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Football Daily | Manchester United and the quest to make mythical midfield a reality
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Like the urban myth that you are never more than three feet away from a spider, modern footballing lore tells us Manchester United are only ever three signings away from a Premier League title challenge. With the Geopolitics World Cup in the rear-view mirror and the transfer news machine churning once more, you may have missed United being linked with just about every midfielder to ever grace a centre circle. They missed out on Elliot Anderson – who went and dubbed his new club the “kings of Manchester” – and were fooled into thinking they could snare Aurélien Tchouaméni. They danced briefly with Atalanta’s Éderson, before landing on Chelsea resale project prospect Andrey Santos and former Aston Villa linchpin Youri Tielemans. And United aren’t done with their midfield overhaul – rightly so given they have lost Casemiro to Inter Miami and Manuel Ugarte to long-term knee knack. Next up on United’s extensive longlist: Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga and Fulham’s Sander Berge, plus France GWC sensation Manu Koné as Michael Carrick eyes the final piece in his midfield puzzle.Re: Simon Mazier’s letter about the location of Iraola’s Amazon parcel (Thursday’s Football Daily). If the delivery guy is anything like ours, the player will turn up at the Etihad” – Dave Eddy.It would be even worse for Iraola to receive a card saying that his new signing has been left with a neighbour … Everton” – Paul Taverner.At least if Bezos buys into Liverpool, they get next-day delivery, music, and a TV channel. They can also send back any players they don’t want and get a full refund” – Jeff Bez Peter Arnold.Matt Targett is staying in the north east with Hull City (yesterday’s email edition)? The north east begins at the River Tees, some 110 miles north of Hull. Geography lessons needed” – Geoff Brodie (and 1,056 others). Continue reading...
Manchester United consider Camavinga and Berge as midfield overhaul continues
Real Madrid and Fulham players on club’s radarUnited have already signed two midfielders this summerManchester United have identified Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga and Fulham’s Sander Berge as midfield signings to further strengthen Michael Carrick’s squad.United have already signed two midfielders this window: Andrey Santos in a £48m deal from Chelsea and Youri Tielemans for £35m from Aston Villa. But with Casemiro having departed and Manuel Ugarte ruled out for what may be a prolonged period due to a knee ligament injury, the club is considering moving for another midfielder. Continue reading...
Youngster Devaney focused on making it at Man Utd
Jacob Devaney is happy to go out on loan again this season if it helps his career, but his main focus remains on making it at Manchester United. Devaney, 19, had an outstanding second half of the campaign at St Mirren, making 18 appearances, including starting both legs of the play-off final with Partick Thistle as the Buddies secured their top-flight status. Decisions are still being made around which United youth players will be in Michael Carrick's first-team squad at Old Trafford this season and Devaney was part of a second-half team that came exclusively from the club's academy against Wrexham in Helsinki on Saturday.
Man Utd publish JJ Gabriel training pic before Norway trip
Manchester United published some fresh training pictures on Tuesday as they gear up for their latest pre-season game against Norwegian side Rosenborg on Friday. There was a notable addition among those who trained compared to the 25-man squad head coach Michael Carrick took to Helsinki for the 1-0 defeat by Wrexham on Saturday. Fifteen-year-old forward JJ Gabriel was shown training with Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven.