Manchester United are expecting to wrap up the final details of the Matthijs de Ligt transfer in the next seven days or so and will then focus on midfield targets such as Joao Neves, CaughtOffside understands. Man Utd are optimistic about finalising the De Ligt deal with Bayern Munich after already reaching an agreement on…
1 The Portuguese newspapers are awash today with stories of Manchester United’s interest in gifted 19 year old midfielder, João Neves. Yesterday Correio de Manhã reported that United and Paris Saint Germain had had bids of €70 million for Neves rejected by Benfica. Specialist football paper Record partially corroborated their story this morning, claiming that…
Manchester United have received a boost in their pursuit of Joao Neves as he has turned down a new contract offer at SL Benfica. The Red Devils are in desperate need of midfield recruitment as players in the middle of the park struggled all season to provide the necessary balance and protection to the beleaguered…
1 After a dismal last season, Manchester United need to strengthen all across the pitch if they are to have any hope of catching up with the leading pack. Centre-back, full-back and midfield are all areas in urgent need of reinforcements with multiple exits also on the cards as the club look to raise capital….
7 Benfica will not sell in-demand midfielder João Neves this summer unless his €120 million release clause is met, according to a new report from Portugal. Manchester United are looking to sign a strong midfielder this summer to partner Kobbie Mainoo, with Casemiro and Christian Eriksen looking past their prime and Scott McTominay better suited…
1 Benfica is interested in signing Mason Greenwood after club executives recently met with the 22-year-old forward and his family in Madrid to discuss a potential move. Greenwood had a successful season at Getafe in La Liga after joining on loan from Manchester United last summer. Initially, there were plans to bring Greenwood back to…
Euro-Star returns this week to take a look at the stats behind the best rated individual performance outside of the Premier League over the weekend. England’s top tier is covered in the Premier League team of the week write up, an XI that is dominated by Manchester City following their 4-0 win over Fulham. There…
4 Manchester United are reportedly set to include a buy-back clause in the imminent deal that will see Alvaro Fernandez join Benfica on a permanent basis. Fernandez joined Benfica during the January transfer window after United cut short his temporary spell in Spain with Granada. His time in Portugal started under difficult circumstances as he…
20 Former Benfica defender Joao Manuel Pinto has urged his old employers to permanently sign “hungry” Manchester United loanee Alvaro Fernandez even as he continues to impress at the club. Fernandez joined Benfica in January after United cut short his temporary spell in Spain with Granada. He took his time to get going in Liga…
Manchester United loanee Alvaro Fernandez scored his first goal for Benfica as they secured a comfortable 3-1 win against Farense in a Liga Portugal clash. Orkun Kokcu gave Benfica the lead within the opening quarter-hour of the match but Farense restored parity just seven minutes later via Bachir Belloumi. Roger Schmidt’s men didn’t take long…
