Barcelona, Juventus and Roma in battle for Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot - Paper Round

Barcelona face battle for Dalot Xavi Hernandez hopes to sign Diogo Dalot from Manchester United on a free transfer, reports The Sun. The 23-year-old Portuguese international is now the first choice right-back at Old Trafford with the player ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the pecking order. However while Barcelona want the player at the end of the season, they face competition from Roma and Juventus.

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The 22-year-old midfielder has struggled to displace Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey ahead of him, and could lose his place in the Belgian national team. He may choose to leave on loan and Max Allegri at Juventus is keen, with Winston McKennie perhaps going the other way. Paper Round’s view: With the World Cup ahead, Lokonga will almost certainly be regretting his failure to leave for the season on loan in order to get regular minutes to convince Roberto Martinez to take him to the Qatar World Cup later this year.