{"id":72923,"date":"2026-08-20T01:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/72923\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T01:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:07:22","slug":"man-utd-transfers-atletico-madrid-hijack-13-7m-move-for-spanish-full-back-sensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/72923\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfers: Atletico Madrid hijack \u00a313.7m move for Spanish full-back sensation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atletico Madrid are pushing to get a deal done for Racing Santander defender Jorge Salinas as they look to beat increasing interest from Manchester United<\/a>, TEAMtalk can reveal.<\/p>\n

We exclusively revealed in July that Salinas<\/a> had emerged as a player on United\u2019s radar, with the Old Trafford club stepping up their monitoring of the Spanish left-back.<\/p>\n

United scouted the 19-year-old extensively during his season with Racing Santander, who secured promotion to LaLiga, but their interest was strengthened further by the opportunity to watch him at close quarters this summer.<\/p>\n

Salinas spent three weeks in June and July representing Spain at the European Under-19 Championship in Wales, where United scouts were in attendance throughout.<\/p>\n

His performances only reinforced the positive reports United had already compiled, with Salinas playing a key role as Spain went on to win the tournament.<\/p>\n

United<\/a> are now considering whether to make a firm move for the teenager, who is available for his \u20ac16million (\u00a313.7m \/ $18.6m) release clause.<\/p>\n

That clause increased significantly following Racing\u2019s promotion, with Barcelona among the clubs who had previously looked at Salinas as a potential project signing. The Catalan club were put off when his buyout fee doubled.<\/p>\n

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Atletico pushing to beat Man Utd to Salinas deal<\/p>\n

Atletico<\/a>, however, are viewing Salinas differently.<\/p>\n

We understand the Madrid club are keen for him to come into their first-team squad and have been accelerating talks over the last month after allowing Matteo Ruggeri to leave for Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

Sources have confirmed Atletico are aware that United have been in contact with both Racing and Salinas\u2019 representatives and are concerned the Premier League giants could make a formal approach.<\/p>\n

That has prompted Atletico to push harder in an attempt to get ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n

For United, Salinas remains one of several options as they continue to assess their left-back requirements.<\/p>\n

As previously revealed, Newcastle\u2019s Lewis Hall<\/a> remains their preferred target and the Red Devils are pushing to try to make that deal happen, but Newcastle are not willing sellers.<\/p>\n

That has forced United to look elsewhere and Salinas has emerged as an increasingly attractive alternative.<\/p>\n

United also have RB Leipzig\u2019s David Raum on their shortlist<\/a>, while Club Brugge\u2019s Joaquin Seys has been assessed. However, Belgian sources insist Seys is not available this summer.<\/p>\n

The race for Salinas is therefore developing quickly, with Atletico keen to move first and United continuing to assess whether to trigger the \u20ac16million clause.<\/p>\n

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