Manchester United enter race for Liverpool target and more transfer rumours

22.02.2022 - 06:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester United are set to try and persuade Fulham starlet Fabio Carvalho to sign for them and not Liverpool - according to reports.

Speculation over the 19-year-old gathered pace during the January transfer window and Carvalho came close to a move to Anfield on deadline day.

However, a deal could not be struck up and he remains at Craven Cottage.

Despite not being a guaranteed starter, the Portugal-born England Under-18 international has scored seven goals and provided five assists for the free-scoring Championship leaders this season.

It would have taken £5million to secure his services last month.

Carvalho is heading into the final months of his contract, though, meaning he will be a free agent this summer. He would still command a fee due to compensation costs.

Liverpool are set to revive their interest in the player at the end of the campaign.

But if they are to win his signature, the Reds will face strong competition from United after The Daily Star claimed key figures in the Old Trafford boardroom have added the prospect to their shortlist.

Elsewhere, soon-to-be free agent Paul Pogba has been tipped to sign for Tottenham this summer.

A decade on from his initial move to Juventus, the World Cup winner is expected to leave Old Trafford for nothing for the second time with Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid all heavily linked.

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According to former Premier League striker Kevin Phillips, though, his relationship with Tottenham coach Antonio Conte makes that switch possible, as well, depending on their financial stance.

Phillips told Football Insider: "There's no way he would go to Man City and I can't see him going to Chelsea,