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  • Zidane signs pro terms with Man Utd

    Zidane signs pro terms with Man Utd

    Zidane Iqbal has signed pro terms with Manchester United.

    Iqbal, 17, has not played for the Under-18s since December but is expected to regain fitness soon and United rate the attacking midfielder so highly they wanted to tie down Iqbal on a professional deal to oversee his development.

    United intend to promote Iqbal to the Under-23 squad next season as he turns 18 later this month.

    Iqbal’s representatives, Base Soccer, tweeted: “Many congratulations to Zidane Iqbal, who has signed his first professional contract with Manchester United. Well done Zee!”

    United do not intend to formally announce Iqbal’s extension, says the Manchester Evening News.

  • Go for Aguero, Berbatov tells Man Utd

    Go for Aguero, Berbatov tells Man Utd

    Manchester United title winner Dimitar Berbatov wants to see his old club move for Manchester City great Sergio Aguero.

    Aguero will leave City this summer after ten years with the club.

    Berbatov told Betfair: “There’s a lot of speculation about where he will go at the end of the season, I would absolutely take him at Manchester United.

    “Despite his connection to City and everything he has done there he is a player you can not hate.

    “It’s painful for City but if they are letting him go then they are deciding that he has past his peak and they will have someone to replace him.

    “He’s still only 32, I left United at 31 and Rooney left at 31 but it’s a different time now and a player like Aguero can still do a lot of damage for a club like United.

    “He knows how to save his strength, he knows how and when to attack and when to wait for the right moment, look at how Cavani and Ibrahimovic are performing, they are still making a big impact.

    “I think Aguero would be a good addition to United but I can’t see it happening because of his loyalty to City.

    “He is still capable of scoring goals and causing damage, but there maybe other younger strikers out there worth chasing ahead of him.

    “I think Aguero would feel strange going to United, but I was there when his countryman Carlos Tevez left us to join City.

    “It was a surprise for me and everyone else at the club to see Carlos go to City, maybe it was for some kind of statement to United, you could say revenge.

    “These days it’s not too unusual to see players move to their rival clubs, it’s business at the end of the day and for Aguero it’s his choice where he goes next, he doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone.”

  • Man Utd winger reveals big Wales ambitions

    Man Utd winger reveals big Wales ambitions

    Manchester United winger Daniel James wants to help Wales repeat their heroics from Euro 2016.

    The Manchester United winger is a sure thing to make Wales’ squad for the European championships this summer.

    Asked if he thought Wales could repeat their success from 2016, in which they reached the semi-finals, James replied: “Yes, I don’t see why not?

    “I watched the last Euros on holiday in Marbella and it was unbelievable.

    “I just wanted to be a part of that.

    “Back then, I never thought I would be.

    “We are all looking forward to it.

    “The games this week have been all about the World Cup qualifiers but they are big games going into the Euros this summer.

    “We have nothing to lose.

    “We have shown we can compete against the best teams and we just have to keep performing.

    “We have strength in depth and players who can come in and do just as well.

    “Everyone in the squad has played a part throughout the campaign and the last ten days have been unbelievable.”

  • Jesse Lingard sets conditions for Man Utd return

    Jesse Lingard sets conditions for Man Utd return

    Manchester United loanee Jesse Lingard is willing to return to the club next season, provided he gets more game time.

    Lingard was on the fringes at United for nearly a year, before a loan move to West Ham United in January.

    The 28-year-old is now showing his best form, having scored 5 and assisted 2 times in 7 Premier League games for the Hammers.

    And according to ESPN, Lingard is not ready to go back to United no matter what, as he would prefer to spend next season at a club where he plays regularly.

    Lingard, who will have a year left on his deal in the summer, wants assurances from United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that he will play more often.

  • Didier Deschamps eases Martial Man Utd fitness fears

    Didier Deschamps eases Martial Man Utd fitness fears

    France boss Didier Deschamps says Anthony Martial has not suffered a serious injury.

    The Manchester United forward was withdrawn prematurely from France’s win over Kazakhstan on Sunday.

    Deschamps was unsure if Martial would play against Bosnia on Wednesday, but he ruled out Martial being sidelined for an extended period.

    “Anthony has a small issue on his knee. Nothing is decided yet,” Deschamps said on Tuesday.

    “He won’t be taking part in the training session a bit later. We’ll see tomorrow.

    “Anything serious has been dismissed. We’ve run some tests, but there’s still the pain, and having travelled as long as we have, that hasn’t helped.”

