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Daily Mirror
02-05-2025
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- Daily Mirror
Football news: Man Utd 'close in on free transfer' as Arsenal's three-man wishlist emerges
The Premier League season will come to an end soon and clubs are already planning for the summer, with the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool looking to make new additions The Premier League season is almost over, with Liverpool already confirmed as champions and Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich already relegated to the Championship. There are just four gameweeks left and the race for European qualification is hotting up. The top five teams are set to qualify for the Champions League, while the clubs which finish sixth and seventh will play in the Europa League and Conference League respectively. Manchester United and Tottenham are also in the race for Europe, even though they currently sit 14th and 16th in the league. Both United and Spurs are in the semi-finals of the Europa League and will qualify for next season's Champions League if they go on to win the tournament. Arsenal are also in the semi-finals of the Champions League, but will need to overturn a first leg defeat to Paris Saint-Germain if they are to reach the final. Here, Mirror Football takes a look at some of the latest news... Man Utd 'close in on free transfer' Manchester United are set to sign Enzo Kana-Biyik on a free transfer from Le Havre, according to reports in France. The 18-year-old striker is out of contract with Le Havre in the summer and is said to have travelled to Manchester to finalise a move to Old Trafford. Monaco and Marseille were also interested in Kana-Biyik, but United look to have won the race for his signature. Kana-Biyik is set to spend next season on loan at Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport, which is owned by United co-owners INEOS, as he looks to gain more first-team experience. Arsenal's three-man wishlist Mirror Football understands that Arsenal's top priority this summer is signing a new striker and there are three names on their shortlist. Mikel Arteta is a huge fan of Newcastle star Alexander Isak, but it seems unlikely that the Magpies will sell him this summer. RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko and Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres are also being considered. New sporting director Andrea Berta is an admirer of Gyokeres, who has scored 52 goals in 48 games across all competitions so far this season, while Sesko was Arsenal's top target last summer. Liverpool learn Mbeumo price tag Liverpool are one of several clubs interested in signing Bryan Mbeumo this summer, but Brentford have set an asking price of more than £60million for the forward. Mbeumo has scored 18 league goals so far this season and the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle are also said to be considering a summer swoop for the 25-year-old. When asked about Mbeumo's future, Brentford boss Thomas Frank told Sky Sports: "I know that Bryan is very happy being here at Brentford, he's thriving, doing well and playing fantastic. "What happens in the future? I don't know. I've said many times: we are a selling club. But at the same time we have to reinforce that there are 10 clubs in the world who aren't selling clubs. So, of course, if the right price - and that's going to be expensive - is coming, then I'm sure the club will be open for it." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Daily Mirror
01-05-2025
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- Daily Mirror
Man Utd beat PSG to summer transfer with 'contract signed' for Ruben Amorim target
Manchester United are closing in on their first capture ahead of the summer transfer window after beating Chelsea and PSG to the signing of a talented young striker Manchester United have beaten Paris Saint-Germain and a host of other European clubs to a deal for Enzo Kana-Biyik, with the highly-rated teenage striker putting pen to paper on a long-term contract. The Red Devils are expected to be active in the transfer market this summer as they seek to overhaul Ruben Amorim's beleaguered squad. More firepower is expected to be on the agenda, too, with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee both struggling for goals this season. A host of big names have already been linked with a summer switch to Old Trafford - but it now seems as though the club have already bagged a new striker well before the transfer window officially opens. Kana-Biyik, 18, was courted by a host of clubs including PSG, Chelsea and Monaco. The Le Havre prodigy has agreed to join United, though, and now signed a long-term deal, according to reports in Europe. It was previously reported that the initial plan for Kana-Biyik will see the forward loaned out to FC Lausanne-Sport, a club owned by INEOS, to gain further senior experience rather than being integrated into Amorim's team immediately. The player is the son of Andre Kana-Biyik who earned 80 Cameroon caps in his career, and the brother of Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, who is on the books at PSG's academy. United have also been working hard behind the scenes on signings who are capable of coming in and making an impact immediately. Wolves forward Matheus Cunha is among those targets and United are thought to be in pole position to sign the Brazilian once the season ends. The 25-year-old has a £62.5million release clause written into the new contract he signed back in January. He has impressed this season, scoring 15 goals and registering a further six assists to help fire Wolves clear of any relegation trouble. Manchester United have also been linked with Liam Delap - who is available for just £30m following Ipswich Town's relegation from the Premier League - and Viktor Gyokeres, though the Sporting Lisbon star has recently been tipped to move elsewhere. Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Daily Mirror
01-05-2025
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Man Utd close in on free transfer as target 'travels to Manchester' to complete deal
