Man Utd transfer news: Red Devils rival Spurs in late race to sign 'wantaway' £26m-rated striker

Manchester United person emerged arsenic different imaginable destination for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta earlier the transportation deadline.

The France planetary is determined to permission Selhurst Park, with his representatives present exploring respective options crossed Europe and the Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur are besides successful the race, portion the Red Devils could marque a determination if Joshua Zirkzee oregon Marcus Rashford departs.

Man Utd crippled precocious determination for Jean-Philippe Mateta up of deadline day

United and Spurs are among the apical clubs approached astir a imaginable determination for Mateta, according to TEAMtalk.

The 29-year-old has been seeking an exit from Crystal Palace for overmuch of the past twelvemonth and came adjacent to leaving successful January, erstwhile a projected determination to AC Milan collapsed implicit an contented with his knee.

Mateta has besides challenged the validity of the last twelvemonth of his Palace contract, but his woody remains successful place, and the nine are adamant they bash not privation to merchantability him.

His representatives are nevertheless pushing for a solution earlier the September 1st deadline, with Atletico Madrid, Aston Villa and clubs successful Saudi Arabia besides alert of his availability.

Palace reportedly wanted astir £50 cardinal for Mateta successful the past window, though his existent concern could spot that valuation reduced, with Transfermarkt estimating him to present beryllium worthy conscionable £26 million.

United are considering him arsenic portion of their wider guardant planning, with a woody perchance babelike connected further departures from Old Trafford.

Jean-Philippe Mateta would beryllium a immense upgrade connected Joshua Zirkzee

There is simply a beardown statement that Mateta would correspond a important upgrade connected Zirkzee.

The Frenchman has scored 50 goals successful 163 Premier League appearances for Palace, averaging a extremity each 3.3 games. Zirkzee, by comparison, has conscionable 9 goals successful 75 appearances for United overall, oregon 1 each 8.3 games.

Mateta would besides supply the carnal beingness and directness United could usage from the seat oregon successful matches wherever they request a antithetic approach.

At 29, helium would not beryllium a semipermanent solution, but United request proven accumulation if Zirkzee leaves.

A much humble interest than Palace's erstwhile £50 cardinal request could marque this a peculiarly charismatic late-window accidental for Michael Carrick and United.