Manchester United will raise Fellaini and Baines bid to £35m

 
Simon Johnson20 August 2013

Manchester United plan to bid £35million for Everton duo Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines this week.

Standard Sport revealed earlier this month that United were going to make a double swoop on Goodison Park and they had an initial £28m offer rejected before the Premier League campaign began at the weekend.

Everton yesterday angrily dismissed their initial valuation as “derisory and insulting”, with Fellaini’s part of the transfer worth £16m and Baines £12m — the sum which United proposed for the England left-back in June.

But the champions are convinced it is only a matter of time before the players move to Old Trafford and have not been put off by Everton’s public show of defiance.

Manager David Moyes is determined to strengthen his squad before the window shuts and knows the players well, having signed both of them while manager of Everton.

Fellaini’s buy-out clause, which was worth around £23.5m, expired at the end of last month but United were not prepared to pay such a figure for the Belgium international anyway.

Their improved bid will include some add-ons and is believed to value the midfielder at £21m and Baines at £14m.

Standard Sport revealed in July how Fellaini preferred a move to United over Arsenal should both sides make an offer and he is keen for the switch to take place.

Arsenal never followed up their interest with a firm offer as they have been concentrating on signing a striker and have been sidetracked by the pursuit of Luis Suarez.

While United began the season in impressive fashion with a 4-1 win over Swansea, there is concern that their only signing has been Uruguay Under‑20 right-back Guillermo Varela.

They have been frustrated in their pursuit of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas this summer, although still might make a third bid before the window shuts on September 2.

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