Manchester United speculated move for RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner has received a huge boost as Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann claimed he won’t stop the striker from leaving.

The RB Leipzig manager promised not to block Man United move for his most in-form player in January despite his desire to have the 23-year-old striker around beyond this season.

Nagelsmann tilde reporters that he will support the player’s decisions about his future even if it means losing him United or Liverpool.

According to the manager, he will advise the German star to consider his playing time and overall development while making a final decision as regards to his future.

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Having spent three-and-a-half years at Leipzig, Werner’s immediate future has been one of the most trending topics among transfer pundits as Man United and Liverpool are very much keen on his signature.

The German has scored 76 goals in 130 matches for Leipzig, and the impressive goalscoring record has caught the attention of the two Premier League giants.

Despite Nagelsmann’s promise to let go of the player, RB Leipzig board members are unwilling to release the 23-year-old this summer because he recently extended his deal with them.

Man United manager Solskjaer will definitely be happy with Nagelsmann’s comments but he still faces stiff challenges from Liverpool and Leipzig’s hierarchy.

Onetime Manchester United’s prime transfer target Danny Rose has told the Red Devils and potential suitors to wait until 2021 before vying for his services as he is currently unavailable for sale.

The England international full-back was heavily linked to Manchester United during José Mourinho’s reign due to the Portuguese’s lack of trust in Luke Shaw’s abilities.

Despite Mourinho’s unrelenting efforts to have the player at Old Trafford, Tottenham successfully stayed glue to Rose’s services.

Though the Red Devils have since moved on from the player’s services, some transfer podcasts still believe that Solskjaer will be happy to have the England international at Old Trafford.

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However, Rose has responded to rumors linking him out of Tottenham in the next summer window as he said that he is happy under Mauricio Pochettino’s guide.

According to the player while speaking with The Evening Standard, he isn’t interested in changing clubs before the end of his contract with Tottenham which will run until 2021.

Watford is equally said to be looking at the possibility of signing the 29-year-old in the summer, but the Hornets will now have to end the chase over his services until after 18 months.

Rose hasn’t been a stable figure in Pochettino’s starting lineup so far this season, no thanks to form and fitness concerns.

PSV Eindhoven winger Steven Bergwijn could end up joining Manchester United in the nearest future if reports from the Mirror is something to trust.

The British media said that the Dutchman wants to have a taste of Champions League football next season, hence, he could be ending his stay at the Eredivisie side at the end of the current campaign.

Though the player wasn’t quoted word for word by the British media, it is believed that the player will consider the Red Devils offer should they manage to qualify for next year’s Champions League competition.

Irrespective of the player’s availability, Solskjaer’s side could still miss out on the Dutchman as it is very unlikely they would end the season being among the League’s top-four clubs.

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They currently occupy the seventh position with 16 points, 9 points behind Manchester City who are in the fourth and the last Champion’s League qualifying spot.

Meanwhile, Norwich City are also linked with a move for Bergwijn’s signature as the Yellow Canaries look to upgrading their team in the second half of the campaign.

Unfortunately, the Carrow Road outfits should be prepared to miss out in the race for the winger’s services as they are guaranteed to finish far behind the top four, judging by their current form.

They occupy the last (20th) position with just seven points and they need to up their game if they must retain their Premier League status next season.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria began their AFCON 2020 qualifiers on a winning note as they came from behind to defeat neighboring country Benin Republic 2-1 at the Uyo Township Stadium.

Benin, who were the away side, surprised the home crowd when they took the lead in the opening five minutes of the game via Sessegnon’s close range.

Despite Nigeria’s efforts to get a quick equalizer, the Squirrels stood their ground and prevented Rohr’s men from finding a breakthrough.

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Unfortunately for the away side, former Chelsea defender Ola Aina was brought down in the box and the center referee had no other options but to award a spot-kick.

Victor Osimhen, who is being linked with a move to Manchester United, confidently slotted home the ball just before half-time to restore parity for the home side.

Things went from bad to worse for the Squirrels in the 66th minute of the encounter as they conceded another goal after a poor defensive display.

