Man Utd news LIVE updates: All the latest news and transfer gossip from Old Trafford
Tuesday, February 25
- Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward will speak with investors on Tuesday
- He will reiterate his plans to invest heavily in the transfer window
- Manchester United should sign Paris Saint-Germain star Edinson Cavani
- The Red Devils have been given permission to take two young Polish stars on trial
- Manchester United should attempt to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham
Paul Pogba price
Manchester United star Paul Pogba has often been compared to club legend Paul Scholes throughout his time at Old Trafford.
But Red Devils hero Norman Whiteside has thrown shade at the France international by suggesting Scholes would cost considerably more than the Frenchman in today’s market.
“Let’s clear thing’s up. Pogba. £89M. Scholes. £189M,” Whiteside tweeted.
Sign Harry Kane!
Manchester United should attempt to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham if they beat Spurs to Champions League qualification this season, says Robbie Savage.
Savage said on BBC Radio 5 Live: “If Spurs don’t get Champions League football and don’t win a trophy this season, I’m just putting it out there, if Manchester United thought ‘Do you know what? Let’s have a go for Harry Kane’, is that beyond the realms of a ridiculous statement from me?
“Why would you not go for… it’s Manchester United still, Champions League football, why would you not go for the top players you can go for?
“Because it’s still Manchester United and Champions League football could be so important for that football club and the transfer window.
“Manchester United in the Champions League, why [would they not go for Kane]?”
Nemanja Matic offered
The agent of Manchester United’s Nemanja Matic has offered the midfielder to three Italian clubs.
That’s according to website Calciomercato, who claim Matic’s representative is already working on a summer transfer.
The Serbian’s contract is set to expire this summer and it looks unlikely that he’ll be playing at Old Trafford next season.
Calciomercato claim Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan have all been offered the chance to sign the 31-year-old midfielder.
Edinson Cavani to Manchester United
Manchester United should sign Paris Saint-Germain star Edinson Cavani.
That’s according to Robin van Persie, who believes the Uruguayan is a ‘goal machine’ and could bag over 25 goals each season.
Cavani, who earns an astonishing £360,000 a week and will demand similar from his next club, is set to leave the Parc des Princes after seven trophy-laden seasons and 200 goals for PSG.
“Edinson Cavani. I would definitely go for Cavani; he’s very fit, he’s a proven goalscorer, a goal machine, he has proven it at Napoli, PSG and Uruguay,” RVP told SPORTbible.
“With him, if he starts, he will get you 25 goals a season. I’ve watched him play, I’ve played against him, he is like a proper goalscorer. He lives by scoring goals so I’d go for him.”
Trialists…
Manchester United have been given permission to take two young Polish stars on trial and one prospect is expected to be in the stands at Old Trafford for the Europa League clash with Club Brugge on Thursday.
United will cast their eye over the two trialists as part of the recruitment for their under-16 side.
Both of the teenagers have featured for their national side at under-16 level.
Mateusz Lipp, who is a part of the Akademia ‘Ruch’ Chorzow academy, is a defender who has previously been on trial with Arsenal and Sampdoria.
He will feature in a friendly against Cheltenham Town this week and also sit in the stands as United look to progress to the Europa League last-16.
The second transfer target is Radoslaw Sewerys, who is also a defender who plays in the Polish top flight for Korona Kielce.
Local talent
Manchester United have embarked on a new initiative aimed at increasing their pool of local talent in order to find potential stars of the future.
The Emerging Talent Programme is to work with over 20,000 children and young people over the next three years as the Premier League club broadens its engagement with local schools and grassroots clubs across Manchester and the north west.
The project is to operate under the overall academy structure and focus on three main areas as it forms a bridge between the community and curriculum-based charitable work undertaken in over 50 local schools by the Manchester United Foundation.
The offer is there for every primary and secondary/high school to participate in a tournament or football festival to be hosted by the Emerging Talent Programme.
Luke Shaw revival
Luke Shaw is loving life on and off the field, with the new father impressing for Manchester United and dreaming of a Euro 2020 call-up.
Life has rarely been straightforward since the big-money switch from Southampton in 2014, but the 24-year-old appears to be back on track after injuries and a testing spell out of the side under former boss Jose Mourinho.
“I’m happy but the most important thing is obviously the win and three points,” Shaw told PA. “But I feel really good and the team felt really good today, especially second half, so we need to keep things going.
“We’re working hard in training and we’re all enjoying it, so we need to just keep going and keep closing the gap.
“I’m really enjoying it at the moment, and I’m happy to play anywhere the manager wants me to play.”
