Reports are spreading fast that Manchester United will go in for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic if they fail to secure Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona.
The Premier League side have a basic agreement in place with Barcelona, but De Jong is steadfastly refusing to make the move to Old Trafford.
There are even suggestions today that the Blaugrana told him he will only remain at Camp Nou if he takes a 50 per cent pay cut for this season, which some are calling ‘bullying’ the Dutchman into accepting a transfer.
Meanwhile, after LaLazioSiamoNoi reported last week that agent Mateja Kezman had visited the Lazio camp for talks, reports are growing that Milinkovic-Savic is the number one alternative on Manchester United’s list.
That interest goes back a very long way, with President Claudio Lotito bragging of having rejected €100m offers for the Serbian.
However, Manchester United may well find the same problem, which is that they are not in the Champions League.
Neither are Lazio, but they have been showing significant progress under coach Maurizio Sarri after his first season saw them finish fifth in Serie A.