Manchester United defender agrees loan transfer ahead of deadline day

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes helped advise Adrien Silva on his exit from Leicester in the summer transfer window. Silva only joined The Foxes two years ago but left to join Sampdoria on a permanent deal this summer after two loan spells away with AS Monaco.Hopes had been high for Silva when he joined from Sporting Lisbon in 2018 but he never managed to establish himself as a key player at the King Power Stadium.

straight to your inbox every day, freeArsenal legend Arsene Wenger has revealed just how close he came to signing Cristiano Ronaldo before Manchester United hijacked the move.Portuguese winger Ronaldo moved to United for £12.24million in the summer of 2003 after impressing against Sir Alex Ferguson's side in a pre-season fixture against Sporting Lisbon.Ronaldo went on to cement himself as a legend at Old Trafford where he won the first of his five Ballon d'Or awards as well as playing a pivotal

United opted against signing a new centre-back in the summer transfer window, despite their defensive travails in the Premier League so far this season. But Bailly took to Instagram to reveal the issue was nothing and he ought to be in contention to play for United in their next league game at Newcastle on October 17th.

Manchester United midfielder has less than 12 months remaining on his contract at Old Trafford, though United have the option of extending it by a year until June 2022. Pogba has previously hinted he would like to play for the Spanish giants and in the summer of 2019 he spoke publicly about the desire for "a new challenge", amid interest from Madrid and Juventus.

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United rejected Penarol's request to immediately take Facundo Pellistri back on loan until January. Pellistri joined United on transfer deadline day signing a five-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year, after the club accelerated plans to sign the South American winger late in the window.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe has admitted it's been tough to be on the sidelines for so long but is happy to finally be back in training.Tuanzebe looked as though he was primed to have a breakout season at United last year, as he slowly started to establish himself in the first team with several strong performances.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United expect Edinson Cavani to miss the Premier League trip to Newcastle after the international break as he in self-isolation after his arrival in the UK. The news will come as a blow to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who will be without Anthony Martial for the game at St James' Park on Saturday, October 17, as he begins a three-man game for the red card he received in the defeat to Tottenham at the weekend.

Manchester United's transfer fortunes, it could have been deadline day. United fans were grasping onto the hope that a last-gasp deal could pull United out of the mire following their 6-1 hammering by Tottenham Hotspur the day before.Jadon Sancho was the hope, Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani were the expectation.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was able to bring extra depth to the central midfield, left-back and centre-forward positions, though United missed out on Jadon Sancho or a senior right-wing signing. In the end, Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles arrived to support the earlier acquisition of Donny van de Beek, with United also welcoming Uruguayan teenager Facundo Pellistri in the summer too.

straight to your inbox every day, freeParma director Alessandro Lucarelli has spoken out after his club was beaten to the signing of Amad Diallo by Manchester United.MEN Sport revealed on September 16 that United were exploring the possibility of signing the 18-year-old and contacted Atalanta amid interest from other clubs.Parma went as far as announcing Diallo's loan move for the 2020-21 season on social media last week but it was United who secured a deal for the teenager, signing him on a

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United have completed a deal to sign Uruguay youngster Facundo Pellistri on deadline day. United have wanted to sign the 18-year-old for a year and MEN Sport understand he could go straight into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first-team squad.

straight to your inbox Dwight Yorke says he cannot understand Manchester United's strategy over Jadon Sancho.

straight to your inboxManchester United have officially announced the signing of Alex Telles from FC Porto. The left-back arrives at United on a four-year contract with the option to extend by a further year.

Edinson Cavani, with both players completing their medicals yesterday and signing their contracts today.But a right-winger has been United's priority throughout this transfer window and they are running out of time to secure a deal, with top target Jadon Sancho now looking almost certain to remain at Borussia Dortmund.United had identified France international Ousmane Dembele as a realistic alternative to Sancho, but they've so far been unable to agree a deal with Barcelona, with United only

straight to your inbox Manchester United have been given hope over a possible deadline day move for Ousmane Dembele by Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman. United are still keen on adding a new right winger before the transfer window shuts on Monday and have looked at Dembele as a potential short-term option.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe that a new centre-back should be the club's priority on transfer deadline day, rather than Jadon Sancho, following Sunday's humiliating 6-1 loss to Tottenham.Things couldn't have started better at Old Trafford as Bruno Fernandes put United ahead from the penalty spot within the opening two minutes but things quickly started to unravel.Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min took advantage of some dreadful United defending to overturn United's lead.

straight to your inboxJose Mourinho expects a reaction from Manchester United to their humiliating 6-1 thrashing by Tottenham and says they are signing one of the 'top strikers in the world' in Edinson Cavani.Mourinho returned to his former club to inflict a joint-worst defeat on United in the Premier League era and fuel tensions within the club and among the fanbase.United supporters have been disgruntled by a lack of reinforcements but the club is expected to announce the signings of Cavani

to complete a deal for free agent Cavani, who left Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The Uruguay international, 33, will arrive at Old Trafford on a short-term deal, with the main financial outlay being agents' fees and the player's wages.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has blamed the money wasted in the Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho eras as a key reason for Manchester United's cautious approach in the transfer market now.United are reluctant to be seen overpaying for transfer targets and have made a point of negotiating prices down during Solskjaer's first three transfer windows as manager.That caution has been particularly prevalent this summer, with the club counting the cost of the coronavirus pandemic on

straight to your inbox"If something happens, in or out, you'll get to know," Ole Gunnar Solskjaer declared. "We’'ll tell you when and if something happens," he informed another reporter.Solskjaer was on script whenever the transfer window or Monday's deadline was mentioned during his Zoom call on Friday morning.