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      Havertz ‘wants Chelsea transfer more than Sancho wants Man Utd move’ with deal ‘set to be done after Europa League’

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      KAI HAVERTZ is said to be pushing for a move to the Premier League more than Jadon Sancho.
      The Bundesliga stars are both linked with a move to the English top flight.

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      Kai Havertz is pushing for a move to Chelsea Credit: AFP or licensors

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      Jadon Sancho has started pre-season training with Dortmund Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Havertz, valued at £90million, is subject to heavy interest from Chelsea while United are at loggerheads with Borussia Dortmund, who price 20-year-old Sancho at £108m.
      According to Sky Sports, of the pair it is Havertz, 21, who “is the one who is most keen to move as soon as possible”. 
      It is understood Chelsea have already agreed personal terms with the playmaker after Petr Cech flew to Germany for talks.
      But Bayer Leverkusen publicly insisted if their valuation is not met, Havertz will not leave.

      The player is reportedly keen to wrap up a move as soon as Leverkusen’s Europa League campaign is over.
      They play Inter Milan in the quarter finals tonight.

      United on the other hand face a battle to get their transfer for Sancho over the line.

      Like Leverkusen, Dortmund stand firm they are in no rush to sell unless their price tag is met.
      But United have made it clear they have no intention of paying £108m up front for the England forward.
      The Germans told Old Trafford bosses they wanted an agreement in place by August 10.
      But it appears no deal has been met with the winger boarding Dortmund’s flight to Switzerland to start their preparations for next season.
      United are currently in Germany to complete their Europa League campaign.
      And they are understood to see the Dortmund’s deadline as meaningless with the transfer window open until October 5.

      On Saturday SunSport reported meeting the price tag for Sancho might lead to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side potentially blowing their entire transfer funds on one player. 
      It also emerged Sancho will be offered a new £173,000-a-week deal at Dortmund if he stays.
      Although it would make him one of German football’s highest earners, it is still dwarfed by the £350k-a-week he is likely to get at Old Trafford.
      Sancho attended a house party in the UK with rap stars Krept and Konan at the weekend. 
      But Dortmund posted a statement confirming they were happy for the 20-year-old to be in England.
      Communications chief Sascha Fligge said: “It’s common and fine for players to go home before a training camp if they’re not risky. 

      “The same goes for Jadon.
      “From our point of view, the pictures that have been shown to us so far do not violate.”
      It is claimed former City starlet Sancho wishes to return to Manchester, but could be involved in a nervy summer saga.

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      Man Utd at war with Sheffield United over Dean Henderson’s wages as keeper nears new £100k-a-week Old Trafford deal

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      MANCHESTER UNITED want Sheffield United to pay all of Dean  Henderson’s wages next season.
      And as the England hopeful closes in on a new £100,000-a-week contract at Old Trafford — despite interest from Chelsea — that is causing problems for Chris Wilder’s side.

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      Man Utd want Sheffield United to pay all of Dean Henderson’s wages next season
      Blades have paid a chunk of the goalkeeper’s contract over the past two seasons  — but that was a lot less than his new terms.
      The Red Devils may be willing to send Henderson out on loan again next season but want his bumper salary covered.
      Old Trafford chiefs are comfortable offering 23-year-old Henderson a lucrative, long-term deal to keep him happy.
      But they are now talking tough when it comes to loan deals for him.

      United could keep blunder-prone David de Gea, 29, for one more season to allow Henderson further time to develop.
      Henderson finished with 13 – the same as De Gea – which was the joint third.
      Meanwhile, Bournemouth want £25million for their keeper Aaron Ramsdale, to deter the Blades and his other Premier League admirers.

      Bramall Lane boss Wilder is eyeing the 22-year-old and could be put off by that price tag.

      However, Sheffield United are due a slice of the profit from his sale as Ramsdale left them for the Cherries in a £1m deal 3½ years ago.
      There will be plenty of top-flight interest in him as he is regarded as one of the best young English keepers around.

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      Man Utd to offload Jesse Lingard this summer to raise transfer funds with England ace ‘having no future at club’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly ready to listen to offers for Jesse Lingard.
      The attacking midfielder, 27, has suffered inconsistent form over the last two years, which he admits stemmed from personal troubles at home.

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      Man Utd are reportedly ready to listen to offers for Jesse LingardCredit: Getty Images
      According to the Guardian, United are open selling the playmaker as they look to boost funds in their pursuit to sign 20-year-old Jadon Sancho.
      Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a fan of Lingard, having coached him at youth level.
      And although he believes in his potential, the England international is deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.
      It comes following the emergence of forward Mason Greenwood and instant impact of Bruno Fernandes.

