Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Delap’s ‘preferred club revealed’, Hojlund ‘wanted by Euro giants’, Cunha & Tonali linked

Manchester United chiefs have set an ambitious target for next season.

According to the Manchester Evening News, the aim is to finish in the top six in a year's time.

That is if United win the Europa League and subsequently qualify for the Champions League or not.

It is described as an "acceptable" target made by Man Utd's "power brokers".

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher had a heated row with Manchester United icon Gary Neville over his Premier League title predictions.

Neville said Arsenal would be crowned champions before a ball was kicked this season.

But speaking ahead of the Gunners drawing 2-2 with the title winners, the pundit blamed them falling short on not signing a striker.

It’s obvious when you look at the situation they’re in right now about the striker and I’m sure they’ll rectify that in the summer and bring someone in.

But were you [Neville] saying this at the start of the season about a striker, why did you tip them for the league at the start of the season?

You tipped them for the league at the start of the season, so don’t now talk about because they’ve had injuries up front they need a striker.

Jamie Carragher

The summer transfer window will close four hours earlier than usual.

But fears that Prem clubs could be exposed to losing players after incoming business ends appear to have been eased.

Prem and EFL chiefs, with the agreement of clubs in both leagues, have agreed that signings or paperwork will have to be lodged by 7pm on September 1.

Clubs who send a notice to register players will still have two hours to complete any deals between English clubs and allow them to play for their new sides.

For signing from overseas, there will be an additional two hours to complete all the paperwork.

The move from the 11pm closure is viewed as a way of preventing club staff and administrators having to burn the midnight oil well into the early hours when late-agreed deals are pushed through.

Ruben Amorim plunged his own Manchester United future into doubt after the latest Old Trafford debacle.

The Portuguese manager’s admission that he is struggling to find a solution for his team’s shocking season was a clear sign of the uncertainty at the heart of the club.

But the bigger question marks will only be resolved in Bilbao next week. A Europa League Final win for United over Tottenham will mean far more than just the trophy and a silver sheen to cleanse many of the black clouds of despair.

But defeat in the Basque country will have ramifications to last far beyond the summer. In simple terms, it is about cold, hard cash. The reality is that winning the Europa League will ensure a looming black hole is filled.

If United do not triumph in San Mames, the immediate cost will be clear. A £10million cut in sponsorship revenue, as part of the contract with kit suppliers adidas.

No European football at all, meaning they will miss out on around £49m up front through Uefa’s complicated revenue distribution system plus the £20m-plus in gate receipts from the minimum four home games.

And if, as now seems likely, they do finish 16th in the Prem table, that will mean £23.8m less in TV-related prize money than for last term’s eight-placed finish.

That all adds up to more than £100m, before the prize money for progress through the Champions League - up to a further potential £95m or so - is taken into account. Less income equals less money to spend.

Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel slammed Mikel Arteta as a “control freak” who is making Arsenal players “worse”.

It’s all on Arteta, all. What I’m saying is that he was employed as head coach. He inherited the team and that team is the only team that he has won a trophy with.

Then it’s his own team now and in the process he’s changed job description so he’s now the manager. Everything is on him. It’s not recruitment, it’s not the board.

I would urge the viewer whenever they get the opportunity to watch him in the technical area. Arteta is a control freak, he wants his players to play the ball that he wants. He’s directing everything.

You look across to Arne Slot who is so calm. He’s instructed his players in training, instructed the players in the team talk.

Arteta is still playing the game for the players and that would confuse the hell out of me as a football player that you had a coach that wants to direct me for everything I do. It would confuse me and make me a worse player.

Peter Schmeichel

Shocking scenes from Tottenham's training ground have sparked a conspiracy theory among Manchester United fans.

United and Spurs are scheduled to lock horns in the Europa League final on May 21 with both desperate to win a trophy and earn a place in next season's Champions League.

And the Red Devils faithful began playing mind games after a Tottenham training clip emerged on social media showing Ange Postecoglou's men gearing up for the big match.

The short video went viral as it showed ex-Man Utd loanee Sergio Reguilon accidentally wiping out team-mate Brennan Johnson with a very clumsy sliding tackle.

Johnson - who counts 11 goals and five assists in 31 Premier League appearances - was in obvious pain after the misjudged challenge and needed some time to walk it off.

Thankfully for Spurs the Wales international was able to rejoin his team-mates a few seconds later.

Manchester United are tipped to beat Arsenal to Wolves star Matheus Cunha as the club holds “advanced” talks for the player, whose release clause could cost £62.5million.

