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Manchester United and Arsenal target Carvalho has 'many offers'

ESPN staff
December 10, 2014
Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho has plenty of offers, according to the club's manager © Getty Images
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Arsenal and Manchester United target William Carvalho could move to the Premier League in January, according to Sporting Lisbon manager Marco Silva.

Carvalho has reportedly attracted interest from numerous clubs in the English top-flight and Silva admitted the defensive midfielder has "many offers."

Speaking before Sporting's Champions League clash with Chelsea, Silva said: "William is a target for English teams, but I want him to play his game.

"He's not playing at the same level as last season because last season he was a surprise, but he's improving. William has many offers. Let's wait until January."

Carvalho was scouted extensively by United manager Louis van Gaal's predecessor, David Moyes, but the Dutchman cooled his interest and switched his attention to other targets, bringing in Ander Herrera and Angel Di Maria instead.

The 22-year-old was also thought to be top of Arsene Wenger's wishlist last summer and could still move to English shores when the transfer window opens in January.

It was reported in August that Sporting had reduced their asking price for Carvalho, dropping their initial £37 million valuation to around £24m.

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