“Meeting took place” – Romano confirms Man Utd talks with Newcastle star despite Howe comments
Transfer news guru Fabrizio Romano has insisted a “meeting took place” between Manchester United and the agent of Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes.
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This comes after Newcastle manager Eddie Howe spoke out against the stories in his press conference yesterday, slamming the speculation and making it clear that his club captain is fully committed.
See the video clip below as Howe moved to play down talk of Guimaraes being in advanced talks with Man Utd, and, in fairness, Romano has not said talks are advanced, but has stated that he’s aware of a meeting taking place…
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“For me, it’s a nonsense story. Unwanted news, I suppose is the best way to put it. You don’t want your players distracted,” Howe said, but it seems it’s not entirely nonsense, even if some publications jumped the gun a little.
What Fabrizio Romano has said about Bruno Guimaraes and Manchester United
Discussing the Guimaraes situation on his YouTube channel, Romano explained that a meeting like this between a big club and a top player’s agent is perfectly normal.
This also comes as United are exploring a number of midfield targets for the summer, so it may simply be early discussions to sound out options rather than anything as advanced as had previously been suggested.
“What I can confirm is that yes, a meeting took place in the recent weeks. It’s not yesterday or or today or tomorrow, but it already took place a few weeks ago between the agents of Bruno Guimaraes and Manchester United,” Romano said.
“A meeting took place and Manchester United maintain a very good relationship with the agency.
“Bruno is represented by one of the biggest agents in the world. So it’s normal to have meetings with top agents for top clubs. That’s absolutely normal.
“Then from that to meeting and reaching an agreement on personal terms, meeting and go to sign the player in the summer. There is still a long way to go. Bruno as I told you in a video this week is appreciated by Man United. Yes, but also (Sandro) Tonali is appreciated. Other players are in the list. Elliot Anderson who is also a topic at Manchester City.
“So there are many many things to clarify before Man United decide to say okay this is the midfielder we want to get. As soon as Man United will decide I will be here to tell you but at the moment the situation with Bruno Guimaraes remains about meeting yes, interest yes, but for Newcastle he’s a crucial player.”
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