This is according to the Independent, who says ‘Sancho nears Man Utd exit’ amid ‘PSG talks over a swap deal’.
The Premier League giants are hoping to ‘free up wages and ease concerns over Profit and Sustainability rules’ by offloading the former Dortmund winger this summer.
There is a chance that Sancho joins PSG ‘on loan with an obligation to buy’ following ‘negotiations’ between the two clubs, who ‘are attempting to unlock a deal’ that would see Ugarte move to Old Trafford.
There have been talks for several weeks and Sancho’s team-mate Marcus Rashford name ‘has been raised’ with the Ligue 1 champions showing a ‘long-standing interest’ in the 26-year-old.
PSG are certainly open to signing Sancho, who shone in last season’s Champions League semi-finals to knock them out.
The report adds that ‘the exact structure of any deal is some way off’ and that Ten Hag ‘is personally keen’ on signing Ugarte this summer.
The 23-year-old is believed to be the Red Devils’ ‘primary option’ in midfield and will reportedly cost the £51m that PSG paid to sign him from Sporting last year.
Ugarte’s agent Jorge Mendes is reportedly in England negotiating the Uruguayan’s proposed move to Old Trafford, while also speaking to Chelsea about Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix.
Fabrizio Romano provided a further update on the situation on Wednesday morning, stating that Ugarte ‘is insisting a lot for Man Utd move’.
Signing a defensive midfielder is Man Utd’s top priority but they need to work on several player sales, with Scott McTominay among those attracting interest from elsewhere.
There has been interest from Fulham – who Man Utd face in their Premier League opener on Friday – and Turkish giants Galatasaray, with neither club willing to meet the Red Devils’ £30m asking price.
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