MANCHESTER UNITED are looking to make more additions, after bringing in Donny van de Beek.
The Dutch ace is the club's first signing of the summer, but could he be joined soon by RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano.
But the Red Devils could miss out on acquiring Bayern Munich's Thiago Alcantara with the Spaniard claiming he is happy in Germany.
And Alexis Sanchez has revealed he wanted to leave Man Utd after the first training session and head back to Arsenal.
The Chilean joined from the Gunners in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, having refused to sign a new deal at the Emirates Stadium outfit.
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RED SERG
Man Utd may have to settle for signing Sergio Reguilon on-loan from Real Madrid despite making a £27million offer for him.
Despite interest from Tottenham, Paris-Saint Germain, Napoli and Juventus, United are believed to be the only side to have tabled an offer.
That £27m bid was made this week – but they may only land the star for 12 months initially.
Reguilon is still under contract until 2023 and highly-rated by club Bernabeu chiefs after coming through the club’s academy.
And even though Zidane may be happy to sell in order to raise transfer funds, Madrid’s top brass could opt to only loan him out instead, claims Sport.
The defender is open to spending another year at Sevilla and is believed to be hopeful that a change of manager before his deal expires could still result in him being handed an opportunity in the future at Real.
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BAY AND LARGE
Thiago confessed 'Bayern is my home' despite his impending move away amid Manchester United and Liverpool's transfer tug of war.
The midfielder is entering the final year in his contract, with Bayern ready to cash in on the £27million rated Spaniard.
Liverpool remain frontrunners to sign him, with United having announced the £40million signing of Donny van de Beek from Ajax.
But despite speculation linking Thiago with a Bayern exit, he remains focussed on his current club and Spain's Nations League campaign.
He told ZDF: “I only think about the game against Ukraine. Afterwards, we will see.
“Bayern is my home and I am happy to be there.”
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YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Two Manchester United players have been nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood are both in line to win the trophy.
They join Chelsea duo Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham, Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Arsenal's Bukayo Saka in the running for the award.
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GREAT SCOTT
Scott McTominay has commented on how he dealt with his first long-term injury last season which left him in and out of the side after Project Restart.
Speaking to the Official Scotland national team podcast, he said: “Whenever it’s all going swimmingly, you’re playing every week and scoring a few goals here and there, it’s good. Then you get a setback and you have to react to that.
“You can’t hang your head and be disappointed about that. You have to think about when you’ll be back and set dates for yourself to push yourself back from injury as well as you can without re-injuring yourself.
“For me, injuries are part of football and you have to accept that. You’ll never go through your career without picking up a minor injury, or a longer-term injury.
“Everyone will have some troubles in their career, but that’s part and parcel of football.”
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HEND OF THE ROAD
Dean Henderson is hunting down United No 1 David De Gea for his place when Crystal Palace come to town a fortnight on Saturday.
He said: “I haven’t been in the building for five years. I’ve had a lot of time away. So I’m not too sure what the atmosphere is like — I feel like a new signing at Man United.
“You can get many things from training and obviously can learn off someone like David and the other goalkeepers, the coaches. But I don’t think there’s any substitute for game time.
“I went out from Man United five years ago and started at Stockport, Grimsby, Shrewsbury and then Sheffield United. It shows how much I’ve learned, out on my own, picking up experiences that happen in games because they’re situations you don’t really get in training.
“I’m not going to improve sat on the bench. I need that game time. For any young goalkeeper, it’s 80 per cent mental.
“I know it sounds weird but by going out and having to prove yourself, going the long way round and going up through the leagues, you’ve got to have a bit of an edge.
“I believe I’ve got that edge. It sets me in good stead and works for me. It doesn’t work for everyone but I’m happy with who I am and I’ve got to keep going.”
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TRUE RED
Man Utd have reportedly taken former Borussia Dortmund starlet Reda Khadra on trial.
But club and player have been left frustrated after international clearance didn't come through in time for the winger to feature against Doncaster in a friendly.
According to MailOnline, boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will not get the chance to see him in game-action before the start of the season.
But it would have taken some performance to affect that result – United's U23s were thrashed 5-0 by the League One outfit.
Khadra, 19, is a free agent after his contract expired at Dortmund this summer.
The former Germany Under-18s international is a right winger, and will be hoping to impress Solskjaer enough in training to merit a permanent deal.
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UNITED FIXTURES
Here are the opening Premier League fixtures of the season for Manchester United.
