Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka rejected a deadline day loan move to Manchester United.
21.01.2022 - 01:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United have 'opened the door' to sign wantaway France winger Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona - according to reports.
Having finished as runners-up to Manchester City in the Premier League last season, key figures in the Old Trafford boardroom issued a triple statement of intent; signing Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and returning five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
United missed out on a top-level defensive midfielder at that stage.
Manchester Evening News understands that has been identified as a priority for the next two windows and Declan Rice is still viewed as target number one in that regard.
Amadou Haidara, Boubacar Kamara, Denis Zakaria and Ruben Neves from Wolves have also been earmarked.
However, they continue to be linked with swoops in attacking quarters, too, after Barcelona issued a major update on former United target Dembele and his future this morning. He appears set to leave the Nou Camp this month as the Old Trafford giants revive their interest.
Before that announcement, Sport - as per this article - claimed United would be willing to sign Dembele on a free transfer next summer when his Barcelona contract expires. It's unclear what fee the Catalans are demanding.
According to the same report, his representatives met with United figures regularly over the last two years and came close to signing him on loan at one point. Dembele cost Barcelona a staggering €140million from Borussia Dortmund in 2017.
Elsewhere, reports from The Mirror suggest Dean Henderson has performed a transfer u-turn this January.
The 24-year-old displaced David de Gea between the posts at Old Trafford last season but, due to Covid-19 and an upturn in form from his long-serving colleague, England stopper
Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka rejected a deadline day loan move to Manchester United.
Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League clash with Burnley at Turf Moor this evening, making a huge selection call.
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Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has a bloated squad to work with between now and the end of the season following the club's failure to send a handful players out on loan on deadline day.
With the January transfer window finally closed, clubs will no doubt be focusing on the rest of the season that lies ahead.
Watford's inability to move on one of their goalkeepers has been blamed for their failure to sign Dean Henderson on loan from Manchester United.
Squad numbers for the remainder of the season have been finalised by Manchester United - after the January transfer window came and went without any further additions.
With the January window closed, Manchester United will prioritise signing a central midfielder when they get down to business during the summer transfer window - but who might they recruit?
Former Manchester United centre-back Gerard Pique has admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo was close to joining Barcelona instead of Real Madrid at the time of his Old Trafford exit in June 2009.
Manchester United players have returned to training at the club's Carrington training complex following a week off.
After spending such lavish amounts of money in the summer transfer window, Manchester United were never expected to give their chequebook such a hammering this month.
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has previously tipped Ousmane Dembele to be a future contender to win the Ballon d'Or, amid reports linking the Barcelona winger with a move to Old Trafford.
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Manchester United's January transfer window has been quiet so far, with Ralf Rangnick seemingly getting to know his new squad before turning his attention to incomings from elsewhere.
The January transfer window is drawing to a close with Monday’s deadline quickly approaching and Manchester United are yet to sign any new players.
Paris Saint-Germain want to sign Marcus Rashford as a replacement for Kylian Mbappe and have already 'opened talks' with the Manchester United forward - according to reports.
Manchester United are bemused by suggestions Liverpool could beat them to the signing of Porto winger Luis Diaz.
Manchester United have reportedly entered the race to sign a Tottenham Hotspur target.
Time is running out for clubs up and down the country to complete their January transfer business ahead of the window closing at 11pm on Monday evening.