Manchester United expect to complete £20 million Adrien Rabiot transfer next week - Paper Round

United close to Rabiot deal John Murtough travelled to Turin on behalf of Manchester United to discuss personal terms for Adrien Rabiot over his proposed move to Old Trafford. The Mirror reports that an agreement has not yet been finalised, but both Murtough and Rabiot’s agent/mother expect a deal to be done next week, for a transfer which would cost the club around £20 million.

Ad Serie APogba could miss World Cup and rest of 2022 due to knee injury — reports28/07/2022 AT 08:43 Paper Round’s view: There is a legitimate reason to worry that Rabiot is the wrong player for United, but he cannot be worse than Fred or Scott McTominay. It would even be surprising if he offered less than Paul Pogba did.

But more generally, meeting a club’s valuation for a player and then agreeing personal terms — why do United struggle to do that for most other targets? Read the full story Traore could make London move Adama Traore is being monitored both by Chelsea and Tottenham with an eye on a move before the end of the transfer window. The 26-year-old winger could cost around £15m, reports The Sun.

Chelsea are keen for back-up for their defender Reece James, while Tottenham manager is looking for another player who can play at right wing-back. Paper Round’s view: At 26, this is probably as good as Traore will get, but he has shown that he can cope in the Premier League, and now has experience of the pressure at one of the biggest clubs in the world from his time on loan at Barcelona.

Given he has just a year left on his contract, he is a potential bargain for either club looking to add depth to their playing squad. Read the full story Forest could spend more than £100m Nottingham Forest could take their spending past £100m, according to