Man City join race to sign Erling Haaland and more transfer rumours

straight to your inbox every day, freeErling Braut Haaland would rather join Real Madrid than Manchester United when he leaves Borussia Dortmund, according to reports.Haaland has firmly established himself as one of the world's best young strikers over the last year after initially bursting onto the scene at Red Bull Salzburg before joining Dortmund last January.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer coached his countryman at Molde and United were interested in signing the 20-year-old before he moved to Germany,

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says this season's Premier League champions will not need as many points as in the last three seasons, but will have to work much harder to win the title.Manchester City and Liverpool have won the league with 100, 98 and 99 points respectively over the last three years, with Chelsea racking up 93 points the year before.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are planning to bid for Villarreal defender Pau Torres in the January transfer window, according to reports.United were linked with a host of defenders during the recently closed summer window but did not add a new centre-back to their ranks.

straight to your inboxThere could still be some transfer business involving Manchester City this week before the EFL's domestic transfer deadline closes on Friday. Clubs in the lower divisions have until 5pm on Friday to complete any transfers, meaning it would be the last opportunity for City to send out any players out on loan for valuable first team experience.

straight to your inboxItalian giants Juventus have reportedly joined the race for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, striking a blow to Manchester City's chances of signing him.City strengthened their defence significantly in the summer with the signings of Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias but were unable to get a new left-back in before the deadline.The continued poor performances of Benjamin Mendy so far this season, along with Aleks Zinchenko's fitness problems, meant the Blues considered

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are planning a move for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane next summer - according to reports in Spain.United were linked with a host of defenders during the summer transfer window but did not sign a central defender.

straight to your inbox every day, freeBarcelona could reportedly sell Ousmane Dembele for just €50million in the January transfer window with Manchester United mentioned as a possible destination.Dembele was a summer target for the Reds as they sought alternatives to bringing in Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United will target a new centre-back next summer and Dayot Upamecano, Raphael Varane and Kalidou Koulibaly are all on their shortlist, according to reports.The transfer window came to a close earlier this week and United secured four signings on deadline day, though none of them were a centre-back.Calls for the club to strengthen their back-line intensified following last weekend's 6-1 loss to Tottenham, with Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Liverpool are leading the race to sign RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, according to reports.United sold Chris Smalling to Roma on deadline day but failed to offload Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones.

straight to your inbox every day, freeBarcelona are furious with Ousmane Dembele for rejecting a move to Manchester United as it cost them the chance to sign Memphis Depay, according to reports.The transfer window finally came to a close on Monday and it was a busy deadline day for United, who secured the services of four more players following the earlier signing of Donny van de Beek.Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho did not arrive despite being Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's top target for a number

straight to your inbox every day, freeLiverpool and Bayern Munich have overtaken Manchester United in the race to sign Jadon Sancho, according to reports.The summer transfer window came to a close on Monday night and while United managed to complete four deals before the the deadline, none of them were top target Sancho.United had identified Sancho as their priority months in advance of the window but after missing Borussia Dortmund's August 10 deadline for a deal to be done and failing to meet

Daily Mail that the former Paris Saint-Germain striker, 33, is demanding more than £200,000-per-week and that Atletico Madrid, Benfica and Inter Miami are all keen.Cavani is vastly experienced and played alongside another former United free agent in Zlatan Ibrahimovic for PSG.

straight to your inboxSevilla forward Lucas Ocampos has emerged as the latest potential alternative to Jadon Sancho for Manchester United, according to reprots.With just three days of the summer transfer window remaining United are still attempting to make further reinforcements to their squad, with Donny van de Beek the only signing so far.It's understood that club remain in talks with Porto over the transfer of Alex Telles but that a new right-winger is still the priority.Borussia Dortmund

straight to your inboxPaul Pogba has called his international teammate Ousmane Dembele to try and convince him to join Manchester United, according to reports.United now have just three days to salvage their transfer window and add to their solitary signing of Donny van de Beek before the window closes on October 5.It's understood that the club are still in talks with Porto over left-back Alex Telles but a new right-winger remain the priority, be it Jadon Sancho or a short-term alternative.The

straight to your inbox Barcelona have made a renewed offer to Manchester City for defender Eric Garcia and have included midfielder Rafinha Alcantara in the proposal, according to reports. With less than four days of the transfer window remaining City are still keen to conduct more business after already signing Nathan Ake, Ferran Torres and Ruben Dias but there may be some more outgoings, too.

straight to your inboxManchester United are still trying to persuade Ousmane Dembele to join the club on loan, even though he has already rejected the proposal, according to reports.United now have less than just five days to rescue their transfer window and it's understood the club are in various discussions to add to their solitary signing of Donny van de Beek before the October 5 deadline.The club remain in talks with Porto over the transfer of Alex Telles but a right-winger is still the

straight to your inboxManchester United have had an enquiry for Fiorentina winger Federico Chiesa pushed back, according to reports.As transfer deadline day nears it's understood that United remain in various discussions in order to rescue their window and add to their sole signing of Donny van de Beek.While the club continues talks with Porto over the transfer of Alex Telles, Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho is still the top target ahead of the October 5 international deadline.The saga has