Manchester United lead race to sign Dayot Upamecano and more transfer rumours

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United have left Sergio Romero and Phil Jones out of their 25-man squad submitted to the Premier League, but Marcos Rojo is included. Goalkeeper Romero wanted to join Everton on deadline day and his wife accused the club of showing him 'no respect' by denying him the loan move.

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 inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to say whether Sergio Romero, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones still have futures at Manchester United. The trio were excluded from United's 25-man Champions League squad and Romero's wife, Eliana Guercio, accused United of showing her husband 'no respect' by denying him a deadline day transfer.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United could use star midfielder Paul Pogba in a swap-deal to sign Federico Valverde from Real Madrid, according to reports.Although the window shut at the beginning of October, Pogba has once again fuelled speculation that he could leave Old Trafford by declaring it's a 'dream' of his to play for Los Blancos.Zinedine Zidane's side have long been linked with the Frenchman but a move has not yet materialised and it was announced on Friday that

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 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 inboxManchester City are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland next summer - according to reports.Haaland joined Dortmund in January on the back of a blistering run of form for RB Salzburg and his extraordinary performances have continued in the Bundesliga.Despite only recently moving to the German side, rumours continue to circulate that he could make an early exit, with Manchester United and Real Madrid mentioned as potential suitors.However, Spanish

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, freeHere are the latest Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, October 8.Manchester United squad for Champions League group phase confirmedManchester United have revealed their squad for the Champions League group stages with new signings Alex Telles, Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri all included.Unfortunately, there was less good news for a trio of first-team players with Sergio Romero, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo all omitted from the 25-man

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

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United did not sign Jadon Sancho in the summer transfer window over concerns about the overall cost of such a deal in the coronavirus financial climate. United were prepared to invest a British record fee in order to land Sancho this summer but could not find a suitable compromise with Borussia Dortmund over the possible structure of a deal.

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 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

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to rotate his squad for the rematch against the Seagulls, with Dean Henderson, Brandon Williams, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Odion Ighalo all likely to be involved from the start.United don't have any additional injury concerns ahead of the game, with Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe set to miss out once again. First team regular Harry Maguire could also agai from the start on Wednesday night (tonight).

straight to your inboxManchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira is closing in on a move to Lazio, according to reports.Although things could still change in the week remaining of the transfer window it has, so far, been a disappointing summer for United, with Donny van de Beek the only new arrival.It appears that the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic has limited United's ability to spend big money and unable as yet to sign top targets, such as Jadon Sancho.Yet funds could be raised

straight to your inboxRuben Dias will travel to Manchester tomorrow to complete a move to Manchester City, according to reports.With just over a week to go until the transfer window closes, City are still trying to bring another top quality centre-back to the club following their struggles at the back last season.Nathan Ake has already made an impressive debut at the Etihad following his move from Bournemouth this summer but Pep Guardiola remains keen to add even more depth and quality to his

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer rhapsodized about Eric Bailly when asked about the possibility of Manchester United moving for a centre-back before deadline day.United are believed to be open to reinforcing at centre half with Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo preparing for possible transfers, Phil Jones injured and Axel Tuanzebe not match-fit.Solskjaer started Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof in last week's 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace and Lindelof was culpable for all three goals.

MEN Sport understands the position is not a priority for United this summer, they have been heavily linked with players such as RB Leipzig's Dayot Upamecano and could be in the market for a centre-back if they offload some of their current defenders. Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones are all surplus to requirements at the club right now.