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The Red Devils had thought their chase for the Belgium international was over but have now reached a compromise with the north London club Manchester United have an agreement in place with Tottenham for the signing of Toby Alderweireld, but Spurs have refused to complete the deal until they have brought in a replacement for the Belgium international. And, with United nervous as to Spurs' motives, their search for an alternative centre-back will continue to cover for the eventuality that the north London outfit will pull out of the deal at the last minute ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline. United have been pursuing the 29-year-old throughout the summer but have widened the net in recent times after the initial failure to agree a fee with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. That led to increased interest in Leicester City’s England defender Harry Maguire, but a similar £75 million ($97m) price tag to that pinned to Alderweireld put United off . But Goal understands that a co...

Marcus Rashford has received the number 10 shirt for Manchester United's friendly against Bayern Munich. Rashford, who has returned from his post-World Cup break to start at the Allianz Arena, could be about to have his squad number bumped up for a second time by Jose Mourinho. Mourinho gave Rashford the number 19 in 2016 after the 20-year-old began his United career with the number 39 under Louis van Gaal. Van Gaal felt strikers should have the traditional centre forward number on their back but Rashford was not an out-and-out striker at academy level. Although United are yet to confirm their squad numbers for the new campaign, Rashford's switch to 10 all but confirms a change of number. Zlatan Ibrahimovic inherited Wayne Rooney's number 10 a year ago but only managed seven games with it before he moved to the LA Galaxy in March. Rooney wore the 10 for 10 years. David Beckham is the only previous United academy graduate to sport the number 10 since squad number...

Manchester United are reported to be lining up Polish star Robert Lewandowski in a shock swap deal for Anthony Martial. Relations between Jose Mourinho and the French forward have become even more strained this week after he left the Red Devils' US tour to be at the birth of his second child. United have been willing to let the former Monaco striker leave even before he left the States - but only to a European club. Mourinho does not want the frontman to come back and haunt him in the Premier League with interest from Tottenham and Chelsea rebuffed. And now it's reported that Lewandowski is being lined up as part of any deal with Bayern Munich. However the Germans are only will to pay £50m - that's less than £70m United want, but there could be leeway if Lewandowski is included in the deal. A source told The Sun: “Bayern are still keen and United have been after Lewandowski for a long time and want him. “His agent is close to Jose and United and he is keep...

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has left the pre-season tour of the United States to attend the birth of his second child. Manager Jose Mourinho gave Martial, 22, permission to fly back from Los Angeles, where United will play AC Milan in the International Champions Cup on Wednesday but as per club insiders report, the move left boss Mourinho furious as the player had no permissions from him. It is understood Mourinho is willing to sell the France international. However, United do not want him to join a Premier League rival. Martial, who also has a three-year-old daughter with his ex-girlfriend Samantha Jacquelinet, is desperate to leave Old Trafford and recently abandoned plans to move from a city centre apartment into a family home in Cheshire. Mourinho is determined to sell Martial to fund new signings before the transfer deadline on August 9. United will demand £80million for a player who cost £36m when he arrived from Monaco in 2015.

The Frenchman is out of contract with the Red Devils in 2019 after signing a four-year deal with the club following his £36million move from Monaco in 2015. Martial has been heavily linked with an exit from Old Trafford and his agent confirmed after the end of last season that his client wished to leave the club after falling out of favour following Alexis Sanchez’s arrival in January. United have received interest from Juventus, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham for Martial but the Daily Star say United will activate a clause in his deal to keep him at the club until at least 2020. That will buy United more time to negotiate a new deal with the Frenchman and the Red Devils had been confident of agreeing new terms last January. Should Martial not sign a new deal, he could be sold next summer as he enters the final year of his deal at the Theatre of Dreams. Mourinho appeared to rule out Martial leaving the club this summer this week by revealing the Frenchman would start up front next seas...