And of course, their battles against the 'Big Six' clubs.
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LOF 'N RUNNING
Victor Lindelof told how he chased and caught a thief who he saw steal his 90-year-old aunt's purse.
The Sweden centre-back says he “just wanted to help” as he held the man until police arrived.
Now Lindelof is just relieved his aunt is physically fine after the theft.
Swedish newspaper aftonbladet quote the 26-year-old as saying: “Everything went very fast. I did not think much.
“I just wanted to help my aunt get her bag back and what she had in it.
“It was nothing more than that, I just wanted to help.”
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TONE DEAF
Man United missed out on Sandro Tonali because the midfield starlet is “in love” with AC Milan.
Brescia chief Massimo Tollino said: “I know that [Inter chief] Beppe Marotta really wanted Tonali, and that Antonio Conte appreciated him, so I think his agent had agreed terms with Inter.
“As soon as AC Milan showed real interest, he did not want to listen to any other options.
“We also had interest from Barcelona and Manchester United, but the lad is in love with Milan and went crazy once he heard of their offer, because he supports them.”
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AL BE SEEING YOU
Alexis Sanchez has also taken a swipe at Man Utd after he joined Inter Milan on a permanent deal.
He said: “I'm really happy to be staying here with you, Inter fans. I’ve found a family here and the staff are great.
“It's a group where there's a real desire to win something big.
“People here want to fight together as a team to give the club the success it deserves.”
He is believed to have got a £9m pay-off to get his £505,000-a-week wages off the books.
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SANCH AND GOODBYE
Man Utd flop Alexis Sanchez has revealed he wanted to leave and return to Arsenal after his FIRST training session.
The Chilean striker moved to Old Trafford in January 2018, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan going the other way.
Big things were expected of Sanchez when he signed his £505,000-a-week contract for United.
But that saw a miserable return of just five goals in 45 appearances in all competitions before he was shipped off on loan to Inter Milan.
Now, speaking to Pelotoros TV, the 31-year-old has revealed he felt instant regret after joining United.
He said: “After the first training session I had at Manchester United I realized many things.
“And when I got back home I told my agent if I could cancel the contract and go back to Arsenal.”
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GOOD MORNING RED DEVILS FANS
SunSport can exclusively reveal Gareth Southgate was caught in a row over whether to recall Harry Maguire after he appealed against his conviction by a Greek court.
The England boss was urged by members of his coaching staff — as well as Maguire himself — to reinstate the Manchester United captain for Saturday’s Nations League opener in Reykjavik.
Senior FA figures were equally adamant the star should be kept out of the squad to face Iceland and Denmark.
Southgate opted not to take on his FA bosses — deciding that Maguire would be best to clear his head before the start of the domestic season.
Meanwhile, Joshua King has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Bournemouth star said: “I will not lie, because I really wanted to go there in January, but what happened, happened.
“I know why things happened. We’ll just have to wait and see. There is a lot that is open.
“I have a dream to play in the Champions League.
“Whether it will happen this season or in two years, I do not know. But I have a dream about it that all boys have.
“What if United are still interested? That would be amazing. I was at United for five years and I learned a lot there.”
Finally, Man Utd reportedly stand a strong chance of hijacking Liverpool’s move for Thiago Alcantara.
Bild claims United can offer the Bayern Munich star a more important place in their side.
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EXCLUSIVE BY DAVE KIDD
Gareth Southgate was caught in a row over whether to recall Harry Maguire after he appealed against his conviction by a Greek court.
The England boss was urged by members of his coaching staff — as well as Maguire himself — to reinstate the Manchester United captain for Saturday's Nations League opener in Reykjavik.
Senior FA figures were equally adamant the star should be kept out of the squad to face Iceland and Denmark.
Southgate opted not to take on his FA bosses — deciding that Maguire would be best to clear his head before the start of the domestic season.
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SUB BLUB
Angry ‘Big Six’ clubs forced a vote over subs they knew they would LOSE — to lay the ground rules for future battles.
Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and the Manchester giants were frustrated last month when they were outvoted as clubs agreed to revert to three subs for the new season.
And they tasted defeat again on Thursday as their Premier League rivals ignored the decision by Germany’s top flight to stick with five replacements.
The Big Six wanted to send a message to their opponents that the decision would not be forgotten.
They also wanted to send out a warning signal to Premier League chiefs.
