Rasmus Hojlund arrives for medical as Manchester United stance on Saudi Arabia transfer business revealed
Here are your top Manchester United headlines for the morning of Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
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A kayaker takes a 11,000-km solo journey to 'reverse the bad.' There was lots of stealth camping
A Canadian kayaker who set out on an 11,000-kilometre solo journey from Nova Scotia, down to the Gulf of Mexico and back up the Atlantic coast last year, has reached the finish line in Halifax exactly 14 months later.
Manchester United unconcerned by Saudi Arabia transfer activity but spending set to continue
Erik ten Hag is unconcerned about the threat of the Saudi Pro League to Manchester United, despite the expectation that the big-spending clubs have a decade’s worth of backing ahead of them.
Fabinho Leaves Liverpool For Saudi Club Al-Ittihad
Brazil midfielder Fabinho has signed a three-year deal with Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after completing his move from Liverpool on Monday. The 29-year-old was left out of Liverpool's pre-season squads for trips to Germany and Singapore after Al-Ittihad made a £40 million ($51 million) bid for him. He will join Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante at Al-Ittihad, one of four Saudi clubs controlled by the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund.
Saudi champions Al Ittihad add Liverpool's Fabinho to squad of 'outstanding players'
Al Ittihad have confirmed the signing of Brazil midfielder Fabinho from Liverpool on a three-year contract.
Allan Saint-Maximin Joins Saudi's Al-Ahli After Newcastle Exit
French winger Allan Saint-Maximin on Sunday signed a three-year deal with Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli after leaving English club Newcastle as the cash-rich and ambitious Gulf kingdom's league snared another top-level player. "We pick the best, and he's one of them," Al-Ahli said on social media.
Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez Joins Saudi Club Al-Ahli
Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez has joined Saudi side Al-Ahli, the two clubs announced on Friday, becoming the latest big-name player to be lured to the cash-rich league in the Gulf state. The 32-year-old Algerian winger joined Pep Guardiola's team in 2018 from Leicester, winning 11 major trophies at the club. "The wait is over: Riyad is real," the Saudi Pro League club said in a social media post. City agreed a fee understood to be worth up to £30 million ($38.6 million) with Al-Ahli last week. "To play for Manchester City has been an honour and privilege," Mahrez told City's website. "I came to City to win trophies and enjoy my football and I achieved all that and so much more.
Cristiano Ronaldo aims dig at Lionel Messi after he joins David Beckham's Inter Miami
Former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he will not play in Europe again, as well as describing the Saudi Pro League as being 'better than the MLS'.