Manchester United get new Manuel Ugarte transfer hint after talks breakthrough

Manchester United have received a new transfer boost after Manuel Ugarte was left out of Paris Saint-Germain squad for this weekend's match.

The Manchester Evening News understands the club are close to agreeing a deal with the French champions with negotiations at the final stage. The 23-year-old has been a long-term target for Erik ten Hag, having agreed personal terms a while ago.

The transfer saga has gone on for some time as the two clubs were some way apart in their valuation during talks earlier in the window but a breakthrough has been made. Ugarte has been omitted from PSG's clash against Montpellier, having also been left out of Luis Enrique's squad for their opening fixture of the Ligue 1 campaign last weekend.

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Ahead of their meeting with Montpellier on Friday evening, PSG took to X, formerly Twitter to share a picture of the match day squad in which Ugarte does not feature.

A breakthrough in negotiations was recently found between, with PSG having have offered United the option to sign the midfielder on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy. If a loan deal for Ugarte comes to fruition, it would benefit United's Profit and Sustainability calculations as any outlay for a permanent deal would come after the Premier League's current financial years end on June 30.

There was hope PSG would be willing negotiators as they need to sell player following another summer of heavy spending, including the £60m (€70m) spent on signing Joao Neves from Benfica.

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