Manchester United are expected to make a formal approach for only one of the two Newcastle United midfielders at the end of the season, according to The Daily Mail’s Craig Hope.
Hope reports that momentum has gathered in recent days around United’s interest in Sandro Tonali, not Bruno as previously reported.
“This is not the news regular readers of this column will want to hear, much like Alexander Isak and Liverpool last year, but Sandro Tonali and Manchester United has gathered a lot of momentum
in recent days,” Hope wrote. “Indeed, my sources now expect Manchester United to make a formal approach to Newcastle after the season’s end.”
Hope added that Tonali is emerging as United’s priority midfield target over the Brazil international.
“The Old Trafford club have a midfield shortlist of three ahead of this summer, but Confidential understands Tonali is set to emerge as the main target ahead of Elliot Anderson and Adam Wharton,” Hope wrote.
According to the report, United captain Bruno Fernandes is said to support an approach for the Italian. Hope also clarified that Tonali’s contract with Newcastle puts the club in a strong position to demand a high fee for him.
“With three years to run on the Italian’s contract – plus an option for the club to extend by a further 12 months – Newcastle are in a very strong position when it comes to negotiating any potential fee,” Hope wrote.
Hope also dismissed the speculation linking Manchester United with Bruno Guimaraes, with a deal to send him to either Man Utd or Real Madrid reportedly considered pretty much done with two months to go in the season.
“They are not considering a move for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes,” Hope wrote.
