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TOP STORY: If Manchester United get rid of Wan-Bissaka, Mazraoui, De Ligt or Dumfries could arrive
Manchester United and Inter Milan have been offered a swap deal through intermediaries that would see the Inter winger Denzel Dumfries He joins the English team as a right back. Aaron Wan-Bissaka AS Monaco could join Milan, reports Fabrizio Romano. Vanderson It could also be used in a swap deal.
If the deal goes through, Manchester United are expected to press ahead with their bid to sign the Bayern Munich right-back. Noussair Mazraouiaccording to the report.
Following Mazraoui's alleged unwillingness to join West Ham, Manchester United have emerged as the clear favourites to sign him. His agent, Rafaela Pimenta, is also in talks with United over another Bayern star: the centre-back Matthijs de Ligt.
De Ligt's move to Old Trafford appeared to be on hold after the club signed Leny Yoro, but with talks seemingly underway, not all hope is lost for United manager Erik ten Hag as he bids to reunite with his former Ajax captain.
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– West Ham have also set their sights on Wan Bissaka According to Florian Plettenberg, the club has failed to reach an agreement with Mazraoui. Although no agreement has been reached between the two clubs, further talks are expected to take place within the next 48 hours.
– Chelsea continue to negotiate with Villarreal over the signing of the goalkeeper Filip Jörgensenaccording to Sky Sports News. He is now the main target for Chelsea, who are looking for a new goalkeeper to compete with Robert Sanchez, leaving Djordje PetrovicLeicester City's future is uncertain. Mads Hermansen He was Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca's top target, but newly promoted Leicester's valuation of $51m meant Chelsea were powerless to do anything about it.
– Celtic have rejected a third offer from Atalanta for the midfielder Matt O'RileyAccording to Gianluca DiMarzio, the Danish midfielder enjoyed an impressive 2023-24 campaign for the Scottish champions, scoring 18 goals in 37 league games. As such, Atalanta have been pushing hard to try and sign the 23-year-old, but the club’s third offer of €17 million ($18.5 million) was still not enough to convince Celtic. It remains unclear whether Atalanta will return with a fourth bid for O’Riley.
– Negotiations between Nice and Juventus on the transfer of Jean-Clair Todibo According to Fabrizio Romano, the weekend will see him enter into “key phases”. Juve will offer a loan with an option to make the deal permanent (almost certain to be mandatory), while Nice will insist on inserting a transfer clause. Barcelona, the 24-year-old’s former club, will receive 20% of any future transfer fee.
– Feyenoord and Brighton are negotiating the possibility of the Argentine midfielder Facundo Buonanotte According to Dutch outlet 1908.nl, the Eredivisie club have been in intensive talks with the Seagulls over the past few days, with the proposed loan deal also including a clause to make the transfer permanent. The prospect of Champions League football reportedly convinced the 19-year-old to sign for Feyenoord for next season.
