Manchester United prefer to keep Solskjaer for now

At the end of the contract at the end of the season with FC Barcelona, ​​discussions for the extension of Sergi Roberto (29) are not moving forward. According to Mundo Deportivo, it is at the level of salary that the parties cannot agree. For now, talks are on hold, but his agent has reportedly said they can resume at any time. Criticized for his disappointing performances since the start of the season, the Spaniard’s future at the Catalan club is uncertain, despite the two sides’ willingness to continue the adventure together.

Like Antonio Rüdiger, Andreas Christensen (25) will be out of contract at the end of the season. If like the German international, the Danish defender is not closed to the idea of ​​extending his contract with Chelsea, the discussions remain at a standstill. According to Goal information, the Blues’ proposal would keep Christensen among the club’s lowest wages. As a reminder, from January 1, the Dane will be free to negotiate with the club of his choice. Having become an important holder since the arrival of Thomas Tuchel at the club, with six league games this season, a departure of the 25-year-old would force the Londoners to recruit as central defender next summer.

Threatened after the defeat (0-5) against Liverpool, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be kept at the head of the Manchester United first team, according to The Athletic and the Sun. Hesitant for a long time, the Mancunian leaders would therefore have decided in favor of this option, at least until the next match, that the Norwegian technician should therefore start on the bench of the Red Devils. Manchester United will travel to Tottenham next Saturday (6.30 p.m.).

Increasingly contested after Manchester United’s defeat against Liverpool, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be sacked in the coming days or weeks to come.

Regularly cited among the potential successors of the Norwegian, Zinedine Zidane would not be interested in the idea of ​​joining the Red Devils according to ESPN. The 1998 world champion has been free from any contract since leaving Real Madrid during the offseason.

On the other hand, Antonio Conte appears well as a big option by the Mancunian leaders.

According to information from Mundo Deportivo unveiled this Tuesday morning, FC Barcelona would have embarked on an operation « Dembélé extension », whose contract ends next June. The objective of the Catalan club is to manage to directly convince the player to extend his adventure at Barça, while his agent would push for a departure.

According to the Spanish daily, the club coached by Ronald Koeman would have set a deadline of one month to convince the French. If this fails, Dembélé could be sold during the next transfer window, in January.

Under contract with the Bavarian club until June 2023, the French international Kingsley Coman could change tune by the next summer transfer window. After extending the contracts of Leon Goretzka or Joshua Kimmich recently, Bayern have not reached an agreement with the Habs player. In question: too high salary requirements demanded by the winger trained at PSG.

The Munich board would however be anxious to avoid another « Alaba case », free party to Real Madrid last summer, by finding a base in Coman next summer. Handicapped by injuries this season, he has only played six games (four in the Bundesliga and two in the Champions League). Two names have already been put forward to succeed him at Bayern: those of Karim Adeyemi (Salzburg) and Antony (Ajax).

After the humiliation suffered by the Red Devils at home against Liverpool (0-5) on Sunday, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is more than ever on an ejection seat. The United manager, despite the confidence of the Board, is in a more than unfavorable position and several names are starting to filter in England to succeed him, such as those of Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane, both free and having been approached recently. by Newcastle.

However, according to former United legend Gary Neville, now a consultant for Sky Sports, the Norwegian could remain in office until the end of the season. « The reason why I see him stay until next summer is the passive with José Mourinho and Louis Van Gaal. They are not going to bring someone back in a hurry, especially since it makes two years that he has been working with this group. He needs a trophy at the end of the season. At any other club he would be in trouble. But because of what happened with Mourinho and Van Gaal, they’re not going to do it now. « 

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