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Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Old Trafford
By Sky Sports Football
Last Updated: 21/05/20 8:52am
The latest transfer news and gossip on the players linked with Manchester United – and those who could leave the club.
The latest players linked with a move to Manchester United…
Samuel Umtiti – United and Arsenal target Umtiti has his sights set on a move to Serie A rather than the Premier League, with Barcelona ready to let the defender go for as little as £27m (Daily Star, May 21)
Raul Jimenez – The father of Jimenez has said his son finds it “very cool” to be linked with a club like Manchester United (Medio Tiempo, May 21); Juventus will rival United for the Wolves striker’s signature (The Times, May 18)
Kalidou Koulibaly – United have been handed a boost in the race to sign Koulibaly with the news PSG have withdrawn their interest in the defender (Daily Star, May 21); United are ready to revive their interest in the Napoli centre-back after learning of Liverpool’s interest (Gazzetta dello Sport, May 19)
Adama Traore – United have entered the race to sign Wolves’ flying winger Adama Traore this summer, joining Liverpool and Man City in chasing his signature (Daily Star, May 20)
Fode Ballo-Toure – United have identified the Monaco full back as a potential transfer target this summer (Daily Mail, May 19)
Jack Grealish – United will have to stump up £80m to sign the midfielder, even if Aston Villa are relegation from the Premier League (Daily Mirror, May 18)
Corentin Tolisso – Manchester United are working on a deal to bring 25-year-old Tolisso to the club from Bayern Munich (Sunday Express, May 17); The France international has emerged as a target for United and his current club Bayern Munich are open to selling the 25-year-old to fund their bid to sign Leroy Sane from Manchester City (Daily Express, May 18)
Milan Skriniar – United will have to fend off interest from Real Madrid if they are to sign the Inter Milan defender (Daily Mirror, May 18)
Kalidou Koulibaly – Manchester United contacted Napoli over Koulibaly in April and have since stepped up their pursuit of the defender, who may cost around £88m (Le10Sport, May 15); Liverpool have reportedly jumped ahead of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris-Saint Germain in the race to sign (Daily Mirror, May 9)
Federico Chiesa – Fiorentina CEO Joe Barone has confirmed a number of clubs, including ones who “speak English”, are interested in signing Chiesa this summer (Gazzetta dello Sport, May 14)
Erling Haaland – The Dortmund forward says he is just concentrating on life in Germany, despite links with a move away from the club to join United or Real Madrid (Daily Star, May 14)
Saul Niguez – United are ‘very close’ to securing a deal the Spaniard, with Atletico Madrid forced to cut their asking price in half (Daily Star, May 13)
Odion Ighalo – The striker wants to extend his loan spell at Manchester United until the end of the season – whenever that may be (The Sun, May 9); The Nigerian may have played his last game for United after talks with Shanghai Shenhua reached an impasse (Evening Standard, May 13)
Moussa Dembele – United are confident of signing the £60m-rated Lyon striker (Daily Mirror, May 12)
Nicolo Zaniolo – United and Spurs are reportedly pushing hard to sign Roma midfielder (Daily Express, May 12)
Thiago Almada – United are interested in signing the 19-year-old Argentine playmaker from Velez Sarsfield (Tuttomercato, May 12)
Carlos Vinicius – The Benfica striker, who has an £88m release clause, is a target for United (The Sun, May 12); United are preparing a £35m deal for the Benfica starlet (Daily Mail, May 12)
Lautaro Martinez – United have revived their interest in Inter Milan’s 22-year-old striker (Sport, May 11)
Edinson Cavani – United are keeping a close eye on the PSG striker whose contract is set to expire this summer (Manchester Evening News, May 10)
Adrien Rabiot – The French midfielder is open to joining Manchester United with the midfielder reportedly seeking a move away from current club Juventus (Mail On Sunday, May 10)
Joe Rodon – Manchester United plan on sealing a £20m move for the Swansea defender – on the advice of Ryan Giggs (Sunday Mirror, May 10)
Joe Hugill – Football’s financial crisis has not prevented Manchester United offering a £1,200-a-week contract to the 16-year-old (Daily Star Sunday, May 10)
Thomas Meunier – Chelsea and Manchester United have joined Tottenham in the pursuit of the Paris Saint-Germain star (Sunday Express, May 10)
Mohammed Salisu – Manchester United have made initial enquiries about the possibility of signing Real Valladolid defender Mohammed Salisu this summer (Manchester Evening News, May 10)
