Gossip: Man Utd failed to sign centre-back target Faye

Manchester United were turned down in their approach to sign 20-year-old Senegal defender Mikayil Faye before he joined Rennes from Barcelona. (Inkubator podcast, via Teamtalk)

Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl has defended the sale of Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United, saying the club's current centre-backs are more capable of defending higher up the pitch. (Mirror)

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