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SAN TO SEE YOU GO

Erling Haaland has spoken for the first time on Jadon Sancho's impending exit from Borussia Dortmund.

The England winger is preparing to seal a £73million move to Manchester United.

Asked who can fill Sancho's boots next season, Haaland told Stadium Astro: "Me and Jadon understood each other very well and he’s a top player.

"So of course it’s sad that he goes but that’s how it is and that’s football. You never know what will happen.

"But I think that there’s a lot of other good players that I have a good tone with and it can become even better.

"We have to see who I match the best with."

FRIENDLY FUN

Wayne Rooney takes on his old club tomorrow as Manchester United kick off their pre-season.

The clash at Derby starts at 1pm and is live on MUTV.

SAFE TRIP HOME

Kieran Trippier is nearing a move to Manchester United, as SunSport has revealed.

According to Manchester Evening News, the defender is confident that his departure from Atletico Madrid will go ahead.

He is said to have decided before Euro 2020 that his future lay in England.

STUMBLING BLOCK

Atletico Madrid reportedly view Kieran Trippier as 'untransferable' despite suggestions that Manchester United are closing in on a deal for the England international.

According to Spanish outlet AS, Diego Simeone's side are not prepared to allow him to leave this summer due to his importance to the team.

Atletico are not under any immediate pressure to sell, as Trippier has a contract at the club until June 2023, but the Englishman is thought to be keen on a return to the Premier League.

FOCUSED

Manchester United ace Bruno Fernandes has been working on his fitness back with former side Boavista.

Just three weeks on from Portugal’s last-16 defeat to Belgium Fernandes appeared to cut short his holiday to lace his boots up once again in preparation for the year ahead.

Fernandes is yet to join up with the rest of his United team-mates for pre-season training at Carrington but instead took the opportunity to work on his condition back in his native Portugal with Boavista.

The attacking midfielder, who spent his formative years with the Porto outfit from 2004 to 2012, was filmed performing ball and running drills on the training pitch beside the club’s Estadio do Bessa.

DOUBLE REAL RAID

Manchester United are being offered the chance to sign Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr as the Spanish giants try to fund a move for Kylian Mbappe

Real and United are already over Raphel Varane, with confidence in Spain that an agreement can be reached.

And the hope is that will pave the way for a deal to be struck over Vinicius, with a loan move that turns into a permanent deal the most likely option.

Real want a minimum of £68.5million for the 21-year-old, who played for Brazil at the Copa America.

United have indicated an interest in the player but not at that price, which is why the loan option could well come into play.

TEAM NEWS VS DERBY

Manchester United travel to take on Derby County at Pride Park on Sunday afternoon in a pre-season friendly with a mix of youth and experience available to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Red Devils boss is still without a number of players who were involved at Euro 2020 and the Copa America, so the likes of Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes will not be involved.

Jesse Lingard and Mason Greenwood missed out on the England squad and are in contention to play today.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic, Axel Tuanzebe, Alex Telles and Brandon Williams could also feature.

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TRANSFER BATTLE

Manchester United and Liverpool are reportedly preparing to rival Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur for the signature of Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, report Le10Sport.

The 23-year-old is expected to leave his Ligue 1 club during this summer's transfer window, with the Frenchman thought to be available for a fee in the region of £22m.

Liverpool are looking to sign a replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum in the current market, while Man United are believed to be keen to add another central midfielder ahead of the new season.

The Gunners have been long-term admirers of Aouar, but have targeted other midfielders like Albert Lokonga and Sander Berge this summer.

HIJACK

Chelsea have made a late approach to sign Raphael Varane, despite Manchester United reportedly closing in on a £42.8million deal for the defender.

The French centre-back is out of contract next summer and has decided to leave the Bernabeu after a decade at the club.

United quickly moved to the front of the queue and are believed to have agreed a five-year deal with the defender’s representatives, report Marca.

