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      Real Madrid set to raid Man City for Erling Haaland and Joao Cancelo as they ploy ambitious double transfer swoop

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      REAL MADRID are keen on pinching two of Manchester City’s star men in an ambitious double transfer swoop, a report has claimed. The Spanish and European champions want to continue bolstering their already stacked squad.
      Real want to reignite their interest in Haaland in 2024Credit: Rex
      Cancelo is on Real’s radar for next summerCredit: Getty
      In the summer transfer window, Real added the likes of Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouameni to Carlo Ancelotti’s team.
      But the next two summers could be even bigger with Real hoping to weaken one of their main threats in Europe, Man City.
      According to AS, Real want to reignite their interest in Haaland, 22, who has scored 14 goals in 11 games played for the Premier League champions this season.
      Haaland has a £161million release clause which is valid for the summer of 2024, the date set by Real to start the transfer operation.
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      The forward held talks with Real before his move to City, but opted against signing on at the Bernabeu as he did not want to compete with Karim Benzema.
      The report also claims Real would like to sign full-back Joao Cancelo.
      The 29-year-old has a contract at the Etihad until the summer of 2027.
      However, it is believed he could be picked up for a fee between £36-£45m next summer.
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      Ancelotti knows the player well from when he was managing in the Prem at Everton.
      Ferland Mendy would play in Cancelo’s position.
      But the Frenchman’s future at Real is in doubt, despite being contracted until 2025.
      Mendy’s requests are above what Real are willing to pay, and so any renewal has been put on hold, playing in favour of Cancelo. More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo could make emotional Sporting Lisbon transfer next summer and play with son, says Man Utd star’s mum

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      CRISTIANO RRONALDO’S mum has predicted her son and 12-year-old grandson Cristiano Jr will end up playing together at her beloved Sporting Lisbon.Dolores Aveiro said it would be a “dream come true” to see them in the same team at the out-of-favour Manchester United striker’s boyhood club.
      Dolores dreams of seeing her son line up alongside grandson Cristiano JrCredit: Getty
      Dolores is a huge Sporting fanCredit: Instagram @doloresaveiroofficial
      She told a Portuguese magazine: “Cristiano has to come back here. If it was up to me he’d be back already.
      “I already told him: ‘Son, before I die I want to see you playing for Sporting again. 
      “It didn’t happen this year but perhaps it will next year.
      “But if it’s not him it will be Cristianinho. At his age he plays better than his father.
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      “When he was 12 Cristiano didn’t have a trainer but today he’s his son’s teacher.”
      Insisting Man United academy player Cristianinho was a “guaranteed” future Sporting signing the 67-year-old Madeira-based matriarch told Nova Gente in an interview: “He’s already said, ‘Dad when we go to live in Lisbon I want to play for Sporting.
      “Seeing the two of them playing together at the club would be my dream.”
      Sporting Lisbon fan Dolores has made no secret of her desire to see her 37-year-old son return to the Portuguese top-flight side he left as a teenager to become an Old Trafford star during his first period at the Premier League side.
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      She managed to get a Sporting Lisbon present to the top of the pile of gifts under her son’s gift-laden Christmas tree at the end of last year.
      Sharp-eyed Sporting fans congratulated her on her dexterity – after a green bag with the club’s initials on it appeared centre-stage in a photo the footballer and his family used to wish his millions of Instagram fans a ‘Merry Christmas.’
      The mum-of-four was among relatives who shared the same snap on their social media.
      Dolores admitted on Sporting Lisbon podcast ADN de Leao in September last year she had asked her footballer son to return to the club where he began his senior career before signing for Manchester United in 2003 aged just 18. 
      Two months later she cheekily reposted a photo to her Instagram Story of her celebrating Sporting Lisbon’s 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and wrote: “Only you needed” in an apparent message to the Man United striker.
      Cristiano is staying put at Old Trafford until at least January following his failed efforts to leave and guarantee himself Champions League football this season, although his two-year contract doesn’t run out until the end of the season.
      He is said to have explored the option of a move to Sporting Lisbon over the summer at the height of the speculation surrounding his future.
      Cristiano Jr, meanwhile, is flourishing in United’s academy.
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      Videos have emerged of the youngster scoring a stunning free-kick.
      While he has also run rings around opponents in training.
      CR7 has a close relationship with his mother
      Cristiano Jr copies his dad’s celebrationCredit: The Mega Agency More

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      Man Utd star Diogo Dalot targeted by Barcelona and Juventus on free transfer with defender’s deal up at end of season

