Man Utd get Mazraoui boost for Villa as recruitment plans take shape
Manchester United remain in the race with Manchester City for Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, with a fee potentially above £70m.
United plan to sell Joshua Zirkzee after limited starts to fund a midfield and left-wing rebuild, with Juventus and Roma linked. Club also set to move on Casemiro and Jadon Sancho, with Rashford touted.
Manchester United track Eljif Elmas’s situation as Napoli hesitate over a €16m option from RB Leipzig, with United ready to pounce if the clause lapses.
United rejected Ruben Amorim’s push for Emiliano Martinez and Ollie Watkins, preferring youth. Report claims Jadon Sancho has cost £138m overall. Lisandro Martinez suffers a setback, out vs Villa.
Manchester United monitor Roma defender Evan Ndicka, valued at around €50m, as they assess centre-back options. The 26-year-old has impressed this season and scored in three straight Serie A games.
Eden Hazard backs Bayern’s Vincent Kompany as a future Belgium coach, but ‘not yet’. Kompany’s rise is noted, with Belgium set for Euro 2026 campaign under Rudi Garcia.
United’s Old Trafford replacement faces fresh delays as land row with Freightliner drags on. Price now tipped north of £3bn, with a compulsory purchase possible and a 10-year build timeline mooted.
Manchester United are weighing up Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola as a managerial option while the Cherries plan contract talks.
Paraguayan defender Diego León, 18, details language and training intensity shocks, says he needs maturity but ‘sees himself there’, and aims to become a Manchester United legend and make Paraguay proud.
Matheus Cunha says United are a ‘giant that was sleeping’ and he aims to help them ‘wake up’. He reflects on moving roles from striker back to midfield and credits Casemiro’s support.
Noussair Mazraoui trains with Manchester United after limping off in the 2-1 loss at Newcastle. In contention for the Villa game at Old Trafford, boosting Michael Carrick’s options at full-back.
Poland legend Zbigniew Boniek backs Porto winger Oskar Pietuszewski, 17, for a future move to clubs like Manchester United after his rapid rise since a winter transfer.
