Touching moment: Mason Mount broke down in tears as he sent Chelsea a moving farewell message amid speculation he had agreed to move to Man United

Fabrizio Romano has claimed the Mason Mount-Manchester United transfer saga must be completed by the end of next week if the Red Devils are to sign the Englishman.
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What’s going on in the deal between Mason Mount and Manchester United?

Manchester United are keen on signing Mason Mount and Erik ten Hag seems keen to strengthen his midfield this summer.

The Red Devils are sorely lacking in mid-park depth at the moment and adding Mount would not only improve that, but add a little more quality to their starting line-up.

Romano’s report reveals that his sources believe the deal will need to be finalized by the end of next week for it to go through. United do not want to get involved in long and drawn-out negotiations, apparently learning from last summer’s mistake with Frenkie de Jong. They should make another offer for the Englishman but will be pushing for a quick response from Chelsea so they can somehow end their search for Mount.

The English midfielder has already agreed in principle on the transfer to Old Trafford, as confirmed by Romano, but this is not enough to close the deal. While between £60m and £65m is thought to be enough to persuade Chelsea to part ways with Mount, United’s second bid for the player on Wednesday falls a good £10m below this range.

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Premier League summer 2023 transfer window – all offers from Manchester Utd and Europe’s top five clubs

It is clear that some clubs are playing it safe and trying to use their resources to get the best players during the transfer window and Manchester United tops this list of clubs. They hunt for the right players at the right price is on, but that could also be risky. Man Utd has been linked with signing Maison mount, Harry Kane, Declan Rice, Mbappe and other fantastic players as well which we will have to wait to see how the deal unfold.

When Mikel Arteta spoke of a restart after Arsenal missed out on the title, most people meant mentally, but it seems he wants a whole new midfielder – one without Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka. Sources have revealed that the Ghanaian midfielder is for sale at the right price; 50 million pounds and you can go down. There is interest from clubs in Italy and Spain but they are all broke, so the Gunners are hoping the Saudis enter the race after Al-Hilal beat everyone for Ruben Neves. Roméo Lavia has already been designated as Partey’s replacement, and Arsenal have preceded Chelsea, United and Liverpool for the Belgian teenager who can buy Manchester City back from Southampton for £40m next summer if he’s up for a year in the championship.

Chelsea’s reinstatement is more than a sellout, with Kai Havertz signing for £60m at Arsenal this week after N’Golo Kante successfully coughed up Al-Ittihad doctors and Mateo Kovacic agreed i terms with Manchester City. If Mount gets his way too, the Blues will lose their entire starting midfield in the Champions League final just two years ago. However, twisting the rules is Todd Boehly’s style, and the Saudi dollar could save him from financial fair play problems. Édouard Mendy is about to join Al-Ahli, Kalidou Koulibaly is about to join Al-Hilal and Hakim Ziyech is in talks with Al-Nassr. Brighton are asking Chelsea for £100m for Moisés Caicedo and have made it clear they want to pursue their own midfield goals rather than accept Conor Gallagher in a swap deal. However, they would have bitten off Boehly’s hand for Levi Colwill. Tottenham also want Gallagher to kick off Ange Postecoglou’s reckless new era, but a move for David Raya is stalled by Brentford’s £40million bid and the Spanish goalkeeper’s desire to play European football. West Ham are in the Europa League next season and will use that as a carrot to get closer to Fulham by luring João Palhinha on the Elizabeth Line through London. It will cost at least £50m to complete this deal but that shouldn’t be a problem once they land £100m from Arsenal for Declan Rice, although he will thwart their attempts to start a bidding war by insisting he only wants £100million. move to the Gunners.

Finally, Kyle Walker is set to agree a move to Bayern Munich after the Germans rejected their €70m option to buy João Cancelo, realizing any signing of a full-back from Manchester City would mean that they couldn’t afford it depending on the speed. .

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PSG set to sell Kylian Mbappé to Man Utd as Qatar takeover nears

Manchester United to sign Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain this summer should Sheikh Jassim’s takeover bid prove successful: PSG planning transfer.

