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      Man Utd make Erling Haaland top striker transfer target with Solskjaer and John Murtough in total agreement

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly decided Erling Haaland is their No1 transfer target. The Red Devils are on the hunt for a new striker to succeed veteran Edinson Cavani.
      Erling Haaland is the No1 striker transfer target for Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
      And according to the Manchester Evening News, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and football director John Murtough are in ‘mutual agreement’ Haaland is their preferred option.
      The report adds the United brass – including Solskjaer and Murtough – will sit down for their first recruitment meeting.
      And top of the agenda will be working out a strategy to land the club’s next No9.
      Cavani’s contract expires in June, by which time he will be 35, so a centre forward is a priority for summer 2022.
      Harry Kane has been linked previously but is staying put at Tottenham for now and would prefer to join Manchester City.
      Kylian Mbappe will likely be a Real Madrid player by then – either signing this week or arranging a free transfer for next year.

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      And United look on course to go after Borussia Dortmund ace Haaland.
      The 21-year-old has already established himself as one of the very best strikers in world football.
      The fact that his £64million release clause kicks in next summer makes him an even more appealing target.
      Reports this week stated United may well be at the front of the queue to secure a cut-price deal – especially because the ex-Molde man ‘dreams’ of playing in the Premier League.
      Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping his personal ties with his compatriot can also ensure United win the race for his signature – despite being turned down in late 2019 when Haaland joined Dortmund.
      However, any attempt to sign Haaland would mean having to deal with his controversial agent Mino Raiola.
      It is thought he would demand a £34m fee for himself as well as whopping £825,000-a-week wages for his client.
      Haaland looks on course to remain with the Bundesliga side for the 2021-22 season, which he has started with five goals in five games after 41 in 41 last term.
      Dortmund boss Marco Rose is confident his main man is going nowhere at the end of the window which saw Jadon Sancho swap Dortmund for Old Trafford.
      He told Bild: “He still has a long-term contract with us [until 2024].

      “Just because the public is constantly talking about him leaving next summer, that doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. 
      “In the end, Erling has to decide for himself where he sees his future.
      “In any case, we are happy that he is currently playing for us – and, who knows, possibly it’ll be even more than just one season if we write an extraordinary story here.”
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      John Murtough is Manchester United’s first director of footballCredit: Getty
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      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer all-but confirms Man Utd summer transfer business is finished ‘but you never know in football’

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      OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has all-but-confirmed that Manchester United’s transfer business this summer is finished.However, the boss has refused to rule out the possibility of a late arrival, cheekily saying ‘you never know in football’.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjare has all-but-confirmed Man Utd are finished in the summer transfer marketCredit: Getty
      United have had a strong window following last season’s second-place finish in the Premier League.
      Experienced goalkeeper Tom Heaton was first snapped up on a free transfer from Aston Villa.
      And United finally landed long-term target Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund for £76million.
      The Red Devils then stunned football fans by pulling off an incredible £36m coup for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane.
      However, United continue to be linked with a host of players as the window nears its end.
      Midfield has been a cause for concern in the opening games of the new season, with the likes of Fred and Nemanja Matic failing to impress.

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      One name strongly tipped for an Old Trafford move is Atletico Madrid star Saul Niguez, who is also a target for Chelsea.
      But Solskjaer has appeared to rule out a move for the Spaniard, and anyone else for that matter.
      However, the Norwegian has left the door slightly ajar if the right player becomes available.

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      Solskjaer told Arilas Ould-Saada: “I don’t think much is going to happen. If something happens, it’s a bonus.
      “You never know what happens in the world of football.
      “But we’ve had a very good window. I’m happy with what we’ve done.”
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      Cristiano Ronaldo ‘wants stunning transfer to Man City’ as Man Utd icon eyes Juventus exit with Harry Kane move stalling

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO is looking to ‘engineer’ a stunning move to Manchester City, reports in France have claimed. According to L’equipe, the former Manchester United forward has had his representatives contact Premier League champions City.
      Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to ‘engineer’ a stunning move to Manchester City, reports in France have claimedCredit: Getty
      It comes amid speculation Ronaldo has asked to leave Juventus after three years in Italy.
      He was left out of their Serie A opener against Udinese over the weekend, which ended 2-2.
      Although the five-time Ballon d’Or winner did come on to score an injury-time winner – only for it to be disallowed by VAR.
      Juve vice president Pavel Nedved attempted to play down the exclusion after the game.
      Nedved said: “We are not going to try to create sensationalist stories when there are none.
      “It was a decision we shared with the player. At the beginning of the season, he is naturally not at top form.”
      Reports also linked Ronaldo with a move back to Real Madrid, from whom he joined Juve in a £99million deal.

