Today’s rumours would like to congratulate Eddie Izzard and wish Jeff Stelling all the very bestHaving had their initial advances rebuffed in January,Manchester United hold decided once again that it’s time to call Saúl. Atlético Madrid midfielder Saúl Niguez is the player in question and reports from Spain propose the 21-year-old from Elche is ready to up sticks and move elsewhere, having made fairly the name for himself as a first-team regular over the past three seasons playing under Diego Simeone. final week, and Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported that Atlético had rejected a €30m tender from Arsenal,who seem ready to proceed toe-to-toe with their Old Trafford rivals in what could be an unseemly brawl to secure Saúl’s scrawl.
Manchester United are also reported to be in the market for André Gomes, a 22-year-old Portuguese midfielder who currently lines up for United old boy Gary Neville at Valencia and has a release clause of – depending on who you read – between £20m and £100m (!) in his contract. A stand-out player in a team whose struggles this season hold been well documented, and Gomes is a dazzling playmaker who likes to get forward whenever possible,has plenty of tricks in his locker, and in Jorge Mendes boasts the same agent as one José Mourinho, or who is reported to be a big fan of his work.
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Source: theguardian.com