Manchester United are tracking Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra, but are not the only interested party and he is not set on leaving his current club.
The 22-year-old has been a regular in the Valencia team over the last two seasons, already racking up 85 appearances for the La Liga side.
The central midfielder was part of the Spain Under-21 side at the recent European Championship, scoring in the 3-1 defeat to England in the quarter-finals. He has also trained with the Spain senior squad.
His performances for club and country have caught the eye, with multiple clubs linked with a move for the rising star.
Italian publication Calcio Mercato report that Manchester United are ‘close’ to a deal for Guerra, although Spanish outlet Tribuna Deportivo reports that nothing is agreed yet.
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Valencia are planning to offer Guerra a new contract and he is waiting to see what the terms of that deal are before making a decision on his future.
The Tribuna Deportivo report states that the midfielder wants to stay with Valencia, but they will clearly have to make him a competitive offer.
Calcio Mercato previously reported that AC Milan are also interested in Guerra and have made contact with Valencia over a possible move.
However, he is not their prime target for central midfield, with Bayer Leverkusen’s Granit Xhaka at the top of their shopping list.
Atletico Madrid are also fans of Guerra, making a move for him last summer which was unsuccessful, but their interest remains.
Guerra is one of a number of players Manchester United have an eye on this summer, with the priority seemingly to strengthen in attack.
Matheus Cunha has already arrived from Wolves, while a move for Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo is proving difficult to secure.
Two bids have already been rejected by the Bees as the Red Devils fail to meet their £70m valuation of the Cameroon international.
Talks continue and their is optimism that an agreement can be reached as Mbeumo is keen on the move to Old Trafford, but progress is slow.
Departures are also proving tricky to achieve, with Manchester United wanting to get rid of a number of big names who have fallen out of contention under Ruben Amorim.
Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony are all on the transfer lift, but it is difficult to find clubs willing to pay significant fees for them and to offer them the wages they receive at Old Trafford.
