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Mario Mandzukic Reaches 'Verbal Agreement' With Man Utd Over Surprise January Switch

Mario Mandzukic will join Manchester United from Juventus at the beginning of the January transfer window after a 'verbal agreement' was reached between the player's representatives and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side - according to a report in Italy.

The Red Devils have been on the hunt for forward reinforcements over the summer after sanctioning the sale of Romelu Lukaku to Inter - with Mandzukic one of the names tipped to move to Old Trafford. However, the Croatian opted to remain in Turin and fight for his place.

That decision proved to be a mistake with the Croatian failing to break into the first-team at all so far this season, being left out entirely of the club's 25-man Champions League squad.