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Jadon Sancho continued his poor form for Chelsea in the club’s vital 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur yesterday.

The England international has hit the headlines recently as the Blues were rumoured to be having doubts about signing the United winger at the end of the season due to his poor form.

Chelsea have an obligation to buy the player in the summer but it was reported that they could exit the deal by paying United compensation of £5 million.

Nonetheless, it appears that the club will buy him but they could also look to immediately sell him as Borussia Dortmund appear interested in his services once more.

Sancho played 68 minutes in Chelsea’s match yesterday and failed to score or assist for the 14th consecutive game.

He did complete 23 of his 26 passes and had 38 touches of the ball.

Sancho was involved in two major instances in the first half. He ran at the Spurs’ defence and played in Cole Palmer who fired the ball across goal in what almost ended up as a goal for the blues.

The winger also missed a golden chance to break his duck. He controlled a deep ball into the box and got a shot off quickly but it was well tipped away by Guglielmo Vicario.

He failed to complete any of his crossing attempts and was unsuccessful in his two dribbling attempts as he struggled to break down the Tottenham defence.

The 25 year old was also poor defensively as he only won one out of his six ground duels for a percentage of 17% and 0% of his aerial duels.

He also lost the ball nine times in the game.

Sancho will hope to have another chance from the start to break his goal and assist drought when Chelsea travel to face Brentford on Sunday afternoon.

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OGC Nice attacker Evann Guessand is reportedly at the center of a fierce transfer battle between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

It’s well-known that United are on the hunt for a new and reliable striker as the summer transfer window nears. Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee have struggled to consistently come up with the goods in front of goal this season and Ruben Amorim is in dire need of a top-class talisman to lead the line for his side.

United continue to be linked to several goalscorers, including Victor Osimhen (currently on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli), Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting CP), Liam Delap (Ipswich Town), Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), Jonathan David (Lille) and Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), just to mention a few names.

Now, Stretty News has revealed that Nice’s Guessand is another forward on United’s radar.

Following his breakthrough under Francesco Farioli last season, Guessand is enjoying another superb campaign with Nice.

The Ivory Coast international has plundered an impressive 11 goals and provided an additional seven assists in 27 Ligue 1 games. He has scored 12 and assisted eight times in 36 appearances across all competitions.

An excellent ball dribbler, Guessand is versatile and can also play on either wing or even behind the striker. He is a hard worker and is quick, which enables him to make sharp movements and get past defenders.

According to Stretty News, “Man United have been keeping a close eye on the player. The club’s scouts have been impressed by the player’s physical strength, his technical skills and his eye for goal.”

“However, the Red Devils aren’t the only Premier League side that is Guessand’s heels, as West Ham are also mentioned as a possible destination, and above all, Spurs, who are also seeking attacking reinforcement.”

The news outlet notes that the 23-year-old has yet to make a final decision on his future. However, Nice will find it very difficult to keep him beyond the summer transfer window.

The Ajaccio-born star is expected to cost anywhere between €35m and €40m.

Guessand’s current contract with Nice expires in 2028.

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Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly more advanced in their pursuit of Southampton star and Manchester United target Tyler Dibling.

United are still poised to sign a new right-sided attacking player despite missing out on a widely expected deal for Sporting CP’s Geovany Quenda, who will join Chelsea in the summer of 2026.

Dibling is enjoying an impressive breakthrough season, despite Southampton struggling, sitting bottom of the table. The 19-year-old has made 30 appearances for Southampton, including 25 in the Premier League. He has managed four goals and provided an additional two assists in that period.

With Southampton on the verge of relegation and the player entering the final year of his contract, a summer exit seems highly likely.

A recent report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that United have already held talks over a possible transfer.

But, the Red Devils are not the only ones chasing him. He has also been linked to Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig.

Now, Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg has given an update on Dibling’s situation.

Plettenberg wrote on X, “Understand Manchester City and Tottenham are currently the two Premier League clubs showing the most concrete interest in Tyler Dibling.”

“From the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig are still pushing for the 19-year-old top talent – and they have a chance.”

“Max Eberl and Christoph Freund hold a very positive opinion of Dibling and are also keeping an eye on him. However, FC Bayern have yet to make contact with the player’s camp.”

