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Manchester United could see 10 players leave in the summer, according to the Daily Mail.
Erik ten Hag may not be in charge of the club next season, but he may not be the only departure.
“Anthony Martial will leave as a free agent and he could be followed by Raphael Varane and Brandon Williams when their contracts run out in June. United must also decide whether to offer Jonny Evans and Tom Heaton extensions.
“It is anticipated that Sofyan Amrabat will be allowed to return to Fiorentina when his loan expires, with United unlikely to take up an option to sign the Moroccan for £21.4million.
“Industry sources have told Confidential that Casemiro, Antony, Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are among those who could be sold, although there’s an understanding that it won’t be practical to offload too many at one time.
“There are also six players out on loan and Jadon Sancho, Mason Greenwood, Donny van de Beek, Facundo Pellistri, Hannibal Mejbri and Alvaro Fernandez could all make permanent moves.”
As one of the expected Old Trafford departures, Sofyan Amrabat is unlikely to go back to Fiorentina after burning his bridges to force a move.
The Sun believes that AC Milan are a team who could offer him the chance to return to Serie A.
“Amrabat signed for United following a protracted transfer saga that started before last season had even ended.
“The current front runners for his signature this summer are AC Milan.
“Amrabat has played 23 times for Manchester United, starting in just 24 per cent of those games.
“It’s unlikely that Amrabat would have a future at Fiorentina – having gone on strike to force a move to United.”
Eintracht Frankfurt will not move to make Donny van de Beek’s transfer permanent, according to the Mirror.
The Dutchman has not done enough to interest the team in exercising their option to buy him.
“The Dutch midfielder joined the Bundesliga side on a loan deal until the end of the campaign in January. There was a £9million option to buy inserted in the deal that took Van de Beek to Germany.
“As it stands, it looks like that won’t be activated by Frankfurt.
“The German side have already decided not to sign him on a permanent deal.
“That call is just the latest in a long line of embarrassing moments for Van de Beek in Germany. The midfielder, still just 26, has made just seven appearances for the club this term – four of which have been starts.”
Wrexham hope to sign Arthur Okonkwo on a permanent deal from Arsenal, the Independent writes.
He is on loan at the Welsh club already and now the side need to prepare for League One.
“With co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney now setting their sights on improving Phil Parkinson’s squad to allow Wrexham to compete in the third tier, securing the 22-year-old permanently is said to be an option.”
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Juventus saw three first-half goals disallowed against Fiorentina but rallied to a 1-0 win thanks to Federico Gatti’s reaction finish, helping to fortify their hopes for UEFA Champions League football next season by ending a wretched run of domestic form.
The Old Lady had recorded just one league win since the end of January but with Fiorentina in a similarly barren Serie A spell, Juventus started strongly and had the ball in the net twice in the opening quarter of an hour.
Both were disallowed for clear offsides before Gatti turned home a Bremer header that ricocheted off the post, and Dusan Vlahovic thought he had doubled the lead against his former club later in the first half.
That was also chalked off for a much more marginal call and Fiorentina came back much stronger in the second half with Wojciech Szczesny tipping one attempt onto the crossbar at full stretch and Lucas Beltran denied an equaliser only by his own team-mate.
Juventus held on for a valuable victory while Fiorentina’s own European hopes will now almost certainly rely on their fortunes in the UEFA Europa Conference League or Coppa Italia.
They were much the better side in the first half with Fiorentina taking a very relaxed approach in possession and giving away plenty of chances out of it. Their defensive tactic of moving into a high line quickly after a set-piece did frustrate Juventus, but it felt like only a matter of time before one goal did stand and so it proved with Gatti’s winner.
A tactical shift at half-time saw Fiorentina start the second period without a second striker but they grew into the game with Christian Kouame and Nico Gonzalez enjoying more and more influence over proceedings alongside substitute Maxime Lopez.
However, ultimately they couldn’t find what would’ve been a deserved equaliser and Max Allegri’s decision to shift his team deeper and deeper in the second half paid off.
Despite criticism from fans, Allegri has been clear throughout the season that Champions League qualification is Juventus’ main aim – with the Old Lady’s only permanent summer signing coming in the form of Timothy Weah for €11 million.
