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Manchester United could end up paying more than Diogo Dalot's minimum release clause to secure the Porto defender's signature - but are 'close' to finding a breakthrough, according to sources close to the player. The 19-year-old has a £17.5m release clause in his contract, which can be activated from June 30, and MEN Sport understands eight clubs are willing to pay even more to win the race to sign the full-back before that date. It is understood the sticking point in Dalot's prospective move to United are the negotiations between the two clubs over the transfer fee, but around £19m could yet be enough to tie up the deal. As a result, talks have not yet reached the stage where terms and contract length have been discussed with the player - although this is expected to be straightforward. MEN Sport understands Dalot has not yet flown to Manchester but the deal is 'close'. "Nobody wants to activate a release clause, nobody ever does," a source close to the player told MEN … [Read more...] about Exclusive: What is holding up Diogo Dalot’s Man Utd transfer

Rio Ferdinand wants Gareth Bale to join Manchester United and become a club icon. Bale's Real Madrid future is up in the air after he admitted he has a decision to make about his next career step following Madrid's Champions League win over Liverpool. The Welshman delivered a match-winning display from the substitutes' bench in Kiev but in his post-match interview suggested he could quit the La Liga giants in search of regular game time. "I need to be playing week in week out and that hasn't happened this season for one reason or another," Bale told BT Sport. "Obviously now I will have to sit down in the summer and discuss it with my agent and take it from there." Former United favourite Ferdinand has now weighed in on the conversation, urging Bale to make the switch to Old Trafford and cement his status as one of the game's greats. Instagram "Now I feel it’s up to him (Bale) to decide what he wants," Ferdinand, 39, wrote on Instagram. "Some will say he has nothing to … [Read more...] about Rio Ferdinand’s message to Gareth Bale amid Man Utd transfer talk

Gareth Bale has told his Real Madrid team-mates that he would like to join United this summer, according to reports. The 28-year-old went viral after scoring a remarkable bicycle kick in Madrid's third successive Champions League final win on Saturday night. The substitute bagged two goals in the 3-1 win and was deservedly named man of the match following his game-changing cameo in Kiev. After the game, Bale was asked about is own future after starting yet another final on the bench and playing just 90 minutes of knockout football in the Champions League this season. Bale usually dismisses suggestions of a return to the Premier League, but he has adopted a different stance of late and said he would 'sit down in the summer and discuss it with my agent'. United have long held an interest in the Welsh superstar - even going back to his days at Southampton - and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward will have been put on red alert by Bale's latest comments. And while Bale is nearing his 29th … [Read more...] about What Bale has told Real Madrid pals and more Man Utd transfer rumours