I just thought it was a bang-average Manchester United making Kobbie Mainoo look so good. Turns out he is the best player on the pitch at international level too.
Ashley Young, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones started against Basel in 2011, when defeat in Switzerland ensured
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crashed out in the group stages. They weren't good enough EIGHT years ago, and certainly aren't now
This Trent Alexander-Arnold chat is tiresome. He did not deserve to get in ONE England squad because two other right backs were in better form. He’ll likely be in the next one. Move on
Talks progressing between Man Utd and Bayern for Matthijs de Ligt.
A fee of around £34m plus add ons is thought to be enough to persuade Bayern to sell. Would represent a great start to
#MUFC
summer transfer business.
Amazing how many respectable people, not just idiots, cannot see why the City game was cancelled. This doesn’t benefit City, at all. Their games are already piling up. It’s about, ye know, stopping the spread of a rather deadly virus.
The Premier League isn't the only title race that is going down to the wire today, with AC Milan on the brink of a Scudetto that has been a long time coming.
🚨Exclusive🚨
With Manchester United closing in on Joshua Zirkzee, AC Milan are starting to look elsewhere, after initially appearing set to secure his signature.
Tammy Abraham has been offered to them, but his wages may prove a stumbling block.
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Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo are running out of ways to find a happy ending to a story that promised so much.
Things have got so bad, releasing him from his contract is an option. The end, it appears, is nigh.
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@iPaperSport
Understand the issue over De Ligt is the fee. Bayern want closer to £45m with
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trying to negotiate a lower amount.
Still plenty of optimism a deal can be found.
If
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can get Ugarte over the line, they’ve got to be pretty pleased with their summer business.
Showed patience and restraint, strengthened in key areas and finally started to generate some income from player sales.
The rebuild is far from finished, but a great start.
Ten Hag also deserves immense credit for how he has dealt with Ronaldo. Minimal fuss, but has been firm and taken none of his nonsense.
Might just be the manager
#MUFC
have been looking for all this time.
🔴 Ugarte development 🔴
Both Man Utd and PSG are confident a deal for Manuel Ugarte can be agreed before the deadline.
A compromise over fee must be found, but both parties’ circumstances mean a straight sale is likely to be finalised.
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#PSG
On Ugarte, the feeling is that he will almost certainly move this summer, with interest from clubs in Italy and England.
Less likely that a deal with
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can be agreed, with player sales less than anticipated at Old Trafford. One that will likely go to wire this window
Juventus very confident they can agree a deal to bring Sancho to Turin. A loan is very much preferred, but a permanent deal cannot be ruled out.
Chelsea are interested, but a lot needs to happen for Sterling and Sancho to swap clubs.
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De Gea talks will continue after this weekend, as he is getting married back in Spain.
It’s not definitely goodbye yet, but understand
#MUFC
are open to starting the season with Dean Henderson as No 1.
Ten Hag has to keep playing Antony, he’s his guy. The fact that club has allowed this to happen is absolutely astounding, in a packed field of baffling decisions. Amad should be first choice, but gets the odd 10 mins here and there and Antony a free run. Just incredible
#MUFC
Several colleagues in Germany rate Havertz more highly than Sancho.
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therefore well within their rights to wait to get Sancho for an appropriate price.
As per
@David_Ornstein
and
@Matt_Law_DT
, have been told that the fee Chelsea agreed for Kai Havertz is not a club record even with add-ons. Total figure comes in under £71.4m for Kepa. Initial fee of approximately £62m.
Had Marcus Rashford missed the chances he did against Croatia for
#MUFC
, he would undoubtedly have been dropped for the next game, and probably criticised in public. He isn't thriving for his club because he isn't allowed to.
When Solskjaer took over,
#MUFC
were 11 points behind Chelsea, with Chelsea having a +21 goal difference, to United's 0. Now, with half an hour left here, Chelsea are one point BEHIND United, with the goal difference equal. Incredible.
