Olise open to Man Utd move – Friday’s gossip

Michael Olise

Crystal Palace’s French winger Michael Olise, 22, would be open to a summer transfer to Manchester United. (90min)external-link

Manchester United are confident a bid of between £60-70m will be enough to sign English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, before 30 June, allowing Everton to include the fee in their 2023-24 accounts and avoid any further points deductions. (Football Insider)external-link

Arsenal and Manchester City have been made aware that Newcastle United will listen to offers in excess of £80m for Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 26, this summer. (90min)external-link

Guimaraes’ £100m release clause will only be active for one month, from late May to late June. (Fabrizio Romano, via Caught Offside)external-link

Manchester United could look to sign 22-year-old Spanish left-back Miguel Gutierrez from Girona but they face competition from Arsenal and West Ham. (GiveMeSport)external-link

Arsenal are tracking multiple midfield targets amid concerns a deal for Real Sociedad and Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, could be difficult. (Standard)external-link

Zubimendi says reports linking him to some of Europe’s top clubs “are just rumours” and he is happy at Real Sociedad. (Marca – in Spanish)external-link

Manchester United will target a new centre-back, central midfielder and striker in the summer transfer window, with France forward Anthony Martial, 28, among the players no longer part of the club’s plans. (Football Insider)external-link

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil is likely to sign a new contract at Molineux despite reports linking him to the Liverpool job. (GiveMeSport)external-link

Ajax are interested in appointing former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter, who is also on Manchester United’s list of potential replacements for Erik ten Hag. (Guardian)external-link

Potter has rejected a first offer from Ajax because the proposed salary did not meet his expectations. (Het Parool – in Dutch)external-link

Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich are all interested in Real Madrid’s Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, 25. (Fichajes – in Spanish)external-link

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and ex-Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch have been contacted by Canada about leading the national team into the 2026 World Cup. (Standard)external-link

Napoli have joined the race to sign Canada forward Jonathan David, 24, from Lille. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link

Bundesliga club Stuttgart are ready to make 27-year-old Germany forward Deniz Undav’s move permanent after signing him on loan from Brighton last summer. (Caught Offside)external-link

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