Manchester United Have Launched A £22m Bid For Lazio Midfielder Felipe Anderson

Manchester United have launched a £21.9m offer to bring the Lazio star and Brazilian midfielder, Felipe Anderson to Old Trafford but the Serie A side are determined not to lose their key man.

The Red Devils have missed out on long-term targets Nicolas Otamendi and Pedro this summer. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal sees the attacking midfielder as a player who can help the club challenge both domestically and abroad.

Anderson has a contract with the Stadio Olimpico club until 2020 and while the Rome-based club do not want to sell their, who arrived from Santos in 2013, United's bumper bid plus additional add-on incentives could make it difficult for the Biancocelesti to turn down.