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      MANCHESTER UNITED right-back Diogo Dalot is a reported transfer target for two of Europe’s biggest clubs.The 23-year-old has impressed under new boss Erik ten Hag, establishing himself as first choice on the right side of defence.
      Diogo Dalot is a reported target for Barcelona and JuventusCredit: Alamy
      And the Portuguese ace has attracted attention from both Barcelona and Juventus, according to MEN.
      Dalot’s United contract is due to expire at the end of the current season.
      He is therefore available to be snapped up on a free transfer.
      With that in mind, Spanish heavyweights Barca and Italian outfit Juve are both claimed to be sniffing around the defender.
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      Although the Red Devils do have the option to extend Dalot’s stay at the club for a further 12 months.
      Dalot himself is reported to be keen to stay at United, despite the reported interest from elsewhere.
      The defender has overtaken Aaron Wan-Bissaka as the first-choice right-back at United.
      He has worked his way back up the pecking order after being shipped out on loan to AC Milan for the 2020/21 season.
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      It was reported earlier this month that Dalot is one of five players set to have contract extensions triggered by the club.
      Marcus Rashford, David De Gea, Luke Shaw and Fred are all also poised to have their deals extended for a further year.
      Like Dalot, all four are out of contract at the end of the season, but United have the option to extend until 2024. More

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      Man Utd set to return for Cody Gakpo after agreeing personal terms despite PSV star slamming their transfer pursuit

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      MANCHESTER UNITED still want to sign PSV winger Cody Gakpo, according to reports.The Red Devils chased the Dutchman last month, only to sign Ajax’s Antony instead.
      Cody Gakpo has been in sparkling form this seasonCredit: EPA
      United initially believed they would only need to splash out £50million on the Brazilian, which would have enabled them to also spend £25m on Gakpo.
      But with Ajax eventually squeezing £85m out of them, Erik ten Hag’s side could no longer afford the PSV star’s services.
      According to Forbes, United remain interested in Gakpo and were left relieved when he snubbed advances from other teams.
      The Red Devils could look to table a bid for him in January or next summer, although his PSV contract runs until 2026.
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      Everton and Southampton both made ambitious approaches for Gakpo in the final week of the transfer window, only to be turned down.
      Despite claiming he was satisfied to stay at PSV, Gakpo hit out at the manner of United’s approach.
      He said: “There are more factors at play. The World Cup also played a role.
      “I spoke to the national coach. I called him and asked for advice. The advice was clear: that I had to follow my gut feeling, but that a transfer before the World Cup is not really ideal for the player, because then you have to get used to something. I agreed with him.
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      “It was all last minute for me, because until last week I thought I was going to Manchester.
      “Then it was choose another club and decide whether I wanted to go there. That is not nice for PSV and also not for me, because it felt rushed.”
      Despite the situation, PSV boss and former Red Devil Ruud van Nistelrooy has been impressed by Gakpo’s application.
      He said: “We have not seen Cody changing his behaviour up to now.
      “I admire that a lot in him, he’s working on his development on a daily basis, playing in games and reaching his levels. He’s not distracted…For a young guy like him, it’s special to see that attitude.”
      Gakpo has been in sparkling form this term, scoring eight goals and laying on six assists in just seven Eredivisie appearances.
      He also scored in his side’s Europa League Group A opener against Bodo/Glimt, being handed the captain’s armband for the fixture.
      Ruud van Nistelrooy has been impressed by Gakpo’s attitudeCredit: Getty More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo was open to mega £210m transfer from Man Utd to Saudi Arabia with deal only failing over transfer ban

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      CRISTIANO Ronaldo was open to a £210million transfer to Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Hilal before the deal fell through, it has been claimed. The club’s president Fahad ben Nafel claims the move only collapsed due to the side having a transfer ban and it was not the player rejecting the move.
      Cristiano Ronaldo was offered a huge package by Al-HilalCredit: Getty
      He also insisted he held talks with the 37-year-old striker who wanted to leave Man Utd in the summer.
      Ronaldo was offered an eye-watering £2million-a-week contract for two years.
      He was set to pocket £210m while there was also a £25m transfer fee going to United.
      Ben Nafel said: “Yes, we negotiated with Ronaldo. The problem was not in the money or the principle. 
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      “Al-Hilal is able to bring in the stars of the world, but it was in the decision of the Sports Arbitration Centre that prevented us from registering the players.
      “We did not stop negotiating with the players despite the decision to ban, but we were delaying entering the final stage of the negotiations until the ban was lifted.”
      Al-Hilal have a transfer ban due to a fiasco with signing Mohmed Kanno when he was accidently registered for two clubs at the same time.
      If the statements from Ben Nafel are true then despite Ronaldo supposedly wanting out of Old Trafford for Champions League football it didn’t stop him not listening to Al-Hilal.
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      The size of the bid in full is incredible given CR7’s age and his lack of form recently.
      He has netted just once this season – a penalty in the Europa League versus Sheriff Tiraspol.
      The Portuguese international has also had his minutes limited this season as he is often used off the bench by Erik ten Hag.
      Ronaldo continues to start for his country though despite some questioning whether he should given his underwhelming performances.
      If Al-Hilal did add Ronaldo to their squad then he would join a team with some familiar faces.
      Ex-United striker Odion Ighalo, former West Brom star Matheus Pereira and ex-Porto forward Moussa Marega are all at the club. More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo was ‘offered to AC Milan’ as agent Jorge Mendes tried to push through Rafael Leao Chelsea transfer

