Man Utd Transfer News Today: Ugarte PUSHING, Sancho DROPPED, Romano update

Jacque Talbot

Updated: 17 Aug 2024 17:52 BST
5 min read

The latest Manchester United football transfer news updates, with the hottest updates on all the potential new signings and sales at Old Trafford, including Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, and some Fabrizio Romano updates.

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Ugarte pushing for Man Utd

Manuel Ugarte is pushing like crazy, according to Romano. The 23-year-old is on the Premier League giant's radar and has been marginalised out of the Paris Saint-Germain team for the season.

It's thought that the Old Trafford recruitment team have made him their number one target, as FootballTransfers revealed last week.

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Now transfer expert Romano has provided an update on the links. The Italian spoke on Playback, claiming that the player is "pushing like crazy" to join the club.

"It's almost two months of waiting for Manchester United. Tired not with Man United, but tired with PSG, he wants to go. He wants to have this solution. He wants the club to find a way and he wants to go to Manchester United. Now it's obviously up to the clubs to find a way."

Why Erik ten Hag dropped Jadon Sancho

Erik ten Hag left Jadon Sancho out of Manchester United's Premier League opener and now the Dutchman has opened up about why that was.

Fabrizio Romano has repeatedly insisted that the 24-year-old could yet leave Man Utd before the window shuts.

Talks with PSG have taken place, as confirmed by FootballTransfers, but the Parisians have just signed Desire Doue for €50 million from Stade Rennais for the left-wing position, meaning that a deal would be unlikely.

Ten Hag spoke about Sancho being dropped after Man Utd's 1-0 win against Fulham on Friday evening.

"First of all we need squad depth, this season will be survival of the fittest, I can only put 20 players in the squad. Then Jadon in the week had an ear infection, he was not 100 per cent fit.

"He could play but we made the choice, we preferred others on the bench. But that can change. It will change. We can't play everyone the same, you see today how important the subs are.

© IMAGO - Jadon Sancho could leave Man Utd this summer

"Sometimes frustrating for the player, but it's about the team, club, there will be more players in this position, we expect them to fight for the club."

Lindelof exit looks unlikely

Defender Victor Lindelof has been pictured using crutches amid talks of an exit from Old Trafford.

The centre-back could be dealing with a serious injury.

Lindelof was missing from the Red Devils' matchday squad to face Fulham at Old Trafford on Friday evening, a game that ended 1-0 to the Premier League giants.

Lindelof’s wife, Maja Nilsson Lindelof, uploaded a video on her Instagram stories, showing her husband using a crutch.

She captioned the video with the message, “Doing everything in slow motion these days.”

Osimhen to unlock McTominay deal

Victor Osimhen’s Napoli exit could be key for Scott McTominay’s move to the Serie A club.

Football transfer news expert Gianluca Di Marzio reports that with an asking price of €30m on his head, a deal for the Scotland international star will not be possible unless the Nigeria striker is sold or Antonio Conte decides to make the Man Utd academy graduate a priority.