Monday’s Man United news and rumour roundup.
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Man United are set to offer Juan Mata to Juventus in bid to beat Real Madrid to Arturo Vidal, according to the Daily Star.
It is understood Vidal is keen to leave the Serie A champs after he was fined £78,400 for getting involved in an altercation on a night out ahead of last weekend’s clash with title rivals Roma.
Manchester United are said to be making ‘bargain buy’ Ron Vlaar a priority for January, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Aston Villa defender is likely to be available for just £4million as his contract at Villa Park runs out at the end of the current season.
Real Madrid are lining up a £25m move to make David De Gea their new long-term No1, the Daily Mirror reports.
Spain keeper Iker Casillas is under mounting pressure and the Spanish giants want to bring in a successor – with De Gea in their sights.
Toni Kroos says he joined Real Madrid because of the family atmosphere at the club, the Daily Star reports.
Kroos had entered the final year of his contract at Bayern Munich and would have been able to leave the German giants on a free transfer at the end of this season.
Manchester United star Antonio Valencia has been accused of sending explicit pictures of himself to two women, according to the Daily Express.
Valencia – who has an eight-year-old daughter called Domenica with wife Zoila Meneses – is said to have sent snaps of his private parts to beautician Katy Latham.