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Manchester United have received the green light on a move for target Morten Hjulmand, on one condition.
The Danish midfielder has been on United’s shortlist for some time now, showing great ability at Sporting Lisbon.
With the Red Devils rebuilding their squad to take the club back to the top of European football, a number of talented midfielders are being looked at to strengthen the middle of the pitch.
Currently United are stalling on a deal for PSG’s Manuel Ugarte in the hope of the French side lowering their demands.
Meanwhile, attention is turning to Hjulmand who is less aggressive than Ugarte, however possesses an incredible positional awareness.
Sporting Lisbon’s condition for Morten Hjulmand
Hjulmand is a vital part of the Sporting line-up, so it’s no surprise the Portuguese club have a condition on selling the midfield star.
Portuguese publication Correio de Manha reported that Sporting are only happy to sell the Denmark international if his release clause of £67.3 million (€80 million) is met.
The star signed from Lecce last summer on a five year deal and helped the club to securing another Liga Portugal league title.
Although technically Sporting are setting the terms of sale for the star, on the other hand it’s a strong stance of refusal to enter any transfer negotiations.
If United do decide to trigger the release clause, further sales will need to be completed to generate the funds to do so.
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