Manchester United chiefs will fly to Lisbon today to negotiate a deal for Sporting keeper Rui Patricio. But the Portuguese club believe they are being used as a tool by United in their bid to land main target David de Gea from Atletico Madrid. The Old Trafford giants are adamant that is not the case and have so far knocked down stories of an £18million offer for De Gea being accepted by Atletico. They have already bid £7m for Patricio, which has been rejected by Sporting, who want £12m. Now they will meet Sporting officials face to face in the Portuguese capital and try to reach a compromise. Patricio, 23, is more experienced than De Gea, 20, as a Portuguese international who has made 167 first-team appearances for his club. That is more than twice as many as De Gea. But 6ft 3in Spanish giant De Gea is considered one of the world's best.
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