...has careened into difficulty, as Real Madrid have launched a whopping £36 million bid.
It is rumoured that Real and Carlo Ancelotti have tested Juventus’s resolve with the first official bid, understood to be £36m, with the promise to Vidal of a bumper five-year deal at the Bernabeu.
New manager Carlos Ancelotti has made strengthening his central midfield unit his top priority and Vidal, 26, is the one he wants.
That may mean for United fans that Xabi Alonso or Luka Modric may become available if Vidal’s move to the Bernabeu goes through.
Vidal declared recently that contract talks are a work in progress with the Turin side. Madrid may have decided to bypass Juve’s resistance and blow the competition out of the water with an irresistible bid.