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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Daniel Orme

Jorge Mendes scuppers £51m Man Utd transfer given approval by Red Devils dressing room

Manchester United have seen their hopes of signing Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa hit the buffers with the Portuguese tied down to a new five-year contract with his current club.

The Red Devils were reported to be interested in a move for the 23-year-old come the end of this season with doubts over the future of current number one David De Gea. They had conducted numerous scouting missions to assess his abilities, whilst current United defender Diogo Dalot had previously given his approval to a swoop.

Taking to Twitter after Costa had made history by saving his third consecutive Champions League penalty last week, Dalot wrote: "@DiogoMCosta99 unreal bro." His post was accompanied by a handshake, applause and a red heart emoji.

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