Chelsea given major boost in pursuit of Gianluigi Donnarumma as Man Utd refuse to be drawn into bidding war for star No1
And that leaves the door open for
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Gianluigi Donnarumma is yet to commit to Paris Saint-Germain
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The Euro 2020 winner, 26, has one year left on his deal with the Champions League winners.
And he is seeking a significant mark-up on his £210,000-a-week Parc des Princes wages.
But
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City may lose No 1
The former
This means that they have paid more to bring back Trafford than
The transfer has also taken City boss Pep Guardiola's spending to over €2billion (£1.73bn) during his managerial career.
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Unless there is an unexpected change of stance, United seem set to go into the new campaign with
The Red Devils did make an approach to
Gianluigi Donnarumma suffers horror facial injuries after sickening tackle that could have blinded him
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But that was knocked back and the Old Trafford outfit have now shelved their interest.
That leaves Onana in pole position to start the season opener against
If he has not recovered from his injury in time, then
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