Man Utd handed timely £35m boost to kickstart ambitious summer transfer plans

Man Utd handed timely £35m boost to kickstart ambitious summer transfer plansManchester United have plans to overhaul their midfield this summer and Juventus are understood to be eyeing up Manuel Ugarte, who has fallen out of favour at Old TraffordCommentsSportDaniel Marsh Senior Sports Reporter11:09, 07 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesManuel Ugarte looks likely to leave Manchester United in the summer(Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)Manchester United are ready to part ways with Manuel Ugarte this summer with Juventus lurking in the background after tracking the Uruguay star from his time at Sporting Lisbon.‌Ugarte, 24, was signed late in the summer transfer window of 2024 to enhance United's engine room but has failed to ignite at Old Trafford. And with Ugarte starting just seven times in the Premier League this season, it now seems likely he will follow Casemiro out of the club at the end of the season as part of another midfield overhaul.‌With United looking at the likes of Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali ahead of the summer transfer window, they are willing to sell Ugarte for a slight loss at £35million according to Corriere Dello Sport - and that could open the door for Juventus.‌The Italian giants are long-term admirers of Ugarte and believe that qualifying for the Champions League would put them in pole position to land him.JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook pageREAD MORE: Man Utd join race for £20m-rated Southampton star who delivered Arsenal FA Cup KOREAD MORE: BREAKING: Harry Maguire signs new Man Utd deal after resurgence under Michael CarrickManchester United are understood to have paid PSG an initial fee of £42.1m to bring Ugarte to Old Trafford just under two years ago as part of a package that could have yielded the French champions more than £50m if all add-ons were met.‌Raising funds will be on the agenda for United regardless of whether they qualify for the Champions League and inherit...