Paris Saint-Germain are set to sell Kylian Mbappé to Manchester United this summer if Sheikh Jassim’s Qatari-backed takeover bid for Old Trafford proves successful.
Mbappé will not sign a one-year contract extension into his contract with PSG, meaning his contract will expire in 12 months. Mirror Football understands the French club’s priority is to ensure he doesn’t leave without a transfer fee, meaning they are set to monetize the superstar this summer.

The French superstar has confirmed he intends to stay with the Ligue 1 champions beyond this summer, but it is clear PSG will push for his departure, aware the alternative is to lose a historic transfer fee altogether.

However, relations between the club and Real Madrid remain tense. That relationship deteriorated during the previous saga surrounding Mbappé’s future, when several transfer offers, especially public ones, for Real Madrid were rejected by the French club. The Blancos were hopeful of seeing Mbappé enter as a free agent in 2022, but he extended his contract in Paris.

Last weekend, Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, answered a question about a future move by Mbappé: “Yes. But not this year.” That announcement came just days before Mbappé outlined his future plans and could speed up a possible move to this summer, given Real Madrid’s needs and PSG’s intention to raise funds.

Real Madrid’s focus is now on the forwards after Karim Benzema confirmed his departure from the Spanish giants last week, while Eden Hazard, Asensio and Mariano Diaz – the latter of whom was the only recognized centre-forward in the first Real Madrid team – all leave as free agents this summer. However, it is Mbappé who holds the power. All signs are that he will leave Parc des Princes this summer and the French club’s QSI owner is preparing to sell the striker to United, according to El Pais, as they prefer to do business with Sheikh Jassim if his takeover offer were to be successful. . , then Madrid.

United are desperate for an elite striker this summer but have backed out of the move to their first-choice target Harry Kane, while the switch to Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is priceless. While Mbappé would claim an England record fee, relations between the two clubs could allow for a sensational deal.

Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi is believed to have played a key role in Sheikh Jassim’s bid to buy United. While the PSG boss insists his role would not go beyond offering advice, the shared Qatari track record and exact funding source behind United’s offer is the subject of a further examination.

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“There are not many alternatives to Kane for Man Utd,” Saha said. “Victor Osimhen is an obvious one at the moment, though, he’s scoring a lot of goals for Napoli. Very fit, very strong and agile. But it may take him more time to adapt.

“There is a young boy in Hojlund at Atalanta. But no one offers the guarantees like Kane does.”

The Serie A duo aren’t the only ones on Saha’s radar, but the pair have caught the eye this term. Osimhen is the leading scorer in Serie A, helping Napoli win their first league title since 1990, while 20-year-old talent Hojlund scored five goals in two Euro 2024 qualifiers for Denmark in March.

Another man linked with a move is Randal Kolo Muani. The Eintracht Frankfurt star scored for his country at the World Cup, but won’t come cheap with Bayern Munich also linked.

“I think Randal Muani would be a very good signing for Man Utd,” Saha added. “Not only as a number 9, he can play either side of a three. He’s a very clever player, very quick, sharp with his feet and very intelligent.

“He’s already established a good link with Kylian Mbappe for France. He’s aware of everything, he has the talent to go short or long, he’s very clever and he will be a real danger in the Premier League if he comes, especially with [Marcus] Rashford and [Jadon] Sancho.”

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Three Manchester United youngsters can earn first-team squad places on pre-season tour

The moral of the story is that catching the eye in the slower pace of pre-season fixtures is easy to do. Sustaining that through the intensity and quality of a Premier League season is an altogether greater challenge. The Iraq international was an unused sub in 17 first-team games this season but ended it behind 17-year-old Kobbie Mainoo in the pecking order.

Iqbal was a feel-good story and looked like a composed central midfielder in last summer’s fixtures, but he couldn’t translate that into a season of first-team training and matches.

But that doesn’t mean pre-season exposure is worthless for young players. It always presents an opportunity to catch the eye and as Ten Hag takes the axe to his United squad, it might be the case more than ever in the United States this summer.

To be continued…