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      MANCHESTER UNITED ace Cristiano Ronaldo was offered to AC Milan in a late summer transfer, according to reports.Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo, 37, communicated his desire to leave Old Trafford after United failed to qualify for the Champions League last term.
      Ronaldo wanted to leave Man Utd in the summer windowCredit: Rex
      Agent Mendes tried to secure Leao a move away from Milan to make room for RonaldoCredit: Reuters
      Instead, United had to settle for a sixth-placed finish and Europa League football.
      Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, held talks with a number of top Champions League clubs.
      But none decided to follow up with an official move for the 816-goal man.
      It has been revealed, though, that Serie A champions AC Milan were offered Ronaldo late on by Mendes, journalist Gianluca di Marzio has reported via mbn.com.
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      Mendes had desperately tried to engineer a move for Ronaldo’s compatriot Rafael Leao to Paris Saint-Germain or Chelsea, so that there could be room for the football icon at the San Siro.
      However, Portugal international Leao, 23, stayed put having netted 11 times and registered 10 assists in Milan’s title-winning season last term.
      With Ronaldo stranded at United, and in the final year of his contract, he has had to settle with watching most games from the bench until called upon.
      Ronaldo has started just three times for United this season, with two of those coming in the Europa League against Real Sociedad and Moldovan side Sheriff.
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      His only goal of the season came in the away game at Sheriff, netting from the penalty spot.
      And Ronaldo’s dip in form has even seen Portugal fans call for their captain to drop to the bench despite being in a World Cup year.
      Those calls were ignored and he started both of Portugal’s matches during the international break – but failed to score in either.
      The 2022 tournament later this year in Qatar, is expected to be his last World Cup. More

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      Man Utd star Tyrell Malacia has incredible Memphis Depay-style lion tattoo covering entire back

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      MANCHESTER UNITED star Tyrell Malacia has revealed that he also has a huge lion tattoo covering his back like his compatriot Memphis Depay.The 22-year-old full-back headed to Old Trafford from Feyenoord for an initial £12.9million this summer.
      Tyrell Malacia has shown off his incredible back tattooCredit: Getty
      The Dutch defender has revealed his artwork on his Instagram pageCredit: Instagram
      And after a rocky start by the Red Devils, he is now firmly finding his feet with a number of impressive displays.
      Now Malacia, who shone in a new role for Holland at the weekend, has given his Instagram followers a glimpse of what is under the shirt as he showed off his incredible ink work.
      And it is remarkably similar to his Netherlands teammate and former United winger Depay’s.
      The now Barcelona ace, 28, actually got his lion tattoo while he was at the Theatre of Dreams.
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      He previously said of his artwork: “The lion on my back represents me – I have the heart of a lion. I got it done in Manchester.
      “It took a long time because it’s so big, maybe like 24 hours in total.
      “I always had a feeling that I’ve been brought up in the jungle: I was always outside, I’ve been to rough areas and I’ve been through rough times.
      “The lion is for me, ‘the king of the jungle,’ and I always stayed on my feet even though it was rough.”
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      It remains unknown when and where Malacia got his done – but he will definitely be hoping for more success at United than Depay.
      The attacker previously admitted that he was too immature to succeed in the Premier League.
      He scored just two in 33 games during his doomed two-year spell in England before leaving for Lyon in 2017.
      Memphis Depay also has a huge lion tattoo on his back that he says took around 24 hours to completeCredit: AFP – Getty More

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      Man Utd ‘tried to land Manuel Akanji before rivals City but transfer broke down after Ralf Rangnick’s sacking’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED were keen on Manuel Akanji before the Swiss defender joined rivals Manchester City, according to reports.The Red Devils were in the market for a central defender and eventually landed Lisandro Martinez of Ajax.
      Akanji had interest from Man Utd when Rangnick was at the clubCredit: Getty
      Following Rangnick’s departure, United cooled their interest and then signed MartinezCredit: Getty
      However, according to Fabrizio Romano, United were initially keen on then Borussia Dortmund defender Akanji but a move broke down following the departure of Ralf Rangnick, who was due to take up an advisory role in support of Erik ten Hag.
      Following Rangnick’s exit to become manager of the Austrian national team, United cooled their interest in the 27-year-old.
      And Martinez was landed from Ajax instead in a big money transfer – a player Ten Hag knew well from his time in Holland.
      Akanji was later snapped up by Premier League champions Man City in a £15million deal.
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      He has made three starts for Pep Guardiola’s side, with just one of those coming in the league.
      Akanji has to compete with the likes of Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, John Stone and Nathan Ake for a starting spot.
      However, the defender is keen to force his way into Pep’s thoughts as a nailed on starter.
      Akanji says he wants to make decisions “difficult” for his new boss.
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      He told Swiss newspaper 20 Minuten: “We have a lot of good players. I know that it won’t be easy.
      “I also don’t expect to play through every game for 90 minutes, but I want to make it as difficult as possible for the coach.” More