Report: Real Madrid join Renato Sanches race

Renato Sanches in action for Benfica on January 31, 2016
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A report claims that Real Madrid will go head to head with Manchester United for the signing of Benfica attacker Renato Sanches next summer.

Real Madrid are reportedly ready to battle Manchester United for the signature of Benfica youngster Renato Sanches next summer.

The 18-year-old was strongly linked with a move to Man United last month, but the Red Devils could not agree a fee with the teenager's Portuguese club.

It is understood that the Premier League side will return with an improved bid at the end of the season, but according to A Bola, Real Madrid are also very much in the race for the Portugal Under-19 international.

Sanches, who has scored two league goals for Benfica this season, has been with his current club since the age of nine.

Renato Sanches in action for Benfica on January 31, 2016
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