6.30pm Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Sancho bid REJECTED by BVB, Perisic and Sanchez swap, Grealish LATEST, Pogba staying – The Sun
MANCHESTER UNITED have finished third in the Premier League after a sensational run in their final games.
Off the field, it's set to be a frantic transfer window as the Red Devils are reportedly looking at FOUR high profile names, while we've got the very latest on their pursuit of Jack Grealish and Dortmund star Jadon Sancho.
Follow all the latest United transfer gossip and news below…
CITY SET TO BEAT UTD TO TORRES
Manchester City are reportedly close to signing Ferran Torres for £27million.
Goal claims the Valencia winger, 20, has agreed a five-year deal to replace Leroy Sane at the Ethad.
Pep Guardiola sold the German to Bayern Munich when he rejected a new contract.
And the decision has now paved the way for Torres to become City’s latest attacking addition.
It was claimed the Champions League hopefuls would have to splash out nearly £40m.
But Torres has entered the final year of his Valencia contract and the LaLiga side do not want to risk losing him on a free transfer next year.
The impending deal means City have seen off competition from rivals Manchester United and new Premier League champions Liverpool.
UTD FACE BATTLE OF WILL
United are at risk of missing out on the signing of 15-year-old defender Willy Kambwala, according to reports.
Old Trafford transfer chiefs are believed to have made an offer of just under £1million for the highly-rated teen earlier this month.
Kambwala plays in central defence for Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux – who rejected the offer.
United are reported to have been interested in France Under-16s star Kambwala for “several weeks”.
But respected French journalist Loic Tanzi claims Sochaux have absolutely no intention of letting their star man go.
He claims the club have offered him a “project with a professional signing in the coming weeks”.
KOP JOIN UTD AND ARSENAL IN OZAN HUNT
Liverpool have joined Manchester United and Arsenal in the transfer hunt for highly-rated young defender Ozan Kabak, according to reports.
The recently crowned Premier League champions are already turning their attention to strengthening for next season.
Dejan Lovren looks set to leave Anfield and if he goes, Kabak could be the man to replace him.
Bild report Klopp has set his sights on the 20-year-old centre-back with talks already beginning.
With his contract running until 2024, current club Schalke are in a commanding position over the fee.
It’s reported that they will want at least £32m for the Turkey international.
EXTRA BREAK
United and Chelsea will receive an extended break before the start of the next Premier League season.
Both the Red Devils and the Blues secured Champions League football next season on the Premier League's final day.
They could be rewarded with an extended lay-off thanks to new top-flight proposals.
Sky Sports suggest the Premier League are likely to give all clubs currently involved in European competitions a guaranteed 30 days off.
This would come into force from the day after their last European fixture and is designed to give players a chance to recover.
League runners-up Man City and Wolves are also set to benefit from the time off.
GO FOR A NOU START
Barcelona are reportedly eyeing a shock summer move for Manchester United outcast Diogo Dalot.
ESPN claims the Portuguese full-back, 21, could be heading to the Nou Camp in a surprise switch after making just four Premier League appearances this season.
Dalot joined United from Porto for £19million in 2018 and was tipped to become a future Old Trafford star.
However, he has only played 34 times in all competitions during his three years in England.
And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not appear to have Dalot in his future plans, with the likes of Brandon Williams and Timothy Fosu-Mensah pushing past the defender in United’s pecking order.
However, Dalot could be handed an extraordinary reprieve by Barcelona.
The Spaniards have lost their LaLiga crown to Real Madrid and are looking to add to their squad.
POGBA DROPS STAYING HINT
Paul Pogba has hinted he is staying at Manchester United as he relishes qualifying for the Champions League.
The Real Madrid target has transformed his fortunes post-lockdown, with SunSport exclusively revealing ten days ago he is close to agreeing a new five-year contract.
And after a 2-0 win at Leicester secured third spot, the French World Cup winner posted jubilantly: “Let’s gooooooo Champions League baby.”
Pogba, 27, has bounced back from injuries to unite well with £55million January signing Bruno Fernandes in central midfield.
Meanwhile, interest from Real and especially old club Juventus appears to have cooled as the coronavirus crisis hits clubs' finances.
UNITED FACE £2.7M SPORTING DEMAND
Manchester United have been hit with a £2.7million bill by Sporting Lisbon as part of the deal for Bruno Fernandes.
