{"id":31653,"date":"2025-07-23T16:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/31653\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:55:07","slug":"man-utd-prepare-21m-bid-after-agreement-for-transfer-discount-football-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/31653\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd ‘prepare \u00a321m bid’ after agreement for transfer discount | Football | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> are reportedly preparing a bid for Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra, as Ruben Amorim<\/a> aims to bolster his squad. The Red Devils have been active in the summer window, but have mostly focused their efforts on attacking reinforcements, with Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo penning deals at Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cunha joined from Wolves earlier in the summer window, with United paying \u00a362.5million for the attacker\u2019s services. Mbeumo also arrived at the Red Devils earlier this week, with United having agreed a deal worth \u00a371m for the Frenchman\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n

United don\u2019t appear to be content with their current squad options though, as Amorim is believed to be eyeing up fresh faces in midfield. Reports in Spain have detailed Guerra as a potential target, with the 22-year-old having entered the final two years of his Valencia contract.<\/p>\n

Marca<\/a> have reported that United are keeping tabs on Guerra and are working behind the scenes on a potential deal. It\u2019s suggested that Guerra had been offered a contract by the La Liga outfit, but it was swiftly rejected, indicating his head could be elsewhere.<\/p>\n

United, should they pursue a deal, will be hoping it\u2019s with them and according to the same outlet, the Premier League side are readying a \u00a321m bid. However, given Villarreal hold 30 per cent of Guerra\u2019s economic rights, Valencia want to hold out for over \u00a323m instead – which is still a significant discount on his \u00a387m release clause.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils are said to have already struck an agreement on Guerra’s personal terms.<\/p>\n

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If United stick by their guns and refuse to match Valencia\u2019s valuation, they could instead be forced to look elsewhere for midfield reinforcements. One name that has emerged as a potential target is ex-Fulham ace Joao Palhinha, who joined Bayern Munich in a big-money deal last summer.<\/p>\n

However, having started just six Bundesliga matches for the Bavarian outfit throughout their title-winning campaign, talk about Palhinha leaving Bayern has started to pick up. United have been mentioned as a potential suitor<\/a>, but the 20-time champions are said to prefer a short-term loan deal.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s unlikely to cut it for Bayern, who paid over \u00a340m for the Portuguese ace last year, given they\u2019d have to replace Palhinha in the squad. As such, it\u2019s likely only a cash offer would turn Bayern\u2019s head, with Palhinha himself likely to need some convincing.<\/p>\n

Speaking during the Club World Cup, the 30-year-old said: \u201cObviously, it hasn\u2019t been an easy year for me, but I\u2019m also very motivated to \u2013 as soon as the season starts \u2013 prove my worth once again, at a very special club like Bayern, a huge club. I have a contract with Bayern for another three years, so I\u2019ll report back on the 29 [July], which is when we start pre-season. Enjoying these vacation days with family and friends is the most important thing right now.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United are reportedly preparing a bid for Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra, as Ruben Amorim aims to bolster…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31654,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[399,26577,6446,4572,4566,1084,403,99,6443,20424],"class_list":["post-31653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-football","tag-javi-guerra","tag-man-utd","tag-man-utd-news","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-premier-league","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-transfer-window","tag-valencia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}