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      Man Utd ‘offer to double Barcelona defender’s wages as Ten Hag seeks transfer replacement for out-of-favour Varane’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are interested in signing Ronald Araujo, according to reports.Erik ten Hag is keen to bolster his defensive options and United reportedly have a number of targets in mind.
      Manchester United are prepared to double Ronald Araujo’s wagesCredit: Getty
      Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof have featured more often than expected due to injuries to Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez.
      So United are lining up targets for January which includes Araujo, according to Mundo Deportivo.
      The report adds the Red Devils would be prepapred to double the defender’s wages – he is believed to earn around £125,000-a-week at Barcelona.
      However it could prove tricky to land the Uruguyan as Bayern Munich have made him one of their transfer priorities, reports transfer guru Florian Plettenburg.
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      And the German champions are prepared to spend £85million on Araujo.
      Barcelona could demand an even bigger fee since Araujo is under contract until 2026 with an £860m release clause.
      If United miss out on Araujo they could focus their efforts on signing long-term target Jean-Clair Todibo who has impressed at Nice this season.
      The Ligue 1 side are understood to value Todibo at around £50m.
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      Araujo has impressed for Barcelona this season
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      But United’s main transfer target is believed to be Benfica centre-back Antonio Silva, who has an £85m release clause.
      United are also in the market for a midfielder with Monaco star Youssouf Fofana targeted, while Timo Werner could arrive to boost the attack.
      Antonio Silva is believed to be United’s number one target
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      Mason Greenwood is ‘wanted by European giants as club boss plans to sign striker permanently from Man Utd in just WEEKS’

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      AN ICONIC Italian team is reportedly looking to sign former Manchester United player Mason Greenwood in a bombshell transfer.The owner of Champions League team Lazio is “obsessed” with the English striker and a January bid can’t be ruled out, Italian media have reported.
      Mason Greenwood’s transfer future is promising after positive performancesCredit: Getty
      La Lazio Siamo Noi, a Lazio news website, has reported the boss of the Serie A side still has feelings for Greenwood after a summer deal fell through.
      Lazio president Claudio Lotito is reported to be hellbent on having a second go at signing Greenwood as the team currently sits in 10th, with the sale potentially happening as soon as January.
      The Romans are struggling with their attack and have only scored nine goals in 10 games, with three coming from the spot.
      Greenwood has scored four goals in 13 games for Getafe FC since moving to the Madrid team in September.
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      “The talent of 2001 is enormous, impossible to argue with, he can play as a winger and also as a pure striker,” writes the Lazio press.
      “Greenwood remains an obsession of Lotito, it cannot be ruled out that the president could make an attempt in January.”
      Lazio would need to nab Greenwood from Manchester United as Greenwood is being loaned from them to Getafe.
      La Lazio Siamo Noi reports that Lazio could lure Greenwood with the possibility of Champions League football, but the Italians are currently five places outside of playing European football.
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      The 22-year-old’s contract with the Red Devils ends in 2025 and the Bradford player has impressed in Spain since returning to football.
      Greenwood was arrested in January last year following charges of attempted rape, assault and coercive control.
      He denied all the charges and they were later dropped by the CPS.
      Manchester United then started their own internal investigation with the plan to bring Greenwood back into the team.
      That investigation ended in August, but after huge fan pressure and internal backlash, Greenwood was sent to the La Liga side on a season-long loan.
      His last appearance for United came in a 1-0 win over West Ham on January 22, 2022.
      The former England star was farmed out to the Spaniards on transfer deadline day to try to rebuild his career away from the spotlight.
      It comes as The Sun also reported Valencia and Real Sociedad are understood to both be “monitoring” the England striker and could be poised to make a move in the summer.
      Greenwood runs with the ball against Valencia CFCredit: Getty More

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      Donny van de Beek ‘in advanced transfer talks to leave Man Utd on loan’ as he looks to end Old Trafford nightmare

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      DONNY VAN DE BEEK is set to leave Manchester United with Eintracht Frankfurt leading the race to sign him. The Dutchman has failed to break into the United squad since being signed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2020.
      Donny van de Beek is set to leave Manchester UnitedCredit: Reuters
      And even under new boss Erik ten Hag, who coached him at Ajax, the midfielder has still been isolated from the starting XI.
      It has left his Old Trafford future in doubt as Van de Beek desperately looks to end his United nightmare.
      And now according to Fabrizio Romano, talks are progressing between United and Frankfurt.
      It could see the former Ajax star leave on loan in January
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      LaLiga leaders Girona, who have the same owners as Man City, are also said to be interested.
      Van de Beek managed just ten appearances last season having been sidelined through injury and illness.
      And this campaign, the 26-year-old has played just twice after missing out on a summer exit.
      A deal to join Real Sociedad collapsed at late notice, according to the man himself.
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      He told Diario AS: “I was close to going to Real Sociedad, but at the last minute, the clubs could not reach an agreement.”
      Van de Beek joins Casemiro and Jadon Sancho as United outcasts who face leaving the club.
      The unwanted playermaker has recently been linked with a move to Barcelona after Gavi tore his ACL.
      But the LaLiga champions also face competition from Juventus as they look to replace the 19-year-old. More

