Manchester United agree terms with PSG defender Serge Aurier

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Manchester, August 11: Manchester United are set to secure their fourth signing of the summer after reportedly agreeing personal terms with PSG right-back Serge Aurier although they are yet to agree a fee with the French outfit, according to reports from the English media.

The paper claims, that boss Jose Mourinho is looking to bolster his right-back department, with Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian being his only current options.

Chelsea are also said to be interested in the 24-year-old, but the Red Devils are likely to beat the Premier League champions in this case.

Aurier was found guilty of assaulting a police officer outside a nightclub in Paris last year and was subsequently denied entry to the UK for PSG's Champions League clash with Arsenal in October.

The French giants have signed Dani Alves at right-back this summer and also have Thomas Meunier in their ranks which means that they would like to cash in on the Ivorian.

After spending a fortune to sign Neymar, the French giants are looking to balance their books and Aurier is therefore set to be offloaded.

Reports claim that Manchester United and PSG have agreed a fee between £16m-£30m for Aurier, who has played over 190 games in Ligue 1 since his debut for Lens in 2009.

If Aurier finalises a move to United, he will become the fourth acquisition of Mourinho this summer after defender Victor Lindelof, striker Romelu Lukaku and midfielder Nemanja Matic.

Although he comes with a baggage of poor discipline, the right-back would add great experience and quality to the defence. The Ivorian boasts a great deal of pace and power and is a brilliant crosser.

His disciplinary issues have held him back at Parc des Princes, but Mourinho is the manager who managed players like Balotelli and Ibrahimovic with ease. So, handling the Ivorian should not be an issue for him.