Man Utd said to have made shock £70m offer to lure striker from Arsenal

Manchester United are intent on signing Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer, and have already launched an opening £70m offer for his services.

That’s the shock claim coming from talkSPORT presenter Andy Goldstein, who claims Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to cause a transfer stir by swooping for Gabon frontman Aubameyang, who has proved a massive hit since signing for the Gunners.

“I’ve got someone on the inside – not United, by the way, someone on the inside – who, every so often, will tell me transfer gossip. I would say he has a hit ratio of about, quite high, 75-25. Right? He’s told me quite a few that does happen, not just at United but other clubs as well,” Goldstein said.

“He told me about Anthony Martial, which I tweeted two days before United even approached. It was one of those, ‘how do you know?’. It was one of those.

“He has told me that United are interested in Aubameyang. What do you make of that? He’s got two years left on his deal, just under. He is 29 years old. He’s the finished article. United did something similar with Van Persie. Romelu Lukaku isn’t doing it for Solskjaer, I’m led to believe.

“Do you want to know the number I’m being told? I think it’s crazy money for a 29-year-old. What would you say? Two years left on his deal, scores goals.

“That’s what I’m being told,” he adds, holding up a sheet which apparently has ‘£70m’ written on it.

“There’s the first offer. For a 29-year-old. He’s only got two years left. If you’re at Arsenal and you’re in roughly the same sort of place as United at the moment, and United come in for you, where do you go?

“I think it fits quite well. I’m not saying it’s gonna happen but the person who’s told me, as I said, is a 75-25.”

United, however, are prioritising the signing of a new right-back first, with talks to sign Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka continuing after their latest bid was snubbed by the Eagles.

Wednesday’s papers, meanwhile, claim United have been set a huge fee if they want to sign West Ham’s central defender Issa Diop.

 

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