Last month, Martial’s agent Philippe Lamboley revealed that the 22-year-old wants to leave Old Trafford following unsuccessful negotiations over a new contract. Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Tottenham have all been linked with a move for the France international before the transfer window closes. But United have the upper hand as they have the option to extend Martial’s deal for a further 12 months until June 2020. And following United’s drab goalless draw against San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday evening, Mourinho told Martial that ‘you cannot do whatever you want in life’. ‘I don’t know what his agent told,’ said Mourinho. ‘I would like to be in Los Angeles now and I am in San Jose. ‘You cannot do whatever you want in life. ‘I would love to arrive in Los Angeles, to train in Los Angeles and play all my five matches in Los Angeles, and then don’t travel, don’t change hotel and then go back to Manchester. ‘I would like to play against Leicester on Sunday but I have to play on Friday, so yo...

The 2018-19 Premier League season kicks off on 10 August, but before then clubs will travel the globe for a host of high-profile and intriguing friendlies. From the United States to Australia via mainland Europe and Asia, the 20 top-flight clubs will be involved in more than 100 fixtures this summer. Among the things on the agenda are building fitness, helping new players and managers settle in, and a bit of brand promotion too. Who plays where? Defending Premier League champions Manchester City travel to the US for a tour that includes matches against Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool. Those three clubs will be joined by top-flight runners-up Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham in the International Champions Cup. The annual competition also features the champions of Spain, Italy, France and Germany - Barcelona, Juventus, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich - and Benfica and Atletico Madrid. Liverpool face both Manchester clubs in the space of three days, ...

Manchester United fans are growing increasingly excited about Tahith Chong, but who is he? The 18-year-old was signed from Feyenoord in 2016 and immediately caught the eye as part of Kieran McKenna's U18 side. He announced himself in his first season at the club by scoring a stunning strike at Old Trafford in the FA Youth Cup - which turned out to be United's only goal in that competition in 2016/17. Unfortunately, a cruciate injury curtailed his first campaign in Manchester in January, but after spending 10 months on the sidelines the Dutch teenager's star continues to rise. Watched by Jose Mourinho on his U23s debut in January, Chong scored United's only goal against Spurs from the right wing and was the best player wearing red on both of his reserve appearances so far. Mourinho has confirmed that Chong has trained with the first team this season and EA Sports have included him in the senior squad in FIFA 18. United continue to lack a specialist right winger and t...

Paul Pogba has done what very few players can say they have achieved during their career – score a goal in a World Cup final and lift the trophy! The Manchester United midfielder netted a stunning third goal for France in the second half of their pulsating 4-2 victory over Croatia in Sunday’s final in Moscow, following up his initial blocked shot with a rasping effort from the edge of the box which flew past Croatia keeper Danijel Subašić. It was our no.6’s first goal of the tournament and he left it for the biggest occasion. Paul also became the first United player to score in a World Cup final and the first Premier League player to net in the showpiece event since Emmanuel Petit, once of Arsenal, when France were last crowned world champions as the host nation in 1998. Earlier in the game, Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic headed Antoine Griezmann’s free-kick into his own net, but Ivan Perisic’s fine finish levelled matters for Croatia 10 minutes later. However, Griezmann’s c...

Didier Deschamps' side repeated the success on home soil at France '98 by a margin that hardly looked possible as Croatia stood toe-to-toe with the favourites for an hour. France's victory meant Deschamps, who captained them 20 years ago, became just the third man to win the competition as a player and coach. Croatia also felt their luck deserted them, but ultimately France ran out victorious to erase the memories of the loss to Portugal in the Euro 2016 final in Paris. In one of the most exciting World Cup finals of the modern era, played out to a soundtrack of thunder, Croatia and France delivered an enthralling spectacle that brought the highest goal tally in a final since 1966, a pitch invasion, and a controversial intervention from the video assistant referee that had a huge influence on the outcome. France took the lead after 18 minutes when Antoine Griezmann's free-kick deflected in off Mario Mandzukic's head - but Croatia were by far the better ...

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has claimed that Romelu Lukaku is the best striker in world football. Martinez first worked with Lukaku at Everton when the striker was just 19 years old and is now his national team boss, with Lukaku having since moved on to Manchester United at club level. The 25-year-old has impressed at this summer's World Cup with Belgium reaching the semi-finals, and ahead of Saturday's third-placed playoff against England, Martinez hailed the Golden Boot contender as the very best in his position. "If you ask me 'is he the best in the world?', yes," Martinez told reporters at his pre-match press conference. "But I am biased. I worked first with him when he was 19 and I've seen an incredible, incredible journey in his career. "His numbers throughout his career are very difficult (to achieve). His biggest attribute is he is a goalscorer and a finisher." Lukaku has failed to score in his last three games f...

