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Report: Miralem Pjanic rejects Manchester United for FC Barcelona transfer

FC Barcelona have reportedly won the race to secure Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic ahead of Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain. 

Pjanic has been one of the most consistent performers for the Serie A giants since his arrival from domestic rivals AS Roma in 2016 in a €32m deal and has won three league titles.

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Whilst manager Maurizio Sarri holds a plethora of midfield options like Aaron Ramsey, Adrien Rabiot, Blaise Matuidi, Rodrigo Bentancur and Sami Khedira - it's been claimed they are open to the Bosnian's exit.

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According to Spanish news outlet Sport, Barcelona have already agreed on terms for the off-season switch, despite the interest from United and PSG.

United were said to be entertaining the idea of Pjanic due to the Italian giants' interest in Paul Pogba, but Barcelona is claimed to have enticed the Bianconeri with the option of promising defender Jean-Clair Todibo in the proposed deal.

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Todibo, who is currently on loan in the Bundesliga with Schalke is rated amongst the finest prospects in French football and can feature across the back-four and in a defensive midfield role.

According to ESPN, the Blaugrana have rejected Juventus' attempts of including Brazil international midfielder Arthur Melo as part of the deal.

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