And the Red Devils would prepare Kingsley Coman of Bayern Munich as a booking option if Borussia moved at its requested value of 108 million pounds.
Follow all the latest updates and the old Trafford gossip below…
JAD ENOUGH
Jadon Sancho had already said goodbye to Dortmund, before meeting them this morning.
The Independent says the 20-year-old is so sure he would leave the club before pre-season education resumes.
But Manchester United has so far failed to reach a bundesliga deal.
PIRLO SAYS NO
Andrea Pirlo has no mercy as the new boss of Juventus as he prepares to beat seven stars, according to reports.
The legendary midfielder, 41, replaced Maurizio Sarri at the Allianz Stadium over the weekend.
And Pirlo wastes little time getting rid of the dead wood he doesn’t need, starting with former Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain and Manchester United striker Douglas Costa.
The report also adds that Sami Khedira and Blaise Matuidi are also on the verge of being fired with the two 33-year-old midfielders.
Defenders Mattia De Sciglio, Alex Sandro and Daniele Rugani can also be sold.
GREEN LIGHT
Mason Greenwood still needs to score head-to-head for Manchester United’s most sensible team this season.
When asked where it was looking to improve, he told UEFA: “I think about the goals of the head.
“I haven’t scored a header in the first team this season.
“It would be great to have one before the end of the Europa League.”
HAV IT
Kai Havertz is pushing harder to move to the Premier League than Jadon Sancho.
Bundesliga stars are connected with one step to the English elite.
Havertz, 21, at 90 million pounds, is attracting a lot of interest from Chelsea, while United disagrees with Borussia Dortmund, which 20-year-old Sancho weighs 108 million pounds.
According to Sky Sports, the couple is “the one who moves as fast as possible”.
Tell me how to believe it
Antonio Conte will attack Manchester United and raise Chris Smalling to his Team at Inter Milan.
The defense deemed the wishes left over through Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last summer and sent him to Rome on loan for a season.
He has shone in Serie A and has played 30 league games and has three and two assists.
His defending also saw him dubbed “Smalldini” in reference to Italian legend Paolo Maldini.
Roma desperately needs to remain the former Fulham player, who will miss his name in the Europa League this month, but has been postponed by the value of 21 million pounds ordered by United.
STATISTICAL ATTACK
Here are some statistics before the United-Copenhagen showdown.
SANCH-GO
It goes …
Jadon Sancho travels to Switzerland with his companions. Have.
– Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) 10 August 2020
LATEST NEWS
Manchester United has missed the one to point to Jadon Sancho.
And the Ace of England has been named in the pre-season team of Borussia Dortmund and will fly to Switzerland with them.
The Bundesliga team had in the past told United that they were looking for an agreement to stand until 10 August.
But the Red Devils refused to fulfill their 108 million pound order.
And this morning, nothing had been announced and Dortmund announced that the winger component of his team will travel to Switzerland to prepare for the next season.
Lucien Favre will put his players to the test at an educational camp in the Swiss city of Bad Ragaz.
Mit diesem Kader ?? pic.twitter.com/J23duYosxZ
– Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) 10 August 2020
COP OUT
Copenhagen head coach Stale Solbakken has admitted that his team will want to be “perfect” to beat Manchester United.
He said: “To do this, we have to play perfectly.
“We need a bit of luck. We maybe need a United that doesn’t fire on all cylinders.
“We have to be the best defensive.
“We need to take that one or two or three chances we get during a game like this.”
POG HAIR
Paul Pogba has worked more on the court to make up for lost time, revealed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Speaking to the club’s website, he said: “I’ve answered a lot of questions about Paul, and we’re very happy that he’s coming to play.
“He’s fit, he loves his football.
“Of course, he’s got to make up for lost time, and he’s trying to do that.
“He also trains, has a wonderful personality in and around the place, and I hope we can see him lift this trophy [as he did before.”
Come and get me
Manchester United has put a backup plan in place if Jadon Sancho’s at Old Trafford fails.
This comes in the form of Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman, according to the Evening Standard.
Coman is unlikely to appear in Munich next season, with Leroy Sane joining the Bundesliga champions.
And as a result, Manchester United is contemplating a loan deal, Bayern Munich prefers to sell directly.