Ineos have completed their audit of the
#MUFC
playing personnel and they didn’t like what they saw.
A look at who stays and who goes this summer. Expect their to be plenty of room in the Carrington carpark when pre-season training gets under way.
"I have to crank it down a bit for English people"
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher on his thick Dublin accent... we never knew!
@paddypower
Sancho closer to staying at
#MUFC
next season after patching things up with Erik ten Hag. Still no indication whether there was an apology or not, but understand pair want to draw a line under everything and move on.
He's back in training and will take part in pre-season.
Richarlison's sending off reminded me I just needed to clarify something, again: I do not care, one iota, about your fantasy football team, so please stop telling me who your captain is - I do not care.
🔴 Sancho latest 🔴
Understand Man Utd would even accept a loan with an option to buy for Sancho this summer, if deal works for all parties.
Player is aware time is of the essence and is open to a move. Juventus keen. Chelsea too, obviously.
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⭐The making of Mason Greenwood ⭐
Spoke to former coaches and team-mates to find out how a six-year-old, discovered by accident, who scored 16 goals in his very first match, has always been on course to be the next great
#MUFC
hope (
@Goal
):
As per others, Ugarte deal agreed. £42m plus add-ons. Will have medical today.
Patience key to getting the price they wanted. Big signing in a key position
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The Glazers have never brought anyone into senior
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roles with the pedigree of Berrada
Inside their first month, Ineos have poached the best in the business - a move that, regardless of their stake, signals the beginning of the end for the Americans
Sorry still seems to be the hardest word for Jadon Sancho, with only one resolution on the horizon - a January exit.
Piece on a manager-player relationship broken beyond repair and why another talent is being laid to waste at
#MUFC
.
@standardsport
👇
Piece from Old Trafford on Saturday in today's
@theipaper
looking at a free-scoring
#MUFC
front three we have not seen at the club for a long, long time.
@iPaperSport
Getting £25m+ for McTominay is a deal that suits all parties.
Napoli a really interesting move for the player, while no danger the Ugarte move does not get over the line now.
#MUFC
Understand the delay over any Ratcliffe announcement, which now looks likely to be next week at best, is due to issues between lawyers, not either side dragging their heals
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Been quiet on here lately, but not in our house.
Welcomed Amelie Florence Hall to the world. Big sister is beside herself with excitement. Mum is amazing in every way
Don't direct your ire at broadcasters. All of your £15 will go to clubs to "make up for lost matchday revenues". Clubs who have just spent over £1bn in the transfer window...
Juventus are stepping up moves to bring Jadon Sancho to Turin, as Federico Chiesa's replacement.
They have made him their top target and are very confident a deal can be agreed, preferably a loan one.
In previous years,
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would've held on to Kambwala. One of the many failings Ineos need to rectify are player outgoings, and no shame in copying the Man City model. More of the same needed this window.
With Hannibal also gone, focus now moves to shifting Sancho.
Wages an issue but a loan move remains an option. Juve very confident they can bring him to Turin this summer.
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Three Italian are preparing bids for Mason Greenwood, with a quick sale preferred so the money can be reinvested in the
#MUFC
squad.
Lazio and Juventus lead the way, but Napoli also keen.
@SamDrury11
It’s taken 10 years but I finally agree with you. Lazy narrative that he can’t defend. Watch Maldini for 90 mins and he loses the player he’s marking once
"You don’t have to do things the traditional way. There’s no reason why I can't work for a Belgian club from my Lancaster bedroom"
Welcome to the world of new-age football analysts. Piece for
@theipaper
on tech-savvy obsessives changing how clubs operate
The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see.
Manchester United have finally signed a defensive midfielder capable of protecting their back four. The first phase of Ineos’ red revolution has its final piece.
#MUFC
Forson over Amad really does say it all about the level of mistrust that still exists. Would not be surprised if Diallo is one of the many departures from Old Trafford this summer.
