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Paul Scholes thinks Man Utd need to sign Man City hero Ilkay Gundogan over Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Manuel Ugarte this summer.

The Red Devils have already signed Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui this summer in INEOS first transfer window as leaders of recruitment.

But they are not done there with rumours they will sign a new defensive midfielder before the transfer deadline with PSG s Ugarte looking the most likely option.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has now claimed that are now close to with the transfer in its final stages .

Romano wrote in his Caught Offside column:  Manchester United are now close to getting the Manu Ugarte deal done! As revealed last week, they want to proceed with a loan + obligation…

Raheem Sterling could play a bigger part for Arsenal this season than any of us realise, according to Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy, who believes the loan move for the Chelsea exile is incredible business for the Gunners.

The winger was left in no uncertainty that he was not in Enzo Maresca s plans at this season after he was left out of their matchday squads, stripped of his squad number and told he would be training with the kids if he didn t leave.

Funnily enough, that motivated Sterling to seek a move away, and after a deadline day that saw him linked with in a potential swap for Jadon Sancho, it emerged late in the day that Arsenal would follow through on earlier reports of interest from the Emirates Stadium.

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Everton manager Sean Dyche insists he is not concerned by prospective new owner John Textor questioning his suitability to work under the American if his bid is successful.

The United States businessman, who owns a 45 percent share in Crystal Palace which he has to offload in order to be able to progress, is in discussions with Toffees majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri over a deal to buy the club.

Textor’s decision to give a wide-ranging interview to Sky Sports in which he spoke about being able to complete his takeover before a November 30 deadline and raised a number of questions he wanted to ask Dyche about his ability to coach players from Botafogo – another of the clubs in the American’s Eagle Football Group – has not been particularly well received at Go…

Man Utd legend Paul Scholes has revealed that pop icon Mick Hucknall was allowed to train with the Red Devils squad by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Hucknall, who is the lead singer of Simply Red, is a huge Man Utd supporter and is often pictured at events or watching matches with legendary Red Devils boss Ferguson.

Ferguson always ran a tight ship at Old Trafford but the Scot let his guard down a bit when he chose to invite Hucknall to train with first-team squad ahead of their Champions League clash against Barcelona in 1994.

Scholes and former Man Utd team-mate Butt recalled Hucknall s visit to the training ground before the Red Devils lost to Barcelona 4-0 the following day, with a Hristo Stoichkov brace and further goals from Romario and Albert Ferrer securing the w…

Raynham Park s application for a license has been put on hold by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) until the group can come back to the table with a sports betting operator partnership for its retail sportsbook.

After a nearly seven hour meeting, members of the MGC told the Massasoit Greyhound Association (MGA), owner of Raynham Park, that it must have a partnership with a sports betting operator to run its retail sportsbook before its application hearing for a category 2 license can continue. .

Raynham Park and Caesars Sportsbook  to a partnership in January for a 30,000-square-foot retail sportsbook at the simulcast racing facility, but the MGA revealed last week that Caesars had dropped out of its partnership.

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