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Manchester United Reportedly Agree £27M Serge Aurier Transfer Amid Visa Issues

Manchester United will reportedly sign Serge Aurier from Paris Saint-Germain this summer provided he can obtain a visa to work in the country.

According to David Maddock of the Daily Mirror, Aurier is close to a £27 million switch to Old Trafford. However, the player's chequered past may yet scupper the transfer.

"The former Lens and Toulouse defender was found guilty of assaulting a police officer outside a Paris nightclub in September last year," it's noted. "He was denied entry to the UK last October, missing a Champions League game at Arsenal, when border control authorities revoked a visa that had initially been granted.