However, it does appear logical that Pedro was not the only target under consideration by United ­given they have been interested in him for some time and could have easily activated the release clause in his contract at any point in the past few weeks. Neither does it appear that United were trying to be clever in negotiating the terms of the deal given the financial resources available to the club, who have already brought in Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Matteo Darmian.