A fee still needs to be agreed, though the Spanish side are under pressure to sell, and talks between the two clubs have ramped up significantly over the past few hours.

'TOP PLAYER'

Erling Haaland says he’s "sad" to see Jadon Sancho bring an end to their deadly partnership by joining Manchester United but believes there are plenty of players who can fill the void left by the forward at Borussia Dortmund.

Sancho underwent a medical this week but is still yet to be officially announced as a United player.

Speaking about the England star, Haaland said: "Me and Jadon understood each other very well and he’s a top player.

"So of course it’s sad that he goes but that’s how it is and that’s football. You never know what will happen.

"But I think that there’s a lot of other good players that I have a good tone with and it can become even better.

"We have to see who I match the best with."

FAMILIAR SETTINGS

Jesse Lingard has shared some snaps after returning to the gym at Carrington this week.

The 28-year-old has returned to the place he has called home for many years after returning from a loan spell at West Ham.

And while Lingard is still the subject of interest from the Hammers and Atletico Madrid, his key focus is on getting in shape for the season ahead.

BAD AD

Adidas has apologised to Manchester United ace Millie Turner following an embarrassing mix-up with its new kit advert.

A screenshot of the ad shared on Twitter features a picture of the Red Devils’ centre-back with a caption that refers to her as Amy Turner rather than her actual first name.

The advert which showcases Man United's new kit has been shared more than 18,000 times on Twitter.

In a tweet to 32,000 of her followers, the 25-year-old wrote: “Considering I’ve been at Manchester United for years and an Adidas athlete for two… you’d like to think Adidas would get my name right."

GOOD MORNING UNITED FANS

Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Manchester United star Jesse Lingard, according to reports.

According to 90min.com, Lingard, who has returned to pre-season training, is a summer transfer target for Atletico.

United reportedly want £25million for the player, who has just a year remaining on his current deal.

Elsewhere, Harry Kane could reportedly refuse to return to pre-season training with Tottenham in order to force a move to Manchester City.

That is according to The Telegraph, who state his England teammates believe he may not go back to Spurs’ Enfield HQ amid interest from Man Utd and City, plus Chelsea.

New boss Nuno Espirito Santo has already declared the Three Lions 2020 hero is their player and that he plans to hold talks with the 27-year-old striker when he is back from holiday.

However, these latest claims state that several members of Gareth Southgate’s squad who have just spent the past six weeks with Kane think it is possible he will not report back to training.

But Levy is determined to hold on to his superstar and has already rejected a £100m offer from Man City for the hotshot.

KANE 'COULD REFUSE TO RETURN TO TRAINING'

Harry Kane could reportedly refuse to return to pre-season training with Tottenham in order to force a move to Manchester City.

That is according to The Telegraph, who state his England teammates believe he may not go back to Spurs’ Enfield HQ amid interest from Man Utd and City, plus Chelsea.

New boss Nuno Espirito Santo has already declared the Three Lions 2020 hero is their player and that he plans to hold talks with the 27-year-old striker when he is back from holiday.

However, these latest claims state that several members of Gareth Southgate’s squad who have just spent the past six weeks with Kane think it is possible he will not report back to training.

Kane is adamant he has a gentlemen’s agreement with chairman Daniel Levy that Spurs would listen to bids for him this summer.

But Levy is determined to hold on to his superstar and has already rejected a £100m offer from Man City for the hotshot.

Meanwhile Nuno has not spoken to Kane since he was appointed as replacement for Jose Mourinho. But he said: “Harry is our player, period. No need to talk about anything else."

JESSE CAN BE LALINGA STAR

Spanish champions Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Manchester United star Jesse Lingard, according to reports.

According to 90min.com, Lingard, who has returned to pre-season training, is a summer transfer target for Atletico.

United reportedly want £25million for the player, who has just a year remaining on his current deal.

Lingard is believed to be interested in moving abroad, following in the footsteps of Sancho and his Dortmund team-mate Jude Bellingham.

