Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is said to be struggling to convince club officials that they should spend heavily on Sporting CP star Bruno Fernandes.
The Red Devils have been chasing Fernandes for weeks, but Sporting have shown no sign of dropping their asking price to make things easier for United.
They are said to be holding out for £65m but, according to Correio de Manha (via Manchester Evening News), United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward believes the player is worth no more than £50m.
Solskjaer is thought to be working tirelessly to convince Woodward that Fernandes is worth the money, but Woodward is yet to be fully convinced.