Paper Talk: Man Utd end Sancho interest as three top summer targets emerge; blow for Arsenal as youngster nears exit Manchester United have ended their pursuit of Jadon Sancho and will instead focus on three other top signings this summer, while fears are growing at Arsenal that a top young star is set to move on, according to Wednesday’s transfer gossip. SANCHO NO LONGER WANTED AS MAN UTD REVISE SUMMER PLANS Manchester United appear to have struck Jadon Sancho off their wanted list. United have chased the Borussia Dortmund star hard in recent times. Indeed, their summer bid to sign him saw two firm offers lodged, only for the Bundesliga side to hold firm on their €120m valuation. Since then, United have brought in talented teenager Amad Diallo. And there is a belief around Old Trafford that the former Atalanta winger could prove every bit as good as Sancho. Indeed, it doesn’t seem long before we see the 18-year-old featuring for the first team. Sancho has also suffered something of a drop in form this season. As such, the Daily Express now claims Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has switched his focus elsewhere. Indeed, they state United have decided they are better off pursuing Sancho’s teammate Erling Haaland instead. The Dortmund goal machine won’t come cheap. Despite an exit clause, he is sure to be in demand and he could end up moving for even more. The Express believes Haaland will now be the focus of United’s main summer transfer focus. The paper also states United will go hard for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde. Signing more competition at the heart of defence has always been a priority for Solskjaer. He failed last summer, but it will become a priority this time around. And £70m-rated Kounde is fast emerging as their No 1 target. United are unlikely to stop there, either. As per The Times, United are also leading the chase for Aston Villa wonderkid Carney Chukwuemeka. Man City and Liverpool are also among those keen. Subscribe for free to TEAMtalk’s daily newsletter… BALOGUN CONCERNS DEEPEN FOR ARSENAL Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun is increasingly likely to leave the club as a free agent at the end of the season. (Daily Express) Arsenal remain keen to sign Barcelona defender Junior Firpo this summer after narrowly failing on transfer deadline day. (Daily Express) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Ruben Dias is the perfect football machine and compared his impact to Liverpool’s signing of Virgil van Dijk. (Daily Express) Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy blocked PSG’s attempts to sign Dele Alli, because of Spurs’ worsening injury situation and drop in form. (Daily Telegraph) Neymar has agreed a new four-year contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in France. (Daily Mail) Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written an impassioned memo to the FA reinforcing the Government’s commitment to eradicate sickening online abuse aimed at players. (Daily Mail) KAMARA LEFT UNDER FULHAM CLOUD Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara left under a cloud as it emerged he refused to participate in a post-match training session following the game at West Brom on Saturday. (Daily Mail) Carlo Ancelotti wants a reaction from his squad and hopes the arrival of Joshua King will spark Everton’s forwards into life. (Daily Mail) Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers will target a striker in the summer transfer window. (The Independent) UEFA have confirmed that Arsenal and Benfica must agree on neutral venues for both legs of their Europa League last 16 clash. (The Sun) AND MORE TRANSFER GOSSIP Thiago Silva has again paid tribute to axed former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. (The Sun) Champions League knockout ties affected by travel restrictions could be played as one-off matches at neutral venues under new rules issued by UEFA. (The Times) Liverpool may be forced to play the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against RB Leipzig in a different country. (Daily Mirror) Marcos Alonso nearly left Chelsea late on transfer deadline day, before Barcelona pulled the plug. (Daily Star) Rafa Benitez has “no interest” in becoming the next Marseille manager despite reports he was in talks to replace Andre Villas-Boas. (The Scottish Sun) The post Paper Talk: Man Utd end Sancho interest as three top summer targets emerge; blow for Arsenal as youngster nears exit appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Manchester United have ended their pursuit of Jadon Sancho and will instead focus on three other top signings this summer, while fears are growing at Arsenal that a top young star is set to move on, according to Wednesday’s transfer gossip.

SANCHO NO LONGER WANTED AS MAN UTD REVISE SUMMER PLANS

Manchester United appear to have struck Jadon Sancho off their wanted list.

United have chased the Borussia Dortmund star hard in recent times. Indeed, their summer bid to sign him saw two firm offers lodged, only for the Bundesliga side to hold firm on their €120m valuation.

Since then, United have brought in talented teenager Amad Diallo. And there is a belief around Old Trafford that the former Atalanta winger could prove every bit as good as Sancho. Indeed, it doesn’t seem long before we see the 18-year-old featuring for the first team.

Sancho has also suffered something of a drop in form this season.

As such, the Daily Express now claims Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has switched his focus elsewhere.

Indeed, they state United have decided they are better off pursuing Sancho’s teammate Erling Haaland instead.

The Dortmund goal machine won’t come cheap. Despite an exit clause, he is sure to be in demand and he could end up moving for even more.

The Express believes Haaland will now be the focus of United’s main summer transfer focus.

The paper also states United will go hard for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde.

Signing more competition at the heart of defence has always been a priority for Solskjaer. He failed last summer, but it will become a priority this time around. And £70m-rated Kounde is fast emerging as their No 1 target.

United are unlikely to stop there, either. As per The Times, United are also leading the chase for Aston Villa wonderkid Carney Chukwuemeka. Man City and Liverpool are also among those keen.

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BALOGUN CONCERNS DEEPEN FOR ARSENAL

Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun is increasingly likely to leave the club as a free agent at the end of the season. (Daily Express)

Arsenal remain keen to sign Barcelona defender Junior Firpo this summer after narrowly failing on transfer deadline day. (Daily Express)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Ruben Dias is the perfect football machine and compared his impact to Liverpool’s signing of Virgil van Dijk. (Daily Express)

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy blocked PSG’s attempts to sign Dele Alli, because of Spurs’ worsening injury situation and drop in form. (Daily Telegraph)

Neymar has agreed a new four-year contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in France. (Daily Mail)

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written an impassioned memo to the FA reinforcing the Government’s commitment to eradicate sickening online abuse aimed at players. (Daily Mail)

KAMARA LEFT UNDER FULHAM CLOUD

Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara left under a cloud as it emerged he refused to participate in a post-match training session following the game at West Brom on Saturday. (Daily Mail)

Carlo Ancelotti wants a reaction from his squad and hopes the arrival of Joshua King will spark Everton’s forwards into life. (Daily Mail)

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers will target a striker in the summer transfer window. (The Independent)

UEFA have confirmed that Arsenal and Benfica must agree on neutral venues for both legs of their Europa League last 16 clash. (The Sun)

AND MORE TRANSFER GOSSIP

Thiago Silva has again paid tribute to axed former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. (The Sun)

Champions League knockout ties affected by travel restrictions could be played as one-off matches at neutral venues under new rules issued by UEFA. (The Times)

Liverpool may be forced to play the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against RB Leipzig in a different country. (Daily Mirror)

Marcos Alonso nearly left Chelsea late on transfer deadline day, before Barcelona pulled the plug. (Daily Star)

Rafa Benitez has “no interest” in becoming the next Marseille manager despite reports he was in talks to replace Andre Villas-Boas. (The Scottish Sun)

 

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