United set for Benfica raid in the January transfer window.
Manchester United are reportedly lining up an audacious £50 million swoop on Portuguese champions Benfica in the January transfer window, with two impressive Argentine internationals currently plying their trade at the Estadio da Luz the subject of Louis van Gaal’s advances.
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With much of the narrative surrounding United’s likely January work having surrounded the idea of van Gaal bringing in defensive reinforcements, it is further up the pitch that he appears to be targeting with these two according to reports from the Express:
Enzo Perez
Perez has been a target of United before, but it appears as though the Red Devils are gaining the motivation to really push for a move for the industrious midfielder. A key cog in the Alejandro Sabella machine that came so agonisingly close to winning the World Cup this summer, Perez is both hard working and creative, a useful all-round midfield option for United to bring in – he has a release clause of £23 million.
Nicolas Gaitan
Another player that United are believed to have been tracking for some time, creative attacking midfield spark Nicolas Gaitan would reportedly cost the Red Devils a fee in the region of £27 million. A more peripheral member of the Argentinian national side, Gaitan has for quite some time been the creative fulcrum of the Benfica side and it is some surprise that he has not moved on before now, although it appears that January could well be the time.
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