Man Utd ready to pull plug on David Raya transfer over Brentford asking price as Ten Hag considers De Gea replacement
MANCHESTER UNITED are ready to pull out of the race for David Raya as both them and Tottenham are currently refusing to meet his £40 million asking price.
The 27-year-old is ready to leave the Bees this summer after twice rejecting the offer of a new Brentford contract.
GettyBrentford are demanding at least £40m for Man Utd and Spurs target David Raya[/caption]
He now only has 12 months remaining on his current deal.
We revealed how Raya, 27, is ready to make the move across London after emerging as Spurs’ first choice to replace veteran captain Hugo Lloris this summer.
United, who have told David De Gea he is not assured of being No1 next season if he pens an extension, are also targeting the star.
However, a new update from Sky Sports has cast doubts on his exit.
They state that both United and Spurs “do not currently agree that Raya is worth that amount” with just one-year remaining on his contract.
And they add that “there has been no contact yet with the Bees”.
The player’s representatives have threatened to allow Raya to run down his contract and walk away as a free agent next year if Brentford don’t agree to sell him during this transfer window.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank is resigned to losing Raya, who cost the club just £3m when they signed him from Blackburn in 2019.
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He has already secured his potential replacement after agreeing an £11m deal for Dutch international Mark Flekken from Freiburg.
But Frank insists he has no intention of allowing Raya to leave on the cheap.
And he is ready to call United and Spurs’ bluff if they refuse to meet his asking price.
When asked recently about keeping Raya, Frank said: “I hope he will stay forever but it looks like it could be difficult with the contract situation.
“He must be at least £40m plus. If he had three years it would be £70m.
“How much was Kepa? He is at least as good as him.”
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