Although the winter transfer window in European football has been closed, there are still players who may leave Manchester United, and the Brazilian flamenco club giants have flown to England in hopes of completing the deal to buy out Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira.
The 26-year-old Pereira still belongs to Manchester United, but he has not played in an official match so far in 2019/20. Last season, Pey was loaned to Serie A's Lazio, and this season he joined Flamengo on loan. He has done well in Brazil, scoring five goals in 24 games, so Flamengo want to buy him out. Under the loan contract, United have been demanding a buyout fee of 20 million euros (17 million pounds), which the Brazilian team naturally cannot afford.
So, Flamengo vice-president Marcos Braz led a negotiating team to England on Saturday in hopes of persuading United to cut prices through negotiations. Braz told local media at the airport: "The main purpose of this trip is to see what happened to Andreas (Pereira). We will try to buy this player and negotiate. We can't wait until the end to act passively, this time the club will understand what Manchester United want and hope that everything will have an ideal solution."
It is reported that Flamengo is currently quoting 8 million euros for Pereira, which is equivalent to 6.8 million pounds, which is the same valuation as the authoritative German transfer market network. In this regard, Manchester United directly ignored it, and did not even give any response. By the end of the season, Pereira will be in the final year of his contract, with a weekly salary of around £80,000.
Pereira has made 75 appearances for United so far, 40 of them from ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tenure in 2019/20. If Manchester United finally forced Pereira to stay because of price differences, he is afraid that he will encounter the same situation as the current Jesse Lingard, unable to play the game, unable to leave the team, taking a high salary, and surviving until the contract expires to transfer freely. In the recent Manchester United team, not only Jesse Lingard, but also the departed Sergio Romero and Rojo, as well as players such as Phil Jones, who are still in the team, have experienced similar encounters.
Based on the current situation at United and his trends in flamenco, Pereira himself would undoubtedly prefer to stay in Brazil and not have to return to Carrington. Today's Red Devils not only have a poor record, but also an internal atmosphere is not ideal. Ronnick's side had just been knocked out by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.
Legendary coach Alex Ferguson also travelled to Old Trafford to watch the game, but live footage showed that before the end of the regular 90-minute match, The Ferguson in the stands was gloomy and talking to his companions. United fans believe that the old man is also "disgusted" by the team's performance. One fan commented: "The disgust on Sir Grandpa's face is obvious, and he is tired of seeing the changes in Manchester United after his retirement, right?"
Another Manchester United fan even suggested: "Furjue is 80 years old, and at his age, I would advise the elderly not to watch Manchester United play again, it is not good for health!" 」