Di race for Jorge Salinas don scatter, as Manchester United join Barcelona for di young defender. Di 19-year-old left-back wey dey play for Racing Santander don become hot cake for transfer market.
Man United serious interest for Salinas, according to reports from England. Dem see am as di main alternative to Newcastle United’s Lewis Hall, wey be di top target for manager Michael Carrick for dat position. If Man United fail to land Hall, dem prepare to trigger Salinas’ €16 million release clause and bring di youngster in to compete with Luke Shaw for di starting job.
Meanwhile, former Newcastle midfielder Jermaine Jenas don urge Lewis Hall to leave St James’ Park and complete a £60m transfer to Manchester United dis summer. Di 21-year-old left-back reportedly dey keen on di move after growing frustrated over im role. Carrick identify am as ideal competition for Luke Shaw at Old Trafford.
Barcelona, wey don dey negotiate with Racing Santander for few weeks, still dey face one big obstacle for di talks. Di club want to pay only €6 million and include La Masia prospects as part of di deal, but Racing want di full amount of di release clause in cash, according to reports from Catalan media.
Losing Salinas no go be end of di world for Barça, as dem see di player—wey recently win under-19 EURO with Spain—as future project for di club, same mold as recent signing Jesse Bisiwu. But dem still hope to reach deal with Racing before oda clubs swoop in.
