Manchester United's hunt for a midfielder is back to square one after a deal for Adrien Rabiot collapsed.
The Frenchman had been seen as an alternative to long-term target Frenkie de Jong and the Premier League side had agreed a fee with Juventus for the player. United's poor start to the season has underlined their need to get more players through the door and their quality in central midfield has been cited as a weakness.
Their recruitment staff may have to go back to the drawing board however after Rabiot's wage demands saw the deal go south. United were willing to make the former PSG man one of their highest earners on around £250,000-a-week, but the player still wanted more and the two parties look to have walked away from the agreement.
