SCRIBER: literary agent @jontwood. Manchester footie correspondent The Guardian; fiction/poesy endless: find on my substack below...
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REPEAT: Solskjaer's handling of Pogba post-Raiola outburst has been precisely what man-management should be: for good of @manutd
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Greenwood to start at No 9 for suspended Martial for @manutd looks the way to go...
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Alex Telles hopeful deal to move to @ManUtd will occur this week, is the understanding...
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Sancho at about 80-20 against happening is an assessment; @manutd still believe deal can be done but difficult...
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Lawyers checking contracts in order to sign Antony deal on Monday, full agreement between Manchester Utd and Ajax is worth €95m guaranteed fee, €5m add-ons. 🔴📑 #MUFC
The deal can be considered done as revealed earlier today, to be sealed on Monday.
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theguardian.com/football/202… story by this humble scribe and the wonderful @FabrizioRomano :::
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Ed Woodward has resigned from @ManUtd is the understanding - club have declined to comment
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Manchester United open talks with Barcelona over Frenkie de Jong theguardian.com/football/202… with the VUNDERBAR @FabrizioRomano
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Ajax accepted a circa 100m euros bid for Antony from Manchester United - player delighted, it is understood...
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Louis van Gaal: ‘I thought Manchester United could buy every player’ theguardian.com/football/201…
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Sheikh Jassim the favourite to buy Manchester United as talks begin theguardian.com/football/202…
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A totally committed Darren Fletcher watched @manutd beat Burnley from near this writer high up in press seats at Turf Moor: he kicked every ball. DF a smart Solskjaer appointment as a smart/articulate man/football brain...
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When the manager of this world’s biggest club teases you for wearing shades (prescription of course!) to his pressers by presenting you with a pair of sunglasses (obviously returned as no gifts accepted!!!) - fair play to OGS: who DOESNAE ADORE a sense of humour😎😎😎🌴🌴🌴🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽
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As of last night @manutd still back Ole - today a new day, of course...
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Timber, unlike F D Jong (at moment), is warm on a move to @manutd...
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New detail added to the below story: "The managing director, Richard Arnold, is understood to have cancelled all appointments on Monday to hold talks with [Joel] Glazer"...
Antonio Conte is open to discussing taking over at Manchester United if Ole Gunnar Solskjær is sacked, as it emerged that several players are questioning whether the Norwegian can take the team any further.
Story: @JamieJackson___ and @FabrizioRomano theguardian.com/football/202…
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🌅🌅🌅::: @ManUtd hopeful of agreeing new contract with Alejandro Garnacho. Discussions are going positively. Club is keen for him to carry on the way he is developing, is this humble HACK’s understanding…
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Manchester United Supporters Trust release strong line about Glazers ownership: "a fish rots from the head"
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Pep on CL quest: “Liverpool have six [Champions League titles] and this clubs has one semi-final. So we are far, far away from the You’ll Never Walk Alone team"...
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Pogba has been a £90m-plus disappointment; on signing him Jose said he could command @manutd midfield for a decade and more: he's maybe done it for half a season in four years and counting...
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‘NO EXCUSES’ except, erm, well, @ManUtd you know, they, well, erm...
Klopp: "What Andre Marriner did with Sadio Mane tonight, I'm not sure that's okay. Man United had more penalties in two years than me in five and a half years.... but no excuses for tonight."
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Bruno Fernandes set to join Manchester United for £46.5m plus add-ons theguardian.com/football/202…
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Antony disappointed after Ajax reject Manchester United’s £76.3m bid theguardian.com/football/202…
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Manchester United lose £200m training kit deal over fans’ anti-Glazers campaign theguardian.com/football/202…
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Alex Telles hopes to seal Manchester United move from Porto this week theguardian.com/football/202… INCLUDES salary and PRICE info:::👇👇👇
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Sheikh Jassim submitted a 5th bid earlier this week for Man Utd; he has set Friday as the deadline for a response. Otherwise, it is understood, he will dis-engage from the process... So no more bids, is his stance...
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Clubs who voted AGAINST 5 subs: A Villa, Burnley, C Palace, Fulham Leicester C, Leeds U, Newcastle U, Sheffield U, West Ham U, Wolverhampton W
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Spare a thought or several for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: a thoroughly decent man who has feelings like us all:::
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Big boost for @ManUtd McTominay training again - him in behind Fernandes with Fred too is a half decent midfield...
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Ten Hag aiming to sell Maguire next summer in Manchester United rebuild theguardian.com/football/202…
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Understand talks going on in background with Sheikh Jassim and (separately of course) Sir Jim: regarding potential sale of Man Utd...