      Lingard’s contract expires next summer and though United can extend it by a year, Solskjaer will not rule out a sale should the right offer be made.
      The club have already started their clearing out process after terminating Alexis Sanchez’s contract by mutual consent.
      It freed him to make his loan to Inter Milan permanent, while United finally got his £505,000-a-week wages off their pay roll.
      They did have to pay the ex-Arsenal winger £9million in order to complete his release.

      His underwhelming spell at Old Trafford incredibly cost United £28,800 per TOUCH thanks to his astronomical pay packet.
      He joined the club in January 2018 from the Gunners in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan but what was originally sold as a free transfer became incredibly expensive.
      Sanchez cost United £60m and only scored THREE Premier League goals in 18 months.

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      Arsenal, Man Utd and Leeds miss out on Jonathan David transfer after he ‘agrees £27m Lille move’ from Gent

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      ARSENAL, Manchester United and Leeds have been dealt a bitter blow after Gent striker Jonathan David reportedly agreed a £27million move to Lille.
      The highly-rated Canadian forward, 20, had been targeted by Mikel Arteta as a possible Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replacement.

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      A host of Premier League clubs had expressed an interest in the young striker who looks set to switch to Lille Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      But as reported by Goal, the whizkid looks set to replace Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen at Lille after he joined Napoli for £45m last week.

      It is understood that David will pen a five-year contract at the Stade Pierre Mauroy.
      The Canada ace has made no secret of his desire to join the Ligue 1 side this summer.
      Speaking to L’Equipe in July, David said: “Yes, I want to come to Lille.

      “I have had a very good season. For me, my next step, is Ligue 1.
      “And the footballing project at Lille is fantastic. They are a very good team in France.
      “The Lille project interests me.
      “I already speak French. That will help during my adaptation period.

      “And Lille is very close to Gent geographically. So I will be able to concentrate on the pitch.”
      Gent’s chairman Ivan De Witte had reportedly confirmed an offer from Leeds following their stunning Championship title win.

      Manchester United had also enquired about the Canadian hotshot and the club had sent scouts to keep tabs on him.
      While Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea, Spurs and Leicester have also been linked with the in demand forward in the past few months.
      It’s comes as no surprise as David has emerged as one of the top young forwards on the continent having scoring 37 goals and assisting a further 15 in just 83 games.

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      Man Utd’s worst XI signings post-Sir Alex Ferguson includes Fred, Di Maria and Depay and cost a staggering £325m

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      SIR ALEX FERGUSON left Manchester United with the Premier League trophy – but a raft of bad signings has seen it taken away with little sign of returning.
      A massive £323.7million has been splashed on 11 particularly dodgy deals.

      The worst XI of bad signings predominantly features attackers as the Red Devils failed to replace the likes of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie.
      Romelu Lukaku cost an initial £75m and United struggled to find takers when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to offload the Belgian in the summer – where he has since thrived.
      A promising first season was lost with a drop-off in 2018-19, scoring at an average of one every three games before leaving for Inter Milan.

      At the very least, Lukaku provided some memorable moments but the same cannot be said for Angel Di Maria.
      The winger arrived with much fanfare in 2014 and quickly dropped off the pace, shepherded out to Paris Saint-Germain where he painfully found the form he lacked in England.
      The next expensive error was Fred who joined for £52m, but he still has time to prove himself at Old Trafford.
      In the slightly more affordable but nonetheless useless category are Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Morgan Schneiderlin, who came in for £30m and £27m respectively.

      Depay inherited the hallowed No7 shirt but failed to do it justiceCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      Still, United recouped most of the fee they spent on French anchor man Schneiderlin when he joined Everton but Mkhitaryan’s exit saw Alexis Sanchez arrive – making the Chilean’s initial fee cheap and yet still a huge disappointment.
      Among those who arrived with potential and waited until after leaving to go on to great things is Memphis Depay.
      Now a star at Lyon and with the Dutch national team, his baffling form in the 2015/16 season showed that United had lost their touch when turning young gems into superstars.
      Many United fans point to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward as the chief architect of these abysmal deals.
      While replacing the peerless David Gill was a tough assignment, and finding a man capable of replacing Fergie nigh-on impossible, there are serious questions over his approach.
      Not only are these players examples of bad deals, managers such as Jose Mourinho were dismayed that not enough players were bought.
      Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind were picked up in 2014 off the back of good World Cup campaigns – a strategy that rarely pays off and cost the club over £30m.
      And although Matteo Darmian was an Italian international when plucked from Torino, Louis van Gaal’s exit cast him to the fringes.
      Rounding off this worst XI are two short-term signings that never got to grips with the Premier League.