Atletico could use Kieran Trippier to negotiate a move for Lingard, with United close to completing a move for the former Tottenham defender.

A swap deal is unlikely but the Red Devils may be willing to drop their price for Lingard if the LaLiga club let Trippier complete a return to England.

MOMENT MAGUIRE’S DAD BROKE RIBS IN WEMBLEY CRUSH

This is the terrifying moment England hero Harry Maguire’s dad’s ribs were broken in a crush at the Euro 2020 Final.

Alan Maguire, 56, is seen grimacing in agony under the weight of bodies as ticketless yobs pile through a disabled entrance at Wembley.

The proud dad, wrapped in St George’s flag, was on his way to his seat to cheer on 28-year-old Harry.

A fan who filmed the drama told The Sun: “I’ve never seen anything like it.

“If those doors hadn’t opened and the crush had got worse people could easily have died.

“I’ve followed England many times and recognised Harry’s dad caught in the worst of it.

“As soon as the doors burst open the bodies flooded in on top of each other and he was caught on the bottom. It was pandemonium. I ran towards the crush screaming at the yobs still pushing their way in: ‘Get Back you f***ing idiots!

“But they kept coming and innocent, paying fans caught up in it got crushed.

“I still can’t believe that I saw this at Wembley, which is supposed to be the best and safest place to watch a game. Heads should roll over this.”

THE OLD GARD

Manchester United were happy to parade Jesse Lingard's return to training.

The midfielder is keen to rebuild his United first-team hopes after loan success with West Ham and just missing out n England's Euro 2020 squad.

LAMP CAN FOLLOW GATE

Frank Lampard has been backed to be Gareth Southgate’s England successor – despite it sounding ‘ridiculous’.

The current Three Lions boss is set to lead his country into the 2022 World Cup following last week’s heartbreaking Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy.

Former Chelsea defender Jason Cundy thinks ex-Blues manager Lampard, who was axed in January, would be the perfect man to replace him after the showpiece in Qatar.

And it is all because of his track record in improving young players.

Cundy told talkSPORT: “Right now, Southgate is the only man for the job. But if there is a change of manager after the World Cup and Frank is available…

“Bearing in mind what he did with those young players at Chelsea – don’t forget his record with young players is pretty good.”

Goldstein then hit back with: “He left the Chelsea side in ninth, your manager [Thomas Tuchel] came in and won the Champions League and got top four with the same team.”

HARRY 'STAYING AT SPURS'

Nuno Espirito Santo insists Harry Kane will be staying at Tottenham.

The England captain had told his boyhood idols he wanted to leave them in his pursuit of honours.

Chelsea and the Manchester giants City and United have been linked with the star, who has three years left on his current contract and is valued at £150million by his club.

But new Spurs boss Nuno is adamant Kane – who is enjoying a few weeks off after leading the Three Lions to the Euro 2020 Final – is going nowhere.

At his first Press conference since his appointment at the start of this month, the Portuguese said:”Harry is our player, period. No need to talk about anything else.

“Now is the moment for Harry to recover his energy, to rest.

“When he comes again we will have time to speak. We will have good conversations, but now is the moment for Harry to rest and to prepare for what’s coming.

“And I’m looking forward to him joining the group and start working together.”

HAMMERS' TARGET LINGARD BACK IN UTD TRAINING

Jesse Lingard is back in training with Manchester United despite West Ham’s determination to sign him.

The 28-year-old midfielder was snapped enjoying a workout with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad earlier at their sun-soaked Carrington HQ.

Lingard is back at his boyhood club after a brilliant loan spell with the Hammers for the second half of last season reignited his career.

He scored nine goals in 16 appearances for the East London side.

That led to him being awarded the Premier League Player of the Month award for April.

It also earned Lingard an England recall as part of Gareth Southgate’s initial Euro 2020 squad.

