Fabrizio Romano reveals Man Utd decision on signing Danilo from Botafogo
Fabrizio Romano owns reported that Manchester United are not astounded in including Botafogo midfielder Danilo to Michael Carrick’s team.
Previously this week, it surfaced that Man Utd are peeking to sign Danilo from Botafogo in the summertime season send home window.
Man Utd are on the pursuit for a 3rd midfielder after treating purchases for Andrey Santos and also Youri Tielemans.
While Brazil international midfielder Santos owns joined from Chelsea for £50million, Man Utd turned on the £35m extricate specification in Tielemans’s agreement at Aston Suite to resolve the Belgium international’s hallmark.
BBC Sport reported on July 23 that Man Utd and also Newcastle ‘have both shared an price of focus in’ Danilo.
The 25-year-worn owns been on the stories of Botafogo because the summertime season of 2025 when he joined from Nottingham Woodland.
Danilo was part of the Brazil team at the 2026 Universe Cup.
Transfer guru Romano owns now reported that Man Utd have zero price of focus in wrapping up Danilo in the summertime season send home window.
The Italian journalist owns amassed assume that the former Woodland midfielder owns been deliciously available to Man Utd, through the Red Fiends’ co-owners, INEOS, depriving the referral.
Danilo to Man Utd ‘not ensuing’
Romano said on his YouTube network: “Some linkages in between Manchester United and also Danilo, the Brazilian midfielder, but my specialization is that Manchester United at this phase have various targets.
“Danilo owns been deliciously available to Manchester United.
“The player owns been advised as a likelihood, but at the minute, this bargain is not furthering, is not ensuing because Manchester United have various top priorities in midfield.”
Previously this week, Romano deliciously available an upgrade on the opportunity of Man Utd conceivably fluctuating for Brighton and also Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba.
Romano said around the midfielder on his YouTube network: “From my specialization, Baleba, one year previously – August 2025 – was pressing guidance sarcastic to participate in Man Utd.
“Baleba owned an agreement on personal stipulation through Man Utd. So he owned his dream to finished upwards being a Man Utd player.
“Man Utd couldn’t continue because Brighton didn’t yearn to sell the player.
“He was a optimal target at that time through Amorim, [but] nothing happened.
“Provided that January, when Amorim and also Man Utd decided not to perpetuate with each other, the track owns gone fashionable.
“Currently, the moniker is out there again. Why? Because those close to the player have been in contact again through Man Utd to say the likelihood to rejoinder for Baleba.
“So it’s from Baleba’s side that they are attempting to comprehend if Man Utd can rejoinder for the boy or not.
“After the Ederson bargain off, and also all the other productions, from Baleba’s side, they yearn to comprehend if there is a opportunity to revert to elaborations and also arrangements through Man Utd.
“We comprehend United are peeking for a 3rd midfielder, they yearn to render something thieve place for another defensive midfielder.
“We should comprehend now if there is participating in be a likelihood for Baleba – or any other selection, because Man Utd are glaring at on the industry – which opportunities can finished upwards being concrete this summertime season.
“Baleba is a moniker that was currently high on the recruitment team’s listing one year previously. The player is awfully distressed around Man Utd, now it matters on the nightclub [and] whether they yearn to continue or not.”