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The Sun
19 minutes ago
- The Sun
Man Utd miss out on their Coutinho moment as Bruno Fernandes snubs Al-Hilal – so where does he fit into their plans?
OH, to be a fly on the wall of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's office when news broke that Bruno Fernandes had snubbed a mega £100million bid from Saudi Arabia. Manchester United 's part-owner could not have believed his luck when Al-Hilal offered to take captain Fernandes, who turns 31 in September, off their hands and give the Red Devils a much-needed cash injection. 3 3 Ratcliffe, who claimed the 'bloated' club was set to go 'bust at Christmas', has led a ruthless cost-cutting drive at Old Trafford — culling 450 staff including the much-loved receptionists and also withdrew free canteen food for workers at the ground. So to have the potential of receiving a nine-figure sum for a player whose legs are only going to get wearier was almost too good to be true. And it turned out to be . . . but only because Fernandes rejected Al-Hilal's advances. Even the offer of tax-free £700,000-a-week wages was not enough to lure the Portuguese star to the Middle East. Yet Fernandes ' admirable resistance has thrown United's chaotic transfer plans up in the air once again. It is back to the drawing board for Ratcliffe and manager Ruben Amorim, who are under pressure to juggle the books with Profit and Sustainability Rules after their failure to qualify for Europe. Despite Fernandes turning down the Saudi riches, the midfielder could still be a target for European clubs this summer — although the offers are unlikely to be even half the astonishing transfer fee on offer from Al-Hilal. And even if he stays, Red Devils fans will now be debating where Fernandes fits into Amorim's rebuild next season? Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford Amorim is wedded to his 3-4-3 formation and his early transfer activity seems to match up. Wolves' Matheus Cunha has signed in a £62.5m deal and Bryan Mbeumo is now a £50m target from Brentford, with the duo expected to play in the attacking positions behind the lone striker. Bruno Fernandes enjoys dinner with Al-Hilal 'secret agent' Joao Cancelo as he faces Man Utd exit decision Amad Diallo and Alejandro Garnacho, linked with Chelsea and Napoli, are other options for the wide forward roles. That quartet is likely to see Fernandes move further back to one of the two central midfield berths which he fulfilled in the Europa League final loss to Tottenham. Amorim has other options in the centre of the park, including Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount. Casemiro is on big wages, Amorim knows Ugarte well from their time together at Sporting Lisbon and the United boss lavished praise on Mount following his return to fitness towards the end of the season. While homegrown talent Mainoo, 20, is an intriguing prospect. So where will Fernandes play on a regular basis? In last season's disastrous campaign, Amorim relied heavily on talismanic Fernandes to dig his woeful 15th-placed Prem side out of the mire, netting 19 times in all competitions. Failed Coutinho moment Fernandes' quality and consistency led to the eye-watering bid from Saudi and the £100m fee will play on Ratcliffe's mind in their 'Mission 21' operation to knock Liverpool "off their perch" once again. The Reds went through a similar scenario over seven years ago when they sold star man Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for a staggering £142m. The transfer fee gave Jurgen Klopp the chance to rebuild as the German used that money to bring in Virgil van Dijk and Alisson, and his new spine delivered the Champions League and Premier League titles. If Fernandes remains at United then club legend Gary Neville believes Garnacho, Marcus Rashford, Antony and Jadon Sancho must all leave. Garnacho clashed with Amorim after the Bilbao loss to Tottenham, while the other three have all been out on loan this season. Neville said: 'If players are taking on and questioning the manager in public through social media, the manager has to win. Neville's transfer advice 'If the manager doesn't win, the manager has to leave and I don't think that's going to happen this time. That's happened far too many times before. I think Garnacho will leave purely because of that, I think they've had enough. 'Marcus has to leave for him and the club. I think that ship has sailed and he needs to find himself another club. 'It sounds to me like Villa aren't going to keep him. I would say for Marcus' and United's sake that it feels like that path has come to an end. 'I feel a little bit similarly with Jadon as I do with Marcus. I'd be a bit concerned that Chelsea haven't made the noises that they're going to keep him. United have to make sure they part ways with him. 'Antony has gone to Spain and having seen a couple of players that I played with not do it Old Trafford but do it in Spain . . . I think he's suited down to the ground and it's been proven.' Ratcliffe may have canned hundreds of local staff but he will soon discover it's much harder to get rid of superstar players who are tied down to huge contracts. 3
Daily Mail
27 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Rolls-Royce value tops record £75bn: Defence stocks soar as governments are pushed to increase military spending
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The Guardian
30 minutes ago
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Wiegman optimistic Lauren James will be fit for Lionesses' squad at Euro 2025
Sarina Wiegman spoke positively about Lauren James' chances of being fit enough to play at this summer's European Championship, as she prepares to name her final squad of 23 players for the tournament on Thursday. The Chelsea forward has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury in April during a victory for England at home to Belgium at Ashton Gate, and her involvement in July's Euros in Switzerland has been in doubt, but on Tuesday night Wiegman appeared more than optimistic. 'With LJ [James], she is of course on the pitch [training], she is still in the position that we expect her to be, so she's progressing in the rehab and that's going really well, so I'm positive about that.' Wiegman also offered an encouraging update on the return to full fitness of England's Bayern Munich midfielder Georgia Stanway, who made her first start in 2025 after recovering from a knee injury when she was in the starting lineup for Tuesday's 2-1 loss against Spain. Stanway was withdrawn at half-time but Wiegman clarified that the 26-year-old had not suffered a setback, saying: On Stanway: 'No [she does not have an injury], she's in a very good place. 'But she hasn't played for such a long time – Friday's were her first minutes after she'd been training, of course. She could play [only for] 45 minutes. I think she wanted to play more, of course, she always wants to play more, she's in such a good place, but I think this was very smart [to substitute her] to take care of her.' Wiegman also paid tribute to Fran Kirby, after the Brighton forward's sudden announcement of her retirement, adding: 'First of all I love working with her [Kirby]. She has had an incredible career and it is still going on in the WSL. She's an amazing player and an incredible person too. Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion 'She did everything to make the squad. Fran and I have had several conversations. I had conversations with her over this week again, looking forward to this game and I said to her that she most likely would not make the squad, even though things could change quickly. We had these honest conversations.'