However, even that conservative target was looking under increasing threat as the wins failed to come of late – at kick-off time Juventus would’ve been sat 11th in a Serie A table based solely on the second half of the season.
A draw against Fiorentina would’ve put them just five points ahead of Roma with a trip to the capital still to come, plus games against fellow top-four teams AC Milan and Bologna. But with five games to play, that seven-point cushion looks much comfier.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina stay five points behind seventh-place Napoli but lead in their Coppa Italia semi-final and remain at large in the Conference League, so hope is far from lost.
The 25-year-old had been denied a goal by the crossbar in the build-up to Vlahovic’s first disallowed effort – and it would’ve stood too with the offside coming later in the play.
However, he was there when it mattered to turn home the decisive goal and also made some key defensive interventions.
JUVENTUS: Szczesny 7, Gatti 7, Bremer 7, Danilo 6, Cambiaso 5, McKennie 6, Locatelli 5, Rabiot 5, Kostic 7, Vlahovic 6, Chiesa 5. Subs: Yildiz, Iling-Junior, Alcaraz, Kean.
FIORENTINA: Terracciano 5, Kayode 7, Milenkovic 6, Ranieri 6, Biraghi 5, Bonaventua 5, Mandragora 6, Gonzalez 7, Barak 6, Kouame 7, Belotti 5. Subs: Lopez 7, Sottil 6, Beltran 6, Nzola 5, Dodo 6.
7’ – BALL IN THE NET! That’s one of the more blatant offsides you’ll see. It potentially doesn’t need the VAR check as Filip Kostic swung the ball in but Fiorentina cleared it easily. Weston McKinnie hung around by the penalty spot and received Federico Gatti’s header back into the danger area, unfortunately the defensive backline hadn’t hung around and pushed up to leave him at least a yard offside. Still, it was a neat finish at least!
12’ – ANOTHER DISALLOWED GOAL!! It’s been a busy start for VAR! Juventus played it short from the corner and Kostic again lifted cross in, and the Old Lady once again have the ball in the net – Gatti hit the bar before Dusan Vlahovic stuck it home – but once again it’s ruled out for clear offside. The Serbian wasn’t the problem but his shot (which was heading in either way) deflected off Bremer’s heel with the Brazilian well offside.
21’ – GOAL! JUVENTUS 1-0 FIORENTINA (GATTI): VAR won’t save them this time! It’s a deep outswinging corner to Bremer who was completely unchallenged in the year and headed it back across goal. His attempt just strikes the post but it bounces straight to Gatti who makes no mistakes this time – 1-0!
32’ – GOAL!! JUVENTUS 2-0 FIORENTINA (VLAHOVIC): The former Fiorentina player puts them two ahead! It all started from that Gonzalez stumble, then Chiesa swing a cross aiming for McKinnie at the far post. The American had no right to win the header against Rolando Mandragora but somehow managed it, nodding the ball across goal for Vlahovic to turn home!
33’ – GOAL DISALLOWED!!! Deary deary me, that’s embarrassing for Vlahovic after giving such a raucous celebration to his old club. It’s the third Juventus goal chalked off due to offside in just over half an hour, McKinnie was hopping back and forth behind Mandragora but had seemingly timed his run correctly – apparently not!
60’ – SHOULD’VE BEEN 2-0! How’s that not gone in?!? Kostic swung a dangerous shot-cross into the Fiorentina six-yard box and Nikola Milenkovic get a foot to it, but very nearly turned it into his own net. Luckily for the Serbian, it bounces just wide.
Ex-Fiorentina strike force Chiesa and Vlahovic have still never scored against their former club.
Fiorentina have now failed to score in seven consecutive trips to Juventus.
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Rafael Leao and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were on target as AC Milan strengthened their grip on second spot in Serie A with a 2-1 victory at Fiorentina.
The hosts paid an emotional pre-match tribute to their late GM Joe Barone following his sudden death earlier this month, but it could not inspire them to achieve a positive result against an in-form Rossoneri, who made it six wins on the spin across all competitions.
