{"id":49274,"date":"2026-06-27T06:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/what-scouts-told-man-united-about-the-68m-uruguayan-star\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T06:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:08:52","slug":"what-scouts-told-man-united-about-the-68m-uruguayan-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/what-scouts-told-man-united-about-the-68m-uruguayan-star\/","title":{"rendered":"What scouts told Man United about the \u00a368m Uruguayan star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/what-scouts-told-man-united-about-the-68m-uruguayan-star\/#Manchester_United_manager_talks_personal_terms_with_104m_World_Cup_star\" >Manchester United manager talks personal terms with \u00a3104m World Cup star<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/what-scouts-told-man-united-about-the-68m-uruguayan-star\/#Manchester_United_send_officials_in_race_to_sign_68m_star\" >Manchester United send officials in race to sign \u00a368m star<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/what-scouts-told-man-united-about-the-68m-uruguayan-star\/#Manchester_United_in_race_to_sign_Araujo\" >Manchester United in race to sign Araujo<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/what-scouts-told-man-united-about-the-68m-uruguayan-star\/#Carricks_answer_to_Anderson_Manchester_United_in_contract_talks_with_80m_midfielder\" >Carrick&#8217;s answer to Anderson: Manchester United in contract talks with \u00a380m midfielder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rumors suggest Manchester United are prepared to spend big on Michael Carrick&#8217;s midfield and backline reinforcements this summer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that the Red Devils have their sights set on several big-money targets in the middle of the park, but tracking those targets was not without its complications.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very much the summer of the Premier League midfielder, with prices reaching frustrating levels for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"man-utd-seriously-discussing-personal-terms-with-felix-nmecha\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_manager_talks_personal_terms_with_104m_World_Cup_star\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tManchester United manager talks personal terms with \u00a3104m World Cup star<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">He enjoyed a great World Cup&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Manchester City just paid a record \u00a3116m to sign Nottingham Forest&#8217;s Elliott Anderson, Newcastle United want suitors to pay \u00a3100m for Sandro Tonali and West Ham have set an asking price of \u00a385m for Matheus Fernandes.<\/p>\n<p>Man United have already spent just under \u00a340m to sign Ederson from Atalanta and will consider their options. It&#8217;s not just the midfield that they are aiming to strengthen. Old Trafford officials are also eyeing an upgrade for Luke Shaw as he approaches the age of 31.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-utd-dispatch-officials-in-race-for-pound-68m-star\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_send_officials_in_race_to_sign_68m_star\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Manchester United send officials in race to sign \u00a368m star<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>People at Old Trafford reportedly watched Uruguayan left-back Maxi Araujo play against Cape Verde, with scouts coming away with praise for his performance despite the 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Portugal&#8217;s Record and Sport Witness, Man United have accelerated their move and sent officials to fend off rival suitors.<\/p>\n<p>However, like most of this summer&#8217;s sales, it doesn&#8217;t come cheap. Araujo reportedly has a release clause worth \u20ac80m (about \u00a368m), but Sporting CP are said to be willing to open negotiations for around \u20ac60m (about \u00a351m) in a slight boost for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>25\/26<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Maxi Araujo<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>luke shaw<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2,215<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3,231<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>tackle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>collect<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>115<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>107<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Successful duel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>51.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>55.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>In terms of quality, Aruajo may finally be the man to take over the torch from Shaw. The 26-year-old is a top-notch player who has already impressed scouts on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"man-utd-face-competition-for-araujo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_in_race_to_sign_Araujo\"><\/span>\n            <strong>Manchester United in race to sign Araujo<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As has been the case all summer so far, Manchester United face plenty of competition for one of their top targets. In addition to them, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are also interested in signing Araujo.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea will be a team to watch in particular. The Blues have just lost Marc Cucurella to Real Madrid and are in a more desperate position than Man United at left-back.<\/p>\n<p>The Stamford Bridge side have already had no hesitation in spending big on right-back Marco Palestra this summer, and could look to spend big on another full-back before the end of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>For Manchester United, signing Araujo would represent a long-term solution at left-back and could potentially move them up a notch above their Premier League rivals. This is a deal that INEOS should put all its effort into.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read next: Man United in contract talks with \u00a380m midfielder<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"own-anderson-man-utd-transfer-talks-to-sign-alex-scott\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest-1\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elliot-anderson-for-nottingham-forest-1.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elliot-anderson-for-nottingham-forest-1.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carricks_answer_to_Anderson_Manchester_United_in_contract_talks_with_80m_midfielder\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tCarrick&#8217;s answer to Anderson: Manchester United in contract talks with \u00a380m midfielder<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Manchester United have made another big-money move this summer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rumors suggest Manchester United are prepared to spend big on Michael Carrick&#8217;s midfield and backline reinforcements this summer. It&#8217;s no secret that the Red Devils have their sights set on several big-money targets in the middle of the park, but tracking those targets was not without its complications. It&#8217;s very much the summer of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2892,40,304,6284,86,648,107,9401],"class_list":["post-49274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-68m","tag-football","tag-man","tag-scouts","tag-star","tag-told","tag-united","tag-uruguayan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}