Transfer Window Woodward Watch (TWWW) Day 26
Players rumoured: @1000
Signings completed: 0
Shipped out: 2 (Sanchez, Gomes)
Loaned out: 1 (Chong)
Lille and Brazil centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes, 22, has delayed making a final decision on a move to Arsenal after a potential late bid by Manchester United.
Classic Woodward. Why is he only doing this now? Why didn't he have bids prepared and submitted back in July? Ticks the boxes in terms of being a better foil to Maguire than Lindelof is if rumour true, but too little too late yet again?
Also rumours coming out that we have been speaking to David Alaba after he rejected Bayern's contract, although I suspect this is more his agent stirring the pot to get his client a better deal with Bayern.
United have backed away from a loan deal for Juventus and Brazil winger Douglas Costa, 29, and will instead consider a move for Bournemouth's 23-year-old Wales forward David Brooks. United have been told they must pay Bournemouth £40m to sign Brooks.
A lot for what is a good prospect but essentially a squad player. A cheaper alternative to Grealish I guess, who similar would only come to increase strength in depth (which clearly is needed given how much Ole felt he had to flog the first XI at the end of the season rather than rotate) rather than improve the first XI. To be honest, at this stage in proceedings anything would be better than nothing.
Paris St-Germain are monitoring Manchester United and Portugal full-back Diogo Dalot, 21
I quite like Dalot as a back-up right back tbh (although one of those 'better going forward than actually defending' type full backs it has to be said - more of a wing back) but clearly Ole doesn't fancy him which is fine - no sleep lost there.
Contract talks between Manchester United and English goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 23, are at an advanced stage. The deal will be worth more than £100,000 a week.
Will be interesting to see how the whole 3 top goalkeepers saga pans out...
United centre-back Chris Smalling, 30, is keen to rejoin Roma on loan after spending last season with the Serie A side
Just get on with it already will ya. And finally, this summers inevitable high profile rolling saga...
Manchester United are not giving up on trying to sign Sancho despite the fact that they missed last Monday's deadline that Borussia Dortmund set for the deal to be done.
Move on Ed for the love of god - the kind of offer you want to (but still haven't yet) make is not even worth presenting to Dortmund. It would be difficult for Dortmund to back down now after what they have said in public. So if you are serious just submit your maximum full and final offer - if it isn't accepted take your business elsewhere. You of course should had had all this lined up ready to go in June - welcome to Woodward and Glazernomics.
Telling that the only Prem clubs not to have signed anyone yet are Wolves, Leicester, United and...Ashley's Newcastle
This is getting interesting.
