Bologna in transfer tussle with Manchester United and Brentford – Negotiation trip on the cards
Manchester United and Brentford are named in a growing tussle to sign Velez Sarsfield’s Christian Ordonez, but there is also increasing competition from Italian side Bologna.
The midfielder has a release clause of €10m in his current deal with the Argentine club, with Bologna looking to have a deferred payments deal in place to make a move possible.
With Manchester United and Brentford also said to be keen on the Argentina U20s player, the Italian side are in contact with Velez already and are looking to soon have a meeting with the club to quickly seal a move.
There is also interest from River Plate but Bologna have confidence. That is because they signed striker Santiago Castro from Velez in 2024 and believe those contacts can put them ahead of Manchester United, Brentford and others.
The youngster is a central midfielder by trade but can also play in defensive midfield.
Former Leeds United winger Raphinha has admitted he would have thought twice about leaving for Barcelona if the Dani Olmo situation had been happening at the time of his move.
Olmo currently finds himself as a free agent after Barcelona were informed, they could not register him in their squad for the second half of the season.
Various court efforts have so far proven unsuccessful for them in their attempts to turn that around and both Olmo and youngster Pau Víctor remain out of the squad.
It’s the latest crisis to envelop Barcelona in recent years, brought about by their continued financial manoeuvrers behind the scenes to ensure they can still compete and complete big money transfers, such as Olmo’s €55m move from RB Leipzig this summer.
