What we're hearing in the transfer window: Man United consider Kolo Muani in striker search

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What's the latest connected Manchester United's striker search?

They're looking, but there's nary warrant it volition happen; astatine least, that's what Ruben Amorim has been told. Marcus Rashford's departure connected indebtedness to Barcelona has created immoderate fiscal headroom truthful determination has been immoderate exploration into deals for the likes of Ollie Watkins, Randal Kolo Muani and Dusan Vlahovic.

If idiosyncratic comes in, it's apt idiosyncratic volition person to leave. United person arrived successful the U.S. for their summertime circuit with Rasmus Højlund, Joshua Zirkzee and Chido Obi in the squad. Another summation would marque it 4 players warring for 1 position. -- Rob Dawson

It has already been a large summertime for No. 9 strikers and that looks acceptable to continue. Kolo Muani, 26, is inactive nether declaration with Paris Saint-Germain but they don't privation him and helium doesn't privation to enactment either. Juventus, wherever helium spent the 2nd fractional of past play connected loan, would similar to motion him, but it is financially hard for them.

The France planetary has been offered to plentifulness of clubs, particularly successful England: Chelsea looked astatine him but preferred Liam Delap and Joao Pedro; Arsenal were ne'er keen; but it mightiness beryllium antithetic for Newcastle and Manchester United. Both clubs are successful request of a striker and person already missed retired connected galore of their different targets (Viktor Gyökeres, Hugo Ekitike, Delap) and Kolo Muani could beryllium a bully solution.

PSG could hold to a indebtedness with an work to motion him permanently, different the interest would beryllium astir €50m for a subordinate they signed for an archetypal €75m successful 2023. -- Julien Laurens

Could Alejandro Garnacho extremity up astatine Bayern?

It's possible. Bayern Munich are looking for a winger and person enquired astir what it would instrumentality to motion him. United are consenting to perceive to immoderate realistic offer, but Garnacho's penchant is to enactment successful the Premier League. So far, there's been involvement from Chelsea and Aston Villa -- Dawson

Bayern privation Luis Díaz arsenic archetypal prime though, right?

It surely seems that way. Bayern saw their opening bid of £56m rejected by Liverpool past week, but determination is an anticipation astatine Anfield that the German nine volition instrumentality to the array with an improved offer.

While Liverpool's stance this summertime has been that Diaz volition not beryllium allowed to leave, the noises from the player's campy suggest helium is seeking a determination distant from Merseyside arsenic helium prepares to participate the last 2 years of his contract. If Bayern suggest a suitable fee, Liverpool's resoluteness could beryllium tested, peculiarly if they clasp superior involvement successful signing Alexander Isak from Newcastle, who would bid a British grounds interest of astir £150m. -- Beth Lindop

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Ogden: Liverpool inactive clasp a beardown involvement successful Alexander Isak

Mark Ogden debates Alexander Isak's aboriginal aft the striker informed Newcastle helium was unfastened to leaving the club.

Could the Reds determination for Real Madrid's Rodrygo instead?

After already recruiting Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Ekitike for implicit £200m, portion inactive being keen connected Isak, the Premier League champions volition besides person to look astatine a near winger if Luis Díaz leaves. And Rodrygo is precocious connected their shortlist.

Sporting manager Richard Hughes is simply a large instrumentality of PSG's Bradley Barcola, but knows the French nine won't fto him spell this summer. Other options similar Nico Williams, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Xavi Simons, conscionable to sanction a few, are either not disposable present oregon ne'er funny Liverpool anyway.

Rodrygo, however, ticks a batch of boxes with his property (24), versatility, acquisition and profile. He would beryllium costly astatine astir €80m, but if they tin recoup immoderate currency from the exits of Diaz and Darwin Núñez, past they tin equilibrium the books. -- Laurens

Will Real Madrid look to bring anyone in?

Madrid are inactive waiting for imaginable departures earlier they tin marque a determination successful the transportation market. But successful the meantime, the nine are unfastened to loaning Endrick to different squad to debar hindering his progress; pugnacious the young striker's precedence remains to enactment astatine the Bernabéu to travel successful the footsteps of Vinícius Júnior, a root told ESPN Brasil.

Madrid person besides activated respective departures successful the younker academy. Young halfway backmost Jacobo Ramón is astir to motion with Cesc Fábregas' Como, having made his first-team debut past season; aft spending a twelvemonth connected indebtedness astatine Valladolid, midfielder Mario Martín volition motion for Getafe; midfielder Chema has travelled to Germany to articulation Stuttgart, who volition wage €3m to motion him; and defender Loren Aguado had an connection from Qatar, but looks similar helium volition beryllium joining Albacete successful the 2nd division. - Rodra

Chelsea person been quiescent of late...

Not really... Chelsea are inactive moving hard down the scenes and person seen a archetypal bid for 19-year-old Ajax defender Jorrel Hato rejected, sources person told ESPN. Chelsea worth Hato's versatility successful defence and judge helium perfectly fits the measure for manager Enzo Maresca, who wants a defender who tin besides assistance retired successful midfield, particularly erstwhile it comes to playing the shot retired from the back.

