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Pedro likely to join United, says Barca chief

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Barcelona official admits Pedro could be on his way to Manchester United.

The forward is expected to join united for around ÂŁ20 million.

The official in question, Robert Fernandez, was appointed technical secretary on the same day Angel Di Maria left Old Trafford for Paris.

Louis Van Gaal apparently wants the Spaniard as a replacement for Di Maria, but is not willing to meet the 28-year-olds release clause just yet.

The Barca mans release clause is rumoured to be around ÂŁ22 million, but United value the benched forward at ÂŁ17 million.

Fernandez himself admits that the situation is complicated.

“”Pedro? His buyout clause is €30m (ÂŁ22m),” he said.

“He’s a player that has performed fantastically for Barca. Both the manager and I want him to stay.

“We don’t want to lose him but we know that this is a risky situation and we’ll have to wait. If he goes, we’ll lose a lot of things.”

Pedro has history against United having scored the opening goal in the 2010 Champions League final against United at Wembley. Barca went on to win that match 3-1.

Rumours of Pedro’s arrival have been made larger by United’s recent announcement of squad numbers, and more importantly, the absence of a number nine.

 

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