Man Utd have agreed to pay €90m (£77m) for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
There are set to be some major changes at Old Trafford over the next few months after Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the Premier League club earlier this month.
As part of the agreement, Ratcliffe and INEOS will take over the football operation at Man Utd with the British billionaire already making some significant changes.
Omar Berrada will arrive in the summer as the club s new CEO from arch-rivals Man City, while Southampton s Jason Wilcox has joined as the new technical director at Old Trafford.
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Manchester United have chosen Gareth Southgate to replace Erik ten Hag after Sir Jim Ratcliffe made the England manager his top target .
Ten Hag is facing down the barrel after Monday evening s humiliating 4-0 Premier League defeat at Crystal Palace.
He has been under a severe amount of pressure for months and has been for a while.
What could save him is the lack of a solid option out there to replace him.
by new co-owner Ratcliffe, who from the backroom staff to the players is planning a huge overhaul this summer.
While there might not be any outstanding candidates for the role in the eyes of many, it looks like Ratcliffe is a big fan of Southgate, who is the chosen one.
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According to reports, Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford been left out of Gareth Southgate s preliminary England squad for the European Championships.
Southgate will name his initial England squad for the tournament on Tuesday afternoon before selecting his final 26-man squad after friendlies against Bosnia (June 3) and Iceland (June 7).
Henderson misses out
The England boss has been criticised for sticking with Henderson this season. The 33-year-old made the controversial decision to sign for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq in the summer despite previously being a major advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.
Henderson did not last long in the Middle East as he left in January to join Eredivisie side Ajax after he was unable to settle following his exit from Li…
Aston Villa are in talks with Chelsea over a deal to sign Mauricio Pochettino favourite Conor Gallagher, according to transfer expert David Ornstein.
Gallagher is expected to leave this summer despite a stellar 2023/24 campaign.
He played 50 of the Blues 51 matches across all competitions and was an indispensable member of Pochettino s squad, captaining the Blues on several occasions due to Reece James injury woes.
The 24-year-old s form is not expected to save him from the cull at Stamford Bridge this summer, with the club s owners willing to sell youth graduates who can be sold for pure profit to help balance the books.
One club s trash is another club s treasure and there is plenty of interest in the England midfielder.
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Man Utd are now prepared to get serious about a deal to sign Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, according to reports.
Widespread reports claimed last week that the Red Devils made their opening offer for Branthwaite .
However, the Toffees are looking for a fee of around £70m for the England international as they use Manchester City s deal for Josko Gvardiol last summer as a guideline.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano gave an update on s interest in Branthwaite last week, he said: Manchester United will sign a new centre-back in the summer transfer window and they made a bid for Jarrad Branthwaite, but Everton want at least £65m/£70m to sell him, not the £35m offered by Manchester United.
That’s why at the moment there’s no agreement between…
Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt is now keen to join Man Utd and Erik ten Hag in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
The 24-year-old is currently away on international duty with the Netherlands but has yet to play as Ronald Koeman prefers Stefan de Vrij as Virgil van Dijk s partner.
New co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is looking to bring down the age of the Old Trafford squad .
Another rule Erik ten Hag and the transfer team must follow is ‘no Galacticos’ with Ratcliffe’s comments on a potential move for Kylian Mbappe revealing his thoughts on the profile of player Man Utd should be targeting.
Speaking before Mbappe’s summer move to Real Madrid was confirmed, Ratcliffe said: “What I would rather do, I would rather find the…
Sam Allardyce thinks England did exceptionally well to get to the Euro 2024 final considering the small talent pool of players in the Premier League.
Despite several lacklustre displays at Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate led England to just their third major men’s final appearance and first on foreign soil only to suffer .
have one of the most talented group of players in world football at their disposal but ex-Three Lions boss Allardyce is still concerned about English talent coming through because of an increase in foreign players in the Premier League.
When asked on Good Morning Britain to build on his thoughts that young English talent is blocked by foreign players, : Oh absolutely. You have to remember that we ve got the strongest, the biggest football leagu…
Mikel Arteta says his decision to play Jurrien Timber at centre-back against Manchester United was to maintain Benjamin White s chemistry on the right.
Timber showed lots of promise in pre-season last summer after completing a £34million transfer from Ajax.
However, he tore his ACL on his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest.
The Dutch international did not return for until the last day of the season, coming off the bench in the 2-1 win over Everton.
Timber did not earn a place in Ronald Koeman s Netherlands squad for Euro 2024 after missing the entirety of 2023/24 but is back to full fitness and again shining in pre-season for the Gunners.
His versatility has been on show this summer, with Arteta playing him in centre-back next to yo…
Manchester United will sign Bayern Munich defenders Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs De Ligt this month if all goes to plan , according to reports.
The Red Devils have been in talks with the German giants over the double signing of the Moroccan and Netherlands internationals.
manager Erik ten Hag loves signing former players or those who have played in the Eredivisie, and this would be no different.
Both players were at Ajax when Ten Hag was manager in the Dutch capital, with De Ligt in particular integral to the club s run to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.
When he was 19 years old, De Ligt joined Juventus for over £70million and completed a move to Bayern in 2022 for around £60m.
It didn t work out for the 24-year-old in Turin and i…
Kieran Trippier is looking to leave Newcastle United before the end of the transfer window with Everton ready to sign him, according to reports.
The Geordies have made five signings so far this summer with Lewis Hall, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Will Osula, Lloyd Kelly and John Ruddy all completing moves to St James’ Park, while Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh are the two players who have left the club for fees over the summer.
And there was little hint that Trippier could be leaving last week when boss Eddie Howe insisted it would be fascinating to see how the England international competes with Tino Livramento for the right-back spot.
When asked about Livramento s pre-season form ahead of their 1-0 win over Southampton, Howe replied: I think performance…