Bayern will be reactive in the transfer market when it comes to signing a center-back. A lot will depend on what happens with Kim Min-jae. The Bavarian club is open to listening to adequate offers for the South Korean defenders. He was heavily linked with several clubs in January, but the former Napoli center-back feels settled in Munich and wants to fight for game time.
United have been linked with multiple midfielders after Casemiro announced that he will be leaving Old Trafford at the end of the season. While many of the targets reported are playing in the Premier League, such as Elliot Anderson and Adam Wharton, United's scouts are also looking further afield.
Image source, Getty Images "Football obsessive." Ask people who know Steve Holland well how they would describe the former Chelsea and England coach and the same phrase is repeated. "Football is his life," a source told BBC Sport. "Whether it's Champions League, thoughts on players or something else, he has a hell of a brain when it comes to football detail."
Ngumoha was handed just his fourth senior start, yet he played like someone far more experienced, driving relentlessly at defenders, injecting tempo into Liverpool's attack, and offering the kind of directness and unpredictability supporters have long craved.
Jacob Devaney is a son of football, one of those young players born where they were simply because of where their father was playing the game at the time. The Manchester United Under-21s captain is a Yorkshireman by dint of his father, former Birmingham City and Coventry City youth player Martin Devaney, playing for Barnsley in 2007. Now 18, Devaney joined United when he was six years of age.
Barcelona are continuing to push forward with their long-term recruitment strategy, and another young name has now emerged as a priority. According to SPORT, the Catalan club is moving closer to finalising a deal for highly rated Dutch defender Ruud Nijstad. The pursuit of Nijstad, who currently plays for FC Twente, fits perfectly into Barcelona's recent approach in the market. Rather than focusing solely on immediate first-team reinforcements, the club has prioritised strengthening their youth structure with players who can grow into senior roles over time.
Barcelona are reportedly set to finally clinch the signing of highly-rated English youngster Ajay Tavares from Norwich City. According to Diario Sport, Tavares has been given the green light to jet out to Barcelona and understake a medical with the Catalan giants. The deal has been in the works for a little while, and it seems the requisite paperwork has now been completed, FIFA are happy, and Tavares will become a Barcelona player.
When you lose, you're never in a good mood. But we're all experienced enough and know how to deal with defeats. You experience defeats not only in football, but also off the pitch, and you learn from them. We're fully focused and motivated for the game tomorrow,
Bournemouth signing Rayan was a huge statement for the Cherries. With Antoine Semenyo leaving Bournemouth midseason, the south coast side have gambled almost 25 million, as per the BBC, on a Brazilian teenager with no European experience replicating a similar sort of output during Iraola's toughest run as manager yet. Bringing in the Vasco da Gama youngster ahead of continental giants, however, could prove to be a masterstroke: here's your speedy scout report on what the teen will offer in England