Sander Berge set for £25m move to Fulham despite interest from Man United – who are still trying to do a deal with PSG for Manuel Ugarte
- Sander Berge is set to join Fulham despite previous interest from Man United
- The Red Devils are now focused on trying to sign Manuel Ugarte from PSG
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On Monday evening, Fulham signed Burnley midfielder Sander Berge for a fee of £25million.
The Norway international was an option for Manchester United, but they are trying to sign Uruguayan international Manuel Ugarte on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
Berge plans to travel to London on Tuesday with his agent Morten Wivestad for a medical once everything is in order.
Fulham have offered £20m, with a further £5m in bonuses for the 26-year-old.
They had revised talks with Manchester United over a deal for Scott McTominay, but it proved too expensive.
Midfielder Sander Berge, 26, is expected to join Fulham from Burnley in a deal worth up to £25million
Berge’s arrival underlines Ugarte as United’s most important player in midfield.
United want PSG to lower the asking price and ideally want to sell the club, but they are trying to take out another loan with an obligation to buy the club.
Berge has not featured in Burnley’s opening two games of the Championship campaign under new head coach Scott Parker, who replaced Vincent Kompany earlier this summer.
Last season he played 37 games as Burnley were relegated from the Premier League.
The former Sheffield United star becomes Fulham’s fourth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Ryan Sessegnon, Jorge Cuenca and Emile Smith Rowe.
Man United want to sign 23-year-old Uruguayan midfielder Manuel Ugarte (center) from PSG
Marco Silva has been looking for a defensive midfielder since Joao Palhinha was sold to Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, Burnley, who have signed Chelsea defender Bashir Humphreys on loan, are expecting a bid from Ipswich Town for defender Dara O’Shea.
Wolves and Brentford are also searching for O’Shea.