      But bizarrely, Bernabeu boss Carlo Ancelotti personally tweeted to distance himself with signing the forward, who he managed from 2013-2015.
      Ancelotti posted: “Cristiano is a Real Madrid legend and he has all my love and respect. I have never considered signing him. We look forward.”
      Ronaldo, 36, also looked to ease some of the speculation about his future on social media and appeared to commit himself to Juve.
      He wrote: “As well as this most recent episode in Spain, there have been frequent news and stories associating me with a number of clubs in many different Leagues, with nobody ever being concerned about trying to find out the actual truth.
      “I’m breaking my silence now to say that I can’t allow people to keep playing around with my name.
      “I remain focused on my career and in my work, committed and prepared for all the challenges that I have to face. Everything else?
      “Everything else is just talk.”
      Ronaldo’s full statement on his future Anyone who knows me is aware of how focused I am on my work. Less talk and more action, this has been my guiding motto since the start of my career.
      However, in view of everything that’s been said and written recently, I have to set out my position
      More than the disrespect for me as a man and as a player, the frivolous way that my future is covered in the media is disrespectful to all the clubs involved in these rumours, as well as to their players and staff.
      My story at Real Madrid has been written. It’s been recorded. In words and numbers, in trophies and titles, in records and in headlines. It’s in the Museum at the Bernabeu Stadium and it’s also in the minds of every fan of the club.
      And beyond what I achieved, I remember that in those nine years I had a relationship of deep affection and respect for “merengue afición”, an affection and respect that I retain to this day, and that I will always cherish.
      I know that the true Real Madrid fans will continue to have me in their hearts, and I will have them in mine.
      As well as this most recent episode in Spain, there have been frequent news and stories associating me with a number of clubs in many different Leagues, with nobody ever being concerned about trying to find out the actual truth.
      I’m breaking my silence now to say that I can’t allow people to keep playing around with my name.
      I remain focused on my career and in my work, committed and prepared for all the challenges that I have to face.
      Everything else? Everything else is just talk.

      Despite the statement, still Ronaldo has been linked with a move away from Italy, and City are the latest side rumoured to be a potential suitor.
      The English champions have spent the summer trying to sign England captain Harry Kane, 28, from Tottenham.
      But Spurs appear unwilling to let their star man leave for anything less the £160m, despite the striker believing he had a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ with chief Daniel Levy that he could go.
      Reports now claim Ronaldo wants to capitalise on the situation and offer himself as a potential solution for City’s problems.
      That is despite the six years he spent at Old Trafford having signed as an 18-year-old in 2003.
      The report claims Ronaldo has even spoken to international team-mates about Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo about joining them at City.
      City are not believed to be interested in a deal, even though the Portuguese superstar could come relatively cheaply, having only a year left on his Juve deal.
      Kane is said to still want a move to the Etihad, but did make his return to Spurs’ squad in their 1-0 win over Wolves on the weekend.
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      Man Utd join Saul Niguez transfer race and face battle with Chelsea with Eduardo Camavinga also interesting Solskjaer

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly set to battle Chelsea for the transfer of Saul Niguez.The central midfielder is ready to end his time with Atletico Madrid for a new challenge in the Premier League.
      Saul Niguez could be heading to the Premier League with Man Utd and Chelsea interestedCredit: Getty
      According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea ‘opened talks’ with the 26 year old ‘days ago’
      There is ‘an official bid on the table’ which is believed to be a loan with a buy option.
      But United are set to show their hand – although they remain keen on Rennes wonderkid Eduardo Camavinga.
      The French youngster looks set to leave Rennes this transfer window which closes on August 31, with Paris Saint-Germain his most likely destination.
      Camavinga is reportedly on the verge of joining PSG for just £25.7million, half of Rennes’ original asking price.
      This is because Rennes want to cash in him while they still have the chance as his contract ends next summer.
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      But although his move to the Ligue 1 giants seems to be a foregone conclusion, PSG’s excessive spending this summer has given United a glimmer of hope.
      Should Chelsea be the Niguez’s preferred destination, there are also reports that Timo Werner could be used as part of a player-swap transfer.
      Niguez still has five years left on his current contract at the Wanda Metropolitano.
      But having already spent £97.5million on Romelu Lukaku – who in turn has pushed Werner down the pecking order – the opportunity to do a player exchange could appeal to both clubs.
      As reported by OK Diario, a deal may well be on the cards.

