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straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Wednesday, 7 October.Manchester United will keep Jadon Sancho high on their transfer shortlist after failing to land the Borussia Dortmund winger during the transfer window.Sancho was United’s top target but the Reds were unwilling to meet Dortmund’s €120million asking price for the 20-year-old.United are expected to revive their interest next summer, and while they could launch a bid to lure Sancho to

United were reluctant to meet Borussia Dortmund's €120million asking price for the England winger and sounded out other options on loan to fill the right-wing position, which had been identified as a priority for the summer. They wanted to negotiate a cheaper price for Sancho amid concerns over paying such an inflated fee in the current financial climate.

straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Tuesday 6th October.New Manchester United signing Facundo Pellistri is being tipped for a first-team role this season, despite his inexperience outside of the Uruguayan top flight.The 18-year-old was signed as an alternative to Jadon Sancho and will feature in Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s squad alongside Mason Greenwood and Daniel James at right-wing, despite his lack of seniority.Pellistri signed a five-year deal

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.

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

straight to your inboxAfter the departures of Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku last summer, Manchester United appeared to be a little short in the attacking department.Anthony Martial moved into a centre forward role, Marcus Rashford settled in on the left side of the attack, and Daniel James arrived from Swansea City to occupy the right flank until the emergence of Mason Greenwood. Depth across the front line remained problematic, though.

straight to your inboxBorussia Dortmund full-back Thomas Meunier reiterated Jadon Sancho will not be joining Manchester United on deadline day.The England international has been United's prime transfer target throughout the summer but an agreement with the Bundesliga side has not been reached. Dortmund have slapped a €120m price tag on the former Manchester City youngster, a figure United refused to meet, and the German side set an August 10th deadline for any deal to be concluded.

straight to your inboxPatrice Evra voiced his discontent at the plight of his former club before, during, and after Manchester United's humiliating defeat at the hands of Tottenham.United were crushed 6-1 by Spurs on Sunday as they capitulated after Anthony Martial was shown a straight red card just shy of the half-hour mark.Evra criticised the club for a number of reasons throughout the afternoon.“Alexis Sanchez made a comment recently when he first signed for United, his first training

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has insisted that his old club should be chasing Tottenham striker Harry Kane and not Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho. The Reds have been attempting to sign Sancho all summer and MEN Sport understand they plan to make one last-ditch attempt for the winger before the summer transfer window closes tomorrow.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have not yet given up hope of Jadon Sancho moving to Old Trafford before Monday's transfer deadline. The Borussia Dortmund star has been at the centre of this summer's biggest story, with United keen to bring the 20-year-old back to England.

Jadon Sancho has been Ole Gunnar Solsjaer's prime target throughout the window but a record-breaking move have not been pulled off.The Bundesliga side are standing firm on their €120m demand and insist that the England international will not be on the move before the deadline on Monday evening.While this may frustrate many United fans, who have been desperate to see the squad boosted, Lukaku elieves a signing like Unitedis not necessary."If you buy another striker, what are you going to do with

straight to your inbox Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has confirmed the club previously held talks with Manchester United over Jadon Sancho but reiterated the Bundesliga club's stance has not changed ahead of deadline day. Dortmund set a deadline of August 10 for United to complete a deal for Sancho but sources told the MEN that the Reds considered that deadline to be 'artificial'.

Jadon Sancho saga continues to rumble on, while United are keen to sign left-back Alex Telles and young winger Amad Traore. There's continued talk about Ousmane Dembele, though United would only consider him as an emergency loan option.There could also be squad departures in the final days of the window, with Andreas Pereira heading for Italy and talks continuing for Chris Smalling to make a permanent move to Roma.

Donny van de Beek remains Ole Gunnar Solksjaer's only new recruit after a summer of frustration chasing Jadon Sancho.MEN Sport understands the Borussia Dortmund winger remains United's top transfer target but a fee is yet to be agreed between the two clubs.The bookmakers too, are tipping a deal for Sancho to go through, as well as a few other deals at very short odds.Here, we take a look at who the bookies' think could arrive at Old Trafford before the deadline.Sancho remains the name on

Manchester United’s stance on Ousmane Dembele Manchester United are not interested in buying Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele on a permanent deal, reports Samuel Luckhurst .

straight to your inboxManchester United have no intention of buying Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona and only consider him as an emergency loan option.United are expected to make a last-ditch attempt to sign their priority target Jadon Sancho before next Monday's 11pm deadline but are actively considering alternatives.Dembele, 23, has two years left on his Barcelona contract but has struggled in Catalonia since his £135million move from Dortmund in 2017.Barcelona have denied they are in talks with

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straight to your inboxJohn Barnes says Manchester United are placing too much focus on their attack in the transfer market.United continue to chase Jadon Sancho - or an alternative to the Borussia Dortmund attacker - with time running out in the summer transfer window.Yet Barnes believes the Reds need to change tack and rival Manchester City for Kalidou Koulibaly in defence."Manchester United should look to sign a player like Kalidou Koulibaly, he has all the trademarks of a player they need in