Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag has confirmed that he wants the Red Devils to sign Bayern Munich centre-back Matthijs de Ligt this summer.
There have been reports of strong interest from the Red Devils in the Netherlands international .
One report even claimed that have agreed £170k-a-week terms with De Ligt and that the two clubs now need to agree on a fee.
But there have been other claims that Man Utd are not currently willing to pay Bayern Munich s €50m asking price this summer after landing young French centre-back Leny Yoro from Lille.
And Ten Hag has now confirmed that he is backing the Red Devils pursuit of De Ligt, who the Man Utd boss has worked with in the past at previous club Ajax.
It remains to be seen whether De Ligt will come, .
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Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been tipped to appoint an obvious replacement for Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag if the Dutchman is sacked.
Many expected Ratcliffe to replace at the end of last season after Man Utd endured a disappointing campaign en route to finishing eighth in the Premier League.
Thomas Tuchel, Gareth Southgate, Kieran McKenna and Mauricio Pochettino were mooted as potential replacements but Ratcliffe and s new recruitment team eventually opted to stick with Ten Hag.
The Dutch head coach has since penned a contract extension as he has committed his future to Man Utd until 2026.
There has also been a restructure of the coaching set-up at Man Utd this summer, with club legend Ruud van Nistelrooy brought back to the club to be …
England defender Marc Guehi insists he is no superstar and remains happy to be part of an “amazing place” at Crystal Palace.
Guehi was one of the most impressive performances for Gareth Southgate’s squad at Euro 2024, helping England reach the final where they were beaten by Spain.
The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Newcastle before the summer transfer window closes.
Palace chairman Steve Parish maintains clubs would have to pay “superstar money” if they wanted to sign Guehi, describing the defender as an “excellent lad” and a “decent human being”.
“Nobody has got to the valuation yet,” . “If you want a superstar player you need to pay superstar money.
“This is a player we love a lot. If we start the season w…
Former England, Lazio and Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer.
A statement on his official website confirmed he had died on Monday morning, surrounded by his family.
The Swede, who had been battling cancer, was the first foreign manager of the English national side, taking charge of 67 matches from 2001 to 2006.
He led England to the quarter-finals of three major tournaments in succession, including the World Cups of 2002 and 2006.
He was appointed after a successful career in club management, notably in Italy, where he won a Serie A and cup double, as well as the European Cup Winners’ Cup, with Lazio.
He returned to the World Cup with Ivory Coast in 2010 and also had spells in charge…
Aston Villa chief Damian Vidagany has revealed that the Premier League club came close to being docked points in the summer for breaching PSR rules.
Ahead of the summer transfer window, it was widely reported that were one of the Premier League clubs at risk of breaching Profit and Sustainability rules for the 2023/24 campaign.
Everton and Nottingham Forest were docked points last season,
The deadline for Premier League clubs to submit their accounts for the 2023/24 season was June 30 and Aston Villa avoided a points deduction by selling Douglas Luiz to Serie A giants Juventus for around £42m.
Luiz was one of Villa s shining lights last season as he grabbed nine goals and five assists in the Premier League but he was let go as part of a cash-plus-play…
Paul Merson says Chelsea will sell Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson as that s the whole idea behind their current transfer model.
The Blues have spent over £1billion since a Todd Boehly-led consortium bought the Premier League club in May 2022 with Chelsea going on a spending spree ever since.
Enzo Maresca admitted during the summer that training separately from his first-team squad with Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell one of the 15-20 players doing their work elsewhere.
Sterling was eventually allowed to leave to Arsenal on a loan deal until the end of the season, while others also managed to leave before the transfer deadline.
is the latest off-field problem that Maresca is dealing with, and now Merson reckons he could lose some of his best players …
Manchester United are reportedly planning to return to the negotiating table for Jarrad Branthwaite in 2025, with the exits of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof said to be coming.
United currently have six centre-backs on the staff. Two of those Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt were signed this summer, their transfers totalling over £90million.
But while they signed two new centre-backs very recently, United are not ready to stop improving the position.
Indeed, , the Red Devils fully plan on moving for Everton centre-back Branthwaite again in 2025. They moved for him in the summer, lodging two bids, with the latest totalling £50million both were shot down.
The Toffees were hoping to secure a fee in the region of £70million for their star centre-back, so…
At Draftkings, Manchester United is priced as a -240 favorite for a home win against its Spanish visitors. Meanwhile, Real Betis is rated a huge outsider at +650 in the Manchester United vs Real Betis odds.
Moreover, the draw is listed at +390. The game kicks off at 3:00 pm ET. Among the to win the trophy, Manchester United is the favorite at +225.
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Before the defeat by Liverpool, Manchester United had scored 11 times in its previous five EPL fixtures.
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This week s four-team teaser picks sees us taking three teams that are all short favorites and flipping them all the way to touchdown underdogs. Those teams are the Colts, Bengals and Chargers. We ve also bet up the Bucs to double-digit dogs instead of +3.
NFL Week 9 Teaser Picks
When it comes to Week 9 teaser picks, I feel we have way more options so let s go bigger here and lump four teams into our picks.
Buccaneers vs Texans
Pick: Buccaneers +10.5
The in this game make the Texans 3-point home favorites. Truthfully, that number alone still looks appealing to bet on the Bucs in any of your NFL upset picks. Have the Texans really done anything to warrant being 3-point favorites? Both teams are 3-4 SU as well as both being 4-3 ATS here and Houston just lost to the pre…
The 2024 SBC Summit North America kicked off with a bang, as CNBC s Contessa Brewer discussed future in the U.S. with CEO Adam Greenblatt.
Greenblatt noted the company will focus on building up its sports betting customer base in hopes of crossover opportunities into its iGaming platform.
While iGaming will certain take time for legalization, and it does pose some risks, it will eventually happen in the U.S., he said.
Matter of When, Not If for iGaming
While BetMGM has recently been overtaken in the U.S. iGaming market by both FanDuel and DraftKings, Greenblatt noted the company will continue to focus on building up its sports betting costumer base as crossover opportunities will come from that retention.
More than 60% of sports betting customers crosso…