Man Utd eye Iraola as Yoro form and Elmas clause noted
Paraguayan youngster Diego León has bought a flat overlooking Old Trafford, stressing he is ‘working hard’ as he settles in, training alongside Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martínez.
United are monitoring Napoli’s Eljif Elmas, with a €16m option in his deal potentially enabling a summer move. The versatile 26-year-old has impressed under Antonio Conte.
On loan at Barcelona, Marcus Rashford greets Wayne Rooney at St James’ Park before a 1-1 draw with Newcastle. Barca hold a £26m option to make his move permanent.
Jadon Sancho, out of contract this summer, is set to leave on a free, with Borussia Dortmund holding internal talks over a third spell. The winger has struggled on loan at Aston Villa after a mixed Chelsea stint.
Victor Wanyama says a Man Utd move was close after Sir Alex Ferguson scouted him at Celtic, but it fell through when Ferguson retired before Wanyama joined Southampton in 2013.
Kai Rooney signs with Triple S Sports. Patrice Evra urges United to sign Real Madrid’s on-loan Lyon forward Endrick, who has 5 goals and 4 assists in 10 games.
Matheus Cunha vows to ‘wake the sleeping giant’ as Manchester United, revitalised under Michael Carrick, sit third and host fourth-placed Aston Villa in a key top-four clash at Old Trafford.
Rio Ferdinand urges Leny Yoro to ‘pick your battles’, saying the 20-year-old lacks physical dominance. Yoro’s run comes with Lisandro Martinez out since early February with a calf injury.
Manchester United may ditch the £200m tent-like roof in Foster + Partners’ ‘New Trafford’ design as funding work continues, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe targeting a world-class stadium but no build before 2030.
Fabrizio Romano says United maintain concrete interest in RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande after scouting him vs Augsburg, calling him an ‘electric’ one-v-one threat.
Anders Limpar claims Celtic’s 19-goal Benjamin Nygren could score 20 a season for Manchester United, tipping the fellow Swede for a Premier League move.
United are admirers of Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, who is out of contract this summer, but face competition from Spurs and Crystal Palace as Bournemouth push for new talks.
United’s squad value rises by €35m, but it ranks 6th in the Premier League by market value, below Tottenham. Man City top the list, Arsenal second, Chelsea third, Liverpool fourth.
