United plot huge raid on PSG?
Things are looking up for Manchester United. Louis van Gaal is odds-on to secure Champions League qualification this season and bring a host of new faces to the club.
Money is no longer an issue for United, given their commercial success and the new Premier League TV deal, and the Mirror reported Ed Woodward will be tasked with securing Paris Saint-Germain duo Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva in a massive, £57 million move.
The Express, meanwhile, reported United have already opened talks with the Ligue 1 champions over a move for Cavani, who would reportedly command wages of anything upward from £250,000 a week.
With Van Gaal keen to trim his squad of dead wood, the paper suggested the likes of Robin van Persie, Javier Hernandez, Rafael or Nani could be used as part of a complex players-plus-cash deal, such as swapping stickers in the playground but with a bit more money at stake.
The Mail reported United are so desperate to move Van Persie off the books that they are willing to offer the striker the remaining half of his loyalty bonus -- a cool £5 million -- to move on this summer, with Juventus and Inter Milan keen. Not a bad golden handshake.
Cavani would offer Van Gaal width and a danger from out wide in his new-look 4-3-3 formation, while Silva could be a fine option, should a bid to land Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels falter. Whatever happens, it's bound to be a busy summer at Old Trafford.
Van Gaal using network in race for Dutch starlet?
Manchester United look likely to edge Liverpool in the race for the top four, and Brendan Rodgers' side are also set to lose to the Red Devils in the transfer market, according to the Mirror.
The paper reported both clubs are in for PSV Eindhoven star Memphis Depay, but Liverpool are only prepared to pay £20 million for the Netherlands international.
That would leave Louis van Gaal free to land the player he coached in the 2014 World Cup for around £25 million, with the Dutch coach reportedly using his close friendship with PSV technical director Marcel Brands to seal the deal.
Plenty of players have failed to make the step from the Eredivisie to the Premier League in recent years, but with 19 league goals this term leaving PSV within three points of their first title in seven years, Depay, who is almost certain to leave this summer, looks to be a real prospect.
If that wasn't enough Dutch talent for you, the Mirror also reported United are after "the new Arjen Robben," 17-year-old FC Twente winger Bilal Ould-Chikh -- notch that name down, and remember it when he breaks through, people!
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