It’s clear why some of Europe’s top clubs are chasing Dibling. The England youth international primarily operates as a central midfielder but is also comfortable on the right of the attack – versatility that would allow him to fit seamlessly into either the No. 10 or wing-back roles in Amorim’s system.

He is an excellent ball handler who excels at creating chances for his teammates. His passing ability stands out, whether making quick, sharp passes to break down defences or delivering precise long balls to shift the direction of play.

Dibling has shown some inconsistency, but that’s understandable for a player his age. His talent, however, is undeniable.

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Tottenham Hotspur could reportedly win the race for Franco Mastantuono due to Manchester United’s lack of decisiveness.

Ineos are heading into another challenging summer transfer window at Old Trafford amid uncertainty over United’s budget and recruitment plans.

Due to the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules, Ruben Amorim is unlikely to be handed a massive transfer war chest and he could face more challenges if the Red Devils fail to secure European qualification for next season.

Chelsea appear to be in a better position than United as they have stunned many by swiftly agreeing a deal to sign Amorim’s alleged key target, Geovany Quenda from Sporting CP. Now, Tottenham are trying to beat the Mancunian giants to a highly-rated attacker.

According to GIVEMESPORT, Spurs have entered discussions over a move for Mastantuono.

Compared to Phil Foden because of his technical prowess, the River Plate star has emerged as one of Argentina’s most exciting young talents, sparking interest from several clubs, including United.

However, Spurs have been “handed a significant boost” in their bid to land the Argentine as United have decided to prioritise signing alternative targets.

It is claimed that the Lilywhites’s hopes of signing the 17-year-old have increased as United remain unconvinced “over the pace of his development in comparison to alternative targets.”

The exciting attacking midfielder’s contract includes a release clause worth in the region of £38million but it is suggested that United’s financial limitations could also open the doors for Spurs to seal a deal for Mastantuono.

Despite the worrying development, United will reportedly continue to monitor the Argentina U20 international as the player is admired by key decision-makers at the club.

Recently, The Peoples Person relayed a report claiming United have revised their transfer plans after missing out on Quenda and are no longer determined to sign a right-sided wing-back.

As we inch closer to the end of the season, the club’s hierarchy need to pinpoint key targets and enter the market with a certain plan if they intend to hand Amorim his preferred signings.

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Manchester United have set their sights on Tottenham Hotspur star Heung-min Son, as per reports.

United forwards Marcus Rashford and Antony are showing their attacking talents elsewhere. Ruben Amorim, meanwhile, is having to deploy midfielders in attacking areas.

The Red Devils avoided another embarrassing defeat in the Premier League as second-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte helped them share points with Everton, who sit a place above the Mancunian giants in the Premier League table.

How the 15th-placed United will finish the season remains unclear but if INEOS want Amorim to succeed in the long run, they need to strengthen his attack. A report in Spain has mentioned an intriguing name in that regard.

Manchester United want to sign Son Heung-Min

According to Fichajes, United are “going all out” to sign Son from Tottenham.

He will enter the final year of his contract at Spurs at the end of the term. However, the Spanish outlet suggest he could depart north London in the coming months.

United want to add a proven goalscorer to their ranks and see the Spurs captain as an ideal fit.

Son is known for his incredible pace and decisiveness in the final third, having scored an incredible 172 goals for the Lilywhites after moving to the Premier League from Bayer Leverkusen.

It is understood that United would be willing to make a “significant offer” to convince Spurs to part ways with their talisman, who is into double figures for goals and assists this season.

The 32-year-old’s profile is similar to Rashford, as both left-wingers like to use the space behind the defence to make a difference.

However, we are skeptical that Daniel Levy would let Spurs’ most important attacker join United. Further, INEOS have so far shown a desire to sign young players capable of adding intensity to Amorim’s side.

Recently, the Peoples Person relayed a report claiming United could trigger Wolverhampton Wanderers superstar Matheus Cunha’s (25) release clause to reinforce their attack.

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Manchester United’s co-owners INEOS are reportedly in negotiations with Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur over the termination of their sponsorship agreement.

Since completing a partial investment in United a year ago, INEOS have implemented a number of measures aimed at cutting operational costs designed to ensure the business runs as a leaner unit.

Last week New Zealand Rugby confirmed they were taking legal action against Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS firm after they prematurely exited a £3.7 million-a-year sponsorship deal which is not due to end until 2027.

