Douglas Costa to Manchester United?

Manchester United has their eye on a new Brazilian player and his name is: Douglas Costa. Surprisingly, Jaap Stam, the former defender for Manchester United, is working as a scout for Manchester and spotted the Brazilian player. I thought Ferguson and Stam had a falling out, but I guess not. Here’s a short video clip of the 18 year old Costa who’s only played 156 minutes for Gremio and may already be on his way out.

The club recently tied him to a new contract, increasing his buyout clause from £5million to £21million, and agent Cesar Bottega says Italian clubs are also monitoring his progress.

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