Rashford is back for Leeds at Croke Park
United face Leeds in a pre-season friendly in Ireland at Croke Park on Wednesday 12 August, 7:30pm BST (6). The big story is Marcus Rashford's return to the side. Michael Carrick will have him available as the squad rebuild keeps rolling. FourFourTwo has the free live-stream details for you (6).
Tielemans: "I owe Villa the world, but Man Utd are above them"
Youri Tielemans spoke for the first time since joining from Aston Villa. "Er zijn clubs die boven Aston Villa staan en Manchester United is daar één van." Clubs that stand above Aston Villa, and United are one of them (2). He also opened up on the World Cup injury that cost him the quarter-final against Spain: "Tijdens de opwarming schakelde mijn lichaam gewoon uit." His body just switched off during the warm-up (1). He wants to be successful at Old Trafford: "Ik wil hier succesvol zijn" (1).
Hall remains the left-back target, Newcastle digging in
United are still pushing for Lewis Hall, who is reportedly unhappy at Newcastle (3). Newcastle insist he is not for sale, not even for £60 million (3). Samuel Luckhurst has the details. Hall remains the top target for that position despite the resistance (3).
Salinas race: United lead Barca and Atletico
Per the Daily Express, United are ahead of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the race to activate Jorge Salinas' release clause of around €16 million at Racing Santander (4). He would come in as competition for Luke Shaw (4).
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Fans are focused on two names. The Tielemans quotes split opinion, with the "I owe Villa the world" line drawing both respect and some eye-rolls. Meanwhile the Lammens number-one shirt post has supporters reading into what it says about the keeper pecking order. See the transfer chatter on Lewis Hall and Eduardo Camavinga in this thread.
