The new boss of Manchester United was told to lower his expectations by the club. The spending spree shows no end. There are three big signings on the table, City's left-back search, and no NFL style matches in the premier league. According to sources, Manchester United wanted the Dutch coach to downplay expectations, but he decided to talk up his chances in order to improve his squad's confidence. Manchester City won the title by 35 points and United finished sixth in the league. The new United boss was bullish about his team's hopes for the new season, even though the bulk of the squad remained the same. He decided to talk to the players he brought in in a bid to repair the dressing room's tattered reputation after coming to the conclusion that it had been badly damaged by a miserable season. - Balotelli? Chicharito? Scouting strikers after Arnautovic setback
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According to sources, there is a feeling inside the club that some of the public comments made by Rangnick have affected the players and that Ten Hag has distanced himself from much of the German's assessment. According to sources, Ten Hag was already aware that they would struggle without more reinforcements.
According to sources, United made contact with the Bianconeri on Saturday just 24 hours before the game against Graham Potter's side. Despite a growing feeling that they may lose out on a deal for Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong, United are still in talks over a deal for the player.
According to sources, Thomas Tuchel wants to sign three more players before the transfer window closes.
As the club continue to play catch-up in the transfer market, they want to bring in a centre-back, a centralMidfielder and a forward. Tuchel is worried about the quality of his squad if they are to compete for the title.
Fofana is his top centre-back target, despite the fact that they are demanding a world-record fee for a defender, in excess of the £80 million Manchester United paid them for Harry Maguire.
Barcelona have been told by the Blues that they are willing to match United's bid of 63m for the Dutch player. If he is forced to leave, the 25-year-old would prefer a move to Chelsea over United, according to sources.
He wants to stay at Camp Nou and his departure is only being considered because of Barcelona's economic difficulties. Earlier this week, another forward under consideration, Benjamin Sesko, agreed a deal to move from FC Salzburg toRB Leipzig.
Cesare Casadei is not seen as an immediate first-team prospect given the 19-year-old is yet to play a game in the Italian top flight.
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According to sources, Manchester City are not sure if Barcelona can come up with a financial package to entice them to allow Bernardo Silva to leave.
Barcelona are interested in the Portugal player, who told ESPN this week that his future is still up in the air. According to sources, City would only consider a deal if the Spanish side were to make a huge offer and the club had time to find a replacement. Barcelona remain in financial difficulty and are struggling to register the new signings they have made already this summer, and there is a feeling at the City of Manchester that Silva is beyond their reach.
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According to sources, City's focus before the transfer deadline is to sign an established left-back after walking away from a deal for Cucurella because of Seagulls' demand for more than £50m.
If another full-back doesn't arrive this summer, Gomez could stay at the club, although he is expected to sign for £11m.
There is a debate about whether or not Timo Werner would have an impact if he came back to the team.
Richard Masters said it was not the right time to revive plans to play games in major cities around the world.
The idea of playing a round of international games in addition to the 38 regular games was abandoned in 2008 after widespread condemnation from supporters and many within the game. The Super Cup games, which pit league winners against cup winners, have been taken by Spain and Italy to countries such as China and Saudi Arabia, despite the fact that the idea was rejected by both football's governing body and the sport's governing body.
The NBA and the National Football League have established regular season games in other countries. Despite the global appeal of the Premier League, which has now seen the value of the league's overseas broadcast deal exceed the domestic rights, Masters said that it is too soon to consider taking competitive games outside of England and Wales.
Masters said it was too early to review the proposals. We had a discussion in 2008 but I don't think it's the right time. It isn't on our agenda.
There are issues to sort out with the calendar because of the changes at European level and the lack of a decision on what to do with the global calendar.
The World Leagues Forum is an active part of and we want to protect domestic league football as best we can.
There are lots of issues going on and, at the moment, it is not something that is part of our discussion.
If Bernardo Silva left the club before the deadline, it would be hard to replace him, according to Rob.
Barcelona's registration issues have dominated the headlines in recent weeks, but they aren't the only Spanish team sweating ahead of the first round of games.
With just hours to go before the season kicks off, Real Betis had just 16 first-team players because of their spending limits.
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A late U-turn from the player saw him reject a move to the premier league.
On Thursday, the club were still racing to register a number of big names, including goalkeeper ClaudioBravo,Midfielder Andres Guardado, and forward Willian Jose. According to sources, Betis were hurrying to resolve the situation before their opener against Elche, but did not want to set deadlines.
Sources said that the club is working on possible player departures as well as Barcelona-style financial "levers" that could bring in needed funds. Even if the situation can't be sorted out this weekend, they are confident of being able to do so before the transfer window closes on Sept 1.
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According to sources, Paris Saint-Germain want to move on a number of players, including Mauro Icardi.
Icardi is on the transfer list after he was dropped from the squad. The forward is training with other players in a second group called "The Loft." Icardi spent two days in Ibiza with his family after he was left out of the squad for the opening game.
Following his move from Inter Milan, the Argentina international has had a hard time in Paris. In his first year at the club, he scored 12 and seven. So far no club has come forward for a player who has a contract at Paris Saint-Germain until 2024, despite attempts by the club to drum up interest in the player.
It was reported on Thursday that Paris Saint-Germain inquired about the availability of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.