Manchester United Pursue Manù Konè as Roma Set €60m Price

Manchester United have stepped up their pursuit of Manù Konè, with the Roma midfielder fast emerging as one of the central storylines of the Italian club’s transfer window.

Journalist Lorenzo Canicchio reports that United have intensified direct contact with the Frenchman and made tangible progress towards an agreement on the player’s side. The courtship is no longer at the exploratory stage; the outlines of a potential deal with Konè are beginning to take shape.

Current Situation

Now comes the hard part.

Roma are standing firm on their valuation, setting the bar at around €60 million. The Giallorossi hierarchy are waiting for Old Trafford’s next move, aware that any formal bid from the Premier League side could trigger a decisive phase in the talks.

For the moment, the stalemate is purely procedural. United have made their intentions clear to the player, Roma have named their price, and the missing piece is an official offer landing in the Italian club’s inbox.

According to Canicchio, that proposal may not be far away. He suggests United could submit their first formal bid in the coming days, a step that would sharply accelerate negotiations and test just how serious the English club are about prising Konè away from Rome.

If that offer matches Roma’s demands, the saga could move from rumour to endgame very quickly.