Man United 'eye Dominic Calvert-Lewin as Erling Haaland alternative' and more transfer rumours

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah is on his way to Germany ahead of completing a January move to Bayer Leverkusen.The MEN understand the 23-year-old is set to join Leverkusen, currently third in the Bundesliga, for a fee of around £1.5million after he rejected United's offer of a new contract earlier this season.Fosu-Mensah is out of contract at the end of the season but turned down the option of a new deal at Old Trafford because he felt

straight to your inbox every day for freeChelsea are set to join Manchester United in the chase for RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, according to reports.M.E.N. Sport understands that United are planning on making four new signings in 2021 to finally complete their squad overhaul and, as well as a right-winger, right-back and defensive-midfielder, a new central defender is also on the list.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are gearing up to go head-to-head for a place in the Carabao Cup final.United and City will face off at Old Trafford in the last four of the competition as they bid to reach Wembley.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have not initiated contact with Sporting Lisbon over signing midfielder Pedro Goncalves - according to reports.Goncalves, 22, has stepped into the void left by Bruno Fernandes following his move to Old Trafford and has helped Sporting top the Portuguese first division.The youngster has netted 11 goals in 11 league appearances - none of which have come from the penalty spot - which has led to speculation over his future at the

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has suggested he will have to come up with another unorthodox attacking plan at Manchester United. Manchester City have played with a false centre-forward on a number of occasions during the coach's time at the club, and enjoyed great success in last year's Carabao Cup semi-final at Old Trafford where a 3-1 defeat flattered the hosts.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIndependiente del Valle have increased their asking price for Manchester United target Moises Caicedo, according to reports.With the financial impact of COVID-19 still being felt in football, January isn't expected to be a busy month of transfers for United but the club are hoping to bring in highly-rated midfielder Caicedo.The 19-year-old had made waves in his native Ecuador and is already a regular for his club and country at just 19, which hasn't gone

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne is ready to turn down Manchester City's opening offer for a new contract, according to reports.De Bruyne enjoyed a fantastic 2020 in which he was crowned the PFA Player of the Year and equalled Thierry Henry's long-standing assist record for a single season with 20.The brilliant Belgian has firmly established himself as the best player in the Premier League and, according to The Times, wants that fact to reflect in his pay packet.It's reported that City want

straight to your inbox every day for freeBorussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke expects Erling Haaland to remain at the club despite continued transfer links to Manchester United and Real Madrid.Haaland was a target for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the 2020 January transfer window but the forward opted against a move to Old Trafford to reunite with his former manager.Instead, the Norway international joined Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg and continued his extraordinary form.As a result of his

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have made Erling Braut Haaland their top transfer target for 2021, according to reports.Haaland established himself as one of the world's most deadly strikers over a remarkable 2020 and United's interest in the Golden Boy winner is nothing new.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a big fan of the striker who he helped develop while in charge of Molde and wanted to sign him for United last January as he was gearing to leave Red Bull Salzburg.However,

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United believe they will be able to sign Jadon Sancho for less than the €120m Borussia Dortmund were asking for last year in 2021, according to reports.United have been huge admirers of Sancho for a number of years and, following 2020's unsuccessful pursuit, have now failed in three different attempts to sign him.The club were confident of signing the 20-year-old last summer and even had a breakthrough in negotiations on his wages and agent

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are keeping a keen eye on Norwich City defender Max Aarons, according to reports.Despite spending upwards of £140million on defenders over the last two years, United remain short on options at right-back position with Aaron Wan-Bissaka the only senior player in the position.Brandon Williams is actually right-footed but tends to be deployed at left-back, while other fill-ins Victor Lindelof, Axel Tuanzebe and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are

straight to your inboxBorussia Dortmund are looking to raid Manchester City's academy for another promising youngster in Jayden Braaf, according to reports.Dortmund have made a habit in recent years of signing some of the world's most talented teenagers and helping them develop in world-class players, which began when they signed Jadon Sancho from City in 2017.The German giants have already looked to repeat the trick when they signed 16-year-old Jamie Bynoe-Gittens on a free from the Blues this

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans believe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans to extend Edinson Cavani's stay at Old Trafford until Erling Haaland's reported release clause at Borussia Dortmund can be activated.Solskjaer was desperate to add to his striking department at the start of the year and targeted Haaland following his extraordinary run of form for Red Bull Salzburg.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJuventus would prefer a swap-deal with Manchester United if they are to sign Paul Pogba in January, according to reports.United took the option to extend Pogba's contract to 2022 earlier this year but his agent, Mino Raiola, thrown the midfielder's future into doubt after he claimed that his time at Old Trafford was over.The super agent also name-checked Juventus, the club where Pogba spent four years between his two stints in Manchester, as a possible

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will not enter the race to sign Bayern Munich defender David Alaba - according to reports.Alaba's future at Bayern is unclear after failing to agree a new contract with the Bundesliga champions.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United want to trigger a one-year contract extension in Jesse Lingard's deal that expires at the end of this season.That is according to the Mail, who say United are expected to exercise their option to keep Lingard for another year in the coming days.Lingard, 28, has featured just twice this season due to fitness, isolation and competition reasons, as the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek have battled for the attacking

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have made contact with the agent of David Alaba over a potential transfer, according to reports.United initially decided not to prioritise their defence in the previous transfer window after spending big on Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka the year prior, but that soon changed following the opening day defeat to Crystal Palace.Alex Telles was drafted in on deadline day to provide competition at left-back but the club were unable to

straight to your inboxBarcelona are planning on announcing the signing of Manchester City defender Eric Garcia in January, though he won't arrive until the summer, according to reports.Garcia enjoyed a breakout season last year as the teenager established himself as a first-team regular but it was then announced that he had turned down the chance to extend his contract.Barcelona, the club Garcia left in 2017 to join City, made no secret of their desire to re-sign the Spaniard and attempted to do