LIVE Transfer Talk: Manchester United will risk losing David De Gea on free transfer

With the race as close as ever, the FC guys debate who among Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea or Man United are best poised to claim a top-four spot.
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but click here for all the deals. Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer.
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TOP STORY: United risk losing De Gea for free
Transfers

With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli, we show you a step-by-step guide to a transfer.

FIFA have banned Chelsea for a period of two transfer windows. But what did they do wrong and how will the punishment play out?

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– Atletico’s Thomas keen on Prem
– Barca against Rakitic deal
– Man City close on £80m Saul
– Griezmann looking for Atleti exit

Manchester United are so hesitant to sell David De Gea this summer at what would be a discount that they’ll risk watching him leave next year for free, says the Sun.
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Man United keep or dump: What should Solskjaer & Co. do about De Gea, Pogba and Martial this summer?

The future of Manchester United is becoming clearer.

We now know that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be the permanent manager at Old Trafford. A technical director figure may yet be named — possibly an internal appointment, possibly more of an advisor to Solskjaer and executive vice chairman Ed Woodward. Either way, they’ll be sifting through the squad and figuring out who to keep and who to extend. Bear in mind that a number of these players signed contracts with the club retaining the option to…

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De Gea buckles under pressure in 4/10 showing as Man United fall to Wolves

10 man Manchester United were beaten 2-1 at Molineux by a buoyant Wolves dealing them a huge blow in their race for a Champions League spot.

Craig Burley believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Man United are in need of a full rebuild following their third defeat in four games in all competitions.

10 man Manchester United were beaten 2-1 at Molineux by a buoyant Wolves dealing them a huge blow in their race for a Champions League spot.

WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Manchester United lost at Molineux for the second time in three weeks as Wolves put a dent in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s top-four hopes on Tuesday. Wolves recorded a second win over United in the same season for the first time since 1980 as they recovered from Scott McTominay’s opener through Diogo Jota and a calamitous Chris Smalling own goal to claim a 2-1 victory.

Solskjaer saw Ashley Young pick up the first red card of his United career — the 100th issued by Mike Dean…

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Man United desperate to tie De Gea to new contact — but at what cost?

Paul Pogba reveals why things went so horribly wrong for Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.

There’s a refrain from fans when a popular footballer wants a new contract: “Pay them what they want.” But how far do you take this? What do Manchester United do when negotiating in a market full of bluffs and lies — beyond building up as much intelligence as possible to make the best decision?

United have the second-highest wage bill in world football. Barcelona, their opponents in the Champions League quarterfinals, have the most expensive — and they also have the best player in world football,…

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LIVE Transfer Talk: Real Madrid to offer Courtois for Man United keeper De Gea

Alejandro Moreno addresses the latest rumours surrounding Alexis Sanchez, Sadio Mane, Antoine Griezmann and more in Transfer Rater.
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but click here for all the deals. Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer.
TOP STORY
Transfers

With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli, we show you a step-by-step guide to a transfer.

FIFA have banned Chelsea for a period of two transfer windows. But what did they do wrong and how will the punishment play out?

FC Exclusives

– Griezmann looking for Atleti exit
– Chelsea fear Hazard to Real
– Liverpool won’t recall Karius
– United push for De Gea deal
– Barca want De Ligt, must sell first

Real Madrid want David De Gea; David De Gea wants to play for Real Madrid … these are things we know. But the Manchester United goalkeeper failed to get his move a few years back and then watched as Real signed Thibaut Courtois from Chelsea.
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By the numbers: Messi’s 51st hat-trick, Salah’s long scoreless streak

Lionel Messi scored his 33rd La Liga hat-trick in the course of Barcelona’s 4-1 win away to Real Betis.
There’s Lionel Messi, and then there’s the rest. The weekend’s football in Europe seemed to suggest so, although one must put this helpful caveat: Juventus gave Cristiano Ronaldo the weekend off.
Here are the best numbers from the weekend:

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Lionel Messi scored his 33rd La Liga hat-trick in the course of Barcelona’s 4-1 win away to Real Betis, also his 45th hat-trick for Barcelona across all competitions. He also has six hat-tricks for the Argentina national team, taking his overall tally in competitive…

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Numbers: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tastes first defeat, Lionel Messi scores in 800th game

Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s first Premier League loss under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.

Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno were in full agreement that Raheem Sterling’s first goal against Watford should never have been allowed to stand.

Steve Nicol examines what is behind Mohamed Salah’s recent struggles and what he and Jurgen Klopp can do to sort the issues out.

Despite another routine win for Barcelona in La Liga, questions remain over Philippe Coutinho who underwhelmed again for the Spanish giants.

Luuk De Jong scored his 21st league goal of the season as PSV Eindhoven remain in control of top spot in the Dutch Eredivisie.
While Liverpool kept pace with Manchester City, Arsenal beat Manchester United to keep the top four race alive. In La Liga, Barcelona continued their dominance, while Kareem Benzema helped Real Madrid get back to winning ways after their humiliating Champions League defeat. Elsewhere, Juventus remained unbeaten in the league, while Bayern Munich scored six against Wolfsburg to leapfrog Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga. Here are the best numbers from the weekend’s action.

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Juventus are still…

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Manchester United push for De Gea contract agreement to avoid summer bids from rivals – sources

Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s first Premier League loss under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.

The Gunners hand Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his first domestic loss as Manchester United manager.

Check out all 33 goals from the Premier League this week, including Xhaka’s rocket against Manchester United.

Arsenal overtake Manchester United for the 4th spot in the Premier League table after beating them 2-0 at the Emirates.
Manchester United are pushing for a breakthrough in their contract stand-off with David De Gea before the summer to avoid fielding cut-price bids for the goalkeeper during the transfer window, sources have told ESPN FC.
United have been negotiating with the Spain international over the terms of a new five-year deal for more than a year and there are fears that if the stalemate stretches into the last 12 months of his contract, due to expire in 2020, offers from Europe’s heavyweight clubs could further…

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