D-DAY
It’s a huge day for Manchester United, as Dortmund’s deadline for getting an offer for Jadon Sancho expires tonight.
The German team is back in pre-season this week and expects Sancho to be there.
Dortmund is also willing to move on from its requested value of 108 million pounds at this time and would be disappointed if United implied the value they would be willing to pay, says Kaveh Solhekol of Sky Sports.
However, he also stated that United will never be in a more powerful position to point to Sancho, as all clubs have been excluded from the market due to the coronavirus.
He added that United was looking for Sancho, Sancho was looking for a signing for United and some other Champions League season to Dortmund, as it was not enough to convince him to stay.
GOOD MORNING FANS UNITED,
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to let one of his keepers go — with Dean Henderson demanding the No 1 spot.
David De Gea is under pressure after a series of errors, while Henderson has had two successful seasons on loan at Sheffield United.
Neither he nor De Gea needs to be substitutes and Sergio Romero will be the third choice.
Before United’s Europa League quarter-finals against Copenhagen night, Solskjaer said: “It will be difficult to keep three of them, so let’s see what the resolution is.
“I must be the most privileged manager in the world with our goalkeeping department.
Sergio, David and, with Dean Henderson’s back-up, it’s three goalkeepers.
“The Europa League also demonstrated how vital Sergio was to us, and David has been performing.
“We’ll see what we do in the future.”
Solskjaer also shared his optimism that Paul Pogba will sign a new contract at United.
Pogba’s existing agreement at Old Trafford expires next summer, however, SunSport reported last month that it was close to accepting some other five-year extension.
And Solskjaer added: “Since coming back from injury he has been a delight.
“He’s worked very hard, he’s satisfied and he’s playing well.
“We’ll see Paul in the next two seasons, I’m sure.
“And I’m looking forward to seeing him grow with this team.
“He will have to be one of the leaders, one of the great figures, because he is achieving his best moment as a footballer at 27.
“I’m looking ahead to run with him.”
Eventually, Tahith Chong could head to the Bundesliga with Man Utd in a position to let the winger register on loan at Werder Bremen.
Chong reportedly, 20, held talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Friday after appearing in United’s Europa League against LASK.
According to the Daily Mail Bremen are eager to sign Chong on a two-year loan deal.
PAUL IN
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident that Paul Pogba will sign a new contract at Manchester United.
Pogba’s existing agreement at Old Trafford expires next summer, however, SunSport reported last month that it was close to accepting some other five-year extension.
Speaking about the Europa League quarter-final match with Copenhagen, United manager Solskjaer hinted that Pogba’s long run is in Manchester.
“Since he returned from injury, it has been a pleasure,” Solskjaer said.
“He’s worked very hard, he’s satisfied and he’s playing well.
“We’ll see Paul in the next two seasons, I’m sure.
“And I can’t wait to see him grow up with this team.
“He will have to be one of the leaders, one of the main figures, because he is just coming to his peak time as a footballer at 27.
“I’m looking ahead to run with him.”
JEEPERS KEEPERS
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned that Manchester United will not enter next season with the 3 of David de Gea, Sergio Romero and Dean Henderson.
He said: “The put festival is good. We have Sergio, David and Dean there with David supporting them.
“It’s going to be hard to stay 3 at the club. So let’s see what the resolution is.
ITALIAN WORK
Inter Milan legend Andreas Brehme believes his former side and Bayer Leverkusen are both bigger favourties than United for the Europa League this season.
“I have no doubt, for me it’s the Inter,” he told the Gazzetta dello Sport.
“The Nerazzurri are a great team, although Bayer Leverkusen are strong and have an excellent forward like Havertz, but Conte’s squad takes the lead.
“I’d say, whoever wins this game has a great chance of raising the Europa League. The semi-final against either Shakhtar Donetsk or Basel is winnable.
“In the other aspect of the rank, Manchester United will qualify for the final. But Inter and Bayer are more powerful than the English club.
SOLAIRE RESEARCH
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that winning the Europa League would be among his greatest career achievements.
He said: “I am ambitious — and one of my dreams is to lift the trophy as a manager for this club.
“This would be the proudest of my life.”
