Corriere dello Sport reported that M.U has made a £27 million offer to convince Juventus to " release" the winger Douglas Costa. The Brazilian player is said to be not in the reconstruction plan of new coach Andrea Pirlo and had to leave to reduce his salary fund.
Meanwhile, coach Ole Solskjaer highly appreciated Costa's talent. The Norwegian strategist wants to take advantage of the 29-year-old midfielder's speed to create new momentum for Man United's attack. The £27 million figure is only the initial testing price and can be negotiated further.
Juve are looking to raise the deal by £10 million, according to Italian media. If so, the " exchange rate of Turin" see it as a capital recovery by buying Douglas Costa for £38 million in the summer of 2018. The Brazilian midfielder's contract with Juventus until 2022 is valid, so M.U will not easily put pressure on him.
However, the "Red Water" realized that this deal was much easier to negotiate than Jadon Sancho. Dortmund had previously finalized a deadline for talks with M.U on August 10. Because the two sides could not find a common voice, the deal was considered a waste.
Dortmund confirmed that Sancho will stay at Westfalen Stadion next season. And M.U also switched to Costa as a replacement goal.
The business relationship between Juventus and Man United is quite good when the two sides worked together in the Paul Pogba transfer deal in 2016. Tuttosport reported that coach Pirlo is looking to use Aaron Ramsey or Paulo Dybala and a sum of money to bring the French midfielder back to the Allianz Stadium.
