FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Manchester United players reportedly do not want Bruno Fernandes to be the club’s next full-time captain and are said to have been irritated by his antics during Sunday’s 7-0 defeat at Liverpool.
- Bernd Leno says he holds no bitterness towards Arsenal after they sold him to Fulham last summer and is backing his former side to win the Premier League title.
- England defender Harry Maguire, 30, is among a number of first-team players Manchester United are willing to sell this summer.
- Leeds will rival Burnley for the signature of Ryan Kent when the 26-year-old English winger’s contract at Rangers expires at the end of the season.
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- Staff at Manchester United have been assured there should be “clarity” on the club’s ownership situation before the end of the season.
- Newcastle United will target Arsenal’s Scotland defender Kieran Tierney, 25, who could cost more than £30m.
- Aymeric Laporte wants to leave Manchester City this summer with Barcelona ready to make a move for the 28-year-old Spain defender.
- Tottenham are considering a move for Southampton’s English midfielder James Ward-Prowse, 28.
- Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag would like to sign Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong this summer, but the 25-year-old does not want to leave Barcelona.
- United could also make another move for Juventus and France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, who is set to become a free agent in the summer.
- Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are targeting RB Leipzig‘s 21-year-old Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol this summer.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Manchester United‘s staff have reportedly been told there will be clarity on the takeover situation before the end of the season ahead of further talks with the remaining bidders.
- Joao Cancelo is reportedly showing signs of frustration at being benched by Bayern Munich because of a change of formation, and is unlikely to reclaim a starting role against PSG in midweek.
- Manchester City and England winger Jack Grealish has left Nike to join rival boot manufacturer Puma on a British-record deal worth £10m-a-season.
