Manchester United have lodged a €15 million bid for Porto’s central defender Nicolas Otamendi. While the Portuguese club consider the Argentina international as a more expendable asset than his defensive partner Eliquiam Mangala, they have yet to take a decision on whether to sell. An aggressive though not especially quick defender, Otamendi has been at Porto since 2010, playing a part in Andre Villas-Boas famous treble-winning team in his first season at the club. The 25-year-old has made 16 full international appearances for his country, but has fallen out of favour since Alejandro Sabellas arrival as Argentina coach. Otamendis potential recruitment forms part of David Moyes plan to add five individuals at their peak of their playing careers to the club-record capture of Juan Mata. Uniteds new boss has sought to attribute blame for the clubs debilitating season to the Premier League-winning squad he inherited from Sir Alex Ferguson and has been granted unprecedented financial backing to overhaul it. However, Uniteds bid for Otamendi has been complicated by Manchester Citys attempt to recruit Mangala. Convinced they can achieve the full €50m buyout in the France internationals contract, Porto have so far refused to negotiate a fee for Mangala, who they intend to retain for the season. If City were to trigger that release clause, however, his sale would seriously damage Paulo Fonsecas attempt to retain the Portuguese title. Ladbrokes Sign up today with Ladbrokes and get a $20 welcome bonus! Related England - Premier League, Portugal - Premier League, Porto, Manchester United, Nicolás Otamendi Moyes desperately needs more than Mata to fix Manchester United Manchester United fail with late Fernando & Coentrao enquiries Shaw to keep Manchester United & Chelsea waiting until summer Mata signing has lifted Manchester United, says Jones Solskjaer thanks Manchester United fans for Old Trafford welcome by Taboola Sponsored Content From the Web Why Your ERP Is UnderperformingCFO Magazine Warren Buffett’s Secret to Wealth — the Bible?Moneynews Human Eating Snake Picture? New Photo Sparks Debate On Social Media (PHOTO)American Live Wire Wayne Rooney And Cristiano Ronaldo Together Again? Could Happen If Real Madrid’s Fat …Inquisitr 8 of the Worst January Deadline Day Signings Everftbpro 14 Reasons You Should Start Eating Cucumber | Fitnea – Stay FitFitnea Login Comments Post 3 Comments RSS|Subscribe Muhmmed Kamal Haruna 17 hours ago bring the man hes good Reply 0 Ifeanyi Marcel 22 hours ago buy him Reply 0 Iyayo Folorunso 23 hours ago Bring diz guy in..Mr Moyes...We ned new defenders. Reply 0 Competitions Schedule Table Premier League Schedule Matchday 24 01/02 blank NEW 13:45 blank SUN 01/02 blank WHU 13:45 blank SWA 01/02 blank CAR 16:00 blank NOR 01/02 blank EVE 16:00 blank AST 01/02 blank FUL 16:00 blank SOT 01/02 blank HUL 16:00 blank TOT 01/02 blank STO 16:00 blank MNU 02/02 blank WBA 14:30 blank LIV 02/02 blank ARS 17:00 blank CRY 03/02 blank MNC 21:00 blank CHE Predict & Bet Marítimo - Porto Manchester United - Fulham Arsenal Fc - Manchester United Stoke City Stoke City Manchester United Manchester United Top predictions Odds STO 0-3 MNU 11.00 STO 1-3 MNU 13.00 STO 0-2 MNU 8.00 Popular Now Most Read Most Discussed Arsenal line up Klose/Morata loans Man Utd launch €15m Otamendi bid Mou slams 19th century West Ham Hernanes is worth Inters gamble Arsenal announce Kallstrom deal Kallstrom undergoes Arsenal medical Match Report: Nigeria 0-0 (1-4 PSO) Ghana Neymar row reignites Clasico rivalry Kallstrom completes Arsenal medical Chelsea sign Kurt Zouma
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