Manchester United is delighted to announce the squad for the upcoming season in the FA Women’s Championship. The team will be led by former England international Casey Stoney in the club’s maiden campaign in the Championship. Casey commented: “We've gone young, we've gone exciting, we've gone entertaining. ”I’m more than aware that we’re bringing 21 strangers together but I’m really excited about the squad and the future of this team. “ Goalkeepers 1 - Siobhan Chamberlain 13 - Emily Ramsey 22 - Fran Bentley Defenders 2 - Martha Harris 3 - Alex Greenwood 4 - Amy Turner 12 - Naomi Hartley 15 - Lucy Roberts 20 - Kirsty Smith Midfielders 6 - Aimee Palmer 8 - Mollie Green 10 - Katie Zelem 14 - Charlie Devlin 16 - Lauren James 17 - Lizzie Arnot 21 - Millie Turner Forwards 7 - Ella Toone 9 - Jess Sigsworth 11 - Leah Galton 18 - Kirsty Hanson 19 - Ebony Salmon

The Bianconeri completed the shock signing of the 33-year-old, but the club chief says it was the forward who started flirting first Cristiano Ronaldo made the first move to start negotiations with Juventus over his shock move from Real Madrid, chief executive Giuseppe Marotta has revealed. The 33-year-old joined the Serie A side in a move worth €100m (£88m/$117m) plus €12m (£10.5/$14m) in additional charges, while he committed to a four-year contract that will see him net €30 million (£26.5m/$35m) each season. Juve tried to sign Ronaldo when he was just 18, only to see the move fall through and the attacker to become a star at Manchester United and then Madrid. This time, however, it was the Portuguese icon who got in touch with the Bianconeri, as he sought a way out of the Spanish capital following their Champions League win. While his agent, Jorge Mendes, was in talks with the Bianconeri over Joao Cancelo's move to Turin, the forward made first contact with the Italian champi...

Manchester United Nigerian Youngster Tosin Kehinde has reported for pre-season training at Manchester United despite his contract standoff with the Premier League powerhouse. The highly-rated midfielder is now free to talk to interested clubs after he ran out of contract with the Old Trafford outfit on June 30,2018 but has been spotted training with the Red Devils this week. On Wednesday, United published their incoming and outgoing transfers in the summer transfer window but omitted Kehinde from the list, which implies that they are still in talks with the 20-year-old about extending his stay. A top source told reporters : ''Kehinde is still training with Manchester United, he will hopefully decide on a Club next week. ''There's nothing to be alarmed by his name omitted from the list. He was among the players they offered a contract who haven't signed yet, talks are still ongoing.'' Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers, Read...

The Frenchman was one of the causes for knocking out the Barcelona star from the World Cup in the Round of 16 stage as his nation won 4-3 on the day.Pogba was one of his country’s best performers, perhaps only being bested by PSG’s Kylian Mbappe who scored a brace and France will now face Uruguay next in the quarter-finals. Perhaps if the former Juventus man keeps up his good form on the biggest international stage he may be able to help his side go all the way. Messi on the other hand may still have one World Cup left in him in the future but there have been rumours that his frustrations have reached a boiling point and he may quit. According to ESPN, Paul said to TyC Sports: “We know that we are playing against probably the best player in the world. For 10 years now I have been watching him, learning from him. “He makes me love football more, always. We want to play against the best, and today we won against the best. I will always be united with him, world class p...

Manchester United fans are convinced Anthony Martial is staying at the club, despite his agent saying he wants to move on. After making a blistering start, the French forward fell out of favour with Jose Mourinho towards the end of last season, especially following the arrival of Alexis Sanchez. His time at the club looked certain to come to an end after his agent revealed he wants to leave. However, United fans now think the 22-year-old could be staying following a hint from the club's official Twitter account. The Red Devils were promoting their pre-season tour and uploaded a picture of Anthony Martial celebrating. Manchester United ✔ @ManUtd Look at @ AnthonyMartial 's face and tell us you don't want to watch # MUFC across the pond this summer. 5:17 PM - Jul 4, 2018 Tour 2018: Reds return to the USA www.manutd.com 3,005 618 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy ...