Manchester United will set a deadline for Inter Milan to meet their asking price for Romelu Lukaku, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaeradamant he needs time to sign a replacement.
Solskjaer has already looked at potential targets with Lille forwardNicolas Pepe one player United have expressed interest in.
The Norwegian originally made Jadon Sancho his top attacking target – but England winger looks certain to remain at Borussia Dortmund for at least another year.
Time is running out for Inter come up with a suitable offer for Lukaku after United rejected their £54million bid over the weekend.
Old Trafford’s hierarchy adamant they will at least get back the whole £75m they paid Everton for the Belgium international – but believe his value has risen after two years at the club, and are looking for closer to £80m.
It is believed Antonio Conte was promised the 26-year-old when taking over at Inter and he has been left furious at the Italian giants’ failure to get the deal over the line.
Lukaku clearly doesn’t figure in Solskjaer’s plans and hasn’t played a single minute of United’s three pre-season games on their tour of Australia and Asia due to minor injuries picked up in training.
There are now less than three weeks until the August 8 Premier League transfer deadline – and United would not be happy going into the final days of the window having to secure a replacement.