Today’s tell-all has thrown all the pieces in the air
Youth, eh? Overrated. Having been linked with any number of young starlets, Manchester United are now sniffing around more seasoned talents. Namely Edinson Cavani. The Express says the 33-year-old Uruguay striker, without a club since being released by Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season, is very much of interest to United recruitment suits, who see him as a handy mentor to the likes of Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood. United have also been linked with Real Madrid’s Luka Jovic, but the 22-year-old Serbian forward has been less than dazzling since moving to the Bernabéu last year and would be a second choice behind Cavani. Though that hasn’t prevented both Internazionale and Roma from also expressing an interest.
Across town, Manchester City clearly feel they just haven’t spent enough in this window, so are making eyes at the Ajax left-back Nicolás Tagliafico. The 28-year-old Argentina international is seen as more obtainable than Bayern’s David Alaba, another of their targets in the role, but the Dutch club still want big wedge – £28m minimum to be precise.
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