Felipe Anderson will join Man United this summer, says Lazio president [Calciomercato]

Italian outlet Calciomercato have reported some interesting news for Manchester United fans today.

According to Lazio president Claudio Lotito, Brazilian midfielder Felipe Anderson will join Man United this summer.

Not only has he claimed the transfer is a ‘done deal’, but Lotito has also disclosed that the Red Devils will spend 60 million euros on the 23-year-old.

Déjà vu anyone?

Stories linking Anderson with Old Trafford have been swirling for many months already. United have been reportedly close to wrapping up the deal many times before. So can this latest report be trusted?

What’s different this time is the source of the information.

Apart from his role at Lazio, Lotito is also the chairman of Serie B side Salterniata, and he made the comments regarding Felipe Anderson before today’s match with Crotone.

According to the reports, Lotito said:

Felipe Anderson will move to Manchester United next season, for €60 million. I bought Felipe Anderson for €8 million, and I’ve already sold him on for €60 million.