Manchester United have been dealt yet another setback in their search for a new striker as Torino insist they are planning to keep Andrea Belotti for next season.
Jose Mourinho had been hoping to persuade Romelu Lukaku to join him at Old Trafford but was rebuffed in favour of a return to Chelsea and now Belotti looks set to stay where he is.
The 23-year-old has a £87m release clause and was on United’s shortlist for a new goalscoring, having netted 26 Serie A goals last
AC Milan are also interested in Belotti as his release clause from the contract he signed in December only applies to clubs from abroad, and not fellow Serie A sides.
If United want Belotti, they must trigger his release clause in its entirety, as club president Urbano Cairo insisted they will not negotiate selling their star striker.
“I'm not thinking about selling Belotti,” he said to Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Belotti is my player, we only renewed his contract recently. Our objective is to keep him.
“After that, there is a release clause that would make me obliged to sell him, providing someone came in with €100m from abroad.
“Let's see. I haven't talked to him yet because he is currently with the national team. We will see how things go, but our intention would be to keep him.”
The news comes less than 24 hours after The Independent revealed Lukaku has agreed to join Chelsea over United in a deal worth more than £80m.
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