Manchester United have joined Bayern Munich in the pursuit of Lille defender Leny Yoro, according to Sky Sports Deutschland's Florian Plettenberg.The Red Devils want to strengthen in defence and reduce the age of the squad. The 18-year-old has attracted the attention of several top clubs in Europe and, with the defender only under contract until 2025, Lille may be forced to part ways with the teen

Manchester United have been linked to the signing of a new central defender in the summer.The Red Devils are serious about bolstering their squad with the help of new investors INEOS.This week, The Standard states that United have an interest in Everton center-back Jarrad Branthwaite.They are also keen admirers of Nice defender Jean Clair Tobido, who would be an attainable target.Todibo plays for

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are both interested in a move for Real Sociedad winger Ander Barrenetxea, reports The Sun.The north London clubs have both been scouting the 22-year-old through November and December, but he was then out because of an ankle injury for three weeks.The Spaniard returned to action 10 days ago and scouts from the two Premier League sides watched him during the Basque Derb

The 29-year-old joined the La Liga giants last summer on loan to replace Thibaut Courtois, who suffered a serious knee injury before the season began, and he is expected to return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the current campaign.The Spanish shot-stopper has been underwhelming since moving to the Bernabeu and was recently dropped for the recent Supercopa de España final and replaced by An

The French striker has not played since the 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on December 9 after picking up a sickness bug.Anthony Martial has been training away from Erik ten Hag's Man Utd's first-teamThe Daily Mail reports that he has not trained with the rest of the squad since then, with Ten Hag believed to be desperate to sell him before the January transfer window closes.It is claimed United's

Manchester United's aim in the January transfer window is to ease their financial situation rather than strengthen the squad ahead of the second of the season, a source has told ESPN.United are concerned about breaching financial rules and want to put themselves in a strong position ahead of the summer window, the first one which will be officially overseen by new minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratc

Arsenal and Chelsea set to fight for BenzemaArsenal are all set to compete with Chelsea to secure a loan move for Al-Itthad star Karim Benzema, according to Team Talk.Benzema, who is planning to leave Saudi Arabia just six months after joining the league from Real Madrid, is wanted by several top European clubs. Manchester United at one point were also linked with the Frenchman but the Red Devils

Graham Coughlan was delighted after his Newport side secured a money-spinning FA Cup fourth-round tie with boyhood club Manchester United thanks to a 3-1 replay win at Eastleigh.After drawing 1-1 at Rodney Parade last time around, both clubs knew the prize on offer at the Silverlake Stadium.Top scorer Paul McCallum pulled the fifth-tier Spitfires level after Aaron Wildig’s early opener.But J

David Moyes dismissed the idea of the FA Cup being the best cup competition in the world as “quite ridiculous” following West Ham’s exit at Bristol City.The Hammers lost their third-round replay 1-0 after Said Benrahma was sent off for reacting foolishly to Joe Williams’ 51st-minute challenge.VAR was not in operation at Ashton Gate even though it had been used in the origin

Birmingham manager Tony Mowbray said his substitutions changed the game after his side’s late FA Cup replay 2-1 win over Hull.Mowbray made five changes just after the hour-mark and the substitutes made an immediate impact.Jay Stansfield equalised in the 66th minute after Jason Lokilo had opened the scoring with his first Hull goal after 12 minutes.Another of Mowbray’s substitutes, Koji