{"id":229496,"date":"2026-02-20T08:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/man-utd-open-talks-to-sign-liverpool-target-mateus-mane\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:30:18","slug":"man-utd-open-talks-to-sign-liverpool-target-mateus-mane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/man-utd-open-talks-to-sign-liverpool-target-mateus-mane\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd open talks to sign Liverpool target Mateus Mane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/manchester-united\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Man Utd news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> have reportedly made contact to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/liverpool\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Liverpool news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> target and Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Mateus Mane, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/mateus-mane-wolves-manchester-united-liverpool-transfer-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">TEAMtalk<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After joining the West Midlands club\u2019s youth system a couple of years ago, the 18-year-old made his first team debut under Rob Edwards earlier this season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmsdl69982cdce4b4b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Although Wolves have endured a dire campaign this season, languishing at the bottom of the <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> table, Mane has shown glimpses of his qualities.<\/p>\n<p>He has made three goal contributions in the English top flight and helped his side come away with a surprising 2-2 draw against league leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/arsenal\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Arsenal News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <em>TEAMtalk<\/em> claim that after being impressed by Mane\u2019s recent eye-catching performances, Man Utd have registered their interest in signing him. Moreover, they have already made contact with the player\u2019s representatives over a potential summer swoop.<\/p>\n<p>However, purchasing the youngster won\u2019t be straightforward for the Old Trafford club as Liverpool are also interested in securing his services.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves have no intention of parting ways with Mane for cheap, even if they endure relegation, and have slapped a \u00a350m price tag on his head, with his existing deal set to run until 2029.<\/p>\n<h2>Battle<\/h2>\n<p>Mane is a creative midfielder by trait but is also comfortable in the box-to-box role. Moreover, he is efficient on the left flank and in the centre-forward position.<\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/marcus-rashford\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"38\" title=\"marcus rashford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcus Rashford<\/a>, Alejandro Garnacho, and Jadon Sancho\u2019s departure last summer, Man Utd have been left without a specialist left-winger. So, United are said to be planning to sign a new wide forward.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, following Luis Diaz\u2019s departure, Liverpool currently have Cody Gakpo and Rio Ngumoha as the left-wing options. However, Gakpo has displayed inconsistent performances this season.<\/p>\n<p>Mane is quick, technically sound, can dribble past opposition defenders in tight areas, and is also efficient in creating opportunities for fellow attackers.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is still very young and needs time to develop. He might be a shrewd acquisition for Man Utd or Liverpool with a view to the long-term future, should they purchase him.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is going to be interesting to see whether the Old Trafford club or the Merseyside club eventually make a concrete approach to secure his services.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/229143\/man-utd-open-talks-to-sign-liverpool-target-mateus-mane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have reportedly made contact to sign Liverpool target and Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Mateus Mane, as per TEAMtalk. After joining the West Midlands club\u2019s youth system a couple of years ago, the 18-year-old made his first team debut under Rob Edwards earlier this season. Although Wolves have endured a dire campaign this season, languishing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6807],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-229496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leagues-cups"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}