Chelsea’s Chilwell on Man Utd’s radar
Manchester United have shown interest in Chelsea’s left-back Ben Chilwell, with reports indicating that he is a target for the club as they look to bolster their defensive options ahead of the upcoming season
Shaw was absent for 26 Premier League matches last season, including the last three months of the campaign.
However, the 28-year-old confirmed on Monday he is available to start for England in Wednesday night’s Euro 2024 semi-final against Netherlands.
Chilwell, 27, also only played 12 league games for the Blues in 2023/24.
Man Utd willing to let Van de Beek leave on the cheap
Manchester United are so desperate to get rid of Donny van de Beek that they will let him go for next to nothing, Bong da lu according to the Daily Mirror.
The Dutch midfielder is on the verge of joining Spanish side Girona.
Van de Beek, 27, joined the club from Ajax in 2020, but has since made just 35 league appearances for the club.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt
Girona in advanced talks for Van de Beek
Latest from Sky Sports News reporter Dharmesh Sheth:
Girona are in advanced talks to sign Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek.
Discussions centre on a fee and potential sell-on clauses.
Van de Beek has entered the final year of his United contract.
Man Utd and Bayern hold positive De Ligt talks
Manchester United and Bayern Munich continue to hold positive talks over a deal for defender Matthijs de Ligt.
Those talks revolve around a fee and payment structure with Bayern demanding £42.5m plus add-ons for the 24-year-old.
There is still work to do before a deal is sealed, and Sky Sports News has been told that United have other live options, including Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Lille’s Leny Yoro.
Almost 60,000 Bayern fans have now signed a petition calling on the club’s bosses to keep De Ligt.
The petition states that “he is a world-class defender, probably the best in our squad” and has “a long and promising future ahead of him”.
The defender is also praised for his “admirable maturity and mentality”.
Van Nistelrooy arrives on day one of pre-season
Sky Sports News senior reporter Melissa Reddy:
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake are at Manchester United’s Carrington training complex for the first day of pre-season training ahead of joining Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff.
Their additions are not confirmed yet as the pair await visas, and as such, they will not be part of the session today. All other formalities have been agreed.
United legend Van Nistelrooy was under consideration for the Burnley job but returns to the club 18 years after departing for Real Madrid.
Hake, who worked with Ten Hag at youth level for FC Twente, joins from Go Ahead Eagles whom he led to ninth in the Eredivisie last season as head coach.
Jelle ten Rouwelaar is also expected to join the backroom shuffle as the new goalkeeping coach.
Uproar in Munich over potential De Ligt departure
Latest from Sky Germany:
Almost 60,000 fans have now signed a petition calling on the Bayern Munich bosses to keep Matthijs de Ligt.
The petition states that “he is a world-class defender, probably the best in our squad” and has “a long and promising future ahead of him”.
The defender is also praised for his “admirable maturity and mentality”. De Ligt is a target for Manchester United this summer.
The Netherlands centre-back – part of the squad that will play England in the Euros semi-final on Wednesday – was in competition with Dayot Upemecano and Min-jae Kim for a spot last season.
Bayern have already signed one new centre-back in Hiroki Ito from Stuttgart and they are in talks with Bayer Leverkusen about signing Jonathan Tah.
Man Utd inform Bologna they will pay Zirkzee’s release clause
Manchester United have formally told Bologna they will pay Joshua Zirkzee’s release clause, according to Sky in Italy reporter Gianluca Di Marzio.
The release clause is understood to be £34m.
Sky Sports News reported on Sunday that there is increased optimism from all parties that a deal can be finalised for the Dutch international.
Extensive talks have taken place with the 23-year-old’s representatives and there is a broad agreement on terms with the player.
Zirkzee edging closer to United move
There is increased optimism from all parties that a deal can be finalised for Joshua Zirkzee’s move from Bologna to Manchester United.
Extensive talks have taken place with Zirkzee’s representatives and there is a broad agreement on terms with the player.
As was reported by Sky Sports, United have made it clear they will meet the player’s £34m release clause.
Discussions are ongoing internally over whether United will pay the clause in full or negotiate a structure with Bologna.
Zirkzee is with Netherlands squad at Euro 2024 and made his first appearance of the tournament in Saturday night’s quarter-final win over Turkey, coming on as a late substitute.
Man Utd closing in on £43m De Ligt deal
Manchester United are confident of signing Matthijs de Ligt in a deal worth around £43 million after manager Erik ten Hag stepped up his charm offensive to take the Bayern Munich defender to Old Trafford, according to reports in the Sunday Mirror.
Van de Beek finally heading for Man Utd exit?
Manchester United are finally set to offload Donny van de Beek this summer according to reports in Spain.
The Netherlands international, 27, is contracted to United until the summer of 2025, but has only been a bit-part player since arriving at Old Trafford in 2020.
Neville: Composed Ashworth will help Ten Hag at Man Utd
Gary Neville believes the appointment of Dan Ashworth will steady the ship for Manchester United, and give Erik ten Hag, who signed a new deal at Old Trafford earlier this week, a better chance of succeeding at the club.
“It was a miserable season for Man Utd in the Premier League and if Ten Hag hadn’t won the FA Cup final he’d have been in big trouble,” Neville told Sky Sports News.
“Winning against Man City, two trophies in two years. Man Utd flirted with other managers and decided they couldn’t find someone who could do the job better than Ten Hag.
“I’m happy in the end he stayed. He’s been given another contract to give him some strength. He had one year left and the idea of this ticking clock, we’d be asking him the question and the club every 10 minutes [if he only had a year on his contract].
“He’ll have to perform this season – this doesn’t let him off the hook. But I’m hopeful all the appointments around ETH – obviously the new CEO but particularly Dan Ashworth who brings composure, a key person in building the foundations of the new England look – we won’t get a situation where Man Utd are panicking in a transfer window and shooting from the hip as they have done in years gone by Thapcam.
“It will be more measured. If they can’t get who they want they won’t buy anyone. They will make sure they’re quite focused and precise in what they do moving forward which should give Ten Hag more stability and advice around him which hopefully will help him.”
Man Utd continue ‘positive’ talks over Zirkzee and De Ligt moves
Manchester United’s talks over the potential signings of Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt have been described as “positive”.
United have made it clear they will meet the £34m release clause in Zirkzee’s Bologna contract and are in discussions with the forward’s representatives over personal terms.
Giovanni Sartori, Bologna’s sporting director, said earlier this week that Zirkzee will “99.9 per cent leave this summer”.
Discussions continue with Bayern Munich over a fee for De Ligt, who the German club value at £42.5m plus add-ons.
There is a growing feeling all parties want to conclude a deal for De Ligt.
Zirkzee and De Ligt are both in the Netherlands squad at Euro 2024 but are yet to feature in the tournament.
Man Utd headlines: Bayern fans petition club to keep De Ligt
Erik ten Hag will retain the final say on all Manchester United transfers despite the arrivals of Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox to head up their recruitment team (Daily Mail).
Mags Mernagh, the brains behind a £60m revamp of Manchester United’s Carrington training complex, is leaving the club just before work begins on the changes (Daily Mail).
Bayern Munich supporters have started a petition to block the transfer of Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United (Daily Mail).
Manchester United are considering a move to bring Sergio Reguilon back to the club, with the defender entering the final year of his contract at Tottenham (Metro).
Manchester United are set to bring in a new goalkeeping coach, with Burnley’s Jelle ten Rouwelaar ready to move to Old Trafford to work under fellow Dutchman Erik ten Hag (The Athletic).
Manchester United are closing on a deal to sign Slovakia U17 star Samuel Lusale from fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace (Manchester Evening News).
