Manchester United locked in four-way battle for £16m Benfica ace Umaro Embalo after holding talks
Embalo is a wanted man (Picture: Getty) Manchester United are locked in a four-way battle to sign Be..
Manchester United are locked in a four-way battle to sign Benfica starlet Umaro Embalo, with the Portuguese giants chasing £16million for his signature, reports claim.
The Red Devils have identified the 16-year-old as one for the future but face serious competition from around Europe to land him.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Red Bull Leipzig are in the race to take him away from Portugal, with the latter confident they will beat the three European giants to signing him, according to Bild.
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While Embalo has not made a first team appearance but Benfica will still command a £16m fee for his services.
His agent confirmed in November that United had already held talks to sign him, and they are still hopeful of pipping the other clubs to his signature.
Nothing is done, and the conversation, nobody communicated anything to me, nor to the parents. He has interest from several clubs, because he is an asset of Benfica and has gone down this route well,’ Embalo’s agent told A Bola.
‘I can say that all the great clubs in Europe have already asked for information about Umaro, from Germany, England, Spain, France.
‘If he’s going to Manchester is something that I don’t know at all, but it’s true that we have already met with Benfica and Manchester, there is no agreement, but there are conversations.’
