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The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumor mill is shut down! Speculation on the summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below and see all the official offerings here.
TOP STORY: De Gea to leave Manchester United this summer
Manchester United could part ways with David De Gea this summer, with the club’s owners eager to liquidate part of their remaining contract in an attempt to reduce the money they are spending on the club’s existing goalkeepers.
This is according to the Daily Mirror, which reports that United are open to terminating the Spanish international’s contract, who has two years left, in an effort to free up his £ 350,000 weekly salary.
De Gea, 30, will become a surplus for requirements with Dean henderson he is believed to be United’s number one going forward, and his salary is part of a whopping £ 570,000 a week spent on United’s top five goalkeepers.
Sergio romero He is running out of his contract as he looks to secure a new club, and De Gea is now believed to be leaving this summer as well. Meanwhile, Henderson has recently signed a new £ 100,000-a-week contract at Old Trafford.
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10.49 BST: Borussia Dortmund continues to plan next season with Erling haaland in their squad, according to the club’s director, Sebastian Kehl.
Speculation about Haaland’s future in Dortmund has intensified this week, with sources telling ESPN’s Alex Kirkland and Moises Llorens that the forward’s father, Alf-Inge Haaland, and agent Mino Raiola held talks with Barcelona and Real. Madrid on Thursday about a possible transfer.
There was a further blow to Dortmund’s chances of keeping the 20-year-old on Saturday when they lost 2-1 to fourth-ranked Eintracht Frankfurt, putting them seven points behind Champions League spots (air the replay on ESPN + in the US.).
Speaking to Sky before that game, Kehl said: “Our position and the contractual situation are clear: we are planning with Erling, we need him to achieve our goals. We have made that clear.”
09.56 BST: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Harry winksThe situation is being monitored by Atlético de Madrid, reports Sky Sports.
The 25-year-old Winks has encountered difficulties in first-team football this season, missing out on a spot in England’s last team, the last to be named before the final team is selected for the East European Championship. summer.
According to Sky, Atlético asked questions about the availability of Winks last summer, and La Liga leaders aren’t the only club in Spain looking at him: Valencia was also willing to sign him on loan in January, just to have him discard that perspective. off for Spurs coach José Mourinho.
09.00 BST: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised Donny van de BeekHis shooting ability and hinted that the midfielder still has a future at the club.
Van de Beek has struggled for playing time since he made his £ 35 million move from Ajax to Old Trafford last summer, starting just two Premier League games this season.
Three of the Dutch international’s four goals this season have come while playing for his country, the most recent in Tuesday’s 7-0 win over Gibraltar (air the replay on ESPN + in the US.), and Solskjaer believes the 23-year-old could soon be hitting United’s goal as well.
“Donny scored some absolute cookies when we got back to training on Friday,” Solskjaer said. “He scored some absolute goals, highs that I would be very proud of myself and it has done him a lot of good, to go away and score a goal for the Netherlands.
“We hope we can see a lot of that over the next eight weeks of the season and then start over.
“Sometimes it is natural that if you don’t play and you have injuries you lose a bit of confidence and spark. Then you go with your team and you feel good. I can speak from my own experience, sometimes I played for Norway again and you will feel better. .
PAPER GOSSIP (by Nick Judd)
– Despite reports that Manchester City would not attempt to sign the Borussia Dortmund forward Erling haaland This summer tonight the Daily Mirror suggests that the forward is now Pep Guardiola’s top priority. Guardiola wants 20-year-old Haaland as a direct replacement for Sergio AgueroAlthough he does consider Dortmund’s £ 130 million valuation and Mino Raiola’s wage demands of £ 600,000 a week, both excessive. The city plans to use the 15% clause inserted in Jadon sanchothe agreement in 2017 as a bargaining chip to help them get ahead of rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid.
– Manchester United and Arsenal are battling for Everton’s rising star Little thierryreports the Mirror. Both clubs are trying to convince the 16-year-old left-back to leave Goodison Park this summer and as he has yet to sign professional terms at Everton because he is under 17 years old, he could leave for free next summer. However, both United and Arsenal are looking for a way to make their move at the end of the current campaign.
– Manchester United are considering using Alex tal as a weight to help them sign Nuno mendes from Sporting de Lisboa, according to Portugal. They claim United are eager to sign Sporting’s 18-year-old left-back Mendes, also wanted by Manchester City, and therefore, to get ahead of their rivals, they hope to use Brazilian left-back Telles to sweeten the deal.
– Paris Saint-Germain is ‘sniffing’ Vinicius Junior, according to Marca. The 20-year-old forward has been in excellent shape in recent weeks, but his inconsistency could make Real Madrid interested in parting ways with the former Flamengo player. One rumor is that he might move to Paris and Kylian Mbappé in the other direction, but if it continues its current form The whites she might decide to stay with him after all.
– The wolves seek to sign Oli McBurnie from Sheffield United for £ 15 million, according to the Sun. They report that Nuno Espirito Santo is eager to add more firepower to his squad to add competition to Raul jimenez next season, and that appeals 24-year-old McBurnie. He was the Blades’ top scorer last season.
– Neymar has put contract negotiations with PSG on hold and is ready to return to Barcelona, writes the Catalan newspaper Ara. The 29-year-old has been eager to meet with Lionel messi and it is believed that he informed Barca officials that he is ready to return, which could persuade Messi to stay as well.