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HE SCORES GOALS
Can Donny van de Beek have the same impact at Man Utd as club legend Paul Scholes?
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JOSHUA PLEA
Joshua King has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Bournemouth star said: “I will not lie, because I really wanted to go there in January, but what happened, happened.
“I know why things happened. We’ll just have to wait and see. There is a lot that is open.
“I have a dream to play in the Champions League.
“Whether it will happen this season or in two years, I do not know. But I have a dream about it that all boys have.
“What if United are still interested? That would be amazing. I was at United for five years and I learned lot there.”
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ENTER SANMAN
Man United will finalise the salary and fees of Jadon Sancho's agent before preparing an official bid, according to reports.
The Borussia Dortmund star remains Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's top transfer target despite the acquisition of Donny van de Beek.
And Old Trafford chiefs are still chasing a deal even though the Bundesliga side insist on a £108million fee.
Dortmund chief Michael Zorc said last month the 20-year-old's move looked off because United had missed the deadline to sign him.
But the Daily Mail claim the Red Devils will go back in for Sancho.
First, though, they will “sort out the salary and fees of intermediaries” before presenting an official bid.
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WELCOME BACK
Cambridge United will host the first TWO competitive games on English soil in front of fans since MARCH next week.
EFL chiefs have selected the Abbey Stadium EFL Trophy clash with Fulham under-21s on Tuesday and next weekend’s opening League Two match with Carlisle as official Government-approved test events.
Cambridge will be allowed to have up to 1,000 fans inside for the first game with a capacity of 2,500 for the clash with the Cumbrian outfit.
Fans will be allowed both in seats and standing on terraces as part of the pilot, which will be overseen by crowd dynamics experts Movement Strategies.
EFL chiefs hope two successful events will speed up the nationwide return of fans.
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SKRIN OF MY TEETH
Man Utd are in a three-way battle for Inter Milan star Milan Skiniar.
Calcio Mercato claims PSG and Spurs also want the Slovakian centre-back.
United have also been linked with RB Leipzig's Dayot Upamecano.
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BEEKY BLINDER
Someone seems happy to have completed a £40million move to Manchester United!
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RIVALS RED-FACED
Man Utd reportedly stand a strong chance of hijacking Liverpool’s move for Thiago Alcantara.
Bild claims United can offer the Bayern Munich star a more important place in their side.
There will be nobody to challenge Thiago for his place as the team’s deep-lying playmaker.
And the promise of starting every game could tempt the Spanish to snub Anfield for Old Trafford.
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FAVOURITE AUNT
Victor Lindelof has revealed he acted on instinct when a thief rode away with his aunt’s handbag, before he chased the man down and held him before the police arrived.
The United defender told Aftonbladet: “Everything went very fast. I did not think much.
“I just wanted to help my aunt get her bag back and what she had in it. It was nothing more than that, I just wanted to help.”
Lindelof has revealed he has also not seen his aunt Kersten since the theft.
He added: “I have not had any contact with her, unfortunately.
“I think it was my brother who showed that she did an interview and invited me over for lunch.
“We will see if I can solve it before I go back, but it will probably be a little difficult during corona.”
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APPIE’S TEARS OF JOY
This is the most moving thing you’ll read all day.
Appie Nouri shed “tears of joy” when he heard that pal Donny van de Beek was taking No34 at Manchester United – as a tribute to him.
Nouri’s father, Mohammed, told De Telegraaf: “Appie’s eyes looked very sharp suddenly, he had tears of joy on his cheeks and was clearly moved when he heard Donny’s voice. Donny is like a son to us.
“Everyone at our house was very emotional, happy with Donny’s wonderful transfer. It was a special day.”
Van de Beek’s pal Nouri suffered a heart attack in July 2017, but sadly suffered severe brain damage as a result and is dependent on his family for day-to-day support.
That's what friendship is all about.
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PRETTY PENNIES
Here are the players Manchester United have splashed out on this season.
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SERG IN INTEREST
Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilon is reportedly tempted by a transfer to Manchester United.
The Red Devils are said to be plotting a move for the £27million rated 23-year-old.
And the out of favour star is keen on the switch, according to Spanish outlet AS.
The Spanish defender is free to leave the Bernabeu this summer after a season-long loan at Sevilla.
And Zinedine Zidane does not think he is ready for a place in his squad.
Reguilon is behind Ferland Mendy and Marcelo in the pecking order at the Bernabeu.
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