{"id":739,"date":"2026-04-21T23:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeeworld.name.ng\/?p=739"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:19:21","slug":"kobbie-mainoo-set-to-sign-new-five-year-manchester-united-deal-paper-talk-and-football-transfer-gossip-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeeworld.name.ng\/?p=739","title":{"rendered":"Kobbie Mainoo set to sign new five-year Manchester United deal &#8211; Paper Talk and football transfer gossip | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>TRANSFERS<\/h4>\n<p><strong>England <\/strong>midfielder <strong>Kobbie Mainoo<\/strong> has verbally agreed to a new five-year contract with <strong>Manchester United<\/strong> &#8211; <em>the Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marcus Rashford <\/strong>is one of five players expected to leave <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> this summer, with a return to <strong>Manchester United<\/strong> on the cards &#8211; <em>The Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea <\/strong>plan to hijack both Manchester clubs in the race for \u00a3100m <strong>Nottingham Forest <\/strong>midfielder <strong>Elliot Anderson<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The i<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fenerbahce <\/strong>are considering signing <strong>Tottenham&#8217;s Pape Matar Sarr<\/strong> to replace former Manchester United midfielder Fred &#8211; <em>Daily Express<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool <\/strong>have identified France international <strong>Randal Cole Muani <\/strong>as a potential replacement for <strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong> but face competition from Juventus for the Paris St-Germain forward &#8211; <em>Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"captivate\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; 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criticism of Manchester City&#8217;s celebrations after beating Arsenal &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eddie Howe<\/strong> will discuss <strong>\u00adNewcastle&#8217;s <\/strong>declining form with the club&#8217;s Saudi Arabian majority owners when a high-powered contingent from Riyadh flies into the north for a \u00adscheduled board meeting next week &#8211; <em>The Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\" data-testid=\"article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-title\">Watch Back Pages on Sky Sports News<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-text\">Back Pages is a review of the sports headlines from the national newspapers, every Monday to Friday, live on Sky Sports News from 10.30pm.\n<\/p>\n<p>Missed the show? 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