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If you’ve ever wondered just how misleading Fox News can be, watch what their viewers have been told about why Boris Johnson has resigned as Prime Minister:
Hannibal move complete. Understand fee is £5.4m up front, potentially rising to £9.4m. Further sell-on clauses also included.
This summer, once McTominay deal goes through,
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should surpass £100m in player sales for the first time in the club's history.
Understand De Zerbi is very much a frontrunner to get the Chelsea job after previous reservations within the club.
Had been thought he preferred AC Milan role, but that position will soon be filled by Paulo Fonseca.
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🔴
#MUFC
transfer update🔴
With FFP lingering and a new stadium to pay for, Ineos won't have unlimited funds to spend this summer.
With that in mind, understand
#MUFC
are considering Juve defender Bremer, who has a rather attractive release clause.
Remember when people thought Luka Modric was the best player in the world just so we could have a different winner? If Messi’s the best, give it him every year, even if he makes it look easy. Nobody else even in the same league
🔴Man Utd transfer latest🔴
Interest in Manuel Ugarte is real, but another PL club, Bayern and one Serie A side have also contacted PSG.
PSG looking for over £50m if they're to sell.
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must start clearing the decks to get such deals over the line.
Lots of assumptions that this latest Ten Hag story has been leaked from the club or Ineos. Seems highly unlikely, on the eve of an FA Cup final? Lots of people with vested interest in Ten Hag leaving are capable of rocking the boat.
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The Glazers are only partly to blame for this mess. Those running the club they own are the real culprits.
When was the last time
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got a signing right? When was the last time City got one wrong? All those scouting resources and Arnautovic is who they come up with. Shameful
Chelsea sign Badiashile on a life-sentence-length contract. Their transfer strategy resembles United’s in the post-Ferguson era - signing potentially ill-fitting players or offering staggering, unnecessarily long contracts
🛑Further delays to Ratcliffe confirmation🛑
Now unlikely to be this week, and while next week is a possibility, understand any announcement could now be delayed until January.
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It is far too sensible a move for Manchester United, for far too accurate a price.
Maybe Ineos were right, getting people who know what they are doing in senior positions in the hierarchy can make all the difference after all.
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Spoke to
@YouAreMyArsenal
about the incredible
@AfcWecaredoyou
, why this is a movement like never before, and why big-money signings won't appease the majority of the now 100k+ disgruntled fans (
@Reuters
):
Whip-rounds to save beleaguered local clubs are not unusual, but
@Official_Darlo
fans, in eight seasons, have raised a staggering £1m through their Boost the Budget scheme.
And for what? Another year in the sixth tier? No, something far more important.
BREAKING: Erik ten Hag extends contract until June 2026.
Ten Hag: "We can reflect with pride on two trophies and many examples of progression from where we were when I joined. However, we must also be clear that there is still lots of hard work ahead."
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Manchester United are keeping their options open in the search for striker signings, with Lille's Jonathan David high on the shortlist.
Contact with his representatives has been made, but
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face competition from three other PL clubs.
Marcus Rashford in only part of the problem at Man Utd. But you wouldn't think it judging by the media scrutiny he faces.
Those closest to him feel the "onslaught" of criticism that comes his way each week is a form of bullying.
They have a point.
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Understand Southgate still isn't particularly keen on taking over at
#MUFC
. Brailsford could well work his magic yet, but any agreement is a long way off as it stands.
Should Ten Hag go in the summer, Thomas Tuchel remains the frontrunner.
@iPaperSport
Some personal news - I am moving back north, to the wrong side of the Pennies, Leeds. It has been a wonderful four years in London, but it is time for some more affordable housing and cleaner air. Just hope another media organisation doesn't follow suit to steal my thunder...
Despite Ineos insisting the cup final result would have no bearing on their decision, the manner of victory over City played a huge part in Ten Hag getting more time.
Also understand the way Ten Hag has conducted himself amid all the rumours helped Ineos make the call.
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