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      Few have flopped in the Prem like Di MariaCredit: PA:Empics Sport

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      Falcao struggled both at United and ChelseaCredit: PA:Empics Sport

      Perhaps the Red Devils thought they were pulling off a cunning piece of Andrea Pirlo-esque business when bringing in Bastian Schweinsteiger but, at 31, the German was far past his best during an 18-month spell.
      Radamel Falcao was still in his late-20s when arriving on loan in 2014 on a £6m fee and massive wage combination yet hit just four goals in 29 games.
      Of course, not all of Fergie’s signings hit the right note – just ask Kleberson, Eric Djemba Djemba or Juan-Sebastian Veron.

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      Man Utd and Man City on red alert as Napoli president admits Koulibaly may be up for transfer after Osimhen signing

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      NAPOLI president Aurelio De Laurentiis has opened the door to selling Kalidou Koulibaly.
      The centre-back has attracted attention from a host of major clubs, but they have all been told he is not for sale in the past.

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      Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has opened the door to selling in-demand centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly
      But now, it appears Napoli are resigned to losing Koulibaly as long as their price tag is met.
      They value him at £80million, a fee they have so far not been offered by anyone.
      De Laurentiis told Sky Italia: “Kalidou is a great person, I would be terribly sad to lose him. 
      “But there is a time for everything, even to move apart. 

      “But the €90m is not on the table and so it takes two to make a deal.”
      Napoli also secured a club record £74m signing for Lille striker Victor Osimhen and will look to recoup their funds.
      Koulibaly has been a long-time Manchester United target as they eye a partner for club record signing Harry Maguire.
      But according to Goal, local rivals City want to take on United in the pursuit for the 29-year-old.

      Last season’s Premier League champions are close to signing Bournemouth centre-back Nathan Ake, having had a £41million bid accepted.
      But having lost skipper Vincent Kompany last summer, they paid the price for not replacing him.
      It has led to City targeting centre-backs as they enter the transfer window looking to set up a title winning campaign.

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      Man Utd and City ‘make offer’ for Rayan Ait-Nouri with 19-year-old left-back impressing at Angers

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      BOTH Manchester United and City have reportedly made an offer to sign Angers’ left Rayan Ait-Nouri.
      The 19-year-old made 17 appearances in the French top flight this season, having made three in his debut campaign last term.

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      Manchester United and City have reportedly made an offer to sign Angers’ left Rayan Ait-NouriCredit: Getty Images
      His form is said to have attracted attention across Europe, with interest from Manchester increasing.
      According to Foot Mercato, United and City have both approached Ait-Ait-Nouri’s agent, Jorge Mendes and offered the defender a deal.
      It is claimed Mendes travelled to England with his client on Tuesday and  visited the facilities of several clubs, including United and City.
      Ait-Nouri could potentially become the most expensive player in Angers’ history.

      Former Arsenal midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide holds their record after he moved to Lyon for £28million in 2019.
      Atletico Madrid, Wolves, Leicester, PSG, Crystal Palace and Monaco are also said to be interested in signing Ait-Nouri.

      He has played for France at Under-18 and U-21 level.
      The teen joined Angers in the summer of 2016 on a free transfer from second tier Paris FC.

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      Man Utd and Man City ‘make offer’ for Rayan Ait-Nouri with 19-year-old left-back impressing at Angers

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      BOTH Manchester United and City have reportedly made an offer to sign Angers’ left Rayan Ait-Nouri.
      The 19-year-old made 17 appearances in the French top flight this season, having made three in his debut campaign last term.

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      Manchester United and City have reportedly made an offer to sign Angers’ left Rayan Ait-NouriCredit: Getty Images
      His form is said to have attracted attention across Europe, with interest from Manchester increasing.
      According to Foot Mercato, United and City have both approached Ait-Ait-Nouri’s agent, Jorge Mendes, and offered the defender a deal.
      It is claimed Mendes travelled to England with his client on Tuesday and visited the facilities of several clubs, including United and City.
      Ait-Nouri could potentially become the most expensive player in Angers’ history.

      Former Arsenal midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide holds their record after he moved to Lyon for £28million in 2019.
      Atletico Madrid, Wolves, Leicester, PSG, Crystal Palace and Monaco are also said to be interested in signing Ait-Nouri.

      He has played for France at Under-18 and U21 level.
      The teen joined Angers in the summer of 2016 on a free transfer from second tier Paris FC.

      After impressing at youth level, Nouri was then handed his senior debut during the 2018/19 campaign.

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