Ollie Watkins and Benjamin Sesko have emerged as the new top goals in the Spits of Manchester United.
United has been on the market for a Center-Forward all summer, but struggled against their rivals in the transfer market, not least when No 1 Choice Liam Delap came to Chelsea instead.
Although Aston Villa claims that Watkins is not for sale, United believes that an offer of around £ 45 million can be sufficient to persuade them to sell the England striker.
United weighs a bid for Watkins that will be 30 in December, but this summer has an extensive Premier League experience – a key factor in United who buys Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha this summer.
Sesko would be a more difficult deal to take off, where RB Leipzig warns him almost twice the price of Watkins and Newcastle, also want to sign the Slovenian.
Last week it seemed as if United had finally excluded every movement for Sesko, Alexander Isak and Nicolas Jackson because of their priceless prices. Although Isak and Jackson are still considered out of reach, United believes that they could possibly extend to Sesko through players' sales.
It is understanding that Leipzig has an agreement from a gentlemen with the 22-year-old to let him go for as low as £ 60 million plus add-ons for certain clubs.
Even that figure would push United's summer expenditure beyond £ 200 million, and Newcastle could offer considerably more if they sell Isak to Liverpool.
It is said that United is in contact with the camps of both players, but not chosen to prioritize one of the two objectives, and it is still possible that they will start the season without a new striker.
Sanchos Sales price
United hopes to raise money for a striker by selling Jadon Sancho, Antony and Alejandro Garnacho, and confidentially understands that they would accept a lower price for Sancho between £ 15 million and £ 17 million in the midst of interest from Juventus and his old club Borussia Dortmund.
United had a deal with Chelsea to turn the Sancho loan into a permanent deal worth a maximum of £ 25 million at the end of last season, but the Londoners could not agree with the personal conditions with the 25-year-old and decided to pay a fine of £ 5 million to tear up and send back to Old Trafford.
So after having already received a considerable amount for Sancho, United is willing to lower the asking price for a player who enters his contract in the last year and earns £ 275,000 a week.
Sancho moved to Old Trafford from Dortmund for £ 73 million in 2021 and joined the Bundesliga club on loan in January 2024 after he dropped out with the former United -Baas Erik ten Hag. Juventus has also followed him for a large part of the summer, but both clubs can promote a loan movement.
United Value Garnacho at around £ 40 million and demand more than £ 30 million for Antony who is searched for by Real Betis after the second half of last season on loan in Spain, and also draws interest from Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
Pitch imperfect from Ruben
Ruben Amorim expressed some concern about the field in the Metlife Stadium for the victory of United on West Ham on Saturday evening, and it is understood that the play area was only specially laid for the Premier League Summer Series last week.
Confidential understands the field that was used for the recent club World Cup-included the victory of Chelsea over Paris Saint-Germain torn in the final-generation because the Metlife organized three concerts by Country music star Zach Bryan. A new one was laid for the opening tour match of United and the other competition between Everton and Bournemouth, which has now been taken to a local farm where it will be used to make compost soil.
After United's 2-1 victory in New Jersey, Amorim said across the field: 'It was okay. We had a game and it could be better. I think everyone is talking about that, even for the World Cup. The area is really good. Of course there are always things that can improve.
'The field is really important to have very good games. I know they will improve in the future. My concern is more with the injuries. You can't play well, but it's okay. The injuries are my concern. They are safe. '
Bruno socks it to Wes
The heavy schedule has emphasized that is planned for United Ambassador Wes Brown during this Tour, and did a lot of practice to throw the first throw on the Chicago White Sox match against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday evening, the United Ambassador was hit by Bruno Fernandes.
Fernandes was asked in the short term after he and a number of United players had registered their interest to see the White Sox entertain their local rivals, Chicago Cubs.
The United Captain received a personalized shirt with its No. 8 at the back and Stal Brown's Thunder by throwing the ceremonial first ball.
Former United Defender Brown will not have too little things to do with his diary full for the rest of the Tour.
The United players got the rest of Sunday free after a recovery session in Chicago on Sunday morning after their victory over West Ham in New Jersey. A part of the team went to baseball, others to the beach and some chose to stay and see England win the ladies -euros.
It is a sign of the 'football first' policy under Ineos that the players are only asked to do two sponsorship appearances on this tour instead of the usual three. They were seen and leaving their base in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel to go shopping in the chic shops along the beautiful mile and went for a meal in the restaurant of Doc B's, while head coach Ruben Amorim was spotted on Gibson's Bar & Steakhouse nearby.
The road to Rio
Could the appearance of Rio Ferdinand here in Chicago be the start of even more collaborative projects between the former United Defender and his old club?
After 10 years, Ferdinand has taken his role as an expert for TNT sports and frees himself to spend more time on his own media channels and other interests. Although there is no prospect that he will become a united ambassador, the 46-year-old is now expected to be more involved in the commercial partnerships and media activities of the club.
Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney were filmed on a Road trip from Manchester in Michigan to Chicago in an Ineos Grenadier Jeep, and Rooney presented Ferdinand with a camcorder like the one he used to annoy his teammates when they toured together Sir Alex Ferguson.
“You pound me off,” Rooney remembered, who revealed that he liked to listen to Susan Boyle songs before he started playing. 'You were there everywhere with this camera. Sometimes you would come down and you are tired, and you are just there with a camera. You are like: “Come on, give me a break”. “
The two old friends went off-road and achieved their favorite tours. “America was great at first because you can go shopping and walk through the streets,” said Rio. 'We were not so well known at the time, so outside the game you could make ends meet and be a bit normal. But at the time I liked to go to Asia because they felt you as absolute superstars, they were crazy. It was as if the Beatles had turned up. '
Ferdinand gave Rooney a new united shirt with his No. 10 at the back and asked him for Matheus Cunha, the man who will wear it this season. “I like him,” said Rooney. 'You look back on Cantona and Stevie (Gerrard) in Liverpool, that little bit of fights rubs off the other players. I think it is a good signature from that point of view. '
Ferdinand also worked as an expert for NBC during the United match against West Ham, and we can expect that they will see a little more of him in the club in the future.
Amorim is walking the walk
Ruben Amorim continues to run his players in Chicago through their training exercises to convey his ideas in the preseason.
Shortly after taking over Old Trafford in November, Amorim revealed that he likes to slowly lead the players through the process, even if it means that it goes in a walk. “I was a football player,” Amorim said at the time. 'Videos more than 12 minutes? Forget it because of concentration. Instead of video we do it like walking and jogging – it's a way to do it. And show some videos. '
The United Boss adopts the same tactics on the club's training base in the Endeavor -Health Performance Center in Chicago, which carefully runs through tactics two days before a competition and then increases the pace in the latest sessions. It certainly paid off in the victory over West Ham at the weekend.