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Tottenham rival Inter Milan for 'the next Vincent Kompany' Spurs have made contact with Genoa to sign defender Koni De Winter

🚨EXCL: Tottenham are to rival Inter Milan for Belgian defender dubbed the next Vincent Kompany.

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Everton poach Man Utd academy chief in stunning coup The highly-rated Nick Cox will become Everton’s most senior football executive

Excl: Everton set to pull off considerable coup by luring Man Utd academy director Nick Cox to become their new technical director.

Will become their most senior football executive in a newly-created role. Big blow for United.

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'He knew nothing about football': Ineos insiders on Brailsford's Man Utd failure The infighting that led to Sir Dave Brailsford's decision to step back

‘He just wants to be the only one close to God.’

Spoke to those who’ve worked with Sir Dave Brailsford at a high level to look at the reasons behind his swift Manchester United exit.

Certainly left quite the legacy…

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'He knew nothing about football': Ineos insiders on Brailsford's Man Utd failure The infighting that led to Sir Dave Brailsford's decision to step back

‘He just wants to be the only one close to God.’

Spoke to those who’ve worked with Sir Dave Brailsford at a high level to look at the reasons behind his swift Manchester United exit.

Certainly left quite the legacy…

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The six transfer decisions Man Utd have to get right Ruben Amorim could do with some exits quickly as he looks to rebuild his squad

Fernandes' decision to stay means already important player sales simply must happen, and quickly.

Rashford, Antony, Sancho, Hojlund, Mainoo and Garnacho are all attracting interest.

Let the bidding commence. Soon.

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Alejandro Garnacho nears £50m Man Utd exit after falling out with Ruben Amorim The Argentine was omitted from United's squad for the final game against Aston Villa

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna will hold talks with Manchester United this week, as the Serie A champions look to end Alejandro Garnacho's Old Trafford misery.

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Aston Villa file complaint over 'inexperienced' referee in Man Utd defeat Official's mistake contributed to damaging defeat at Old Trafford, argue club

Aston Villa file complaint against "inexperienced referee", ignoring the fact they were dominated by a second-rate Manchester United.

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I need help! I am running out of new ways to explain that Manchester United are not very good!

A summer with a thesaurus always at hand awaits. As things are only going to get worse from here.

Piece from another miserable night in Bilbao:

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Man Utd's best hope for Europa glory is a player they nearly threw away Amad Diallo has been a breath of fresh air while Rasmus Hojlund's struggles continue

Didn't see Amad Diallo being Manchester United's best hope of salvation this time last year.

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The surprise Amorim pick that can inspire Man United to Europa League glory Amorim could deploy a false nine against Tottenham Hotspur to energise a United side struggling with Rasmus Hojlund in attack, with Mason Mount a candidate to start in that role over Amad Diallo and A...

Ruben has been listening. Mount deserves that start more than anyone really. Big night for him.

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The £100m game that will define Man Utd and Spurs' next decade For both clubs, it is Bilbao or bust - this is a final that has everything riding on it

Not even John Candy made this much effort to get to his destination.

Perhaps it is because Manchester United supporters are aware of something the casual viewer is not.

Piece from Bilbao:

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Spurs have had a terrible season – winning in Europe won’t change that Spurs could win their first major silverware in 17 years, with bitter rivals Arsenal unable to win a trophy once again under Mikel Arteta. But, argues Pete Hall, a win won’t make up for Ange Postecogl...

Spurs have had a terrible season – winning the Europa League won’t give them bragging rights over Arsenal

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Ruben Amorim finally has a Man Utd selection problem Two of Manchester United’s substitutes embarrassed their misfiring teammates on Thursday night – at this rate they should start the Europa League final

Manchester United’s season may have looked very different had Amad Diallo and Mason Mount stayed fit.

And that is a damming indictment on everyone else around them.

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Napoli lead Aston Villa in race to sign Kevin De Bruyne De Bruyne is not happy with how Manchester City have handled his exit

Despite the assumption he'll take the riches on offer in US or Saudi Arabia, Kevin De Bruyre would prefer to stay in Europe.

Napoli are keen, have made contact and are early frontrunners to secure the veteran's signature.

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Inside Liverpool's bid to keep Alexander-Arnold - and why he said no Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to sign a six-year contract with Real Madrid

It’s rare that everyone can walk away from such a huge transfer deal with their heads held as high as Trent’s amicable exit.

Piece on how Liverpool tried to persuade Alexander-Arnold to stay - and why he said no.

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Where has this Man Utd been all season? It's the question on everyone's lips after Ruben Amorim's side seal an away win in Bilbao to put one foot in the Europa League final

Where has this Man Utd been all season?