The Red Devils secured a 2-0 win at Leicester yesterday to earn their place in next season’s Champions League thanks to a penalty from the Portuguese star and Jesse Lingard.
United will not begrudge having to pay a little more for their new talisman.
As part of the package that brought him to Old Trafford, United agreed to pay an additional £2.7m if they qualified for the Champions League this season, according to The Record.
And if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side reach it again for the next two years then they will need to also pay an additional £1.8m – or £900k should they achieve it just once more.
That means they could eventually end up paying a total of £59.5m for the star.
TASTE OF VIC-TORY
Victor Lindelof urged his teammates not to rest on their laurels after they qualified for the Champions League.
He told United's official website: “When you play for this club, you should always play in the Champions League as a minimum.
“Now we’re back and it’s time for us to start winning trophies as well because we have to do that.
WWe have one trophy left to win this season and that should always be the mentality, to win trophies.
“Our goal was to be back in the Champions League and now we have another one: to win the Europa League.”
ANGEL DELIGHT
Ex-Manchester United starlet Angel Gomes has been thrown a career lifeline by French club Lille, according to reports.
French outlet RMC Sport claim Ligue 1 Lille have begun talks with London-born Gomes’ advisors.
The England Under-20 midfielder left Old Trafford last month after talks over a new contract broke down.
Gomes, 19, had been with United since joining their academy at the age of six.
He made ten senior appearances, including half a dozen this term for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s side.
But despite leaving the Red Devils, Gomes could still get some European action next season as Lille will play in the Europa League.
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“I expect them to be there or thereabouts, but the way they’ve played, the way Frank comes across – he comes across really well.
“There’s no nonsense about him. He’s made big decisions.
“He’s brought a lot of young players in, good players, good quality… but they’ve needed an opportunity, they took it.
“They finished in the top four and obviously if they can win an FA Cup, great achievement.
“But as Frank is reminding everybody, he’s not getting too carried away getting in the top four, but it’s a huge step forward for Chelsea again.”
TO BE FRANK
Roy Keane believes “no nonsense” Frank Lampard had a better season than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Manchester United legend gave the nod to Lamps despite Chelsea finishing below the Red Devils in the table.
Keane explained Lampard having to deal with a transfer ban and the loss of Eden Hazard meant he did better given the circumstances.
Keane – who scowled at Aston Villa’s celebrations after staying up – told Sky Sports: “Frank’s done a better job, I have to say…
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Inter are stumbling over the cost of the deal and will ask Sanchez to more than half his wages to stay at the San Siro.
And Football Italia write how they will also offer Perisic as part of the deal.
United were on the brink of signing the Croatian in 2017 before the deal collapsed at the final hurdle.
Perisic is deemed surplus to requirements at Inter having spent the season on loan at Bayern Munich.
The German side have opted against signing him permanently despite him featuring 22 times in the Bundesliga.
SWAP SHOP
Inter Milan will look to land Alexis Sanchez on a permanent deal by sending Ivan Perisic in the opposite direction, according to reports.
Antonio Conte wants to make the Chilean's loan move a permanent one after hitting a rich vein of form towards the end of the season.
Despite his slow start to life in Italy due to an ankle injury, the 31-year-old has scored three and assisted six in his last eight appearances.
United are keen to offload Sanchez this summer and get his whopping £500,000-a-week wages off their expenses.
But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is adamant he'll only let the flop leave permanently with the club currently still contributing £300,000-a-week to his salary…
T-AKE A CHANCE
A dramatic end to the Premier League season saw Bournemouth and Watford relegated alongside Norwich City.
And the Championship-bound trio will face a tough task to keep hold of their star players ahead of next season.
Man Utd have been linked with bringing Cherries centre-back Nathan Ake to the club to play alongside Harry Maguire.
And SunSport have pulled together a star-studded XI of players that have been relegated who could be snapped up soon.
MAGAL-HEIST
Manchester United and Arsenal target Gabriel Magalhaes has been given “an exit pass” by Lille, according to reports.
The Brazilian’s performances in France have drawn admiring glances from around Europe, with Everton and Napoli also having been linked.
Gabriel, 22, is expected to leave Lille in the coming weeks, with the Ligue 1 club’s owner Gerard Lopez admitting as much.
He told L’Equipe: “With Gabriel, we are talking and we’ve given him an exit pass. He will choose his club this week.”