Ivan Rakitic – Barcelona midfielder Rakitic plans to run down his contract at the Nou Camp despite links with Manchester United in the mean time (Evening Standard, May 8)
Jadon Sancho – Borussia Dortmund now expect Sancho to remain at the club this summer but sources close to the player insist a move away is still likely (Sky Sports News, May 7)
Timo Werner – United have placed the RB Leipzig striker on their transfer shortlist, despite Liverpool leading the race for his signature (Daily Express, May 6)
Other players linked with a move to Old Trafford…
- Eduardo Camavinga (AS, May 5)
- Donny van de Beek (Diario Sport, May 4)
- Boubakary Soumare (The Sun, April 29)
- Dayot Upamecano (Daily Star, April 29)
- Ben White (The Athletic, April 28)
- Wissam Ben Yedder (L’Equipe, April 28)
- Angel Di Maria (The Sun, April 25)
- Saul Niguez (Daily Mirror, April 24; Daily Mail, April 22)
- Faitout Maouassa (Daily Mirror, April 23)
- Joao Felix (Daily Star, April 21)
- Ousmane Dembele (The Sun, April 20)
- Hirving Lozano (Daily Mail, May 7)
- Matthijs De Ligt (Daily Mail, April 20)
- Philippe Coutinho (Sunday Mirror, April 19; Daily Express, April 16)
- Arturo Vidal (The Sun On Sunday, April 19)
- Jude Bellingham (The Sun, April 17; Daily Mail, April 17)
The latest on players linked with a Manchester United exit…
Diego Dalot – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to keep Dalot at Old Trafford this summer despite interest from a number of major European clubs to sign the defender (Daily Express, May 21)
James Garner – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is prepared to let Garner leave the club on loan because of his plans to sign Jude Bellingham before next season (Daily Star, May 20)
Chris Smalling – Roma are set to miss out on signing the United defender on a permanent basis (Daily Mail, May 19)
Paul Pogba – Pogba is on the verge of rejoining Juventus for £72m (L’Equipe, May 17); Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made plans to make Pogba a key part of Manchester United’s future and build a partnership with Bruno Fernandes but Real Madrid are set to table a cut-price £70m bid for the wantaway Old Trafford star (Sunday Mirror, May 3); Pogba sees his immediate future at United and is ready to stay at Old Trafford until next summer. Ed Woodward has convinced the player to stay put (Daily Mirror, May 4); Real Madrid are preparing to table an offer for the 27-year-old United midfielder (Mundo Deportivo, May 5); Juventus have effectively pulled themselves out of the race to sign the Frenchman after becoming the first Serie A club to introduce a salary cap (Daily Mail, May 13)
David de Gea – Manchester United are unhappy with the Spaniard’s recent performances and considering goalkeeping replacements, according to reports (Sunday Mirror, May 10)
Dean Henderson – Manchester United have no intention of recalling their goalkeeper from Sheffield United before this season can be finished (The Sun, May 9)
Jesse Lingard – At least four Premier League clubs want Manchester United winger Lingard if the club decide not to offer him a contract extension (Daily Star on Sunday, May 3)
Alexis Sanchez – The forward, who has spent this season on loan at Inter Milan, has desires on moving back to his native Chile following a failed spell at United (Daily Mail, May 4)
Other players linked with a move away from Old Trafford…
- Anthony Martial (Gazzetta dello Sport, April 18)
- Marcos Rojo (Daily Mirror, April 15)
- Jesse Lingard (The Sun, March 22)
- Andreas Pereira (The Sun, March 22)
- Phil Jones (Daily Mirror, March 16)
The latest Manchester United contract talk…
Joel Pereira – United will recall the Portuguese keeper from his loan spell at Hearts following the conclusion of the Scottish Premiership season (Manchester Evening News, May 19)
Angel Gomes – Gomes is ‘stalling’ on signing a new deal at Old Trafford after questioning his pathway to the first team (Manchester Evening News, May 14); United have tabled a last-ditch £30,000-a-week offer to the 19-year-old before he quits for free this summer (The Sun, May 6); United have yet to agree a new deal with the 19-year-old midfielder, whose contract expires in June (Goal, May 12); Chelsea are confident of signing United’s 19-year-old winger on a free transfer (Daily Mail, May 13)
Dean Henderson – Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has said he is confident Manchester United will allow Henderson to remain at Bramall Lane for the rest of the season to complete their campaign (Various, May 21); Manchester United are yet to decide if they will allow Henderson to extend his loan at Bramall Lane (Sky Sports News, May 5); The 23-year-old goalkeeper, who has spent this season on loan at Sheffield United, is expected to spend another season away from Old Trafford next year (Daily Star, May 2)
