United on a mission to seal the deal with one of the finest gems from Simeone's nest

The corona crisis does not affect clubs in all countries equally. The English have long been a story for themselves. While clubs in other leagues, even the best ones, are devising ways to repair the financial damage caused primarily by the absence of fans, the English clubs are largely planning a transfer window and is ready to allocate enormous sums of money for reinforcements. That this is the best is confirmed by the latest information from the newspaper AS, which claims that Manchester United wants Marcos Llorente. And not only do they want him, but they also submitted an official offer worth no less than 80,000,000 euros.

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In some happier times for Athletic, they wouldn't even think of letting the best player go. But the losses during the pandemic were too great, and the Madrid club was left without additional income due to the premature elimination in the Champions League, which is why they took United's offer at Wanda Metropolitano stadium seriously.

However, even if they decide to accept it, it is unlikely that a transfer will take place because Llorente does not want to change the environment. He is comfortable in Atletico, he recently built a house in Madrid and he does not intend to leave the capital of Spain, the Madrid paper notes.

Llorente is aware of the financial difficulties that his club is facing and at no time did he create a problem regarding the salary reduction. Moreover, due to the outstanding performances, he received a raise in the meantime, equaling with Koke and Saul in the amount of annual income, although he did not demand it.

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AS reminds that United already showed interest in Llorente last year. Negotiations lasted until the end of January, but even then, the Spaniard did not want to leave Atletico, although he did not have a more serious role in Diego Simeone's team. However, some forty days later, his status changed - he played his career game at Anfield, and since then, Marcos' games have not gone under the radar. AS writes that even Paris Saint-Germain has been following him for a long time. But Ole Gunnar Solskajer's side is the only one for now and more than concrete, the offer is on the table, only Marcos Llorente seems to have already found his Theater of Dreams.