Brazilian international Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos a.k.a. Fred should be undergoing a medical for the Mancunian outfit on Monday. During the season, Mourinho has repeatedly confirmed United is in the market for a central midfielder to replace the now retired Michael Carrick. The Shakhtar Donetsk man has been linked to the vacancy for a while now.
SKY SOURCES: Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred to have Manchester United medical on Monday. #SSN pic.twitter.com/Vn9nnfNvMw
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 3, 2018
Dubbed the next Fernandinho, Fred has been playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine for five years now, racking up a total of 101 appearances and chipping in 10 goals from defensive midfield. He won the Campeonato Gaucho twice with Internacional in Brazil and then moved to Shakhtar for 15 million euros. In five years, he won the Ukrainian Premier League and Cup thrice and also has 4 Ukrainian Super Cup medals to his name. In 2018, Fred scored his first Champions league goal in a 2-1 win against Roma, exiting the competition at the same stage as his rumored next team.
With a price of 50 million being touted to be paid by Manchester United, Shakhtar are about to make a remarkable return on investment. Manchester City were also reported to be interested in the World Cup bound Brazilian but their bitter rivals have apparently won this one.
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Manchester United have also been linked with Porto right-back Diogo Dalot.
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