Asensio signing dominate discussions as Man Utd face rejuvenated Wolves  

Asensio signing dominate discussions as Man Utd face rejuvenated Wolves      

Manchester United are hoping to sign Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio in the next few days, according to reports.

The 26-year-old Spaniard has just six months left on his current contract with the LaLiga giants.

It means that from January 1 he will be allowed to speak to non-Spanish clubs.

According to Sport, Man Utd are keen to tie down the Real Madrid man before he becomes a free agent in the summer.

The Red Devils - who face Wolves this weekend - missed out on Cody Gakpo after Liverpool swooped in to agree a deal for the Dutchman.

And now Asensio is being looked at by those inside Old Trafford once more.

The Spanish international's agent, Jorge Mendes, was willing to sell his client to United last summer.

However, the player reportedly wanted to see if his wage demands could be met by Real.

Now it appears the 14-time European champions will not adhere to his request and he will move on.

And Man Utd are one of the few clubs who could afford Asensio's wages - currently thought to be around £120,000 per week.

Asensio joined Real Madrid from Mallorca for around £3.5million in 2014.

He has contributed 52 goals and 27 assists in 250 appearances for the club.

And his trophy cabinet since arriving at the Bernabeu includes three LaLiga titles and three Champions Leagues.

So far this year, Arsenal and Barcelona have both been linked with moves for him.

Meanwhile, United are set to welcome back Lisandro Martinez as they bring the curtain down on 2022.

The Red Devils face off against a rejuvenated Wolves on Saturday aiming to ramp up the pressure on fourth-place Tottenham by collecting all three points.

And Erik ten Hag is set to welcome back two major stars for the clash.

The first of these is Martinez, who has returned after celebrating Argentina's World Cup win.

This will allow him to once again have his first-choice pairing at centre-back after he played Luke Shaw in the position against Nottingham Forest due to lack of options.

It came with Harry Maguire coming off the back of an illness and subsequently only featuring in the closing stages of the game.

Following a strong World Cup the Englishman may have had a chance to convince Ten Hag he is worthy of more minutes, but now it may go down as a missed opportunity.

But if Martinez is deemed unfit to play from the start, Ten Hag could give Maguire a chance or may opt to once again use Shaw as an emergency CB with Tyrell Malacia in at left-back.

Portugal star Diogo Dalot could be the other big name to return after he recovered from a hamstring injury.

However, Aaron Wan-Bissaka looks like a new player since domestic football returned, and may have done enough to convince his manager to keep faith with him for a little while longer.

Fred, scorer of United's third goal against Forest, may be brought in to rest Christian Eriksen given the rapid turnaround of fixtures during the festive period.

Further up the pitch, while Antony will be expected to start, a poor game from him against Forest could lead to Ten Hag giving youngster Alejandro Garnacho a run out instead.