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Club director confirms £37.6m Man Utd bid for explosive attacker

Manchester United’s interest in the Lazio midfielder Felipe Anderson is no secret.

The Brazilian midfielder was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford all summer.

Lazio’s sporting director Igli Tare has now revealed that the club rejected a mega money offer from Manchester United for their prized asset.

Tare has confirmed that Manchester United submitted a bid of £37.6million for the Brazilian playmaker back in August. The Lazio director confirmed that Anderson is worth more and therefore the Italians decided to turn down Manchester United’s approach.

He said: “We turned down a €50m (£37.