THE DEVIL CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF
Borussia Dortmund have moved to quell rumors that Jadon Sancho is about to move to Manchester United after being in the UK.
The Bundesliga team will travel to Switzerland next week for a pre-season education camp and the club’s media and communications director said it was normal for the English star to return home.
Sascha Fligge said: “It is not unusual and smart for players to move from home before the education camp if they are risky.
“The same goes for Jadon [Sancho]. From our point of view, the photographs they have shown us do not violate that way.”
TEAM GOALS
Manchester United reached Germany in the Europa League quarter-finals.
They face Copenhagen after overtaking LASK with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who now faces the main team’s decisions.
So far, he has used the festival to offer game time to marginal players.
But with a United favorite to lift the trophy, Solskjaer started with his most powerful team.
This is how they line up …
RON IN ITS HISTORY WAY
Cristiano Ronaldo lives for history, and after another record-breaking season is just 30 goals short of the all-time milestone he most craves – Pele’s 767 strikes.
Ron went to 737 when his double in Friday’s 2-1 win over Lyon failed to save Juventus from a shock away goals exit in the Champions League.
Pelé has scored 1,286 goals in 1,363 games, making him the guy who excels in the Guinness Book of Records.
But 519 of the targets were in friendly, so they don’t count for the official crown.
That means 35-year-old Portuguese superstar Ronaldo will actually succeed in the most sensible way in two years: his wonderful rival Lionel Messi, 33, ranks fifth on the list with 717.
Former Real Madrid and Manchester United attacker Ron has suggested he could play until he is 40.
NOT SO KOUL
Micah Richards has claimed that United’s goal, Kalidou Koulibaly, will be 20 million pounds less after his horror in the Napoli Champions League defeat to Barcelona.
He told the Manchester Evening News: “I think it’s worth 20 million pounds less.
‘Everyone talks about how it’s meant to be made up of the ball, it’s competitive, but I see similarities to Mangala, and he went to City and didn’t paint for him there, so I’m not entirely convinced after that performance. Matrix »
TA TA TAHITH
Tahith Chong may head to the Bundesliga with Manchester United in a position to let the winger sign for Werder Bremen on loan.
Chong, 20, is reported to have had talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Friday, following his appearance in United’s Europa League game against LASK.
The Dutch-born winger made a 25-minute pass as a replacement in United’s 2-1 win over Austrian club on Thursday.
And the Dutch Under-21 international, who’s made just nine appearances in the Europa and Premier Leagues, is keen to get more minutes under his belt.
According to the Daily Mail, Bremen is ahead of signing a two-year loan deal to Chong.
However, the loan rates and salary would still be finalized.
Werder’s sporting director Frank Baumann said: “If we’re in reverse, that’s the case. We’re under discussion.
“There are several parties involved. There are still things that want to be clarified and we have to agree. For now, that’s the case.”
HERRE MAJESTAD
Ander Herrera scored an absolute stunner in Paris Saint-Germain training after being set up in incredible fashion by Neymar.
And the duo certainly hopes to reflect the sensational purpose when faced with the Atalanta this week.
As arrangements continue for the quarter-finals of the Ligue 1 Giants’ Champions League on Wednesday, Herrera claimed an opening place with his good-looking one-stroke with his supposedly weaker left foot.
Herrera, 30, went to Instagram to share the clip with her 3.8 million followers.
He wrote: “When you have your left foot but you’re 30 years old…” followed by head-to-hand and tongue-out emojis.
Neymar stood above the dead ball on the D, rubbing his hands with emotion, but before firing himself, he produced a sublime ability to lift it up and then put it back on his head.
And Herrera endured at the best time to provoke unstoppable training, without giving the goalkeeper a chance.
GARD D’HONNEUR
v Manchester United (@ManUtd) 9 August 2020
MAN OR ON BOARD
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Manchester United have taken off for Cologne in their quest for Europa League glory.
He posed for a hidden organizational photo on the steps of the plane before boarding at Manchester Airport on Sunday.
Then many players were damaged once they boarded.
The next prevention of the Red Devils is Germany.
And they hope to return in a fortnight with the Europa League trophy for the time being in four seasons.
United saw off LASK in the last round and face Copenhagen on Monday night in their one-leg quarter-final tie in the restructured knockout stages.
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