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    Denzel Dumfries hires Man Utd star’s agent in hint he is joining club after he is linked with swap transfer

    DENZEL DUMFRIES has dropped a hint that he will join Manchester United after switching agents.The Dutch defender has reportedly dropped his previous representative Rafaela Pimenta and will now be looked after by the Wasserman Group.
    Denzel Dumfries has reportedly switched agenciesCredit: AFP
    Man United have been linked with a move that would see Diogo Dalot swapped for the Dutch defenderCredit: PA
    The decision, as reported by Calciomercato.com, comes as Inter Milan plan to cash in on Dumfries this summer.
    The Wasserman Group represents current United stars Alejandro Garnacho and Phil Jones.
    According to Football Italia, the Serie A giants are hoping to sell the 26-year-old for a fee of at least £35million.
    That would allow the Italians to reinvest in the squad and find a suitable replacement.
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    Inter are understood to be keen on Bayern Munich right-back Noussair Mazraou as a potential replacement.
    However, the Old Trafford side have most recently been linked with a swap move which would see Diogo Dalot move to the San Siro.
    Dumfries starred for Holland in their most recent Euros qualifier match against Gibraltar.
    The full-back provided two assists as De Oranjes ran out 3-0 winners and picked up their first points of the qualifying stage.
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    For Inter this season, Dumfries has scored one goal and provided six assists in 24 Serie A appearances.
    Dumfries, whose contract does not expire until 2025, has made 70 appearances for the Italian side since joining from PSV in 2021.
    Chelsea and Arsenal are also reportedly set to rival Man United for his signature.
    Since the January window, the Red Devils have been linked with right-backs as manager Erik ten Hag looks to upgrade on Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka. More

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    Borussia Dortmund ‘have secret plan to keep Jude Bellingham’ in transfer blow to Man Utd, Chelsea, City and Liverpool

    BORUSSIA DORTMUND reportedly have a “secret plan” to keep hold of star player Jude Bellingham.The England international is one of the most sought after talents in European football with a host of clubs interested in signing him this summer.
    Borussia Dortmund are reportedly planning a new contract for Jude BellinghamCredit: Getty
    Sides such as Chelsea, Man City, Man United, Liverpool and Real Madrid have all been credited with an interest in the midfielder.
    However, they could all be set for disappointment in their pursuit of Bellingham as Dortmund are determined to keep him at Signal Iduna Park.
    According to the German media outlet Bild, Dortmund are hoping to keep hold of him for one more season.
    The club are planning to offer him a new contract that would see his salary increase by 150 per cent up to £13million for the year.
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    The outlet also claims that his contract would include a release clause of £131m.
    This would allow the 19-year-old to leave the club to potential buyers while also guaranteeing the Bundesliga side a large transfer fee.
    This means that interested clubs would have to wait another year to sign the former Birmingham City prospect.
    The report suggests that Real Madrid are currently the favourites to sign Bellingham.
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    The LaLiga side are looking for replacements for veteran duo Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, with both contracts expiring at the end of the current season.
    However, Dortmund could be boosted in their hopes of keeping Bellingham should the veterans sign new deals at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. More

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    Man Utd star Rashford ‘rejected HUGE PSG transfer which would have seen him earn more than any Premier League star’

    MARCUS RASHFORD reportedly rejected an offer from PSG that would have seen him earn more than any Premier League player.The Man United star was linked with an exit from Old Trafford last summer with the Ligue 1 side heavily interested.
    Marcus Rashford reportedly turned down a huge offer from PSGCredit: Alamy
    PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has previously admitted his desire to sign the attackerCredit: AP
    According to The Athletic, there was an indication that PSG were willing to offer the England international a deal worth £400,000 per week.
    This salary would have put Rashford on the same level as Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne and earn more than Erling Haaland and David de Gea, according to Planet Football.
    But the move did not go through and Rashford remained at Man United and has excelled this season.
    He has rediscovered his best form and hit 27 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions.
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    Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has previously admitted that he is a big fan of the attacker, whose contract expires in 2024.
    Speaking in December 2022, about a future move for the Red Devils ace, he said: “He’s another player who’s amazing and for free? To have Rashford for free, every club will run after him.
    “Definitely, we spoke before and interest, but the moment was not a good moment for both sides.
    “Maybe summer, why not? If he is a free agent, we can talk to him directly.
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    “But we are not going to talk to him now and let him focus on the World Cup.
    “In January, hopefully, we would be interested in talking to him.”
    The Red Devils are keen to keep hold of their former youth academy star and they do have the option to trigger a 12-month extension to his current £200,000-a-week contract.
    Current owners The Glazers have been trying to get him on a new one since early in this campaign.
    But with Man Utd trying to impose a salary cap which sees the top earners get no more than between £200,000 to £300,000 a week, negotiations have stalled. More