Loftus-Cheek opened the scoring from Leao’s delightful back heel on 47 minutes, but Alfred Duncan dragged La Viola level moments later with a stunning strike from distance.
Leao then made it three goals in six crazy second-half minutes with a powerful run and cool finish to put Milan back in charge.
Andrea Belotti went close to rescuing a draw for Fiorentina but could not find a way past Mike Maignan.
The result sees second-placed Milan move six points clear of Juventus in third, but they are still 11 shy of leaders Inter having played a game more.
Fiorentina sit 10th but do have a game in hand on their nearest rivals for the final European spots.
Milan will now host Lecce next Saturday prior to the first-leg of their all-Italian UEFA Europa League quarter final with AS Roma. Fiorentina are at home to Atalanta in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday.
This was always going to be a tricky game for Milan to navigate. Not only was there the tragic backdrop of Barone’s passing, but La Viola had only lost one of their last nine matches on home turf – and that was a narrow 1-0 reversal against leaders Inter.
In truth, the visitors were worthy winners as they maintained their fine form and took advantage of Juventus’ loss at Lazio to seize a firm grip on second spot.
Leao was the protagonist but the Rossoneri have a wealth of attacking talent that appear to be firing very nicely indeed as they look to end the season on a high both at home and abroad.
Rafael Leao (AC Milan). The 24-year-old winger was lively throughout his hour-long outing, capping his 200th appearance for the club with a goal and an assist.
FIORENTINA: Terracciano 7, Biraghi 6, Martinez Quarta 6, Milenkovic 7, Dodo 7, Duncan 8, Mandragora 6, Ikone 7, Beltran 7, Kouame 7, Belotti 7. Subs: Nico 6, Kayode 6, Nzola n/a, Barak n/a, Sottil n/a.
AC MILAN: Maignan 8, Calabria 7, Thiaw 6, Tomori 7, Florenzi 7, Bennacer 7, Reijnders 7, Chukwueze 8, Loftus-Cheek 8, Leao 8*, Giroud 7. Subs: Gabbia 7, Musah 6, Okafor 6, Pulisic 6, Jovic n/a.
08’ – AC MILAN CHANCE! A dazzling run from Chukwueze on the right ends with a cut back for Giroud who can only fire a first-time snapshot straight at Pietro Terracciano.
17’ – AC MILAN CHANCES! Terracciano reaches to his left to push away Chukwueze’s far-post header from Leao’s delicious cross. Andrea Belotti then hacks off his own line after Terracciano had parried a header from a right-wing corner against Leao.
30’ – FIORENTINA CHANCES! Ikoné’s lovely run and pass feeds Belotti who glides into the right side of the area but can’t beat Maignan. It’s a fine stop from the Milan keeper who is then delighted to see Ikone’s 20-yarder fly an inch past his left-hand post a moment later.
47’ – GOAL! – Fiorentina 0-1 AC Milan: (Loftus-Cheek). The English midfielder sorts his feet out and taps in from close range after Leao had combined with Chukwueze down the right and back heeled a clever pass into the six-yard box.
50’ – GOAL! – Fiorentina 1-1 AC Milan: (Duncan). That’s a superb reply from the home side as Duncan guides an excellent long-range shot into the far corner.
53’ – GOAL! – Fiorentina 1-2 AC Milan: (Leao). It’s suddenly goals galore as Leao races on to a long pass, holds off two challenges, darts past the keeper and rolls the ball into an empty net.
65’ – FIORENTINA CHANCE! Maignan flings a big right arm into the air to push Belotti’s 20-yard strike on the stretch over the bar.
Manchester United’s on-loan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat could be a target for Juventus this summer.
The Sun reports that the Moroccan is a potential replacement for Adrien Rabiot, who may leave at the end of the season.
“Amrabat, 27, signed for United on an £8.5million loan with £17.2m option to buy last September after a transfer saga that lasted the whole summer.
“Juventus have already qualified for the Club World Cup and look likely to also make next season’s expanded Champions League.
“Central midfielder, Adrien Rabiot, 28, is likely to leave Juve after postponing contract talks until the summer.
