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| Stalled: A row has erupted between Man United target Marcos Rojo's agent and his club Sporting Lisbon |
Louis van
Gaal’s frustrations in the transfer market have reached new heights
after his pursuit of Argentina defender Marcos Rojo was stalled by a row
between the 24-year-old’s agent and his club Sporting Lisbon.
With
the Barclays Premier League season due to start when United host
Swansea at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime, the club have now not
signed a player since they spent more than £50million on Luke Shaw and
Ander Herrera in the last week of June.
It
is understood Van Gaal is growing increasingly irritated by United’s
failure to land targets and last week saw interest in Belgium defender
Thomas Vermaelen come to nothing when the 28-year-old moved from Arsenal
to Barcelona.
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| Blow: Red Devils target Thomas Vermaelen joined Spanish giants Barcelona last week from Arsenal |
Now Van Gaal
and United chief executive Ed Woodward are facing obstacles as they
attempt to sign Rojo after Sporting became embroiled in a bitter public
row with the Doyen agency that represents the player.
With
Doyen owning 75 per cent of the South American, Sporting are
understandably keen for any potential buyer to meet a release clause of
£24m. United have so far offered £16m but Sporting have accused Doyen of
encouraging interest from the English club and of sending an employee
to a meeting with them pretending to be an Old Trafford director.
United
were refusing to comment publicly on the matter but it is understood
their interest in the player remains active. Indeed, they have not ruled
out movement on the issue over the weekend.
United
have confirmed they have banned all iPads, tablets and laptops from Old
Trafford on match days after receiving advice from the authorities
about terror threats.
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| Obstacles: Manager Louis Van Gaal faces difficulties completing a deal for Argentine defender Rojo |
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