 million euros by TransferMarkt, but in reality he will certainly get close to 100 million euros.
Perhaps even more likely is that PSG simply refuses to negotiate, and perhaps only demands absolutely crazy money to get this immense talent to leave.
Still, Fichajes reports that both Man Utd and Man City are really enthusiastic about the Doue, with Red Devils leaning towards joining the race “strongly” for his signature.
Doue wants to return the glorious year to Old Trafford, so if United can pull it off, it would be a real statement United will sign.
Of course, fans looking for a way to buy tickets for Newcastle vs Manchester United will have a good start to this weekend. This team desperately needs points to help them climb to the table and avoid a humiliating bottom half finish.
It’s hard to imagine teenagers going to be desperately desperate to play for MUFC right now, but they remain the big names of football in the world, even if they’re not in the best place right now.
The city is probably more appealing to Doue as he works under the trophy-winning machine Pep Guardiola and plays with world-class players like Erling Haaland.