United turn attention to Mane

Earlier it was reported that Pedro is in London for his Chelsea medical after Manchester United refused to meet Barcelona’s demands.

Given their history of selling players and the club confirming United’s interest, it will be a worry for Saints fans.

Louis Van Gaal managed outfit are believed to have interested in signing Mane since last week and even submitted an initial bid.

Manchester United will look to pull off a second successful Southampton raid, with the Daily Mirror claiming that the Old Trafford side will offer £20m for attacker Sadio Mane.

Mane would be United’s third raid on Southampton in two years after they signed Morgan Schneiderlin for £25m during the summer and Luke Shaw for £30m the year before.

Koeman said that he had spoken to Mané about the United situation and he would do so with any of his other players who found themselves in similar positions, including the midfielder, Victor Wanyama, who has been linked with Tottenham Hotspur. That is the expectation now for Van Gaal and he is aware that more quality in the final third is needed if they are to compete with their rivals.

Perhaps the winger is most known for scoring the Premier League’s fastest ever hat-trick against Aston Villa.

Koeman insists Senegal global Mane has told him he does not want to leave the south coast. The pacey winger quickly made his mark on the club, earning his first start a little under a month after joining the club.

“I don’t like it because maybe players think they are not then focused on what they have to do”.

However, should Manchester United continue in their efforts to sign Sadio Mane, Southampton FC could be forced to do so. “He was very important for us but we’ve lost a lot of players and while I’m sure he’ll be missed the club are in a good enough position financially to go out an replace him with a player of a similar ilk”.

“We have to deal with rumours among the press”. Angel Di Maria has already gone, to Paris St-Germain, with United estimating they took a pounds 10.7?million hit on that deal, as has the high-earning Radamel Falcao, who has also gone to Chelsea.