And amid reported interest from a string of top clubs, transfer insider Fabrizio Romano believes United are in pole position.

Romano told GIVEMESPORT: “I’m still told that Manchester United are leading the race and the negotiation is advanced.

“Talks are ongoing between Cunha and Manchester United.”

Manchester United ace Rasmus Hojlund has emerged as a target for Napoli.

Hojlund is being heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford prior to the summer window.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Partenopei want to sign the striker.

Man Utd allegedly want £50million for the Denmark international, who is understood to be open to a return to Italy.

Napoli believe that convincing the 22-year-old to complete the switch will not be difficult.

Should Hojlund swap Manchester for Naples this summer, it may open the door for a huge swap deal that could see Victor Osimhen head the other way.

Manchester United are weighing up the possibility of re-signing Lille star Angel Gomes.

Gomes is a free agent this summer with him set to leave the French giants.

Tottenham are supposedly leading the race, but United could be keen on a reunion with the midfielder.

The England international, who joined the Red Devils aged six, played 10 times for the Manchester giants before leaving five years ago.

Man Utd are not going to be giving staff free tickets to the Europa League final - while Spurs workers are set for a massive handout.

The Red Devils take on Tottenham in the Europa League final on May 21 after a semi-final demolition job of Athletic Bilbao gave them a shot to save their season.

The final, which is being hosted in Bilbao's 53,000-seat San Mames Stadium, has seen both clubs allocated around 15,000 seats each by Uefa.

It's been reported that Spurs are offering all full-time employees a complimentary ticket for the match - a stance that United are not following.

The Mail claim that Man Utd are instead holding a ballot with a small number of tickets available for their staff, but will see the majority of workers go without the opportunity to watch the club in Spain.

It's reported that United will put on a screening in Manchester for the rest of the staff instead, with plus-ones also invited along.

Former Man Utd chief Tom Keane has lifted the lid on the club's record-breaking 2022 summer transfer window.

Keane was their head of negotiations as they splurged a club high of £225million on six new signings.

In Erik ten Hag's first window at the Old Trafford he bought Antony (£85m), Casemiro (£70m), Lisandro Martinez (£57m), Tyrell Malacia (£13m), Christian Eriksen (free) and Martin Dubravka (loan).

Keane, who was only at United on a temporary basis for six months, played a huge role in talks and even flew to Spain to complete the Casemiro deal.

Liam Delap would prefer a move to Man Utd over Chelsea, according to talkSPORT.

Both clubs have expressed a strong interest in him, with the striker expected to leave Ipswich this summer.

Man Utd's nightmare season took yet another blow with Sunday's defeat to West Ham.

And the horror stats mean the Red Devils have now matched their all-time worst-ever tally for home league losses in a single season.

Jose Mourinho is the shock favourite to replace Ruben Amorim as Manchester United manager.

Amorim, 40, has endured a nightmare spell since taking over from Erik ten Hag in November.

But following Sunday's 2-0 defeat to West Ham at Old Trafford - an all-time record-equalling ninth home loss of the season - Amorim dropped a major bombshell.

The Portuguese boss threatened to QUIT if he is unable to turn the horror show around at United, who sit 16th in the Premier League table on 39 points with two games to go.

And should Amorim walk away, Mourinho is top of the bookies' odds to come in.

According to Betfair, the Special One is a staggering 4-1 favourite to make a stunning return to Old Trafford and take over from his compatriot.

Man Utd goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce won the WSL Golden Glove award at the weekend. The USA international kept 13 clean sheets from 22 WSL games this season.

She shares the award with Chelsea's Hannah Hampton.

Viktor Gyokeres is expected to choose Arsenal over Manchester United in one of this summer’s biggest transfers.

Sporting Lisbon could be willing to sell the long-time Prem target for around £58.5million – £25m below his release clause.

Now talkSPORT suggest top-flight rivals believe the Gunners are winning the race to recruit the 26-year-old.

Fellow Swede Alexander Isak, 25, could cost £100m-plus.

And in fact Newcastle want nearer £150m for their main man.

RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko is the other striker that Prem giants most craves.

Man Utd and Tottenham have been mocked ahead of what fans have termed the "worst Europa League final ever".

Ruben Amorim revealed that he’s prepared to STEP DOWN as manager of Manchester United if he can’t turn around the club’s disastrous form.

