Premier League transfer news: Juventus nearly ready to offer Mandzukic

Juventus director Fabio Paratici has recently confirmed to a leading Italian daily that he will set a meeting with ir striker Mario Mandzukic to address rumours of him joining Manchester United. Mandzukic has made a name for himself in Turin over years but is yet to start for Juventus since Maurizio Sarri took over reins of  defending Serie A champions. Juventus seems to have many options upfront with Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Higuain and Cristia Ronaldo being in squad.

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According to British media reports, Manchester United are very interested in signing striker after letting likes of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez leave this summer. Manchester United can sign Mandzukic for a reported fee of £9 million this year. It is reported that striker can be offered an 18-month contract and with a £4.4m-a-year w per year. Mandzukic was very close to moving to Qatar club Al Rayyan but that deal collapsed. Director Paratici told a leading media that y took a lot of time to consider Mandzukic's move to Qatar which did t materialise. He also stated that y are up for talks with clubs to offer Mandzukic in winter transfer.

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United legend Dimitar Berbatov has backed Red Devils move to sign Mandzukic and went ahead to say that he can have a similar impact as Zlatan Ibrahimovic did in Old Trafford. Berbatov said that Manchester United have good depth in ir talent pool but at same time y need someone like Mandzukic and that he is a really good player. Though he has never played in England, Berbatov hopes that he will take time to get into Premier League's rhythm.

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