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      Man Utd’s ‘Sunday League’ rondo goes viral as furious fans say ‘end the season already’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’S training ground rondo went viral and left fans pleading to “end the season already.” United welcome Bayern Munich to Old Trafford tonight needing a win and results elsewhere to go their way in order to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages.
      Man Utd’s training ground rondo went viral for all the wrong reasons
      Erik ten Hag’s struggling side can barely string a couple of passes together

      But supporters have not been filled with confidence after a video of their rondo taken by journalist Andy Mitten went viral.
      Erik ten Hag’s struggling side can barely string a couple of passes together before losing possession.
      One fan fumed: “United fans have been arguing about Rondo’s all day, end the season already…”
      Another said: “They can’t even complete 3 passes??
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      “That’s a shockingly poor clip. 13-year-olds can do a better rondo than this and I’m not even overreacting.”
      One added: “Hand on heart I’ve seen Sunday league teams hit rondo’s with more intensity and accuracy. Goodness gracious.”
      Another raged: “There’s probably £5m per week salaries in that clip – and they’re worse than my old Sunday league team.”
      Ten Hag was renowned for playing possession-based football at Ajax, where he won three league titles.
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      But in October, the Dutchman confessed that his current United squad are not capable of playing with the same style.
      Ten Hag said: “We will never play the football we played at Ajax here. I now have other players, that’s not why I came here.
      “The player material you have determines how you will play. That’s why we play here in a different way than I did at Ajax. 
      “That will have to be the case, because I can’t play the same way here. That is not in the DNA of Manchester United at all.
      “The football at Ajax is very typical, here we will play much more directly. We also have the players for that, especially at the forefront.”
      United twice threw away a lead to draw 3-3 with Galatasaray in Turkey to leave them on the brink of being dumped out of Europe.
      They now must beat Bayern – who have already qualified – while Copenhagen and Galatasaray would need to draw.
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      Ten years after Fergie’s exit sent Man Utd into freefall, we ask who’s to blame for decade of pain and can Reds be saved

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      SIR Alex Ferguson’s decision to quit as Manchester United boss in 2013 rocked the world of football, the stock market and, more than anything, the club itself.But no fan of the team who had been kings of Europe during the Scotsman’s 26-year reign thought the fallout would be this bad.
      Sir Alex Ferguson lifts the Premier League trophy in 2013 before stepping down as Man Utd bossCredit: Martin Rickett/PA Wire
      Erik ten Hag is the latest manager to try to take control of the ‘monster’ that is Man UtdCredit: Getty
      Ten years, eight bosses and almost £1billion of largely-wasted transfer cash later, and most supporters would say they are far worse now than when Fergie quit.
      So why has no one, including two of the best managers of modern times, been able to take control of the “monster” that is Man Utd and bring back the glory, glory days?
      SunSport’s experts, who have been pitchside to watch the highs of the Fergie era and the catastrophic lows ever since, give their telling insight into who is – and who isn’t – to blame for the collapse of this unique leader’s empire.
      Fans may disagree with their verdict, while their predictions for United’s future in this eye-opening short film will certainly give supporters plenty to argue about.
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      Injured Man Utd star returns to training in huge boost to Erik ten Hag as fans say ‘our season starts now’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED fans were buzzing to see a particular star back in training after a long-term injury.Lisandro Martinez was pictured ‘back on the grass’ yesterday as he continues to ramp up his recovery from foot surgery.
      Martinez returned to warm up with the rest of the team before breaking off for individual trainingCredit: Getty
      Martinez last played for United in September during the side’s 3-2 defeat to today’s opponent Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
      He then underwent surgery for a foot issue which had plagued him since last season.
      He was seen going through drills with a fitness coach as he continues his rehabilitation.
      A club statement on Martinez’s injury said: “Martinez was briefly seen with the group as they emerged out on to the pitches, before going off to conduct some individual work as part of his injury rehabilitation.”
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      He also took to his Instagram to post a picture of his training session and wrote: “A day closer” as his caption.
      There is currently no fixed date on Martinez’s return to the first-team with United reluctant to rush him back too quickly.
      With videos of him training circulating on X, one fan said: “Can’t wait to have him back.”
      While another added: “Can’t wait to have the butcher back.”
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      While a third said: “Our season starts now.”
      Tonight’s must-win game against Bayern will obviously come too soon for the defender.
      United need to beat Bayern at Old Trafford to have any chance of maintaining European football this season.
      Victory would guarantee them a place in the Europa League by coming third in the group.
      But to stay in the Champions League, they would need to win AND for Copenhagen and Galatasaray to draw in their group A clash.
      Erik ten Hag is coming under severe pressure following his side’s 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Bournemouth on the weekend. More

