Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is thought to be
disappointed at potentially missing out on transfer target Lucas Moura,
especially having failed to land Eden Hazard earlier in the summer.
The 19-year-old Brazilian winger was destined for Old Trafford until a
late $40 million bid from Paris Saint-Germain will see him move to the
French capital according to ESPN sources.
"The Lucas Moura deal
with PSG looks to be done at $40 million, and Manchester United thought
they had got Hazard but he ended up going to Chelsea," said the ESPN
source on Wednesday. "Sir Alex is not happy with losing out on two of
his top transfer targets this summer, not happy at all."
Ferguson
has already alleged that the agent fees for the Hazard deal were worth
£6 million, which clearly prohibited securing the Belgian winger.
It
has been suggested that Lucas Moura was told by former Manchester City
man Robinho the area is boring to live in, something which has angered
Ferguson.
The United boss also has his eyes on Robin van Persie,
and might now make an even bigger effort to lure him from Arsenal,
although he would have to bid close to £25 million to land the Dutchman
with Arsene Wenger determined to keep his striker.
United might
find it tough to fork out such a fee for the injury-prone 29-year-old
striker, especially as his price will quickly depreciate.
So far it's proving to be a frustrating transfer window for Ferguson,
who was hoping to use it as a platform to challenge Manchester City and
Chelsea, but thus far has only obtained Shinji Kagawa from Borussia
Dortmund and Crewe prodigy Nick Powell.
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