In response, INEOS issued a statement, blaming the “deindustrialisation of Europe” as one of the reasons behind their decision to end the partnership with the All Blacks.

The petrochemicals company also ended a partnership with Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team. Additionally, there have been suggestions that there is a chance INEOS will part ways with Mercedes’ Formula 1 team in the near future.

According to Mike Keegan of the Daily Mail, INEOS is reportedly moving forward with plans to reduce its involvement in multiple sports and is currently in discussions with Tottenham to terminate their sponsorship agreement.

It’s understood that talks – which have been described as amicable – are already underway.

The deal was signed in 2022 and was set to run for five years, until 2022. INEOS are the official 4 x 4 partner of Tottenham via their Grenadier vehicle.

The organisation’s logo featured prominently at Tottenham’s stadium during matches, including when the Red Devils lost 1-0 in North London on Sunday.

Keegan notes that the agreement between the two parties runs to “several millions per season.”

It recently emerged that INEOS are planning further redundancies at United in a bid to free up more cash for Amorim to spend on bolstering his squad.

United are back in action on Saturday when they face Everton at Goodison Park. Kick-off is at 12:30 GMT.

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Another week, another loss in the Premier League for Manchester United with Ruben Amorim’s side going down by a solitary goal to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

This was the Red Devils’ 12th league defeat of the campaign, the most number of losses at this stage of the competition since the 1973/74 campaign in which they got relegated.

Most of the big names struggled once again with Andre Onana once again culpable for the goal while Casemiro, handed a rare start due to the injuries in midfield, struggled to deal with the pace of the game.

With Rasmus Hojlund’s goal drought extending to 15 games now, it seemed like the Portuguese tactician would turn to his youthful bench in order to try and grab something from the game.

Chido Obi debut

Instead, Amorim failed to trust the youngsters and only threw on academy sensation Chido Obi in added time with the 17-year-old hardly having any time to affect proceedings.

His league debut was the only silver lining in what was yet another disappointing day for the club with the Dane becoming the 252nd academy graduate to make his first-team debut.

In the process, Chido Obi (17 years, 2 months, and 18 days old) also became United’s third youngest Premier League debutant behind Angel Gomes (16y, 8m, 20d) and Shola Shoretire (17y, 19d).

After the game, the former Arsenal starlet headed to Instagram to send a message to the club’s supporters in which he thanked Amorim for handing him his debut for the club.

Message to Amorim

“Disappointed with the loss, on a personal note thanks to the gaffer & the club for making a dream come true for me and my family,” he wrote.

It was only a matter of time before Amorim turned to him given the struggles of Hojlund up front. The Denmark youth international has been on fire for the academy, netting 12 goals in as many games including seven strikes in three FA Youth Cup games.

His most recent appearance in the FA Youth Cup saw him net a hat-trick against Chelsea and his exploits had seen fans clamouring for the coach to give him minutes to address the team’s lack of goals.

Amorim did praise the youngster after the game, claiming he can be dangerous in the box and hopefully, he will place more trust in him moving forwards.

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Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen has torn into the club’s defenders after yesterday’s loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

The Red Devils’ defence of Harry Maguire, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui was breached after just 13 minutes when James Maddison put Spurs in front to give them a 1-0 lead they would not relinquish.

United switched to a back three in November when Ruben Amorim was named manager of the club but it has hardly helped the team look any better defensively.

While 35 goals conceded in 25 league matches compares quite well to the majority of the league, it is the team’s inability to hold out defensively in key moments that has frustrated numerous fans and pundits this season.

Speaking to Premier League Productions (via The Metro), Owen revealed what bothered him most about his former side.

The pundit claimed, “what frustrates me more than anything about the Manchester United team is that those centre-halves do nothing during the game.”

“They hardly pick up any players at all, yet when you ask them to do one job – stop the guy who’s shooting – they’re sleeping at that as well.”

The former striker asserted that this was not an issue for just the goal but it was prevalent throughout the entire game.

“We’ve seen so many clips in the first half when there’s nobody to pick up, there’s three of them literally doing nothing. They won’t push in, they won’t go and mark anybody, they just sit there.”

Owen stated that he did not understand the need to play so many defenders when they seemingly don’t mark anybody and that the position must be the “easiest position on the pitch.”