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18-year-old Facundo Pellistri is viewed as part of Solskjaer's 1st-team plans, along with other forwards Rashford, James, Martial, Greenwood, Cavani and Ighalo, having been tracked at junior level for some time - along with Diallo...
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Manchester United agree £52m fee with Lille for defender Leny Yoro theguardian.com/football/art…
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@manutd still intent on buying Sancho - are digging in for the long-game, if required...
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it’s as WE ALL WERE : neither Sheikh Jassim or Sir Jim have heard yet anything concrete with regard to their respective bids for the ballFOOT club Manchester United…
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@ManUtd triggered Pogba’s one year extension clause a few weeks ago, is the understanding
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Sheikh Jassim confident of Manchester United deal amid new minority interest theguardian.com/football/202…
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Fab DOES it again:::🌅🌅🌅🚀🚀🚀👇👇👇
▫️ Why Ajax don't want to let you go?
▪️ Excl. Antony: "I'm not asking Ajax to release me, I'm asking Ajax to sell me with the highest bid ever for Eredivisie player. I've been insisting on this theme since February so that the club could rebuild the team with peace of mind".
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Mason Greenwood signs new @ManUtd contract until 2025, club announce...
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Sheikh Jassim will not end Manchester United interest if his deadline passes theguardian.com/football/202…
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Kobbie Mainoo plans to reject Manchester United contract and move abroad theguardian.com/football/202…
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understand Qatar interest in @ManUtd is NOT about a minority share - it’s all of the club BABY or nothing (usual caveat, of course : this is football things can be all topsy and loads of turvy so may change)
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Understand Ineos are talking directly with United and the Sheikh camp perhaps not...
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Amorim drops Rashford after he scores twice v Everton: Utd lose next two Prem games…
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Manchester United weighing up move for Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho theguardian.com/football/201…
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Manchester United target Alex Telles urges Porto to lower asking price theguardian.com/football/202…
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Manchester United close on £60m-plus deal to buy Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo | Manchester United | The Guardian theguardian.com/football/202…
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cash limited @ManUtd so not even able to move to loan J Felix::: theguardian.com/football/202…
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Micah Richards, @ManCity ambassador, calls the Super League a ‘disgrace’...
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Sheikh Jassim has made an improved bid for @manutd - for 100%, clear the debt, including separate fund for solely club and community, is my understanding...
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Manchester United make offer for Alex Telles and consider Jadon Sancho bid theguardian.com/football/202…
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Guardiola on his subs: "I’m a genius. In the last press conference it was @JamieJackson___, my friend, and he said why did you make a sub 87 mins against Everton? I took notes, I thought about him at half-time and I changed it at half-time." #mcfc
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Chelsea considering Harry Maguire if Wesley Fofana deal falls through theguardian.com/football/202…
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Manchester United supporters planning Glazers protest before Norwich match theguardian.com/football/202…
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Manchester United prepare opening bid for Real Madrid's Sergio Reguilón theguardian.com/football/202…
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Manchester United ready to ramp up pursuit of Sporting’s Bruno Fernandes theguardian.com/football/202…
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@ManUtd not interested in a certain player named Mr L Messi, is the understanding...
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Garnacho is intriguing: basically he seems to be able to beat any defender with ease: VIA AFTERBURNER pace and an old-fashioned, 1950s drop of a shoulder: LOVE TO SEE IT: like reading a boyhood SHOOT annual...
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Manchester United revive interest in Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong theguardian.com/football/202…
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Lampard says idea of footballers getting tested before NHS staff 'doesn't sit well' theguardian.com/football/202…
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Manchester United could revive interest in Harry Kane after Spurs decision theguardian.com/football/202…
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Thomas Tuchel the frontrunner for Manchester United if Ten Hag sacked theguardian.com/football/art…
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Pogba on Souness to @mufc: "I didn’t even know who he was, really. I heard he was a great player and stuff like that." Souness response on Sky Sports: "Put your medals on the table. I’ve got a big table.” Is that BIG enough for PP's World Cup winners medal...
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Understand @manutd close to agreeing €55m fee plus €10m add-ons for B Fernandes transfer. Personal terms yet to be agreed....
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theguardian.com/football/202… 'Marcus Rashford has been marginalised and put up for sale by Manchester United as part of a cultural reboot deemed necessary to transform the club after standards were allowed to decline for more than a decade...'
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Nemanja Matic keen to extend his contract at Manchester United theguardian.com/football/202…
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Sheikh al-Thani has called his Nine Two Foundation (bidding to buy Utd) this because, its understood, he became a fan in 1992, and as a reference, also, to the Class of 92...
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