Juventus have told Manchester United they must cough up a fee for Marko Mandzukic.

The Daily Express says United will have to spend £10million if they want to sign Mandzukic from Juventus in the January transfer window but the player has reached a verbal agreement with the Red Devils.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants Croatian star Mandzukic to beef up his misfiring front line.

He failed with a summer move for the former Bayern Munich star who will be 34 next May but is understood to have now reached a verbal agreement.

Juve want to offload Mandzukic who has has been told that he won't be featuring in Maurizio Sarri's plans for the season.

He has rejected a lucrative move to Qatar and has been offered the chance to play in the MLS with LAFC but still feels that he can play at the highest level in Europe.