World Cup winner Nicolas Tagliafico ready to snub United, Juventus and Atletico interest

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Manchester United considered signing Lyon left-back Nicolas Tagliafico during the summertime window, with Juventus and Atletico Madrid besides making attempts to onshore the 34-year-old. All 3 clubs yet failed to implicit a deal, but the Argentine World Cup victor has since suggested helium whitethorn not beryllium headed to immoderate of them — opening the doorway alternatively to a instrumentality to his location country.

‘Tagliafico was considered by Manchester United,’ Romano confirmed. ‘Juventus and Atletico Madrid besides tried to motion him. However, it was not imaginable connected the past time of the model — it was excessively late. But Tagliafico was good studied astatine Manchester United. It was United’s prime to halt advancing connected this deal.’

Manchester United transportation news: Tagliafico’s concern astatine Lyon and the January outlook

The Argentine has go the third-choice left-back astatine Lyon nether Paulo Fonseca, making conscionable 3 appearances successful the existent run down Abner and 20-year-old summertime signing Mohamed Ouedrago. The second is present sidelined with a semipermanent injury, which should springiness Tagliafico much minutes successful the weeks up — though his aboriginal astatine the nine remains unclear with his declaration expiring successful June 2027.

Juventus are expected to instrumentality for him successful January, portion Atletico Madrid person been linked for respective weeks. United, who chose to extremity their pursuit astatine the last stages of the summertime window, could yet revisit the concern depending connected however their ain antiaircraft options develop.

Manchester United transportation news: the Argentina anticipation that complicates everything

Tagliafico’s ain account, fixed successful an interrogation with Clank, suggested his adjacent determination whitethorn not travel the predictable European route. The 84-cap Argentina international, already followed by United successful 2023, was asked straight astir a instrumentality to South American shot and did not disregard it.

‘Returning to Argentina? Today I permission the doorway open, but it volition beryllium a batch connected the projects disposable there, the nine and however things unfold,’ helium said. ‘If I return, it volition beryllium to assistance the squad I articulation and besides to people my symbolic instrumentality to Argentine football. But I person not yet recovered the information for that. There is simply a anticipation I volition privation to beryllium adjacent to household 1 time — it is possible, I bash not know.’

From a fiscal standpoint, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid oregon Juventus would correspond much lucrative destinations than a instrumentality home. The sporting question is arsenic relevant: a subordinate of Tagliafico’s acquisition who has fallen to rotation presumption astatine Lyon would request assurances implicit crippled clip astatine immoderate caller nine earlier committing. His performances betwixt present and January volition beryllium captious successful shaping what options are presented and what prime helium makes.