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United Puts 30 Million to Take This Star After Florentino's OK

President Florentino Pérez has given the green light to this sale to Manchester United.

The transfer market continues to move in Europe, even though it won't officially open until July.

At the moment, all the big clubs in the Old Continent are planning their squads for 2025-2026, something that Real Madrid is not exempt from.

In this objective, Florentino Pérez and José Ángel Sánchez have Juni Calafat, who is the great "weapon" of the Madrid entity.

The head scout of the merengue team has been closely following Joan García, this in case the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin leaves during the summer.

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Joan García is the desired one | Real Madrid Confidencial

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The problem with the Espanyol goalkeeper is that Manchester United is following him, a club that wants to regain its lost glory.

"According to sources from TEAMtalk, Manchester United has entered the race to secure a main target for Arsenal's summer, which poses a potential headache for Mikel Arteta, as Arsenal has been searching for Espanyol's goalkeeper Joan García for months and tried to secure the goalkeeper in the summer, but it became clear that move wasn't possible, so they signed Neto," expressed the British media about the Mancunian interest.

This makes it clear that the Red Devils are willing to go all out, especially because they have an extensive list of targets.

It is clear that Espanyol is not going to give away Joan García, but the reality is that Real Madrid is not going to enter an auction, something that their leaders have confirmed.

Moreover, Florentino Pérez and José Ángel Sánchez must first solve the future of Andriy Lunin, who has a contract until 2030.

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Lunin is in the eye of the storm | Real Madrid Confidencial

Despite having an extensive contractual bond with the merengue team, the Ukrainian doesn't have his continuity assured.

Real Madrid's backup goalkeeper wants minutes and quality matches, so he is aware that with Thibaut Courtois in the squad, he won't get them.

The Ukrainian believes he has already reached his peak with the merengue team, and his farewell is closer than ever to becoming a reality.

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