He appeared in both warm-up friendlies against Austria and Romania but unfortunately for him he failed to make the final cut for the tournament.

Lingard has recently enjoyed a holiday in Mykonos and headed back to United after a stint in quarantine after his jollies.

West Ham still want to sign the star permanently but have so far been unable to agree a fee with the Red Devils.

However, Lingard will be hoping to get an opportunity to continue his impressive form this weekend.

JOSE IS SMALL MAN FOR BIG SUCCESS

Chris Smalling believes Jose Mourinho is 'the perfect man' for his new club Roma despite the pair's fallout at Manchester United.

Mourinho questioned Smalling's professionalism and desire at Old Trafford and even made a joke about his feet, saying "we're for sure not playing out from the back".

But Smalling is confident their experiences together at Old Trafford will help them at Roma - who haven't won a trophy for 13 years.

The defender told BBC: "Coming to Rome and us not winning anything for a number of years now, I know how big a deal that would be to bring a trophy of some sort to the club.

"I think the club has chosen the perfect man to be able to produce that because of his history.

"I knew there would be some element building up over the summer where the media would potentially build up something of our relationship in the past.

"But I think it's a good thing because I've played under him. We've won trophies together. He made me captain in one of those finals as well.

"Having the chance to play for someone you know is good, and also someone who is so successful and who is so determined to win trophies at all costs."

NEW AD GETS UTD STAR'S NAME WRONG

Adidas has apologised to Manchester United ace Millie Turner following an embarrassing mix-up with its new kit advert.

A screenshot of the ad shared on Twitter features a picture of the Red Devils’ centre-back with a caption that refers to her as Amy Turner rather than her actual first name. 

And the former Everton and Bristol City ace - who is also an Adidas athlete - shared her bemused thoughts on the mistake.

The advert which showcases Man United's new kit has been shared more than 18,000 times on Twitter. 

Turner, who began her career as a Red Devils youth player, has been with the side since 2018 following stints with the Toffees and the Robins.

In a tweet to 32,000 of her followers, the 25-year-old wrote: “Considering I’ve been at Manchester United for years and an Adidas athlete for two… you’d like to think Adidas would get my name right."

RAM-EL MORRISON

Ravel Morrison trained with Derby today in his bid to find a new club.

Rams boss Wayne Rooney is giving the former Manchester United playmaker a possible career lifeline.

Morrison, 28, played at United when Rooney was in his prime but has been club-lesss since his deal with Dutch team ADO Den Haag was mutually terminated in January..

He is staying fit with the Rams and hoping to catch the eye as he plots his next move after years of moving clubs.

Morrison was due to head to Mexico to sign for a top team after leaving Dutch side ADO Den Haag in January.

Rooney has stepped in to take a look as he ponders his future.

Derby are currently working under transfer restrictions and there would not be much money to offer Morrison, but it could yet work for all parties.

The 28-year-old didn’t make a single league appearance at Old Trafford before leaving for West Ham.

He also had spells at Lazio and Sheffield United, and loan stays at Birmingham, QPR, Cardiff and Middlesbrough. The former England youth prospect switched allegiances to represent Jamaica last year.

NUNO: KANE’S STAYING

Nuno Espirito Santo insists Harry Kane will be staying at Tottenham.

The England captain had told his boyhood idols he wanted to leave them in his pursuit of honours.

Chelsea and the Manchester giants City and United have been linked with the star, who has three years left on his current contract and is valued at £150million by his club.

But new Spurs boss Nuno is adamant Kane – who is enjoying a few weeks off after leading the Three Lions to the Euro 2020 Final – is going nowhere.

At his first Press conference since his appointment at the start of this month, the Portuguese said:”Harry is our player, period. No need to talk about anything else.

“Now is the moment for Harry to recover his energy, to rest.

“When he comes again we will have time to speak. We will have good conversations, but now is the moment for Harry to rest and to prepare for what’s coming.

“And I’m looking forward to him joining the group and start working together.”