Chelsea are besides considering fortify different positions. Sources person told ESPN they person stepped up their pursuit for RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons, and they are monitoring the concern of Garnacho aft Manchester United decided to permission him retired of their preseason tour. -- James Olley

Meanwhile, Ecuador planetary endowment Kendry Páez volition spell retired connected indebtedness to feeder nine Strasbourg. The 18-year-old attacking midfielder had respective offers from different European clubs, but the French broadside person won the battle. Meanwhile, Strasbourg are besides adjacent to securing the services of Alavés striker Joaquín Panichelli, who has been 1 of the revelations of LaLiga 2 connected indebtedness astatine Mirandés, and the Argentine volition permission for his €20m merchandise clause. -- Rodra

Will Manchester City motion a caller goalkeeper?

City clasp an involvement successful taking Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford back to the Etihad, but each depends connected the aboriginal of Éderson and Stefan Ortega.

Galatasaray are funny successful Ederson, but City volition not offload the Brazil planetary for the low-level €3m connection from the Turkish club. Ortega is besides attracting involvement from Europe. But with neither Ederson oregon Ortega yet securing a move, City's effort to re-sign Trafford is connected ice.

Trafford, a merchandise of the City Academy, near City for Turf Moor successful 2023 and the 22-year-old has earned England designation during an awesome 2 seasons with Burnley.

Newcastle person made moves to motion Trafford this summer, but with City inserting a £40m clause to re-sign him successful his contract, Pep Guardiola's squad are successful rod presumption to instrumentality him backmost to the club. However, Ederson oregon Ortega volition person to permission earlier immoderate woody is completed. -- Mark Ogden

PSG person been successful talks with Bournemouth defender Illia Zabarnyi for weeks, what's the latest?

Finally, this mini-saga is coming to an end. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi got progressive personally this week to finalize the €60m woody and the European champions are present adjacent to a afloat statement for the Ukraine defender.

Zabarnyi, 22, has already agreed idiosyncratic presumption and wants to articulation the club. The operation of the interest was the main issue, but it is being resolved present with a decision expected aboriginal adjacent week. -- Laurens

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Hislop: Gibbs-White can't regenerate Kevin De Bruyne

Shaka Hislop believes Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White is an "incredible footballer" but shouldn't beryllium compared to Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne.

Any different absorbing deals successful the works?

- Man City person done the bulk of their transportation business, but it's inactive imaginable that they could motion a close backmost earlier the deadline. It won't, though, beryllium Tino Livramento. City person looked astatine the Newcastle defender, but person since moved connected to different targets. -- Dawson

- Erik 10 Hag is warring to artifact Granit Xhaka's projected determination from Bayer Leverkusen to Sunderland. Former Manchester United manager Ten Hag, appointed arsenic Xabi Alonso's successor arsenic Leverkusen manager this summer, has already seen Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Jonathan Tah permission the BayArena this summer. And with Xhaka regarded arsenic a important subordinate of the team, Ten Hag made it wide to the Leverkusen hierarchy that helium cannot spend to suffer the erstwhile Arsenal midfielder. -- Ogden

- Aymeric Laporte is successful negotiations to instrumentality to Athletic Club. The Al Nassr halfway backmost is connected a wage that is intolerable for the Basque nine to match, but a root told ESPN that helium would beryllium consenting to instrumentality a wage chopped to instrumentality to his erstwhile team. In addition, the Spain planetary is alert that playing successful LaLiga could summation his chances of making the 2026 World Cup squad. -- Rodra

- Marseille are closing successful connected the transportation of Feyenoord winger Igor Paixao. After 3 offers rejected, they person made a caller 1 of conscionable implicit €30m, which the Dutch broadside are blessed to accept. The 25-year-old Brazilian, presently injured, wants to determination to France. -- Laurens

- Adama Traoré is weighing up respective options to permission Fulham. One of them is Nottingham Forest, who are considering signing him. -- Rodra

- After the exit of Club World Cup standout Richard Ríos to Benfica, Palmeiras are looking for his replacement successful Mexico. Their archetypal enactment is Mexico planetary Marcel Ruiz, from Toluca. He is highly regarded wrong the club, but nary ceremonial bid has been made arsenic of yet. The transportation is valued astatine astir $12m by the club, which is acold from the $30m received by the Brazilian nine for Ríos. -- Daniel Bocatto and Osvaldo Pascoal, ESPN Brasil

- Another enactment for Palmeiras is Colombia midfielder Nelson Deossa, from Monterrey. The nine are reportedly preparing a $16m bid for the 24-year-old and see him a subordinate with akin characteristics to Ríos -- ESPN Brasil

- Cruz Azul person fixed a deadline for Luka Jovic to respond to the woody they had agreed weeks ago: adjacent Sunday. The Cruz Azul committee are not going to hold immoderate longer, nor volition they modify the offer. So far, nary of the European offers person matched, fto unsocial improved, the fiscal connection from La Máquina for Jovic, though successful caller hours the attacker has been approached by clubs successful the Middle East, wherever determination is important fiscal power. Víctor Díaz, ESPN Deportes

- América and LAFC extended Javairo Dilrosun's indebtedness for 1 time truthful the subordinate tin play the lucifer against Portland amid negotiations implicit his transfer. Everything points to him remaining successful Los Angeles for longer, allowing América to escaped up that foreign-player spot to adhd different reinforcement. The Dutch winger has a declaration with América until December 2026; however, the committee are moving to terminate his declaration earlier that date. Víctor Díaz, ESPN Deportes