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With the addition of Jadon Sancho and the increasing likelihood that Anthony Martial will be staying put, a lot of questions have been posed about the shape of the Manchester United attack this season. Who is in and who is out in a final third that seems pretty crowded?
One guy who won’t be around, at least until October, is Marcus Rashford who is set to face about 12 weeks on the sideline once he undergoes shoulder surgery later this month, according to the PA news agency.
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The Jadon Sancho transfer was announced, at the end of last month/beginning of this month by both Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United. However, we’re still awaiting the official “product launch” of the 21-year-old English winger, and that should be coming any day now.
As the deal could not be finalized until after England’s Euro 2020 campaign concluded, he only underwent his United medical today, as he drew closer to completing his £73m move from BVB.
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Harry Maguire was the only Manchester United player to make the Euro 2020 best XI team as his teammate for both club and country, Luke Shaw, was left out. There were additional snubs, as you would always expect with these kinds of honors, and England/Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is certainly another.
The two tournament finalists, Italy (5) and England (3) combined to dominate the list, as one would expect. Four more Premier League stars joined Maguire on the All-Euro team, meaning we had five footballers from the English top flight in the team.
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Manchester United have landed their top transfer target this summer transfer window, and are now moving closer to landing their second big signing of the summer in Real Madrid central defender Raphael Varane. The Manchester Evening News reports that the 28-year-old France international is close to agreeing on personal terms.
Varane has been linked to Old Trafford since the beginning of the silly season, and there is now strong hopes that the deal can be wrapped up within the next few weeks. With Varane’s current deal at the Bernabeu set to expire next year, it is thought that he could be obtained at a fairly favorable price.
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Sadly, the absolute worst of the worst that society has to offer came out in full force last night after England suffered defeat at the hands of Italy in the Euro 2020 final. The people racially abusing Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho simply because they missed some penalty kicks right now are not football supporters, and they never have been.
They are deplorables, plain and simple, and there was never anything “supportive” about them. In Manchester, a mural was painted to honor Rashford and the efforts he made to lobby the government into feeding needy and hungry schoolchildren. Now that mural has been defaced with offensive graffiti.
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Well, it turns out, actually, it’s not coming home. Instead it’s coming to Rome, as Italy defeated England in a penalty shootout 3-2 (1-1 AET) today to claim the Euro 2020 title. Absolutely gutted for England and all of their fans. Their first major tournament final since 1966, and it ends in heart-breaking fashion.
For the neutral though, it was an astounding game that completed a fantastic tournament. High entertainment value was all around. Let’s take a look at the contributions and involvements from the Manchester United players.
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The silly season is in full swing and Manchester United have already made their first big splash signing this summer in Jadon Sancho. Now most of the transfer talk surrounds Paul Pogba, whose future remains quite uncertain. According to French outlet TF1, Pogba will soon come to a decision over his future.
The Manchester Evening News has picked up on the report from Pogba’s native land, citing that a decision will come this week. Pogba has been consistently linked with a move away during much of his second stint and Old Trafford, so it’ll be good, either way, to get some closure on this situation.
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The silly season is in full swing but we’re still waiting for Tottenham Hotspur to make their first big splash signing this summer. Most of the transfer talk, aside from the managerial search soap opera, has surrounded Harry Kane and whether or not he’ll stay.
So we begin there with talk of a potential swap deal, players and cash arrangement, with Manchester United that would see Jesse Lingard going the other way.
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Whisper it quietly, but last season’s English Premier League campaign was something of a disappointment for the neutral.
After all, Manchester United had led the Premier League table by just two points from eventual champions Manchester City after a 0-0 draw at Anfield on January 17th, with just five points separating the top six at the same stage.
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The Manchester United summer transfer window is really coming alive now! Jadon Sancho is signed, Raphael Varane seems to be moving closer to joining him and Eduaro Camavinga could be next after him. So transfer business is booming, as we look at how the roster reshape could unfold.
With that in mind, let’s look at the latest developments, starting with Camavinga. For today’s United news and notes segment, go here.
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England have finally conquered their semifinal jinx, beating Denmark 2-1 in extra time yesterday, in the semifinals of Euro 2020. Sunday’s final vs. Italy will be home pitch advantage again, right back at Wembley Stadium (Sunday, 3 pm ET). This will be the Three Lions’ first final appearance in a major tournament since they lifted the World Cup, way back in 1966, 55 years ago.
Manchester United players were involved in the win last night and more will be involved in the final on Sunday night, so let’s do the run down of it all. For today’s United transfer news segment, go here.
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The Manchester United summer transfer window is really coming alive now! Jadon Sancho is signed, Raphael Varane seems to be moving closer to joining him and Eduaro Camavinga could be next after him. So transfer business is booming, as we look at how the roster reshape could unfold.
With that in mind, what’s gonna happen with the goalkeeping situation?
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