  • Man Utd, Chelsea in contact with departing Man City striker

    Man Utd, Chelsea in contact with departing Man City striker

    Manchester United and Chelsea are already in contact with departing Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.

    The Argentinian will end his trophy-laden stint at the Etihad this summer when his contract comes to an end.

    Foot Mercato says Aguero could stay in England with United and Chelsea already making an offer for his services.

    PSG and Inter Milan are keen to land Aguero on a free, with Mauricio Pochettino particularly keen on signing his fellow countryman.

    Aguero, who has notched 257 goals in 384 games with the Citizens, has not made a decision on where he will be playing next term.

    But with Edinson Cavani departing Old Trafford, United could finally secure revenge for City poaching Carlos Tevez from them on a free all those years ago.

    As for Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel’s side have been linked with another striker in recent weeks, despite Timo Werner arriving last summer.

  • Raiola admits blocking Haaland from joining Man Utd

    Raiola admits blocking Haaland from joining Man Utd

    Super agent Mino Raiola admits blocking Erling Haaland from joining Manchester United in January 2020.

    Raiola has admitted he was “maybe too careful” in moving Haaland to Borussia Dortmund last year with the Norwegian striker now the most in-demand player in world football.

    Before joining Dortmund in January 2020, Haaland and agent Raiola turned down the chance to reunite the player with his former Molde boss Ole Gunner Solskjaer at Old Trafford.

    “Haaland is in front of his own development. He is ahead of his own schedule. Maybe I was too careful when I said, ‘Oh no, let’s move to Dortmund instead of I-don’t-know-where’,” Raiola told the Athletic.

    “This boy — I’m 100 per cent convinced and everybody’s convinced — can move to any club, wherever he wants, already on this level. And he could have done that last year.

    “But maybe last year there were still teams (saying), ‘Oh, he was in Red Bull (Salzburg), can he do it in another club?’.

    “He is quicker than his own prediction. So yeah, Haaland is the talk of the town.”

  • EPL: I grew up as a Chelsea fan – Man Utd star

    EPL: I grew up as a Chelsea fan – Man Utd star

    Daniel James admits a winning Manchester United debut against Chelsea last season was a special day.

    James admits he grew up as a Chelsea fan.

    He said, “I used to look at their players when I was younger – [Eden] Hazard, [Juan] Mata and [Didier] Drogba – and they were players that I loved. You kind of grow out of that.

    “It was quite strange playing them in the first game of the season and before the game, I never thought I would come on.

    “It’s a big game, I thought it would be a close encounter but we were actually 3-0 up.

    “Then I thought I could get my opportunity here. It was goosebumps when the gaffer [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer] called my name.

    “I think I got 15 minutes which was great. It was surreal and the fans, when I made my debut, it was just great them clapping when you come on and them really cheering you on. That set me alight really.”

  • Chelsea threatening Man Utd plans for Villarreal defender

    Chelsea threatening Man Utd plans for Villarreal defender

    Chelsea are threatening Manchester United’s plans for Villarreal defender Pau Torres.

    Torres looks set to earn a big move this summer courtesy of his impressive development at Villarreal and he is now regarded as one of the best centre-backs in La Liga.

    If Torres is to move to the Premier League, a switch to United appears to be his most likely destination.

    However, according to The Athletic, Chelsea have actually been monitoring the 24-year-old’s progress in recent months.

    Thomas Tuchel is set to decide whether he wants to bring in another centre-back at the end of the campaign.

    Should he wish to do so, Chelsea look set to try and hijack United’s proposed move for Torres.

    The ball-playing defender has a release clause in the region of £45million in his contract.

    Villarreal are also allegedly open to potential player-plus-cash offers.

  • How I picked a player to sign for Man Utd – Alex Ferguson

    How I picked a player to sign for Man Utd – Alex Ferguson

    Sir Alex Ferguson has detailed how he worked the transfer market during his time in charge of Manchester United.

    Speaking to the United’s official website ahead of the release of his new documentary – Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In, the Scot outlined his approach to transfers.

    “I believe in instinct. I had a good instinct about players and I had a good instinct about watching players who I maybe wanted to buy.

    “I knew that, looking at certain players, I could see traits that told me they were Manchester United players, or Aberdeen players, or St Mirren players. I could see that in certain players I watched. Instinct was really important.”

    Ferguson says he never became bored in the job.

    “Listen, I could encapsulate it in this way. If I’m going to walk into the training ground at Carrington as the manager of Manchester United, and I look out on that football field and I see this fantastic training ground, why wouldn’t I want to go in there every day? The only way you can do that is being successful.

    “So, being bored? I was never bored in my life, about anything.”