Bordeaux star Samuel Kalu scored a beautiful solo goal after dribbling past host of Benin defenders to give his side a deserved victory.

Osimhen has now scored two goals for the Nigerian national team and he will hope to add to his tally when they travel to Lesotho for the second AFCON qualifying match in four days time.

Arsenal fans have pelted club manager Unai Emery with abuse on his latest online post which celebrated Spanish football legend David Villa who recently announced his retirement from football.

The Gunners’ Faithfuls told the manager to retire alongside David Villa whom he coached while he was at Spanish La Liga giants Valencia.

Unai Emery is under serious pressure to hang on to his job as the Arsenal manager after leading the North Londoners to their worst start in the league for over three decades.

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Arsenal have made their worst start in the Premier League this season after a record of just 17 points from the first 12 games.

The Gunners have won just four games in the Premier League all season and have amassed just two points from their last four games meaning that they are winless in those games.

The last win in the Premier League came against Bournemouth at home last month as David Luiz scored the only goal of the game in the first ten minutes to hand the Gunners a 1-0 win over the Cherries.

In addition, Arsenal are without a victory in each of the last five games in all competitions including the 2-0 league defeat at Leicester City on Saturday.

Italian Serie A giants Napoli are reportedly planning a big money move for Red Bull Salzburg striker Erling Haaland.

This is according to the report from CalcioMercato which revealed that Napoli are ready to spend as much as £34m for Erling Haaland.

Napoli are not the only club interested in the young Norwegian international striker.

Erling Haaland has scored 26 goals in all competitions in the colors of Red Bull Salzburg this season including seven goals in the Champions League this term.

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The Norwegian striker is the leading goalscorer in the Champions League ahead of Robert Lewandowski of German champions Bayern Munich (6 goals) and Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling (5 goals).

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer worked with Erling Haaland at Norwegian club Molde and the two could link up once again if the Red Devils manage to pull off a deal for him ahead of other interested clubs like Napoli.

Erling Haaland joined Austrian Bundesliga giants Red Bull Salzburg from Molde in January and he has been an excellent signing for the Austrians.

Apart from Napoli and Premier League giants Manchester United, the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Italian Serie A champions Juventus are all keen on signing Haaland.

Fallen Premier League giants Manchester United tried and failed to sign Real Madrid winger Lucas Vazquez in the summer.

This is according to respected journalist Fernando Burgos who revealed that Manchester United could have signed Spanish international Lucas Vazquez after they saw off Arsenal in the race to sign the player.

Fernando Burgos talked about Lucas Vazquez and Manchester United while he was on the programme titled El Transistor on Spanish radio station Onda Cero.

Lucas Vazquez didn’t sign for Manchester United in the summer because the Spaniard didn’t want to leave his boyhood club Real Madrid.

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Without quality players like Lucas Vazquez, Manchester United struggled to secure the required results this season especially in the Premier League though it must be pointed out that they have picked up in recent games.

Manchester United have won five of their last six games in all competitions including two of the last three Premier League games.

Two of the last three league games have ended on a winning note for Manchester United including the 3-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford at the weekend.

After 12 games in the Premier League, Manchester United are in seventh position with 16 points to show for their troubles.

Former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has decided his next destination after Major League Soccer (MLS) club LA Galaxy.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is closing in on a free transfer move to Italian Serie A side Bologna.

This is according to the publication from the stables of Corriere dello Sport.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made the decision to help Bologna manager Sinisa Mihajlovic with his ongoing project at the club.

The ex-Swedish national team skipper becomes a free agent at the end of his LA Galaxy contract next month and he has been linked with a lot of clubs including former teams AC Milan and Manchester United.

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As a matter of fact, Manchester United have been linked with the Swedish football legend in virtually all the transfer windows since leaving the club.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic left Manchester United for LA Galaxy in March 2018 after spending 18 months at the Theatre of Dreams.

He had earlier joined the Red Devils in the summer of 2016 on a free transfer after his contract at French champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG) ended.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Manchester United shortly after Jose Mourinho was made the manager and he went on to help the Red Devils to three trophies in his first season.