MANCHESTER UNITED are trying to add Real Madrid to an already star-studded pre-season tour.
Old Trafford chiefs are set to snub China for the US, where they have already agreed to play Manchester City and Barcelona.
Wayne Rooney scores in front of 109,000 fans in 2014News Group Newspapers Ltd
And United hope Jose Mourinho will get to meet former club Real in what will be a sell-out fixture list.
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The last time the two met Stateside in 2014, a capacity 109,000 watched to highlight the huge draw.
Last summer, the clash with City was called off due to a waterlogged pitch which had led to a decision to swerve the country.
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Mourinho prefers to see his players remain in a central base for their pre-season training.
But he understands the commercial demands United have to meet and will see his side rack up their air miles.
Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is believed to be considering friendlies with two Major League Soccer clubs to complete the tour.
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City are hoping to play a friendly in Europe after a successful trip to Sweden in the summer.
Both sides will be fielding a host of new signings as they flex their financial muscles.
Guardiola is determined to rebuild his squad, while Mourinho will be trusted with another big-spending window.
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