Manchester United transfer news as Ruben Amorim's side look set to secure a deal for a new striker for the future and take advantage of a free agent ahead of the summer Manchester United are set to seal a summer transfer for a striker. The Red Devils are expected to land Enzo Kana-Biyik on a free transfer from Le Havre. Kana-Biyik, 18, is in the final weeks of his contract and according to reports in France, has travelled to Manchester to secure a deal. The Red Devils are said to have beat off competition from Monaco and Marseille for the teenager's signature. United have already come to an agreement and plan to loan out the forward to FC Lausanne-Sport, a club owned by INEOS, for the season. The Premier League side want Kana-Biyik to earn more experience on the pitch before introducing him to their squad. The starlet has yet to make his senior debut and has made a single matchday squad in Ligue 1. The player is the son of Andre Kana-Biyik who earned 80 Cameroon caps in his careeer, and the brother of Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik. The moves sees United focused attempting to strengthen their squad now and in the future. The club have also been linked to moves for Matheus Cunha, Liam Delap and Victor Osimhen as Ruben Amorim attempts to turn around the struggling team's fortunes. The Portuguese coach has outlined how crucial the upcoming transfer window is for the Red Devils to launch an immediate improvement. The 40-year-old believes they must take advantage of having no other summer distractions. "I think it's crucial," Amorim said last month. "I think we are trying to do everything as soon as possible. If you look at the schedule of teams we will not have the Club World Cup, so that means that we are going to have a pre-season "If you look at the next years, we are going to have a World Cup then a European Championship. So this window is going to be massive to work on our base. "I think it's clear for everybody here that is going to be crucial and we have to take advantage of that. "We will not have a next pre-season. It will not be like that. So we need to do everything soon as possible to be prepared for having everybody for the pre-season to start after a season like this. "We need to show something. That is not a debate. So I don't want that conversation of we need a lot of time. We need time, maybe to win the league, but we need to improve a lot after this season."
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Ezno Kana-Biyik travels to sign Manchester United contract
Enzo Kana-Biyik (18) is set to travel to Manchester today in order to complete his move to Manchester United, according to a report from Le Parisien. L'Équipe first revealed last week that Manchester United were in advanced talks with Le Havre AC regarding a transfer for the forward. Kana-Biyik, despite being involved in Didier Digard's first-team set-up, is yet to make his debut for his formative club. Advertisement It now looks like he may never make an appearance for Les Ciel et Marines. Kana-Biyik has been coveted and, prior to reaching an agreement with Manchester United, had also visited Olympique de Marseille's installations. The striker has opted instead to follow the same path as Paul Pogba by leaving L'HAC to join Manchester United. The young forward is now travelling to Manchester in order to sign his contract with the Premier League side. Once the move is completed, it is expected that he will be loaned out to fellow INEOS-owned club FC Lausanne-Sport. GFFN | Luke Entwistle
Metro
30-04-2025
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- Metro
Man Utd agree deal to sign French wonderkid on free transfer
Manchester United are closing in on a deal to sign French starlet Enzo Kana-Biyik on a free transfer. The 18-year-old is out of contract at Le Havre this summer with United moving quickly to snap up the talented forward. Le Parisien report Kana-Biyik is travelling to Manchester today co complete the move. He will follow in the footsteps of Paul Pogba, who left the same French club as a teenager as a 16-year-old to join United. Riyad Mahrez is also among Le Havre's glittering alumni. The striker is expected to sign a deal at Old Trafford before being loaned out to FC Lausanne-Sport, the Swiss side also owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS, ahead of next season. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. Kana-Biyik has frequently trained with the Le Havre first-team this season but is still to make his senior debut for Didier Digard's side. The teenager has made 15 appearances for the Under-19 side this season, scoring nine times. While Kana-Biyik is very much regarded as a signing for the future, United are already well underway with plans to improve their first-team this summer. Ruben Amorim's side are close to agreeing terms with Matheus Cunha and are ready to activate his £62.5million release clause to sign him from Wolves. Cunha has scored 15 goals in 29 Premier League appearances this season with Arsenal and Newcastle United also thought to be admirers. But United have moved quickly to try and get a deal over the line. With Cunha likely to occupy one of the two no 10 roles in Amorim's system should be make the move to Manchester, Amorim is also eager to bring in a new centre forward. Ipswich Town star Liam Delap has emerged as the club's top target following his impressive campaign with the Tractor Boys, hitting double figures in the Premier League for a side that managed just four league wins. More Trending Ipswich's relegation means Delap will be available for just £30million this summer. To help fund their summer spending, United are hoping to offload Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Anthony with Alejandro Garnacho's future still uncertain. Victor Lindelof, Christian Eriksen and Jonny Evans are expected to leave when their contracts expire. MORE: William Saliba admits Arsenal players found it 'difficult' to stop PSG star MORE: Man Utd legend Gary Neville 'snapped' at 'abusive' Liverpool fans after title win MORE: It's crunch time for Tottenham, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest as they chase Champions League football
