Man Utd make several scouting trips after learning 24-goal striker wants Prem move
Ollie Watkins linked with Arsenal as Steven Gerrard says Villa will listen to offers
Haaland deal will cost Man City £300m with wages and fees
Barcelona are interested in Mohamed Salah
Leeds United value Raphinha at £70m putting many teams off
11 Manchester United players to leave this summer have been named
Tammy Abraham to replace Ronaldo at Manchester United
Klopp urged to sign Conor Gallagher from Chelsea this summer
Darwin Nunez doesn’t want to move to Newcastle and prefers London
Newcastle have opened talks with Eden Hazard over Premier League return
Manchester United have made multiple scouting trips to observe Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, who wants a Premier League transfer, it has emerged.
Nunez has become one of the most in-demand players outside Europe’s top five leagues over the past couple of years. The Uruguay international has been prolific in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
This season, for instance, he has scored 24 goals, having started the same number of games in all competitions. And at the age of 22, he still has margin for improvement.
The place to fulfil his potential could be the Premier League. A number of English clubs have been considering making a move for him in that regard.
According to 90min, Manchester United are one of the interested parties. In fact, they are said to have watched him more than six times in the past six weeks.
Finding a new centre-forward could be one of the tasks Man Utd need to address in the summer. Getting one of Nunez’s age would secure their long-term future beyond the spells of Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani at the club.
But they are not alone in their pursuit of Cavani’s international colleague. Also in contact with Nunez’s representatives are West Ham – who