“The Bianconeri see Amrabat as a player that could replace the Frenchman but are prioritising Atalanta’s Teun Koopmeiners, 26.”
The Mirror thinks that one midfielder who could arrive at Old Trafford this summer is Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes.
The Brazilian has a release clause of £100 million and could be a target given the arrival of Dan Ashworth as sporting director is expected soon.
“Ashworth joined Newcastle six months after Guimaraes arrived at St James’ Park, quickly becoming a huge fan of the midfielder. But he is currently on gardening leave as United negotiate a compensation fee so they can hand him the reins at Old Trafford.
“Those talks are expected to be completed soon and it appears Ashworth will launch a raid on his soon-to-be former club. With The Red Devils in need of a major boost to their squad, Guimaraes has emerged as a lead target.
“Ashworth is described as being in ‘love with his game’ and has given his endorsement to making a move for the Newcastle star. But United would have to fork out a fee of £100 million in order to bring him to Old Trafford.”
The Express believes that Arsenal and Tottenham could both attempt to land Wolves winger Pedro Neto.
The player is now injured and could have played his last game for Wolves, who value him at £60 millon.
“Wolves have reportedly slapped a £60 million price tag on Neto, whose haul of nine assists this season leaves him fourth in the Premier League charts. Injuries have become a recurring problem for the 24-year-old, however, and he suffered his second hamstring issue of the campaign against Fulham earlier this month.
“If The Gunners or Spurs have their way, O’Neil may not get Neto back at all. The north London duo are joined by Liverpool and Newcastle United in keeping track of the wide man as the summer transfer window draws nearer.”
Brentford striker Ivan Toney is open to leaving Brentford, with Arsenal and Chelsea potential destinations for the England forward.
The paper states: “Ivan Toney has again spoken about leaving Brentford, hinting at a desire to move abroad.
“The striker is not shy about discussing his future. In January, on the eve of his return after serving an eight-month ban for betting rule breaches, he suggested he could leave The Bees that month.
“The transfer window shut with Toney staying put, but Brentford manager Thomas Frank told Danish media soon after that it is “relatively obvious” that the striker “will probably be sold this summer” after receiving “no offers” in January.
“The likes of Arsenal and Chelsea have been linked with interest, though both clubs are reportedly more keen on other targets as The Bees have slipped an £80 million price on Toney’s head.”
Juventus are looking to strengthen their backline this summer and two players in particular have caught their eye: Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenkovic and Arsenal’s Gabriel.
The Old Lady are preparing for the emotional departure of veteran centre back Giorgio Chiellini, who is leaving Turin after 17 years of service this summer. Massimiliano Allegri will therefore need a new defender to try and fill the void left behind, and the club’s search is starting to heat up.
As reported by Tuttosport, Milenkovic and Gabriel are currently two players that Juventus are seriously considering ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window. The former’s contract expires with Fiorentina next season and he could be signed in a fairly affordable deal.
The latter has not had a hugely convincing campaign in North London and could leave on a loan deal, especially if William Saliba returns to Arsenal from a loan spell with Olympique Marseille.
Juventus have time to prepare ahead of the summer and they understand the importance of signing a top replacement, but it won’t be easy for them to forget Chiellini anytime soon.
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Juventus are looking to strengthen their backline this summer and two players in particular have caught their eye: Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenkovic and Arsenal’s Gabriel.
The Old Lady are preparing for the emotional departure of veteran centre back Giorgio Chiellini, who is leaving Turin after 17 years of service this summer. Massimiliano Allegri will therefore need a new defender to try and fill the void left behind, and the club’s search is starting to heat up.
As reported by Tuttosport, Milenkovic and Gabriel are currently two players that Juventus are seriously considering ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window. The former’s contract expires with Fiorentina next season and he could be signed in a fairly affordable deal.
The latter has not had a hugely convincing campaign in North London and could leave on a loan deal, especially if William Saliba returns to Arsenal from a loan spell with Olympique Marseille.
Juventus have time to prepare ahead of the summer and they understand the importance of signing a top replacement, but it won’t be easy for them to forget Chiellini anytime soon.
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