Man United 'unwilling' to pay £12.7m transfer fee as Manuel Ugarte alternative mooted

Manchester United suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season as they fell to a late 2-1 defeat against Brighton on Sunday. Danny Welbeck gave the Seagulls the lead in the first half before Amad Diallo equalised for United during the second half. However, despite Erik ten Hag's side piling on the pressure to win it in stoppage-time, Brighton snatched three points thanks to a late finish from Joao Pedro.

It was a frustrating end to what was a positive performance from United, who now could strengthen their squad before the end of the transfer window. They have already signed four players this summer in the form of Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui, but more could follow.

Manuel Ugarte is edging closer to completing his big-money move to Old Trafford from Paris Saint-Germain, as Scott McTominay's £25million switch to Napoli nears to its completion. It could be a busy final four days of the window for United, with Jadon Sancho's future also needing to be resolved.

With that said, the Manchester Evening News takes a look at the latest United news and gossip that has been doing the rounds in the last 24 hours.

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United are reportedly unwilling to pay what Fiorentina want for Sofyan Amrabat. Corriere dello Sport, via Sport Witness, claims the club from Florence are demanding €15m (£12,7m) for the Moroccan midfielder. The player has seemingly wanted a return all summer, but those hopes now seem over.

Amrabat has been reintegrated into the Fiorentina team, playing the full 90 minutes of