Having signed Casemiro I am hearing that Manchester United are ready to go all-out for Cody Gakpo. Bid is imminent for the PSV Eindhoven forward and more on
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Manchester United closing in on appointment of Erik Ten Hag as their new manager. Deal not agreed yet but things now moving fast. more on
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I voted Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson for
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for his leadership on and off the pitch. When he does not play the best team in the country (and the world currently!) are not quite the same. Says it all.
Steve McClaren definitely joining Manchester United coaching staff. Erik ten Hag made it clear that he wanted him so it would be a major shock - and a bad sign - if it didn’t happen
Manchester United are trying to persuade Chelsea to allow Christian Pulisic to leave on loan... and have received some encouragement in their pursuit of Real Madrid's Casemiro. More on
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EXC: Manchester United are again exploring signing a right-back having been told Sergino Dest and Thomas Meunier are both now available on loan. They had thought their business was finished with Antony and Martin Dubravka but there could be a late deal. More on
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Manchester United are trying to take midfielder Marcel Sabitzer on loan from Bayern Munich to cover for the injury to Christian Eriksen. More on
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Man Utd will turn to PSV’s Cody Gakpo after having 80m euro bid for Antony turned down by Ajax. Alternative is definitely Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco. More on
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Chelsea are rejecting approaches for striker Armando Broja as they assess their squad and what to do during this transfer window. They are in no rush to sell.
Just taking my seat back in the press box having witnessed hundreds of Liverpool fans being treated appallingly outside the Stade de France. Was caught in the pepper spray. Eyes and mouth still stinging.
If Manchester United are to sign Alex Telles I am told it has to happen tomorrow as he flies to Brazil on Sunday for international duty. Clubs remain way apart on fee. More on
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Manchester United are pushing ahead with a surprise bid for Juventus’s Adrien Rabiot and are considering a move to finally sign Lazio’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
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reports
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I am told that while talks are underway for Manchester United to sign Adrien Rabiot from Juventus - one of two midfielders they want - and the transfer fee should not be an issue it may still take some a few more days for the deal to be concluded.
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What is Antony doing trying to goad the Coventry players? He turned and cupped his ears to them in the celebrations after the penalty shoot-out. Show some self-awareness and humility. Goodness sake.
It appears that some Uefa executive committee members do want to discuss expelling the club from the CL and EL semi-finals but it is beginning to sound such a move will be unlikely this season after all. Legally going to be tough..
Man Utd’s other midfield target is obviously still Frenkie de Jong. Only after giving up on that, which they have not done so yet despite all the signs, would they move for someone else such as Milinkovic Savic
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CLUB STATEMENT: MARC CUCURELLA.
Contrary to inaccurate reports from numerous media outlets this evening, no agreement has been reached with any club to sell Marc Cucurella.
At Arsenal v Newcastle.. don't want to enrage Arsenal fans but Mikel Arteta doing his nut at every decision/ tackle doesn't appear to be helping his team. He surely needs to calm down.They are far better when they just play. Newcastle certainly well-organised.
Manchester United expected to sign Porto right-back Diogo Dalot after meeting the 20million euro release clause in his contract. Terms agreed. More on
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Interviewed Odion Ighalo a few years ago. He has an incredible back story and grew up a Man United fan. His heroes were Yorke and Cole...| via
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Having been substituted to a standing ovation by the Celtic fans, Luka Modric now applauding all four corners of Celtic Park. Still a great player at 36
Been in Seville for 2 days. Rangers fans I have seen have been impeccably behaved. Remarkable there were 100,000 of them here. Only incident I witnessed, a bar being attacked in front of me at 6pm yesterday, which I was warned not to film, was caused by Eintracht Frankfurt fans
How Chelsea signed Thiago Silva:
- Seeking advice from Neymar and Willian
- The role played by Pini Zahavi
- Conversations with Frank Lampard
- Desire to play in the Premier League & at World Cup
Still no agreement between Manchester United and Porto over Alex Telles. Told United’s bid remains someway below Porto’s valuation which, at 20m euros, seems reasonable.
Tottenham Hotspur very close now on Sergio Reguilon. Everyone cagey on the numbers involved but told there is probably going to be a buy-back agreement with Real Madrid. More on
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Manchester United played like a League One team shocked to be ahead in a cup tie against one of the big clubs and then trying to hold on. Gulf between them and Manchester City is so great.
FULL TIME Manchester United 1 Aston Villa 0: An early goal from McTominay settles the match in
#MUFC
's favour.
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exit the
#FACup
after hitting the bar and having two goals disallowed
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Jose Mourinho has told Roma he will stay next season but that was before PSG’s interest was known. I don’t know how this will play out but PSG are finally considering a move for him
I know Willian's move to Arsenal has not worked out but fair play to him for terminating his contract this afternoon, walking away from a lot of money, and rejoining Corinthians - even though Lyon offered more - because he had given them his word. Hopes to fly to Brazil tomorrow
This Manchester City side plays the most wonderful, devastating, progressive football. When Pep Guardiola leaves English football we will look at this team as the benchmark. He has set new standards.
Just a thought but maybe Arsenal - who have a massive squad anyway - shouldn’t have loaned out Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Not sure I have much sympathy with their request to postpone the Spurs game. They don’t appear ravaged by Covid…
Kylian Mbappe - best player in the world at the moment. Here’s an exclusive interview with him from earlier this year… and how close he was to joining Liverpool
Uefa's Executive Committee will discuss expelling Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal from the semi-finals of Champions League and Europa League at a meeting on Friday. ExCo due to decide on Euro 2020 venues. This will also be on agenda. More on
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Man Utd's £55m offer for Mason Mount remains on the table but there is a great deal of understandable frustration at Chelsea's negotiations especially as they sold Mateo Kovacic to Man City for £30m
Lot of moving parts and a lot of agendas in Marcus Rashford to PSG. But it does appear PSG met his brother Dwaine - who represents him - last week and there is some interest. More on
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With many fans, we are concerned that this plan could create a closed shop at the very top of our national game. Sustainability, integrity and fair competition are absolutely paramount and anything that undermines this is deeply troubling and damaging for football. (2/3)
Arsenal to accept defeat - as things stands - in their pursuit of Douglas Luiz. Aston Villa standing firm that he is not for sale and a third bid is not expected. More on
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Legitimate question for Man Utd board to ask Mourinho when it comes to him demanding yet more spending is - ok, but any chance you could actually get us playing like Man City?
Either Man Utd have a cunning plan, so cunning that we haven't worked it out, and they will stun us with their transfer business. Or they are throwing a lot of names against a wall to see if any of them stick. They can still get this right in the next two weeks. But will they?
Plan for Newcastle Utd under new owners:
- compete for major honours again
- transform the club's academy and scouting network
- unlock Newcastle's immense potential and become the club of the North
- but do not expect a spending spree
'The prospective owners want to grow the club organically, backed by the financial muscle they can provide.'
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on why Newcastle's 'Man City' moment is slightly different:
Just to be clear - both Newcastle United and the group bidding to buy the club (led by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia) submitted paperwork to the Premier League last week.
Told Alex Telles was about to fly off to Brazil when the deal was struck with Porto for him to join Manchester United... should now happen. More on
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soon
Willian is looking for a move back to the Premier League, and several clubs are interested, after terminating his contract with Corinthians
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