Bournemouth's Ghanaian striker #24 Antoine Semenyo celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Manchester United at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, southern England on April 27, 2025.
Antoine Semenyo of Bournemouth. (Image: GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Welcome back to the Manchester United transfer blog on Friday, May 16.
United travel to Chelsea this evening in the Premier League but the focus remains fully on next week's Europa League final. A victory in Bilbao will make the summer transfer window for the Reds a lot easier as the lure of Champions League football will help their negotiating stance.
The latest name linked with a move to United is Antoine Semenyo. AFC Bournemouth's forward has emerged as a target in recent weeks with reports linking United with opening talks for him.
If they are to sign him, a £60m price tag will likely be attached so sales are a must. Marcus Rashford is expected out of the club this summer but MEN Sport reported a twist in that saga yesterday.
Meanwhile, former boss Jose Mourinho is believed to be sniffing round United looking for a deal.
We will keep you up to date will all this and more in our United blog below...
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Ratcliffe's value plummets11:25
11:25KEY EVENT
Ratcliffe's value plummets
A reminder that it has been yet another bad day for Sir Jim Ratcliffe after The Sunday Times' Rich List was released this morning.
Their figures show that the United co-owner has lost almost £6.5bn of his net worth in 12 months.
While he still has a net worth of £17bn, it proves bad reading for the United investor.
MORE HERE.
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11:00
Rashford update could help United
As reported yesterday by our Chief United Writer Samuel Luckhurst, Villa do not have first refusal on Rashford and that could help United.
If Villa had been allowed to negotiate with Rashford and were unable to get a deal done, it would have cut into United's summer transfer window plans.
Instead, Barcelona will be allowed to enter the contest at the first possible moment - if they want Rashford - which should conclude the transfer saga sooner.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford (Image: Getty Images)
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10:46Jack Flintham
Good morning
Hello and welcome back to our live United transfer coverage this morning.
We will be here for the remainder of the day to round up the United transfer news ahead of tonight's clash with Chelsea.
We are going to start by discussing the latest on the news we left you with regarding this man...
Aston Villa's Marcus Rashford (Image: PA)