Manchester United are reportedly looking to hijack Bayern Munich s move for Paris Saint-Germain star Xavi Simons.

Simons caught the eye at Euro 2024 with the Netherlands on the back of a standout season on loan at RB Leipzig, in which he managed ten goals and 15 assists in 43 games.

Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenburg claims Simons has been identified as Bayern s top transfer target for the remainder of the transfer window, with Rennes star Desire Doue an alternative.

But L Equipe claim United are also keen on the 21-year-old, whom they reportedly made a €50m bid for last summer.

, and Simons has also been mentioned in those conversations.

PSV Eindhoven are due a significant share of any sale this summer but his departure from PS…

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has set the expectations for young players who might get a chance to impress him in pre-season or through the upcoming campaign.

Ten Hag has given chances to young players like Harry Amass and Toby Collyer on the trip to the United States.

The Dutch coach expects that these players will step up and use their opportunities to impress wisely.

He wants to see the right sort of attitude and intelligence from his players and will be watching them all closely in their final pre-season friendly against Liverpool.

The schedule, the FIFA calendar, is so complicated and seasons go over one another, Ten Hag told ManUTD.com.

That gives a great opportunity for young players to show themselves.

And what I want…

According to reports, Manchester United are battling one of their Premier League rivals in the race to sign Fenerbahce left-back Ferdi Kadioglu.

have been busy during this summer s transfer window as they have spent around £150m to sign Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

As you can tell from these signings, new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his recruitment team have largely focused on strengthening in defence this summer.

as they look to sign a new centre-midfielder, but they could also sign a left-back before the transfer window closes.

Injuries left Man Utd without a natural left-back for much of last season as Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia barely played for the Premier League giants.

Mazraoui is capable of pl…

Arsenal have been tipped to make surprise signings before the end of the transfer window as interest in Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is revealed.

The Gunners completed a deal to sign Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori for around £42m earlier in the window, while David Raya s loan move from Brentford was turned into a permanent transfer as the Gunners splashed out £27m on the goalkeeper.

Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino has reportedly completed his medical at but the announcement has been delayed, while the Gunners are eyeing another attacker before the window shuts with Eddie Nketiah close to leaving for Crystal Palace.

The Gunners have been linked with a number of strikers and wingers over the last few months with a report yesterday suggest…

Premier League champions Manchester City and runners up Arsenal have a combined eight players in the nominees for the 2024 Ballon d Or, while six England stars make the cut.

Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer are all in the running for the gong having helped England to the final of Euro 2024.

Ruben Dias, Rodri and Erling Haaland are Manchester City s other representatives, while the Gunners stars Martin Odegaard and William Saliba are also among the nominees.

Aston Villa s Emiliano Martinez is also in with a shout having helped Argentina to the Copa America title and the Villans into the Champions League, making it ten Premier League players in the 30-man shortlist.

Eight-time Ballon d Or winner Lionel Messi…

Unai Emery has been tipped to sit Ollie Watkins out for Jhon Duran at times due to the pair s form, and Don Hutchison feels Aston Villa fans will have no problem with that decision.

Duran is currently Villa s top scorer this season. The Colombian forward has netted three goals, and they have come in just 42 minutes of football, all crucial, given they came in games Villa won by one goal.

In comparison, Watkins has scored twice, both in the latest game a 3-2 win over Everton having failed to score in any of the first three games of the season.

Hutchison has been very impressed with Duran, and feels Emery could well decide to start him over Watkins at times, and that will be a decision supported by the fans.

I like him. West Ham tried to sign him. They ju…

Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag needs to ask Marcus Rashford who he’s hanging around with away from the club in order for the forward to be successful.

The Red Devils have had a mixed start to the season with Rashford one of a number of players to come in for criticism over the past couple of months.

Rashford did hit form recently with three goals in two matches against Southampton and Barnsley for their next game against Crystal Palace.

forward Rashford clearly has talent, scoring 30 goals in the 2022/23 campaign in all competitions but Souness reckons playing at FC Hollywood is blessing and a curse for young

: Erik ten Hag doesn’t have experience managing big players. Yes, he managed Cristiano Ronaldo, but he didn’t do it well. At the time Ronaldo ca…

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These odds are affected by the fact that the virus-hit Netherlands lineup will be depleted.

The draw is rated at +280. The game kicks off at Stade de France at 3:45 pm ET.

Odds as of March 23 at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Over/Under Spread for France vs Netherlands

France’s veteran goal-getter Karim Benzema has retired from international football.

But that will simply turn the spotlight even more closely on the prolific star Mbappe of P…

Most thought it would be a longshot, but the North Carolina Sports Betting Committee likely made it official this morning.

Members of the North Carolina Sports Betting Committee noted this morning that will likely not launch on Jan. 8, 2024, the first day the state can statutorily launch under its approved bill.

There is still no official date for when the state will launch sports betting.

Jan. 8 Launch Not Possible

Committee Member Ripley Rand confirmed with Sterl Carpenter, North Carolina deputy executive director of gaming compliance and sports betting, that the state cannot launch sports betting until all sports betting rules are approved, sports betting operators are approved, testing is completed, and the sports betting catalogue is finalized.

Ja…

Time is running out on legislative session as the state s sports betting hopes are hanging on by a thread.

A Minnesota sports betting bill was not brought up during yesterday s marathon 12-hour House of Representatives floor session. The calendar for the day only included seven bills, but the House members only took action on five of them.

Rep. Zack Stephenson’s sports betting bill, , was tabled at the conclusion of the meeting and will have another chance at approval when the House reconvenes on Friday, May 17, at 11 a.m. CST.

Time Dwindling on Minnesota Legislative Session

The language of Stephenson s original sports betting bill, , was officially placed in his bill HF 5274 to prohibit historical horse racing machines at state racetracks during a House Ways…