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Manchester United are hoping to have Alvaro Morata in the north-west for a medical this week after productive talks with Real Madrid this weekend.
Jose Mourinho is determined to make his frontline better and younger, with veteran pair Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney expected to leave the club before next season.
Real Madrid had been insisting on a fee of £78m but, given that they want to press ahead with upgrading their own forward line with the pursuit of Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe, United hope to be able to tie up a deal for the Spain international for under £70m.
Talks between the two clubs progressed enough on Saturday and Sunday to suggest Morata could feasibly arrive in Manchester to tie up the final details before this week is out.
The Serie A club want 'Gonzalo Higuain money' for the forward and have been holding out for his £84m release clause, but with the player ready to move on there is a hope that the Turin club realise a deal may have to be struck.
If Torino won't budge on the price then expect the Old Trafford club to walk away from a deal.
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