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Jun42020 by JBNo Comments

Fernandes reveals the Premier League club he nearly joined before Man Utd

Premier League

Bruno Fernandes admits Tottenham were desperate to sign him before his move to Manchester United but says the club were unwilling to meet Sporting Lisbon’s asking price. The Portugal international signed for the Red Devils for an initial £47million in the January window, in a transfer move that could eventually rise up to £68m. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United were interested in the signature of Fernandes last summer but baulked at Sporting Lisbon’s £75m asking price and chose to move on without him. Sporting eventually dropped the valuation and allowed Bruno Fernandes to complete a ‘dream’ transfer move to Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Fernandes has revealed things could have turned out diff...

Jun22020 by JBNo Comments

Man City respond to Man Utd’s interest in Raheem Sterling

Premier League

Manchester City are more confident than ever of keeping Raheem Sterling at the Etihad and are unconcerned by Manchester United’s interest in the player. Reports emerged on Monday that United were monitoring the England international’s future at the club, particularly in view of City’s two-year ban in the UEFA Champions League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While a deal is considered unlikely, it’s claimed United would make a move should Sterling become available, City have appealed their ban but there is no doubt that two years outside of the competition would leave them more susceptible to losing their most important players. However, City are completely unconcerned by United’s interest in their player and have no intention of allowing the winger to ...

Jun22020 by JBNo Comments

REVEALED: Odion Ighalo’s new loan deal to cost Man Utd £10.5m in total

JB's Column, Premier League

Manchester United will pay a total of £10.5million to keep Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo at the club until January, according to reports. Ighalo’s first loan deal expired on Sunday, but the Red devils were able to reach a new agreement with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The striker will be able to finish the postponed 2019/20 campaign with Manchester United and will stay at the club until the next transfer window opens. According to Daily Mail, United have agreed to continue paying £130,000 of his £300,000-per-week contract and pay another £6million in loan fees. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Shanghai Shenhua were demanding Ighalo’s return to China and had put a £20m asking price on his hea...

Jun12020 by JBNo Comments

REVEALED: Marcus Rashford agreed Barcelona transfer before U-turn

Premier League

Marcus Rashford reportedly agreed to sign for Barcelona in 2018 - but backed out as he feared he would not fit in at the club. The England international ended up signing a new deal with Manchester United set to keep him at Old Trafford until 2023. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona made their transfer move for Marcus Rashford shortly after the start of the 2017/18 campaign to discuss a potential move. Rashford only had two years left to run on his deal at United, but they were struggling to compete in the Premier League, and he is believed to have agreed on a move to the Nou Camp. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The forward left the deal in the hands of his brothers, and was 'excited' at ...

Jun12020 by JBNo Comments

Why David Moyes rejected chance to sign Pogba at Man Utd in favour of Fabregas

Premier League

Former Manchester United manager David Moyes made a move for Cesc Fabregas instead of Paul Pogba during his time at the club because he was concerned about the player’s long-term ambitions. Moyes was named as Ferguson’s successor in 2013 but his stint at United seemed doom from the very beginning after a catastrophic transfer window in his first summer at the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United were keen on signing Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo but ended up with only the signing of Marouane Fellaini. Having joined from Everton, Moyes was aware that the midfielder has a £23.5m release clause in his contract but allowed it to expire, before signing him in a deal worth £28m. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But th...

May312020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd target Saul Niguez announces he’s joining new club

La Liga, Premier League

Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez – who has been linked with a move to Manchester United says he will make an announcement about his new club on Wednesday. The Spain international, who has risen through the ranks at Atletico Madrid, signed a huge nine-year deal with the club in 2017. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Saul has become one of the first names on Diego Simeone’s starting XI and the manager made the midfielder one of his four captains for the current campaign. However, United have been heavily linked with a move for the player in recent weeks and a report claimed that discussions between the Red Devils and Atletico over a deal were “practically closed”. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Indeed, it has also been r...

May312020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd reach new loan agreement to keep Odion Ighalo until 2021

Premier League

Manchester United are reportedly set to keep Odion Ighalo on loan from Shanghai Shenhua until January 2021. The Nigerian forward is due to return to China in June as his initial loan agreement with the Red devils only runs until May 31. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The proposed loan extension will run until the end of the January window, when Ighalo will return to his team Shanghai. If agreed, Odion Ighalo will miss the majority of the 2020 Chinese Super League campaign, which is scheduled to start in June. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Shanghai's original stance was that they would only agree to extend his loan deal if an obligation to buy was included into the deal, with Ighalo likely to cost around £20m. However...

May312020 by JBNo Comments

Juventus to include Rabiot in bid to sign Pogba

Premier League

Juventus could include Manchester United transfer target Adrien Rabiot as part of the deal to sign Paul Pogba this summer window, according to reports in Italy. Rabiot is on Solskjaer's radar as the Red devils boss looks to sign dynamic midfielders to partner January signing Bruno Fernandes in the midfield after the Portuguese's good start to life in the Premier League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Juventus only signed the 25-year-old from Paris Saint Germain last summer for £27m, but he has failed to settle at the club, contributing no goals or assists for Juve and the club are willing to part ways with the midfielder. There were also claims in the Italian press this month that he had gone on strike over the Seria A club's decision to cut his wages...

May302020 by JBNo Comments

Javier Hernandez rips ‘stubborn’ Moyes apart in brutal account of United reign

Premier League, Trending

Javier Hernandez did not pull any punches when assessing David Moyes’s disappointing reign as Manchester United head coach. Hernandez, the LA Galaxy forward who also played for Real Madrid and West Ham, was part of the team for Moyes’s seven-month spell at the club – where he had the tough task of replacing Ferguson. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ferguson guided the Red devils to Premier League victory in his final campaign in charge but things quickly went downhill under David Moyes – who is now in charge at West Ham. And Hernandez pointed to his ‘stubborn’ nature, in a conversation with Rio Ferdinand, as one of the main reasons that he was unable to replicate the success of Ferguson. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘To b...

May292020 by JBNo Comments

Inter Milan confirms transfer plan for Man Utd’s Alexis Sanchez

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Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio has revealed the club's transfer plan for on-loan Manchester United player Alexis Sanchez. The Chile forward has spent the campaign on loan at the San Siro attempting to revive his career after a poor start to life with United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, he has struggled for form and fitness since joining the Italian club, scoring just one goal in 15 matches and missing much of the campaign with a serious ankle injury. In Sanchez's absence, Inter Milan have enjoyed a strong season under head coach Antonio Conte and find themselves third in the Serie A table, fuelling speculation that the 31-year-old will return to United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And while Ausi...