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    Inside Qatar’s plans to put Man Utd at top of Europe’s biggest multi-club network sharing feeder club with PSG

    MANCHESTER UNITED could reportedly become a part of the biggest multi-club network in the world if they are taken over by Qatari investors.The Red Devils’ owners the Glazers are considering several bids as they weigh up the possibility of selling the Premier League giants.
    Sheikh Jassim is hoping to take over at Manchester United
    One of the most high-profile offers has come from a group fronted by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani – chairman of the Qatari Islamic Bank and son of the gulf state’s former Prime Minister.
    Qatar Sports Investments already own Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
    They also have a de facto controlling stake in Portuguese outfit Sporting Braga.
    And according to the Daily Record, QSI chairman and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is considering taking control of Malaga – who are in danger of dropping down to the third tier of Spanish football.
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    The club have been owned by a subsidiary member of Qatar’s ruling family, Abdullah Al-Thani, since 2010, but have entered judicial administration.
    However, QSI are looking into bringing the team into their sports investment infrastructure in a bid to return them to LaLiga.

    This is part of a plan to create the biggest multi-club network in the sport, with Braga acting as development outfit for Man Utd and PSG.
    It would rival the City Football Group – which Manchester City are a part of alongside the likes of New York City, Melbourne City and Mumbai City FC.
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    Braga sit third in the Primeira Liga meaning they are in line to reach the Champions League qualifiers next season – where a run to the group-stage could see them drawn against United or PSG.
    Existing Uefa rules dictate that two clubs owned by the same people cannot compete against one another in European competition.
    However, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin recently hinted at an imminent changing of those regulations.
    He told The Overlap: “This multi-club ownership question is an interesting question, I think we should think about it for the future and see what to do.
    “There is more and more interest for this multi-club ownership and we shouldn’t just say no for the investments.
    “But we have to see what kind of rules we set in that case because rules have to be strict. We have to rethink the current rules.
    “I think it has to be quick because… everything has to happen quick in football.” More

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    ‘Mind games’ – Watch ‘nervous’ Wrexham owner Ryan Reynolds chat with Sir Alex in hilarious clip to reveal Man Utd news

    WREXHAM owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney got a taste of Sir Alex Ferguson’s mind games when announcing a friendly with Manchester United. The non-league side will face the English giants in San Diego on July 26 as part of United’s pre-season tour of America.
    Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
    Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson appeared on a laptop
    And to reveal the match, Hollywood pair Reynolds and McElhenney filmed a hilarious clip with United icon Ferguson.
    The pair nervously start the chat but get nothing back from the no-nonsense Scot.
    Reynolds says: “What did I tell you? Mind games.”
    After repeated silence from Ferguson’s end, McElhenney asks: “What’s he doing?”
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    And Reynolds replies: “Living in our heads rent free.”
    The Deadpool star then panics and ends the call by claiming McElhenney has to leave to make a hair appointment in Beverly Hills.
    It then cuts to Ferguson, who is probed on how the video call went.
    To which he says: “They were on mute, never heard a thing!”
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    Wrexham – taken over by Reynolds and McElhenney in 2021 for £2million – currently lead the National League by three points.
    Second-place Notts County trail having played a game more, with only the league champions guaranteed promotion to League Two.
    Wrexham hope to be in the English Football League for the first time since 2008 by the time they play United.
    And they could do so with an ex-Red Devil in the form of goalkeeper Ben Foster, who has come out of retirement to sign for the Welsh side.
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    Kylian Mbappe tells Man Utd they’re getting ‘very complete’ striker if they SNUB Harry Kane for World Cup star

