Manchester United given green light to sign Barcelona striker in statement deal: report

Manchester United are said to have received a huge boost in their pursuit of one of Barcelona's rising stars.With Erik ten Hag's future still uncertain as we approach the end of the season, new minority owners INEOS have wasted no time in finding potential targets.The Red Devils are expected to listen to offers for a host of players in the summer, with defender Raphael Varane already confirming his intentions to leave the club.STOP | Why Ten Hag's Man United can't defendBarcelona are said to be willing to listen to offers for teenage striker Vitor Roque and it is Manchester United who are leading their hopes of signing him.That's according to TEAMtalk, who say the youngster is ready to move on after making just 13 appearances for the Catalan giants this season.Barcelona are likely to want their money back for Roque, who arrived for €50m (£43m) in January but has found opportunities hard to come by under current boss Xavi Hernandez.The best features, fun and football quizzes straight to your inbox every week.Antony, Jadon Sancho and Mason Greenwood could leave the club at the end of this year, which would then leave a huge hole in attack for Man Utd next season.Four Four Two he understands that Roque is not a player. Manchester United are actively looking to sign him this summer.Barcelona striker Vitor Roque. (Image credit: Getty Images)Roque's agent Andre Cury has also been very open about his client's desire to stay in La Liga ahead of next season.A loan spell away from the club has been mentioned, but even that is something Cury has flatly denied in recent weeks."To date, 10 million euros have come out of FC Barcelona's coffers," he told RAC1. "In three to four months they paid five, and now in February they paid another five. "Once every six months they have to pay five million until I finally reach 31. It's a spectacular operation for Barcelona. I wish all operations were like this."At the moment there is a queue of clubs who would be willing to sign Vitor Roque for 50 million and if he is a starter at Barca at 20, his price would be 200 million, for sure.""Vitor is very happy to have the opportunity to defend the Barcelona jersey. He is very good physically and mentally and he is waiting for minutes to prove it on the field. Xavi loves him very much and respects him. It will not be loaned anywhere.”More Manchester United storiesManchester United star is set to leave the club at the end of the season in confirmation of his first exit under Sir Jim RatcliffeManchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is 'preparing' to leave the club after the FA Cup final: reportManchester United on the move for ideal midfield partner Kobbie Mainoo: report window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '230404523817416'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); })

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