      Atleti boss Diego Simeone is a fan of Werner, whose game time looks set to be cut significantly at Stamford Bridge this season.
      Niguez is a year older at 26 but they are on similar wages – Werner earns around £270,000 per week at Chelsea – making a switch financially viable.
      The Blues and Atletico have done plenty of transfer deals over recent years with the likes of Diego Costa, Thibaut Courtois, Alvaro Morata and Felipe Luis.
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      Man Utd star Van de Beek so determined to fight for place that his agents no longer inform him of transfer interest

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      DONNY VAN DE BEEK is so determined to make it at Manchester United that his agents don’t bother telling him of transfer interest.The 24-year-old Dutch midfielder, who joined from Ajax for £39million, remains on the fringes of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI.
      Donny van de Beek is refusing to chuck the towel in on his Man Utd careerCredit: PA
      He has failed to see any pitch-time in United’s opening two games – a 5-1 thrashing of Leeds and a 1-1 draw at Southampton.
      But according to The Times, Van de Beek is refusing to call time on his United future.
      The newspaper claims that ‘his representatives received offers in the close season’.
      But these were not sent on to the player as ‘he made it clear earlier in the summer that he wanted to stay’.
      But a lack of game time for the Red Devils could see his international dreams come crashing down.
      Holland boss Louis Van Gaal is looking to get the country back to past glories, and is expected to only select match-fit players.
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      And he has already voiced his concerns over Van de Beek’s situation at Old Trafford.
      Speaking in December, the 70-year-old told Ziggo Sport: “I do hope for Van de Beek that his time will come at United, but in all honesty? No, he hasn’t made the right choice.
      “When you know Fernandes and Pogba are there, you don’t go there.

      “Those are the positions where Van de Beek is at his best.”
      The 24-year-old endured a desperately disappointing first season in England, starting only four Premier League games for his new club.
      Disaster then struck when an injury caused him to miss Euro 2020 with Holland.
      He is behind Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Scott McTominay, Fred and Nemanja Matic in the United midfield.
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      Gary Neville urges Man Utd to sign Harry Kane and can’t understand why they aren’t going ‘extra step’ in transfer window

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      MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville has urged the club to rival City in the race to prise Harry Kane away from Tottenham.The 28-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to join the Etihad this summer in a huge transfer.
      Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been linked with a big-money move away from North LondonCredit: Getty
      Despite City being desperate to secure the England skipper’s services, boss Pep Guardiola has stated he wouldn’t be fussed if they didn’t manage to sign him.
      And Neville believes the Red Devils should look to bring him to Old Trafford if they wish to challenge for Premier League title.
      United haven’t won the top-flight championship since 2013, and Neville has stated that despite this summer’s arrivals of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, the squad isn’t strong enough to win the league.
      He told Sky Sports: “My gut feeling is [Sancho and Varane] won’t have the same impact on Manchester United as Alisson and [Virgil] van Dijk to get them up to that 90-95 points they will need to win the league.
      “I think they will still be short. Chelsea, you see what they have done with Romelu Lukaku. You see that Van Dijk has come back for Liverpool.
      “You can see that City have come in for Jack Grealish and Harry Kane. If they get Kane there is a massive problem for United.

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      “I am struggling to understand why Manchester United are not going that extra step in this transfer window.
      “With regards to Manchester United, they have always gone after the best player in the Premier League, the best English or British player in the Premier League, historically.”
      Neville continued: “Anthony Martial, Daniel James, Jesse Lingard, you are talking about potentially offloading a lot of wages there, potentially getting some transfer fees in.
      “Why are they not going for Harry Kane this week? Because I believe that if Harry Kane entered Manchester United you could get up to 90 to 95 points.
      “Without him, they are still going to have to replace Edinson Cavani and Martial next summer. Martial is not going to do it, Cavani has only got one year left.
      “They are going to have to get a centre-forward at some point, why not get the man now to give them that impetus to get towards that 95 points? Because I don’t think they can just with Sancho and Varane.”
      Spurs gaffer Nuno Espirito Santo remained coy on Kane’s future after the club’s 1-0 win against Wolves on Sunday, where the striker came off the bench.

