Manchester United target set to start against Barcelona tonight

Manchester United target Hakan Calhanoglu is expected to start in his sides UEFA Champions League encounter with Barcelona tonight.

Leverkusen won their first group stage game 4-1 over BATE Borisov with two goals coming from the Turkish international.

Manchester United are preparing a €40 million bid for Çalhanoğlu according to the Dutch football outlet Soccer News.

Çalhanoğlu joined Bayer from HSV on a €15 million transfer last season and was selected as the sixth most valuable U-21 players in the world list by Soccerex.

The 21-year-old has provided one assists and scored five goals in 11 appearances for Leverkusen this season.

Kick-Off: 19:45  GMT
Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona probable starting line-up: Stegen, Jordi Alba, Javier Mascherano, Pique, Dani Alves, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Haddadi

Bayer Leverkusen probable starting line-up: Leno, Donati, Tah, Papadopoulos, Wendel, Kramer, Bender, Bellarabi, Hakan Calhanoglu, Kampl, Kiessling

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