turned down a €50 million offer for Felipe Anderson from
Manchester United in August and does not expect another
bid in the January transfer window.
Louis van Gaal reportedly sees the Brazil international as a
valuable addition to his struggling squad as he is looking to
add some more pace to his attack and some suggested the
22-year-old was benched for Saturday's Serie A match
against Fiorentina in order not to jeopardise a potential
move to Old Trafford.
However, Tare has stressed it was for tactical reasons -
Felipe Anderson came off the bench to score his side's third
goal in the 3-1 win - and that Lazio have no intention of
letting the highly rated winger go on the cheap.
"We have not received any offer from Manchester United
this month, but we refused an offer from them on August 27
worth €50 million," Tare told Sport Mediaset .
"The only reason he was benched against Fiorentina is
because he is not in his best form. He knows that himself as
well and we talked with him about it this week. He needs to
find the serenity that he had last season. He has the quality
to get out of his current situation.
The clubs' negotiations had previously stalled due to
wrangles between Anderson and his club over the issue of
bonuses related to a prospective transfer, but Tare insists
the offer has been dismissed.
"We rejected Manchester United's offer because we think he
will be worth much more once he really explodes. His
situation has not changed compared to August," he said.
"Lazio resisted offers in excess of €100m in the summer.
We have a clear plan for this club."
Felipe Anderson has a contract with Lazio until June 2020.
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