      Asked if Kane would feature in Thursday’s Europa Conference League play-off second leg against Pacos de Ferreira – with Spurs 1-0 down – Nuno said: “I can’t answer that.
      “It’s too soon. Now we are going to recover and we assess the next morning, like always. He did well, he helped the team.
      “He is still in the process of improving his fitness but he is one of the best in the world.”
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      Man Utd ‘interested in Ruben Neves transfer from Wolves’ as Solskjaer looks continue spree in title assault

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are interested in signing Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves, reports say. They have already completed the £73million signing of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund and Raphael Varane, who cost £42m from Real Madrid.
      Man Utd are interested in signing Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves, reports sayCredit: Rex
      But according to 90min, United are interested in bolstering their options in the middle of the park.
      And it is claimed Wolves’ Neves, 24, is a target for Old Trafford boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
      His Portuguese team-mate Bruno Fernandes, 26, is said to be keen on the deal.
      United have previously been linked with Eduardo Camavinga, 18, of Rennes and Atletico Madrid’s Saul Niguez, 26.
      But Neves has been rumoured to be pushing to leave Wolves all summer, with Arsenal also believed to be admirers.
      United’s chase for a midfielder comes amid speculation Paul Pogba, 28, could be looking to leave the club with just one year left on his contract.

      But boss Solskjaer has insisted the 2018 French World Cup winner is going nowhere.
      He said: “I expect him to be here when September 1 comes.”
      Solskjaer then added: “Paul, he’s enjoying his football.
      “And I’ve said many times, my job is to make sure we’re getting the best out of Paul and all the individuals.
      “For me, to make players stay at Man United, when you see a good squad and get good results, that helps.
      “We want to win things and I want to take this team to the next level.”
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      Gorgeous Estelle Bergkamp is the stunning daughter of Arsenal legend Dennis and girlfriend of Man Utd star van de Beek

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      DONNY van de Beek is still settling into life at Manchester United, after a difficult first season.But at least he has the support of his Wag, whose dad used to view the Premier League giants as a fearsome rival.
      Estelle Bergkamp is the daughter of Arsenal legend DennisCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      Dennis Bergkamp’s daughter dates Man Utd star Donny van de BeekCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      The Bergkamp family with daughter EstelleCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      The 24-year-old midfielder dates Dennis Bergkamp’s daughter, Estelle, 25.
      They met in Amsterdam and a relationship between the pair soon blossomed.
      And she soon joined Donny in Manchester, after he moved to Old Trafford.
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      Bergkamp was one year into his Arsenal career, when he welcomed Estelle into the world with wife Henrita.
      She was born in London, where Dennis would stay for 11 years and win three Premier League titles with the Gunners.
      In fact, when she was a small girl she joined her dad on the pitch at Highbury and was snapped holding the Premier League trophy.
      Football has always been in her family, so it was no surprise that she would soon start dating a footballer.
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      Last summer, Estelle and van de Beek began dating.
      Estelle was originally born in LondonCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      Dennis Bergkamp won three Premier League titles with Arsenal in 11 yearsCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      Estelle soon moved to Amsterdam after her dad hung up his bootsCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      Since becoming an item van de Beek and Estelle have become travel buddiesCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      The loved-up pair enjoyed a romantic break in ParisCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      Initially, they kept their romance under wraps, however the allure of showing off their happiness on Instagram was too much to resist.
      One Christmas, the pair shared a romantic snap cuddling in front of a Christmas tree.
      She captioned the cute pic: “Merry christmas from us.”
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      Since they became an item, Estelle and Donny have become best travel buddies.

      And, of course, they’ve taken us on their adventures through snapshots on social media.
      The pair can be seen in various clenches in destinations as glamorous as Ibiza and the South of France.
      Hopefully, they like Manchester too.
      Estelle and van de Beek celebrated Christmas together in 2019
      The Dutch beauty is often seen on a glamorous holiday Credit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en
      Estelle celebrated her dad being a Premier League champion on the Highbury pitch
      Estelle lives in Manchester with boyfriend van de BeekCredit: https://www.instagram.com/estellebergkamp/?hl=en More