Man United tell Matheus Cunha what position he will play as £62.5m transfer race hots up
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Manchester United have already made their pitch to Matheus Cunha as the transfer race for the Wolves star hots up.

The in-demand forward’s preferred summer destination is Old Trafford, talkSPORT understands.

Cunha helped his side beat United last time out and now he wants to join them

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Cunha helped his side beat United last time out and now he wants to join themCredit: Getty

Securing such a signing would be a significant achievement for Ruben Amorim’s team, especially since the other three clubs pursuing the player’s signature appear to be more definite contenders for Europe’s premier competition.

United have already held positive talks with Cunha’s camp and have told the forward they want him to play in the No.10 role.

Arsenal, Newcastle, and Nottingham Forest have all expressed their interest in the Brazilian, who has a £62.5 million release clause in his latest contract.

That trio are all in the top four Champions League qualification spots in the Premier League and the Gunners may well win it.

Mikel Arteta’s squad ousted the defending and record champions, Real Madrid, in the quarter-finals and are now set to compete against Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals.

United, meanwhile, do still have a pathway, as they’re in the semi-finals of the Europa League against Athletic Bilbao and the winner of that competition also qualifies for Europe’s top tier.

However, the record English champions are in the midst of their worst-ever Premier League campaign, 14th in the table without a win in four games.

Their last result was a defeat against Cunha’s Wolves, with Pablo Sarabia scoring the only goal of the game on that occasion.

Yet Cunha has by far been their key attacker this season, with a team-leading 16 goals in all competitions plus a further four assists to boot.

Nevertheless, the hero status he achieved at Molineux quickly went missing earlier in April when he uploaded an Instagram post which read: “I will follow my dreams, not yours.”

The 25-year-old also argued with supporters in the comments before deleting the post.

Cunha's preferred club are much lower than other teams interested, but they could still make the Champions League with a Europa League title

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Cunha’s preferred club are much lower than other teams interested, but they could still make the Champions League with a Europa League title
Cunha has already been told what position he will play at Old Trafford

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Cunha has already been told what position he will play at Old Trafford

There have also been two huge moments of ill discipline from Cunha, who was first banned for grabbing an Ipswich staff member’s glasses, and later for a headbutt on Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez.

That has made the prospect of pocketting a club-record £62.5m an attractive one, and his departure is looking increasingly likely in the summer.

In January Forest made enquiries about the attacker but were rebuffed, yet talkSPORT understands they’re willing to make him their record signing should they qualify for the Champions League.

Newcastle and have also made contact with his representatives, while Arsenal remain an outside bet.

The Gunners have been keeping tabs on Cunha before a summer where a striker will be their priority signing, but other forwards are bigger priorities – Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres and Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams.

Cunha is understood to want a quick resolution over his future.

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