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MANCHESTER United have made Everton’s England Under-21s defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, their main summer transfer target. (Star)

Crystal Palace’s French winger Michael Olise, 22, is also high on United’s summer wishlist. (Football Transfers)

United will push ahead with a bid for Branthwaite, who is valued at £75m by Everton, regardless of manager Erik ten Hag’s future. (Mirror)

Everton are keen on Hull City’s 23-year-old English defender Jacob Greaves, who is expected to move to the Premier League this summer if the Championship club miss out on promotion. (Football Insider)

Manchester City are exploring a move for Newcastle’s 26-year-old Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, who has a £100m release clause in his contract. (Football Transfers)

Tottenham have joined Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle and Arsenal in hoping to sign Portugal winger Pedro Neto, 24, from Wolves this summer. (Football Insider)

Outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp has recommended that Liverpool sign Algeria left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves, although the 22-year-old is also on Manchester United’s radar. (Teamtalk)

England winger Jadon Sancho, 23, has no desire to return to Manchester United after his loan spell at Borussia Dortmund as he blames manager Erik ten Hag for letting his career stall. (Bild, via 90min)

Dortmund are keen to keep Sancho and could explore a swap deal with United, which would see Netherlands striker Donyell Malen, 25, move to Old Trafford. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

Former Roma sporting director Tiago Pinto, who worked with coach Jose Mourinho at the Italian club, says he is interested in succeeding the Manchester United-bound Dan Ashworth at Newcastle. (i Sport – subscription required)

Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 29, has confirmed he hopes to see his loan move from Manchester City to Barcelona become permanent this summer. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Chelsea are among the clubs monitoring Danish club FC Nordsjaelland’s Ivorian midfielder Mario Dorgeles, 19. (Tipsbladet – in Danish)

Tottenham are ready to let Wales defender Joe Rodon, 26, make a permanent move to Leeds United in the summer after being on loan with the Championship club this season. (Football Insider)

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12th March, 2024.

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