    KYLIAN MBAPPE has told admirers of one of his French teammates that they would be getting a “very complete” striker if they were to sign him. Speculation is mounting over the £105m-rated Randal Kolo Muani who is enjoying a brilliant season in Germany.
    Randal Kolo Muani’s stock is rising at a dizzying pace in European footballCredit: Getty
    His goalscoring ability has not gone unnoticed either with the 24-year-old on the radar of Manchester United alongside Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen as they prepare to land a top quality striker in the summer.
    And new France captain Mbappe, arguably the best player in the world, was happy to offer his take on the Eintracht Frankfurt forward.
    Speaking after their 4-0 win over Holland at the weekend, the PSG star said: “He is a striker who offers different game options to our team. He is very complete and has an impressive volume of play. 
    “We are happy with the game he played on Friday.”
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    Kolo Muani did not hit the net in the victory but impressed with another dynamic, all-action display.
    The striker has only made seven appearances for France and has just one goal to his name, but it was in the World Cup semi-final to help seal the win against Morocco back in December.
    Kolo Muani can expect more football at international level in the coming years with Karim Benzema retiring from France duty in the days following Les Bleus’ World Cup Final defeat.
    Meanwhile, the country’s all-time top scorer Olivier Giroud is 36 and likely won’t be leading the line in the 2026 World Cup.
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    The future is also exciting at club level for Kolo Muani.
    Man United have been repeatedly linked to the striker in their bid to find a long-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo.
    And the interest could be mutual with the Frenchman dropping a huge hint earlier this month that he is open to a move away from Frankfurt.
    He said of his future: “We talk about it a lot already, but I try to be focused on my club.
    “We continue our performances and we will see this summer. Afterwards, I always dreamed of playing in big clubs.”
    Kolo Muani has 11 goals and 10 assists in the Bundesliga this season. More

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    Man Utd ‘already negotiating Ruben Neves transfer as Barcelona pull plug on deal to sign in-demand Wolves midfielder’

    MANCHESTER UNITED are “already negotiating” a transfer for Ruben Neves as Barcelona pull out of the race for the Wolves star, according to reports. The midfielder has long been linked with the Premier League’s biggest clubs after consistently impressing at Molineux.
    Ruben Neves has been one of Wolves’ main stars since moving to the club six years agoCredit: Getty
    Neves arrived in the midlands from Porto in 2017 and is close approaching his 250th appearance for the club.
    But with the 26-year-old out of contact at the end of next season, Wolves now face a dilemma of whether to cash in on the star in the summer or potentially let him go for free a year later.
    Fichajes claim Man United are already making quick progress to land their long term target.
    The Red Devils are reported to be in talks already for Neves with the summer transfer window fast approaching.
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    In a further boost for the club, the Spanish outlet claim that Barcelona are no longer interested in the Portuguese international.
    Xavi is reported to think the star does not fit the Catalan giant’s “profile” despite reports often linking him with a Nou Camp switch.
    The Spanish side are believed to be looking for a player to sit in front of the defence, possibly as a replacement for club legend Sergio Busquets who could leave at the end of the season.
    But Neves has often played in a slightly more advance role for Wolves, which has often seen him score amazing goals on his voyages forward.
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    United manager Erik ten Hag has already done plenty of business to revamp his midfield.
    Scott McTominay and Fred have gone from regular starters under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to bench players this season as high quality recruitments took their place.
    Five times Champions League winner Casemiro was brought in last summer alongside former Tottenham star Christian Eriksen.
    An injury to the Dane in January saw United enter the market again to bring in Marcel Sabitzer on loan from Bayern Munich. More

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    Ansu Fati’s dad holds showdown talks with Barcelona amid Man Utd transfer interest with star unhappy

    CRUNCH talks have reportedly been held over the future of Barcelona’s Ansu Fati as rumours of interest from Manchester United persist. The 20-year-old was once among Europe’s most highly-rated young stars before a series of injuries held him back.
    Ansu Fati’s future is up in the air at the Nou CampCredit: Rex
    There is now serious speculation over his future this summer amid reports that agent Jorge Mendes has offered Fati to “half of Europe”.
    The winger’s father, Bori Fati, is reported to have had a meeting with Barcelona representatives where they discussed the ace’s future.
    The meeting reportedly lasted an hour with director of football Mateu Alemany and sporting advisor Jordi Cruyff believed to be present.
    Sport report that Fati is unsettled and is considering his future.
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    This is despite the attacker appearing in all but two of Barcelona’s league games this season.
    He has three goals and three assists from his 24 matches this season as he enjoys his first campaign without serious injury concerns in years.
    Fati’s contract runs until 2027 which would ease any immediate pressure on Barca to sell up.
    But there is interest in the star with reports linking Man United with a summer swoop.
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    The Spanish international could further strengthen the Red Devils’ options on the flanks for next season and could compete with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho for a starting berth.
    But other Premier League clubs are believed to be interested as well with reports claiming Arsenal and Liverpool are keeping an eye on Fati.
    The situation is further complicated by Barcelona’s financial issues which could leave the Catalan club needing to sell some big names in the next transfer window. More