Man Utd must move quickly to land Benfica wing-back Coentrao
Manchester United must act quickly to land Benfica wing-back Fabio Coentrao.
The Daily Mail says United have been warned could miss out on Coentrao unless they make a move in January.
Sir Alex Ferguson has targeted the raiding left back amid fears that Patrice Evra could leave for Real Madrid at the end of the season.
But AC Milan see Coentrao as a successor to the great Paolo Maldini, who has not been adequately replaced since retiring last year.
Chelsea were interested in the summer till they secured Ashley Cole’s future and Juventus, Real Madrid and Manchester City have also been linked - prompting Milan to consider paying up his release clause in January.
The 22-year-old can leave Benfica for just over £25million, but the Portuguese champions would rather sell unsettled centre half David Luiz - who is most strongly linked with City.
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Comments (8)
Oh not this Chelsea knob again. Every couple of weeks this guy comes with the same thing. It's just really really sad. Get a life pal.
This would be a great signing for Man Utd....
Whoever the guy who wrote the massive long comment below needs to stop playing so much football manager and get realistic.
You expect Chelsea to sign 10+ players over the next 7/8 months, each for at least £15million+!
In the real world that simply won't happen, even City didnt go that crazy, with so many big money signings in such a short period of time.
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