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      Jurgen Klopp smashes Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man Utd record with incredible feat as Liverpool stars conquer ‘inner enemies’

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      JURGEN KLOPP claims his Liverpool mentality monsters have conquered their “inner enemy” to climb to the top of the Premier League.But it has required all hands on deck to overcome fatigue and keep coming back from behind.
      Klopp has become the master of late winners
      The man who invented Fergie Time always knew how long was left
      No top-flight boss has made more changes to his starting line-up nor used more subs in all this season than Klopp.
      That has helped Liverpool to recover a staggering 18 points from losing positions after Harvey Elliott’s stoppage-time winner at Crystal Palace at the weekend.
      Under Klopp, the Reds’ 17 injury-time winners is now higher than Manchester United’s ‘Fergie Time’ era under their legendary boss Sir Alex.
      Klopp said: “The bad thing about the amount of games we’re playing is that it’s really tiring. The good thing is that everyone gets to play.
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      “It’s tough. These boys play an awful lot of football and sometimes their inner enemy is louder than it is at other moments. It’s all about the mindset.
      “A lot of the boys have been struggling with that but we have been able to change things from the bench because we don’t just change the players, we also change the system.
      “But it’s still down to the players to take advantage of these little helping hands that we give them.
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      “It’s a very similar situation to when we won the Champions League [2018–19] and when we won the Premier League [2019–20].
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      “Everyone thinks we used the same team all the time but we had Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum, James Milner, Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita in midfield and up front we had Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Xherdan Shaqiri, Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino.
      “That’s what you need to make a difference and now we have that quality again.
      “That allows us to make the moves we did at Crystal Palace when we sent on Cody Gakpo, Elliott and Curtis Jones. We were able to completely change our shape to win the game.
      “We can play with different systems but at the moment we have to work with the players who are physically available. We are playing three games a week.”
      Elliott became the 11th Reds sub to score this term and Klopp has made 138 changes to his starting XI in all competitions and another 104 from the bench.
      With top spot confirmed, Klopp can rest his stars for Thursday’s Europa League trip to Union Saint-Gilloise ahead of Sunday’s game with Manchester United.
      Then they face a Carabao Cup last-eight tie with West Ham on December 20 before a Prem clash with Arsenal three days later. More

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      How ‘Cristiano Ronaldo money’ blocked Man Utd from signing Harry Kane before Bayern transfer

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      MANCHESTER UNITED failed to sign Harry Kane last summer because he would have cost them “Cristiano Ronaldo money”.United had been keeping tabs on Kane for almost 10 years as he set the world alight at Tottenham and became record goalscorer for the club as well as England.
      Manchester United tried to sign Bayern Munich star Harry Kane in the summerCredit: Getty
      Man Utd didn’t sign Kane because he would have cost as much as Cristiano RonaldoCredit: Getty
      According to The Mail, the Red Devils tried to finally get their star man in the summer when the striker had only one year left on his Spurs deal and was adamant he wouldn’t extend this time around.
      The North Londoners’ chairman Daniel Levy was under immense pressure by owner Joe Lewis to sell the 30-year-old in order to avoid losing the club’s greatest asset for free the year after.
      However, Levy, who is well known for being an immensely tough negotiator, was not at all keen on letting the England captain going to a Premier League rival, even though the player wanted United.
      Therefore, United would definitely have had to splash a staggering amount to seal a deal with the Tottenham bigwig.
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      However, the Manchester giants would also have to spend a staggering amount on the forward’s wages.
      Kane would have cost Erik ten Hag’s side a total amount similar to Ronaldo during the Al-Nassr superstar’s second stint at Old Trafford.
      It’s understood that the Tottenham legend’s salary at Bayern Munich is in the neighbourhood of £500,000 per week, including signing-on fee and bonuses.
      Therefore, United would have found themselves back at the same situation they were in when Ronaldo returned in 2021.
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      The Red Devils would be dealing with an expensive contract of a player in his thirties that wouldn’t have much resale value at the end of his deal.
      That led to United backing off and Kane ultimately moving to Bayern after a £104million deal with Tottenham.
      And the centre-forward has already amassed a staggering total of 22 goals and seven assists in 19 appearances with the German champions. More