Manchester United
are ready to make a €19.5
million move for Werder Bremen
star
Marko Marin
at the end of the season,
Goal.com UK have revealed.
Marin has attracted interest from Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool
but United have taken pole position in the race for his signature
by indicating they are preparing a summer bid.
Ferguson is believed to be willing to spend €19.5m to sign the
youngster, whose contract at Werder Bremen expires in 2013 and is
largely expected to move to a bigger club.
United are looking to rebuild their squad due to the impending
retirements of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes and have identified the
21-year-old as one of their prime targets.
Bremen are reluctant to
sell their star attacker after Mesut Oezil’s departure for Real
Madrid in the summer but Marin has privately welcomed interest from
England.
Ferguson will continue to
watch him for Bremen this season but has ruled out a January move
as he plans to conduct most of his business next summer.
The Scot could have as much as €60m to spend as he rebuilds his
ageing squad and is also targeting a goalkeeper and a central
midfielder.
Marin has made a name for himself with his direct dribbling,
creative passing and eye for goal, mainly from a starting position
on the left.
He has been the shining light in a Bremen side that has had a
torrid season so far and sits just 11th in the Bundesliga. He
caught the eye in England when he scored the equaliser in his
side’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham in the Champions League in
September.
He signed for Bremen from Borussia Moenchengladbach for €8.5m in
June 2009 and has become one of the hottest properties in German
football.
Marin comes from a Bosnian family but decided to play his
international football for Germany, where he has lived since he was
two.
He has been capped 15 times for Germany and scored one goal.
