4 hours Ago By Jim Sheridan
MANCHESTER UNITED are targeting a summer swoop for Flamengo star Wesley Franca, according to reports. The 21-year-old right-back has risen through the ranks at the Brazilian giants. Wesley was a near-ever present as Flamengo finished third in Brazil's Serie A last season.
The versatile defender is being watched by Red Devils scouts ahead of a potential £25million move, according to reports in Brazil. Reports claim Ruben Amorim wants to put Wesley on the right side of his 3-4-3 system. United splashed the cash on Patrick Dorgu earlier this week, bringing in the left-sided full-back from Lecce.
But any deal for Wesley is likely to take place after the Club World Cup. Flamengo are taking part in the revamped 63-game competition, which gets underway on June 14. The club have already rejected a bid worth over £20m from Russian side Zenit for Wesley.
And they believe they could receive an even bigger offer from United in the summer. BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS United have yet to fire under Amorim, with reports suggesting almost the entire squad could be up for sale . The Portuguese boss has been unable to turn around the club's fortunes since arriving in November .
Amorim has since claimed he is in charge of the " worst Manchester United team in history ". And the 40-year-old admitted last month he had lost his temper in the dressing room following a 3-1 defeat to Brighton, breaking a TV. Amorim said: "I'm a young guy and sometimes I make a mistake.
"That's why I don't [usually] speak after the game. This game, I needed to talk and maybe it was a mistake. "Then I get more nervous and go to the [press] conference really nervous and say things you should not say.
"I don't promise I will not do it again. I don't know, but I'll try to improve." Amorim later clarified his comments, adding: "I did not say I was nervous.
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