United are willing to pay an initial £39.5 million with £4.5 million in add-ons for Perisic, the Croatia midfielder

Ivan Perisic is hoping to push through a £44 million move to Manchester United, who are growing increasingly confident of signing the Inter Milan winger in the next 48 hours.

The Inter squad are due to fly to Nanjing, in China, this afternoon for the second leg of their pre-season tour but the 28-year-old is desperate to avoid boarding the flight and hopes to seal a move to United instead.

Ed Woodward, United’s executive vice-chairman, has been in negotiations with Inter over a deal for the Croatia forward for much of the summer. The Serie A side demanded £48.5 million for him but their stance softened over the weekend after the player insisted that he be allowed to move.

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