Manchester United ditch Mason Mount pursuit in favour of £80m Moises Caicedo - Paper Round

United to move on from Mount bid After seeing their third bid for Mason Mount rejected, Manchester United will instead bid for Moises Caicedo, Ad The Brighton player will cost more than Mount, but given his age, United are willing to pay up. TransfersChelsea want Man Utd meeting to sell Mount as part of huge transfer clearout — Paper RoundYESTERDAY AT 05:31 “Manchester United are focusing on other midfield targets, with Brighton & Hove Albion’s Moises Caicedo top of their list, after reaching an impasse in their attempts to sign Mason Mount.” The Times writes.

. «The decision to pursue other options was taken after Chelsea rejected their third offer for Mount, worth £55 million.

Chelsea are insisting on £65 million, a price United consider unrealistic given that the player, 24, has only one year left on his contract. With negotiations having dragged on for a matter of weeks after Mount made clear his desire to swap Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford, United now want to move on to other business.» De Gea now set for United stay Manchester United’s difficult financial situation means that Erik ten Hag may now be keen to keep David de Gea at Old Trafford so that he does not need to splash out on a new goalkeeper.

The Mirror claims: “David de Gea's bid to bring Manchester United back into talks over a new contract is being strengthened by Erik ten Hag’s reluctance to splash the cash on a new keeper. “De Gea, 32, will become a free agent next weekend — and United have told him he will have to take a significant cut on his current £375,000-a-week wages to extend his 12-year Old Trafford stay.

“The haggling with Chelsea over Mason Mount illustrates how they are now counting every pound. United’s latest offer of £50 million plus a