The 40-year-old said: "I don't want to talk about the players. I'm talking about myself and the culture in the club and the culture in the team. I have that feeling.

"We need to change that and we need to be really strong in the summer and to be brave.

"Because we cannot have a season like this next year. If the feeling is still here, we should give the space to different persons.

"So it's a big problem that we have here at the club. It's a decisive moment in the history of the club. We need to address that.

"We are losing the feeling that we are a massive club and the feeling that it's not the biggest thing in the world losing a game at home.

"We don't have that fear anymore and that is the most dangerous thing that a big club can have.

"I think it's a concern. It's not the players fault. It's my fault, I'm responsible.

"If we cannot change that really fast we should give our place to different persons.

"If you look at the goals that we suffer, we can avoid these goals. The lack of energy, of urgency. That is the most dangerous things in this club.

"You can feel it at the beginning of the game. Between our box and opponent's box there is a lack of urgency. That is something we have to change in this club."

Man Utd suffered their 17th Premier League defeat of the season at the hands of West Ham on Sunday at Old Trafford. It left them 16th in the league table.

Spurs, Manchester United and Chelsea fans are set to be able to watch their sides’ European finals for free this month.

Broadcaster TNT Sports is understood to be planning to make all three of this season’s Uefa Finals available to all fans through its Discovery Plus channel.

While a formal announcement is yet to be made, Sun Sport understands TNT will repeat last season’s model for the three games.

It means the all-Prem Europa League showdown between United and Tottenham in Bilbao on May 21, Chelsea’s Conference League climax with Real Betis in Wroclaw seven days later and the Munich Champions League Final between Inter Milan and PSG can all be watched by fans without a TNT subscription.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is under so much pressure he could even be axed if he triumphs.

Tottenham have been trophyless since lifting the League Cup in 2008.

We are getting to a stage in football where everyone is constantly miserable and negative, moaning about everything.

All this talk that Manchester United or Tottenham should not be allowed to qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League because of their league positions.

And it has come from Arsene Wenger, of all people — the man who made a career out of finishing fourth with Arsenal to qualify for the Champions League and saying that was an achievement?

He is now saying that winning in Europe to play in a bigger European competition is not good enough because of where they finish in the league? Nonsense.

Manchester City have had a terrible year but could win the FA Cup — is that not allowed either?

Why can’t we just be positive and happy for two English clubs reaching a European final? And let’s not forget — Chelsea are in one too. We want English teams to win stuff, don’t we?

Andre Onana is ready to fight for his Manchester United career — and show Ruben Amorim he can be his long-term No 1.

The error-prone keeper has made NINE mistakes leading to a goal in all competitions since his £43.8million arrival from Inter Milan in 2023.

Onana, 29, was dropped by Amorim for United’s Prem clash at Newcastle last month after two blunders in the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Lyon.

Yet the Cameroonian, who has won his place back, is not looking to leave Old Trafford this summer and wants to be part of Amorim’s revolution.

And that could be accelerated if United beat Tottenham in the Europa League final on May 21, with a Champions League place at stake.

Onana’s deal runs until 2028 and a source said: “Andre’s plan is to stay in Manchester and he wants to knuckle down and get United back to where they should be.

Man Utd Women star Phallon Tullis-Joyce was presented with the Women's Super League Golden Glove after a stellar campaign with the Red Devils.

The American was the saviour of Marc Skinner's team more times than can be counted, helping them earn Champions League football for next season with a top three finish in the league.

Her 13 clean sheets from 22 games were a joint-league high with Chelsea's Hannah Hampton, who only reached the tally after a 1-0 win against Liverpool on the final day which also secured an unbeaten season for the Blues.

They will have the chance for final bragging rights following the Women's FA Cup final on May 18.

Mary Earps, who Tullis-Joyce succeeded as the club's No.1, previously won the award in 2022/23.

Jamie Carragher had a heated row with Gary Neville over his Premier League title predictions.

The Manchester United legend said Arsenal would be crowned champions before a ball was kicked this season.

But speaking ahead of the Gunners drawing 2-2 with the title winners today, Neville blamed them falling short on not signing a striker.

Carragher agreed but accused his Sky Sports pundit of being a hypocrite, ranting: "It's obvious when you look at the situation they're in right now about the striker and I'm sure they'll rectify that in the summer and bring someone in.

"But were you [Neville] saying this at the start of the season about a striker, why did you tip them for the league at the start of the season?

"You tipped them for the league at the start of the season, so don't now talk about because they've had injuries up front they need a striker."