In contrast, the 45 year old stated that, “the midfield for Manchester United has to be the hardest place to play in the Premier League and the defence should be the easiest because they literally mark no one, ever.”

He argued that the imbalance caused by the sheer number of defenders means they are consistently outnumbered over the rest of the pitch.

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Manchester United slumped to their 12th Premier League defeat of the campaign on Sunday as Tottenham Hotspur completed a league double over the Red Devils thanks to a 1-0 win at their home ground.

Spurs had not won at home in 105 days prior to Sunday and Ruben Amorim’s side gifted them all three points. This was the Portuguese’s eight league defeat in 14 games since taking over from Erik ten Hag.

It was once again a familiar tale both at the back and up front with Andre Onana committing yet another error in goal, palming a relatively weak effort towards James Maddison instead of away from goal.

The former Leicester City star made no mistake and his 13th minute strike proved to be the difference on the day. That was not to say the 20-time English league champions did not have chances of their own.

De Ligt rues finishing

Alejandro Garnacho was guilty of spurning the most gilt-edged one, skying over from 10 yards out with only the goalkeeper to beat.

The Argentine saw two other attempts on goal saved while Rasmus Hojlund looked lost up front. And despite the Dane’s struggles, Amorim did not look to the bench to change things.

Matthijs de Ligt was asked about the defeat by MUTV after the game and the centre-back bluntly claimed that the team was nowhere good enough both defensively and offensively.

“I think in the end, finishing the chances is a big thing in football and we were unlucky we couldn’t finish them today,” he said.

“If you lose, a lot has to improve. We are not where United belongs and if I knew the solution I would have said it and we would win games but a lot needs to improve and we have to look to ourselves to be responsible.

“We have to stick together because if we are out there on our own, we would never get results.”

It has been a recurrent theme throughout the season and with the club languishing in 15th position and with Amad ruled out for the rest of the season, a painful conclusion awaits all fans.

Concerningly, United have now lost as many times in this campaign as they did the last time they got relegated.

Hopefully, the team can pick up some points in the remaining games to stave off the very real threat of relegation and subsequently can focus on the remaining cup games to salvage what has been a poor season.

United conceding too many easy goals

“It is not enough for United. We are not winning enough or scoring enough chances. We are conceding too many goals,” the Dutchman added.

“There are a lot of things we need to improve and hopefully it will get better soon.”

Kobbie Mainoo will also be missing for over a month while both Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer also missed the Spurs game due to injury.

Leny Yoro and Christian Eriksen were sick and hence had to remain at home and United’s bench on Sunday had eight academy products out of nine.

Hopefully, Amorim starts trusting Carrington from now on. They surely cannot play any worse than the underperforming first-team regulars.

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Manchester United slumped to a narrow defeat at Tottenham Hotspur, which leaves them languishing in 15th place in the Premier League.

There was just one goal in it, James Maddison’s first-half strike proving to be the difference between the two struggling clubs on Sunday.

The result laid bare once again United’s troubles in front of goal, where missed chances and a sloppy final product let them down badly.

As always, Bruno Fernandes was at the heart of everything good Ruben Amorim’s side tried in the final third, playing four key passes – nobody on the pitch made more – and creating one big chance.

Drifting out wide, the Portuguese whipped in 11 crosses, four of which found their man, and an impressive 13 of his 17 attempted long balls were accurate.

As usual, Fernandes’ role as United’s playmaker-in-chief yielded a fairly low passing accuracy as he tried the risky ball to try and make things happen.

Today, he completed 54 of his attempted 69 passes giving him a passing accuracy rate of 78%.

With Amorim’s squad suddenly decimated by injuries, Fernandes started further back, as part of a midfield pairing with Casemiro, and this seemed to alter the dynamics of United’s build-up.

No player touched the ball more than the United captain, who took 103 touches – numbers usually associated with one of the centre-backs.

Fernandes is no stranger to getting involved defensively and today was no exception. His six tackles were bettered only by Casemiro’s seven, and he made two interceptions and two clearances.

The result was a hammer blow to United’s league progress, making it just two wins in their last six games in the competition.

Next up is a difficult trip to a resurgent Everton, who leapfrogged United in the league this weekend.

All stats taken from sofascore.

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