According to the Daily Mirror, earlier this month, Madrid proposed to heighten United’s attacking ranks further by involving Vinicius as part of the Varane deal. United Ipted to keep Varane’s deal separate, but United have him on their radar.
Real’s issue is that after Brexit Gareth Bale is now considered a non-EU player. That means there are four in Los Blancos’ squad and with the maximum being three, somebody will have to make way.
Real, who loaned Bale to Spurs last season, are hopeful it will be the Wales star. However, his wages make him an unattractive proposition.
That has led to Vinicius’ future coming under the microscope. Suggestions are that Real see the 21-year-old as an important bargaining chip in their recruitment plans.
Spanish sources claim United have an “interest” in the player, but he is more likely to stay at the Bernabeu.
From United’s perspective, with two big transfers already in the bag, a third deal may be out of sight this summer. And they already have Sancho, Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford, Daniel James, Anthony Martial and Edinson Cavani to call on in attack.
They may also have switched their priority to a midfield addition with Ruben Neves linked.