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Man United Target Colombian Defender Lucumi in €28 m Bid

8/5/2026

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Manchester United are actively pursuing Colombian centre-back Jhon Lucumi from Bologna.
Lucumi, 28, has 12 months left and will join a “big club”, rejecting Nottingham Forest.
Bologna demand €25 million plus €3 million add-ons (source €28 million) and have rejected Juventus’s €15 million and Forest’s €25 million offers.
Chelsea also seek a left-footed centre-back and compete with United for Lucumi.
United must rely on Maguire, Yoro and Heaven at centre-back after Martinez’s World Cup final injury.

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Manchester United are actively pursuing Colombian centre-back Jhon Lucumi from Bologna.
Lucumi, 28, has 12 months left and will join a “big club”, rejecting Nottingham Forest.
Bologna demand €25 million plus €3 million add-ons (source €28 million) and have rejected Juventus’s €15 million and Forest’s €25 million offers.
Chelsea also seek a left-footed centre-back and compete with United for Lucumi.
United must rely on Maguire, Yoro and Heaven at centre-back after Martinez’s World Cup final injury.