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Heung-min Son could be a doubt for Tottenham’s trip to Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur breezed past Qarabag FK with a 3-0 win in the Europa League on Thursday night, despite being reduced to 10 men for most of the match.

Spurs were forced to play with a man down after Radu Dragusin, deputising for the suspended Cristian Romero, was shown a straight red card after seven minutes.

It was still a good way for Ange Postecoglou’s side to prepare for Sunday’s trip to Old Trafford, where they will take on Manchester United in the Premier League.

United go into the game after two consecutive draws. The most recent coming in the Europa League on Wednesday night against FC Twente as Erik ten Hag’s side threw away a 1-goal lead against his former club.

Tottenham have injury concern ahead of Manchester United trip

Heung-min Son curling effort that was saved by Qarabag’s goalkeeper was rebounded by Dominic Solanke, who made it 3-0.

However, Son appeared to sustain an injury during the passage of play after pulling up and requiring treatment before before hauled off.

The South Korean captain was replaced with Timo Werner coming on in his place.

Tottenham are expected to provide an update on Son in the coming days before they travel to United in the league for Sunday’s big game.

Manchester United are adding more players to Marc Skinner’s team.

Celin Bizet has travelled to Marbella with Manchester United’s women’s team after completing a transfer from Tottenham, according to the Daily Mail.

The Reds triggered a £60,000 release clause in Bizet’s contract before she passed her medical on Sunday.

Bizet, who represents Norway on the international stage, had a year left on her contract having joined Spurs in 2022 from Paris Saint-Germain.

Aged 22, Bizet can play in a variety of attacking positions including either way. She made 20 appearances in the Women’s Super League last season and recorded four goals.

Bizet is United’s sixth summer signing after the arrivals of Dominique Janssen, Elisabeth Terland, Anna Sandberg, Simi Awujo and Melvine Malard.

The women’s team has also waved goodbye to several important players over the summer, so it will be intriguing to see if they can build on last season’s underwhelming league form under Marc Skinner. Those departures include Katie Zelem, Mary Earps, Gemma Evans and Irene Guerrero.

In Skinner’s defence, however, the women’s team won their first major honour last season when they lifted the FA Cup at Wembley.

Manchester United midfielder Grace Clinton has won the PFA Young Player of the Year award following a season-long loan at Tottenham Hotspur.

Clinton fended off competition from several talented stars, including Manchester United team-mate Maya Le Tissier, to win the prize. The other candidates were Aggie Beever-Jones, Lauren James, Khiara Keating and Jesse Park.

However, Clinton’s performances were not in a Red shirt. She spent last season on loan at Tottenham, making eight-goal contributions as they finished sixth in the WSL.

The midfielder’s performance earned her a place in the England squad as she made her debut against Austria.

United are likely to keep Clinton as part of Marc Skinner’s squad this season.

Speaking the PFA awards, Clinton said: “It’s such an honour to be voted by the unbelievable players that play in this league. It’s the best league in the world…

“To go out on loan, learning as a young player and being recognised is lovely. I’ve played with confidence and when you play with that then you see the best version of a player.

“Tottenham have been a massive part of my journey, and I can’t thank them enough.”

She added: “Goals and visualisation are important to me but most of all just enjoying playing. If I’m enjoying myself then I play my best football.”

Manchester United midfielder Grace Clinton is the PFA WSL Young Player of the Year!

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Tottenham reached the FA Cup final, but Clinton was unable to play due to being ineligible against her parent club at Wembley. United’s women team won their first major honour that day in what was a memorable occasion for Skinner’s side.

Skinner will be aiming for a stronger WSL campaign this time around.

Manchester United are among a host of Premier League clubs mulling over a move for Lille’s Jonathan David.

Despite welcoming Joshua Zirkzee to Old Trafford over the weekend, it’s thought that the Red Devils’ forward additions may not stop there.

INEOS chiefs are seemingly looking to compile a prolific striker department following a season in which the squad was decimated by injuries; Anthony Martial, in particular, was of no use to Erik ten Hag in his final term as a Red.