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‘We were ready to eat them’: When Bielsa’s Bilbao schooled Fergie’s Man Utd Fernando Llorente recounts the last Europa League meeting between Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao, when a team of superstars were left stunned

✨When Bielsa schooled shellshocked Ferguson✨

Giving modern day Manchester United the runaround is easy. What Bielsa and Bilbao did to them in 2012 stunned the world.

A look back on our first glimpse of breathless Bielsaball, with the help of Fernando Llorente:

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Barcelona target Rashford - but won't match fee Aston Villa agreed with Man Utd United could be forced to accept a reduced offer given their financial position

I do think more competition for Rashford will materialise in the coming weeks.

Last few months have shown there is still a player in there. Wouldn't break the bank to get him, either.

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Crystal Palace, beware - Man City look very much in the mood Pep Guardiola's side beat Nottingham Forest to reach third FA Cup final in a row

Even if it was only for 45 minutes, that performance was very, very Manchester City.

And that should be of concern to everyone else.

Piece from Wembley:

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The night Casemiro finally justified his £350,000-a-week Man Utd wages Beyond orchestrating the stunning Europa League comeback the Brazilian is also selflessly devoting his time to nurturing Toby Collyer

Casemiro still wants it.

Fair play. I couldn’t be bothered.

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Man Utd put Onana on trial - with four goalkeeper targets waiting in wings United have identified potential replacements in the Premier League, Ligue 1 and Serie A if Onana does not pass his audition

As reported last week, the plan was always to bring Onana back for the crucial Lyon clash. Bayindir just too big a risk.

Like the rest of the squad, Onana has between now and the end of the season to convince Amorim that he should remain as No 1.

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How Liverpool forced Saudi clubs into submission over Salah deal Summer transfer business will be infinitely easier with this totem of attacking supremacy sticking around – and few inside the club were ever in doubt

A look at how Richard Hughes and Liverpool got the Salah deal done.

Getting two out of three signed up in your first year as sporting director is a more than respectable return, especially for someone who supposedly doesn't know what they are doing.

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Man Utd have to drop Onana if they want to win Europa League Onana made his own bed by insulting Lyon before the game

Andre Onana could ill-afford more errors in Europe, but his bold words this week meant even the slightest slip would be seized upon in Lyon.

Perhaps it is time, for all concerned, for a change, at least temporarily, between the sticks.

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Aston Villa, meet the new PSG - no 'bling-bling', girlfriends or Galacticos How Paris Saint-Germain sold Messi, Neymar and Mbappe - and got even better

Not sure I have seen a team as exhilarating as PSG in some time.

Amazing how quickly PSG have gone from the team everyone loved to mock, to now possessing the transfer model every big club strives for.

It's only taken two years, too.

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Phil Foden was Man City's Roy of the Rovers - now he's just Roy Cropper Lacking confidence and wasteful in possession, Foden, 24, is a far cry from the fresh-faced youngster who burst into the City first team in 2017

Whatever happened to Foden at the Euros needs to be brought to light.

He went from City’s Roy of the Rovers to England’s Roy Cropper and has never recovered since.

Foden and his team desperately need a reset. How he starts next season could define his career.

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Alejandro Garnacho is playing himself towards the Man Utd exit The United winger's frustrating display in defeat to Nottingham Forest adds to the sense he is not learning from his problems

I go back and forth with Garnacho.

Nobody else in the current Manchester United squad has his attack vigour, but no other comes close to being such a huge cause of frustration.

The worrying thing is, he doesn't seem to be learning.

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Newcastle join six-horse Premier League race for Europe’s hottest property Newcastle identify the striker as an alternative to Alexander Isak - with Liverpool and Man Utd among the other English clubs monitoring him

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Understand there are at least six Premier League clubs in the race to sign Lille goal machine Jonathan David this summer.

But, contrary to the common assumption here, the Premier League may not be first choice.

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Liverpool close in on £40m signing of Andy Robertson's replacement Reds in talks with Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez, who favours a move to Anfield despite interest from Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd and Real Madrid

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Understand Liverpool are making moves now to ensure they don’t miss out on their top left-back target, Milos Kerkez.

Contact has been made with representatives and Bournemouth. Fee likely around £40m.

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Chelsea consider ripping up £25m Jadon Sancho agreement with Man Utd United loanee's erratic form is making the Blues think twice about keeping him

Manchester United and Jadon Sancho both assumed they’d seen the back of each other.

Remarkably, that may not be the case.

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Rasmus Hojlund doesn’t deserve the criticism – he didn’t sign up for this Hojlund finally ended his 21-game goal drought for Manchester United against Leicester

Some better form might enable supporters, and those who analyse Man Utd’s fortunes, the opportunity to step back and appreciate there is more to a player’s poor form than simply misfiring on the pitch.

Rasmus Hojlund didn’t sign up for this.

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