Manchester United
are ready to make Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier their
fourth summer signing after agreeing to meet the Ligue 1 club's £27m
($35.6m) valuation. Victor Lindelof, Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic have already been confirmed by the Red Devils.
United
are awaiting the outcome of the defender's appeal against a conviction
for assaulting a police officer, which is said to be heard by a court
next week. Aurier was handed a two-month prison sentence after he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer in September last year
The United Kingdom (UK) Home Office pulled his visa after his
conviction and the Ivory Coast international is currently banned from
entering the country, which resulted in him missing a Champions League game against Arsenal last season. According to the Mirror,
the 20-time English champions are ready to meet PSG's £27m valuation
and have agreed in principle a £90,000-a-week contract with the
defender, but will only ratify the deal once they understand the
situation with regards to him being allowed to enter the UK.
The
report claims that Mino Raiola, who has taken Paul Pogba, Zlatan
Imbrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and most recently Romelu Lukaku to
United is acting as a mediator between the club and the defender's agent
Stephane Courbis.
Aurier will be allowed to leave the French giants this summer after they signed Brazilian full-back Dani Alves
on a free transfer from Juventus and with Thomas Meunier also on their
books, the Ivorian has been deemed surplus to requirements.
Jose
Mourinho is said to be keen to strengthen the right side of his defence
and bring in another addition to compete with Antonio Valencia, who is
the manager's current first choice right-back. Matteo Darmian, who is
the second choice, played most of last season as a left-back and could
be used as an alternative to Luke Shaw in that position for the upcoming
campaign. Tottenham Hotspur
have also been credited with interest in procuring Aurier's services
with Mauricio Pochettino keen to bring in a replacement for Kyle Walker,
who joined Manchester City and became the world's most expensive right-back.
Kieran
Trippier is the manager's only option at the moment and the Ivory Coast
defender has been identified as a perfect candidate to replace the
attack minded Walker. However, according to French publication Le Parisien, the north London club will wait for PSG to drop their valuation before making a move later in the transfer window.
Serge Aurier will be allowed to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer after they signed Dani Alves from Juventus
Manchester United agree deal with PSG for Serge Aurier transfer, awaiting court appeal decision
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August 02, 2017
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