Manchester United transfer news: Mario Mandzukic 'unlikely' to join after Juventus talks stall
Mandzukic identified as potential replacement for outgoing Lukaku
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United are not confident of bringing Mario Mandzukic to Old Trafford after talks with Juventus stalled over the player's valuation and wage demands.
United are open to signing a replacmenet for Romelu Lukaku, who is set to join Internazionale in a €80m (£73.7m) deal, and have been in talks over a potential move for Mandzukic.
But after struggling to reach a compromise on the financial aspects of the deal, United now consider the signing of Mandzukic as unlikely.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is understood to be comfortable with the options at his disposal and is only interested in signing the 'right' player, rather than any replacement for Lukaku.
The development of young, attacking players such as Mason Greenwood, Angel Gomes and Tahith Chong has also persauded Solskjaer that they can contribute to the first-team this season.
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