Concern for Man United as Real Madrid are set to seal double transfer deal-

it will be a huge disappointment for all concerned at the Bernabeu to see how their year has gone, with Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari losing their jobs prior to Zidane returning for a second stint last month.

As noted by Sky Sports, it’s now suggested that the Spanish giants are confident of their chances of prising Eden Hazard and Paul Pogba away from Chelsea and Manchester United respectively.

It’s added that Hazard will command a price-tag of around £100m, while it’s likely to be a similar story for Pogba as Madrid will have to splash out big money if they wish to add such star power.

After losing former talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus last summer, Real Madrid have managed just 59 goals in 34 league games so far this season, which arguably says a lot about where their problems lie.

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Solskjaer issues surprise statement about Guardiola’s players ahead of Manchester showdown

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has warned his players to be ready for Manchester City’s dirty tricks and tactical fouling in the Old Trafford derby.

The Red Devils face their neighbours on Wednesday night looking to dent City’s title challenge.

Much has been made of City’s fine football under Pep Guardiola, but Solskjaer flagged up the fact that the champions are also cynical in retrieving the ball when they lose possession.

“We have got to be ready for their pressing.

“They have got quality on the ball so we have got to defend well, and when we win it we have got to be ready for their aggression.

“They will snap at your ankles and heels and kick you. They are not going to allow us easy counter attacking because there will be fouls, I have absolutely no doubt about it.

“When you watch those games they commit so many players forward and they will be stopping us as high as they can I think,” Solskjaer told a press conference on Tuesday.

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Former Manchester United star likely to seal transfer in 'SHOCK' Old Trafford return -

Manchester United could be in with a strong chance of re-signing star man Memphis Depay after only selling him to Lyon a couple of years ago.

The Netherlands international flopped in his first spell in the Premier League, but it’s common knowledge that the Red Devils have a buy-back clause option with the player.

And now, Arsenal legend Robert Pires has sent something of an intriguing message to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – Depay wants another go at United.

Pires told Bwin: ” I think Depay wants to come back to the Premier League and he feels he has unfinished business in England.

“It didn’t work out for him at Manchester United and Depay is a very proud player. He perhaps feels he wasn’t given a chance to perform and earn the right to stay longer considering he was so young and showed glimpses of undoubted potential.

“Depay might want to return to Manchester United or he might be motivated to prove them wrong by performing for one of their rivals in the Premier League.”

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Manchester United offered golden opportunity to beat league rivals to major transfer in tempting swap deal

Manchester United could reportedly get the chance to seal the transfer of Barcelona misfit Philippe Coutinho in a swap deal involving Paul Pogba.

This latest piece of Coutinho transfer speculation comes from Spanish outlet Don Balon, who claim Barca are eager to go all out to beat Real Madrid to the signing of Pogba.

Despite showing his best form yet in a Man Utd shirt this season, the France international’s future at the club is in some doubt again as Marca claim his agent has been looking to get him a move away from Old Trafford and that he’s decided he wants to join Real Madrid.

Don Balon claim, however, that Barcelona believe they could also be in the running and could try a tempting swap deal involving Coutinho, who has also been the subject of transfer speculation lately.

The Independent have linked United with the Brazil international, who could be an ideal signing to replace Chilean flop Alexis Sanchez.

There seems to be a large number of ways these deals could go, but United could well be tempted to cash in on Pogba now after an inconsistent career in the Premier League.

And while Coutinho would be a gamble after his struggles at the Nou Camp, he was one of the best players in the country during his time in England with Liverpool.

This would be a blow for Chelsea, however, who will struggle to find anyone as ideally suited to playing that Hazard role in their team as they sweat over the Belgian’s future.

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Zinedine Zidane is set to make 'one major' sacrifice to complete Hazard transfer from Chelsea

Zinedine Zidane is reportedly ready to sacrifice the development of two top Real Madrid youngsters in Marco Asensio and Vinicius Junior as he lines up the summer transfer of Chelsea star Eden Hazard.

The Belgium international has long been linked with the Spanish giants as he’s allowed his contract to run down to just over its final year, and Zidane’s return to the Bernabeu will surely only help their cause.

The latest from Diario Gol just shows how eager Zidane is to work with Hazard, as the report states he’s prepared to make the Blues forward a priority over giving more valuable minutes to Asensio or Vinicius.

This seems a risky strategy from Los Blancos, who have a history of favouring big names over developing youth, with Asensio and Vinicius certainly both world class players in the making.

However, it may well be that both will end up fulfilling their potential elsewhere if Hazard joins, with another previous Diario Gol report stating the Brazilian starlet would likely leave on loan were the 28-year-old to come in and threaten his place.

Asensio, meanwhile, has been linked with both Manchester United and Liverpool in a recent report from Don Balon.

This could come back to haunt Real, though they’ll also argue they need ready-made world class players like Hazard now after failing to replace Cristiano Ronaldo since he joined Juventus last summer.

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Manchester United is set to FINALLY complete priority transfer for just £85m

Manchester United and Manchester City are both being linked with an interest in the transfer of Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar.

The Slovakia international looks one of Europe’s top centre-backs at the moment, and has long been linked with a move to a bigger club.

And according to Calciomercato, the Manchester giants can sign Skriniar this summer if they meet Inter’s asking price of £85million.

In this market that doesn’t look like a bad price, and one that should be perfectly affordable for clubs like United and City.

By comparison, there’s talk of Kalidou Koulibaly moving for around £130m this summer, or Raphael Varane for around £100m.

Skriniar could easily end up costing more in the near future, so United and City should definitely try their luck with a bid this summer.

The Red Devils have been tracking the 24-year-old for some time now and urgently need a new world class centre-back.

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Breaking!!! Chelsea superstar agrees bumper €16.5m a season deal with European giants

According to reports, Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard has agreed a bumper £270k-a-week, five-year deal with Real Madrid. Is Hazard finally set to join Los Blancos?

According to Spanish outlet Sport via OK Diario, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has wasted no time preparing for Los Blancos’ future and he’s already been in contact with Hazard.

It’s understood that Hazard has agreed a move to the Spanish giants this summer and Zidane’s return is thought to be a key factor behind the Belgian ace’s decision.

The stumbling block that is preventing a deal from being agreed is Chelsea’s valuation of Hazard. The Blues are holding out for a whopping €114m (£98m) for the star.

The clock is ticking for Chelsea to either cash in on the star, Hazard’s contract with the Blues expires at the end of next season and the west London club shouldn’t risk losing the ace on a free and considering that it’s no secret that he has a desire to play for Madrid – now is the time for Chelsea to come to an agreement with Madrid.

Chelsea’s two-window transfer ban could also prevent a deal from being agreed, the Blues can’t afford to lose the star on a free but their is also not much sense in them selling the star, if they aren’t allowed to sign a replacement.

This will no doubt be one of the biggest transfer sagas of the summer.

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