MANCHESTER UNITED TRANSFER NEWS

Manchester United are keen to tie down Bruno Fernandes to a new long-term deal while also offering to double his salary owing to the impact he has made on the squad.

The Red Devils could look to bolster their striker department in the summer with links to Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.

Jose Mourinho is calling Samuel Umtiti on a regular basis to convince the Frenchman to snub Barcelona's attempts to renew his contract and instead join Manchester United.

Steve Nicol feels the signing of Nemanja Matic will see Willian go elsewhere - while Kroos will remain at the Bernabeu.

Neville, a key part of United's defence during Sir Alex Ferguson's tenure, wants to see Mourinho's current stars come to the fore and help knit a vastly talented squad together.

Eden Hazard could then be used in his rightful position behind the striker for Chelsea.

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea came close to joining Real Madrid in the summer of 2015. However, the deal collapsed in the final hours of deadline day.

Pogba was dropped from the starting line-up as United drew 0-0 with Sevilla in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

The Old Trafford club have slapped a £88.2m price tag on David De Gea amid fresh speculation linking the Spaniard with a summer move to Real Madrid.

Mourinho is facing a major issue with positioning Alexis Sanchez, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard.

Skriniar has been a huge part of Inter's chase for Champions League qualification this season and is attracting interest from some of Europe's elite clubs.

Jose Mourinho wants to start the rebuild of his Manchester United back-four by offloading Chris Smalling and Phil Jones.

The Belgium international might have been left out of the Champions League tie in Juventus - but that has not stopped people betting on his next destination.

De Gea, 27, has 18 months left on his £200,000-a-week United deal, although the club have the option of extending it by a further 12 months.

Alexis Sanchez joined Manchester United from Arsenal and as a part of the swap deal, the Red Devils allowed Henrikh Mkhitaryan move in the opposite direction.

Manchester United's desire to sign Romelu Lukaku saw them abandon attempts to acquire Cristiano Ronaldo.

The forward made his first start for the Gunners in a remarkable fashion last weekend, leading to a hat-trick of assists against Everton.

Romelu Lukaku has scored 12 goals in 25 Premier League appearances in the 2017/18 season. He will be hoping to further improve his goalscoring record for Manchester United.

Kluivert, son of illustrious Dutch striker Patrick, has impressed on the left wing for Ajax this season.

Mourinho says he is happy with his current attacking options and has no intention to bring in any more forwards.

Former Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow believes Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan's swap deal between Manchester United and Arsenal is a good outcome for both clubs.