Done deal? Manchester United 'agree to pay La Liga stars release clause'

30 June 2015 11:28

Louis van Gaal's Manchester United have agreed to stump up £29.2million to pay Atletico star Arda Turan's release clause, according to reports.

Turan recently took to Twitter to confirm that he was speaking to 'three or four' different teams, and the player's agent has said the 28-year-olds future will be confirmed in 'the next four days'.

"We will not make a formal announcement until he signs. Arda will decide where he wants to play next season in the next four days", Bulut said. "Our decision to leave Atletico was a big shock to them, they didn't want Arda to go", he added.

"When we sat down to look at the plan for Arda's career and thought about what he had gained at Atletico over the four years we came to the conclusion that leaving Atletico was the right thing to do", Bulut revealed.

United are among a number of clubs interested in the player but reports from Gazzetta dello Sport suggest that the Red Devils have agreed to meet the player's release clause.

If these reports are correct it would see Turan sign a long-term contract with the Old Trafford club and would make him van Gaal's second signing of the summer transfer window so far, with Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin looking likely to be the third.

Source: DSG