Manchester United dealt blow as midfield target agrees terms with another club

Juventus are closing in on the signing of Adrien Rabiot, report Sky Italia.

The PSG midfielder is now a free agent after his PSG contract expired on Sunday.

The France international had previously been linked with Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool, but Juve have won the race for his signature.

The Italian champions, now managed by former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri, have agreed personal terms with the 24-year-old.

Rabiot will sign a four-year deal at the Allianz Stadium as Juve attempt to build a squad capable of winning the Champions League.

The Bianconeri, who have already completed the signing of Aaron Ramsey on a free, are reportedly in pole position to land Ajax centre-back Matthijs de Ligt.

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Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).