Manchester United are edging closer to sealing a deal to sign
Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa after the player’s agent
confirmed his client’s interest in a possible move to Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been tracking the playmaker and was linked
with a move for the 20 year old before the former Gremio man moved
to Ukraine.
Douglas Costa’s agent Cesar Bottega told Italian source
calciomercatoweb.it
“Several clubs are following him and there was some
contact, but no concrete proposal has yet arrived. We’ll see how
things evolve. If there is a chance to play elsewhere, I am
convinced that the boy can do well even in a top team. Manchester
United have liked him for a very long time”
Ferguson has been looking to strengthen his squad with the
addition of a goalscoring midfielder and having seen the flair
player making such an impact in the Champions League this term the
Man United boss is ready to make an offer.
Douglas has been instrumental in helping Shakhtar to an eleven
point lead at the top of the domestic table and guiding Mircea
Lucescu’s side past Roma in the knock out stages of the Champions
League as well as top of their group stage.
Though Ferguson has a number of central midfield options his
side does lack firepower from the position and the likes of
Anderson, Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes do not
offer an advanced outlet that could link midfield and attack in
much the same way as a Frank Lampard does for Chelsea or Rafael Van
der Vaart does at Tottenham.
Douglas Costa is valued at around £20m and the fact that a
number of his countrymen, Rafael, Fabio and Anderson, already ply
their trade at Man United a move to Old Trafford may well be very
tempting.
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