As such, David has emerged as a viable target to get over the line this summer, primarily due to his reported asking price of just £25 million. The 24-year-old is on the back of a stellar campaign in France, scoring 26 goals and notching nine assists in 47 appearances across all competitions.

David free to complete summer move after Copa America exit

His form carried over to international duty, too. Called up to represent his native Canada at the Copa America, the attacker netted twice for his country at the tournament. His second contribution came in Sunday’s third-place play-off against Uruguay, although Marco Bielsa’s side reigned victorious in the penalty shootout.

Transfer journalist Pete O’Rourke claims Tottenham Hotspur are ‘obsessed’ with David and are hoping to to pip the likes of United, Chelsea and Newcastle to his signature with an imminent £25m bid.

It remains to be seen if the Reds will match Spurs’ efforts.

Manchester United are preparing a bid for Tottenham Hotspur fullback Sergio Reguilon, having cut short his tenure as a Red back in January.

Indeed, the Spaniard spent four months at Old Trafford after signing on loan from United’s Premier League rivals last September. He was targeted as a stop-gap transfer to bolster Erik ten Hag’s options on the left-hand side of defence following injuries to both Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, the latter of which missed the entirety of the campaign.

Reguilon proceeded to make 12 appearances in all competitions – seven came from the offset, while nine were in the Premier League. After United opted to activate the break clause in their loan agreement with Spurs, he spent the remainder of the season with Brentford.

Reguilon to return to M16

Now, with Shaw’s frequent injury woes making him an unreliable left-back to rely on over the course of a term and Malacia yet to return to first-team action since his lengthy layoff, INEOS’ transfer chiefs are scouring the market for a permanent squad addition.

Football Insider claims Dan Ashworth and co. have settled on bringing Reguilon back to familiar surroundings – but this time on a long-term deal. The 27-year-old is reportedly available for a ‘cut-price’ fee and has been deemed a ‘priority’ to provide coverage to Shaw next season.

Manchester United could face competition for Jarrad Branthwaite’s signature from another Premier League club.

Alan Hutton believes his former club Tottenham Hotspur could “hijack” United’s pursuit of the Everton centre-back.

Speaking to Football Insider, Hutton stated that Branthwaite would suit the Tottenham defence, offering the squad extra depth and quality.

United have already agreed personal terms with the 21-year-old England international, who was unlucky to miss out on a place in Gareth Southgate’s squad for Euro 2024.

That means United have been in pole position to sign Branthwaite, but Hutton is not ruling out the possibility of Spurs signing Everton’s best defender.

“I feel at times [Tottenham] have been light in that sense, actually across the back four,” Hutton said.

“When you look at their starting back line, if any of them get injured or go missing for a good length of time, the players that come in aren’t quite up to the standard.

“To have someone in the door with that potential who could be a regular starter for England moving forward, that could be a great deal.

“He did really well last season, and there are talks [Cristian] Romero could be on the move, so there’s a few things in the pipeline that might lead towards them going for someone like [Branthwaite], and him filling that void at centre-half. I have heard there could be a hijack there, from people I speak to at the club.”

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That could be quite something, if Spurs were able to beat United to Branthwaite’s signature.

United are expected to make a second bid for Branthwaite after the first offer was rejected by Everton.

The only way I see that happening is if Tottenham are willing to meet Everton’s £70million demands. The fee United want to avoid paying for his signature.

Former Tottenham scout Bryan King believes Gugliemo Vicario could be the missing piece of the jigsaw for the Reds, although I think he is forgetting that we already have a top keeper in Andre Onana, who has improved in recent months.

Manchester United will likely be in the market for a right-sided winger this summer, with Antony struggling to reach expectations from his move from Ajax in 2022.

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly been keeping tabs on Scott McTominay’s situation at Manchester United in recent months.

The pundits are using under-fire Manchester United players to strengthen their arguments again. Marcus Rashford has received lots of criticism of late, with a lot of it deserved, but some of the arguments we see put forward are incredibly low-brow.