RO-ING NOWHERE
Manchester United took to Twitter to celebrate five years since Sergio Romero joined the club.
The Argentine has played backup for almost all of his time at Old Trafford but is well liked by the fans.
NO SAN-K YOU
Manchester United have had an £89million bid for Jadon Sanco REJECTED by Borussia Dortmund.
The Red Devils secured Champions League football with a 2-0 win over Leicester yesterday and are not hanging around as they look to splash the extra guaranteed cash.
Reports in Germany from Bild, extraordinarily claim the German side have batted away an offer that comes close to 100million euros.
Former Man City youth product Sancho has been consistently linked with a move to the red side of Manchester for months but the Red Devils will have to try again if they want to bring him to Old Trafford.
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Before the last set of fixtures were played yesterday, 28 top-flight games were made available outside the subscription model.
That included four live games that were screened by BBC.
Those matches released averaged 1.9million viewers, which is up 36 per cent on the number that watched Sky Sports in that same period.
Today’s report states a broadcasting executive told them: “Momentum is building for a serious conversation about the way we negotiated future rights deals with the Premier League.
“Give free-to-view fans a taste of what the subscribers get is likely to give them an appetite to want more.”
ARMCHAIR BOOST
Premier League matches may be shown on free-to-air TV in coming seasons after its success in lockdown.
Armchair fans could be set to enjoy even more action as pay TV executives consider future “hybrid” rights agreements.
Sky’s viewing figures were boosted by over a third for matches also aired beyond its subscription service, according to The Telegraph.
And they state “broadcasting insiders believe there is now a compelling business model for future shares with free channels”.
Their report also states “several broadcast executives believe ‘momentum is building’” after unprecedented co-operation between freeview and subscription channels over recent months…
NEMAN-EY TALKS
Nemanja Matic has boarded a private jet and headed off on holiday with his family.
The Serb has been in excellent form since lockdown as United secured a Champions League spot for next season.
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“The FA were quite good in a sense, in that they filed a report and I got my say on it.
“[Racism] wasn't something that was openly spoken about.
“I did feel fairly comfortable with the other black players because they were going through the same thing, so you can talk about experiences.
“But when you're talking about a group of you, it probably wasn't something that was openly talked about because it wasn't something the community was talking about.
“So, no, we didn't feel comfortable.”
EMILE'S HELL
Emile Heskey has opened up about his racism hell while playing for England in the past – but insists football is going in the “right direction”.
The former Liverpool star opened up on his battle with vile racists while on international duty during his career on Good Morning Britain.
The 62-cap former England international told GMB: “When I was playing for the national team we went to Slovakia, I think, and Croatia.
“We got [racism] there.
“Growing up in that era, it was the norm anyway so you kind of just dealt with it…
MAN NEW
Manchester United snatched a Champions League spot on the final day of the Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Leicester on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will now kickstart his summer transfer plans knowing his side will be flush with cash after securing a top-four berth.
And the Man Utd boss has cryptically revealed the “club knows” where he wants to improve.
United have been linked with the likes of Jadon Sancho, Jan Oblak, Adrien Rabiot, James Maddison, Jack Grealish and Declan Rice, amongst many others.
BRU BILL
Manchester United have been hit with a £2.7million bill by Sporting Lisbon as part of the deal for Bruno Fernandes.
The Red Devils secured a 2-0 win at Leicester yesterday to earn their place in next season’s Champions League thanks to a penalty from the Portuguse star and Jesse Lingard.
United will not begrudge having to pay a little more for their new talisman.
As part of the package that brought him to Old Trafford, United agreed to pay an additional £2.7m if they qualified for the Champions League this season, according to The Record.
And if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side reach it again for the next two years then they will need to also pay an additional £1.8m – or £900k should they achieve it just once more.
That means they could eventually end up paying a total of £59.5m for the star.
KABAK TO BASICS
Liverpool have joined Manchester United and Arsenal in the transfer hunt for highly-rated young defender Ozan Kabak, according to reports.
The recently crowned Premier League champions are already turning their attention to strengthening for next season.
Dejan Lovren looks set to leave Anfield and if he goes, Kabak could be the man to replace him.
Bild report Klopp has set his sights on the 20-year-old centre-back with talks already beginning.
With his contract running until 2024, current club Schalke are in a commanding position over the fee.
It’s reported that they will want at least £32m for the Turkey international.
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