{"id":361166,"date":"2025-08-21T04:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T04:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/361166\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T04:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T04:26:14","slug":"man-united-receive-encouraging-gianluigi-donnarumma-update-as-midfielder-set-to-be-offered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/361166\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United receive encouraging Gianluigi Donnarumma &#8216;update&#8217; as midfielder set to be &#8216;offered&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip including updates on Gianluigi Donnarumma and Adrien Rabiot<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755750372_991_0_Chelsea-FC-v-Paris-Saint-Germain-Final-FIFA-Club-World-Cup-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Gianluigi Donnarumma \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Gianluigi Donnarumma is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">Manchester United have just 11 days to complete more deals in this transfer window before the September 1 deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">So far, Matheus Cunha, Diego Leon, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> and Benjamin Sesko have been the new additions at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a>. Cunha and Mbeumo both started in United&#8217;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> opener against Arsenal, while Sesko came on in the second half, replacing Mason Mount.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">It remains to be seen whether the final days of the window will bring another addition or two. In the meantime, the club continues working behind the scenes to finalise exits for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Garnacho<\/a>, Tyrell Malacia, Jadon Sancho, and Antony before the deadline<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">Here, MEN Sport has taken a look at the latest headlines from in and around <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gianluigi Donnarumma &#8216;update&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">Former Norwegian forward and now journalist Jan Age Fjortoft believes there is a &#8216;chance&#8217; Donnarumma could end up at Old Trafford despite links to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-city-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">Taking to X, Fjortoft <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JanAageFjortoft\/status\/1958099188199104955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;August 20, 2025&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>: &#8220;Manchester United need a new goalkeeper if they are to have any realistic hopes of finishing in the top six. Donnarumma is a world-class keeper, and I understand there\u2019s still a chance he could end up in Manchester\u2026.on the red side of the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">&#8220;The challenge for United, though, is that they\u2019ll need to move at least one goalkeeper out before that becomes possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">MEN Sport says: Securing a top-class goalkeeper in this transfer window should be a no-brainer for United. Donnarumma is widely regarded as one of the elite shot-stoppers in world football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">With his anticipated departure from Paris Saint-Germain, the opportunity to bring in a goalkeeper of his calibre should be enough to encourage the United hierarchy into action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">Adding someone like Donnarumma would not only strengthen the squad defensively but also signal the club\u2019s ambition to compete at the very highest level once again.<\/p>\n<p>Adrien Rabiot &#8216;offered&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">According to Fabrizio Romano, the French midfielder is expected to be offered to several clubs, including Manchester United, in the final days of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">Marseille have issued a statement announcing that Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe have been placed on the transfer list due to what the club describes as &#8216;unacceptable behaviour.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vYekdMtaeAo\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>: &#8220;The club decided to put Adrien Rabiot and another player out of their squad, so Rabiot is available in the market. Olympique Marseille even released a statement saying he was up for sale and they want around \u20ac15-\u20ac20million (\u00a313m-\u00a317m) to let him leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">&#8220;Those close to Rabiot&#8217;s camp are proposing the opportunity to offer Rabiot to clubs, for example also to Manchester United. He&#8217;s a player, who was a target for United many years ago but recently, it was never close. At the moment, I&#8217;m not hearing anything concrete on United but he&#8217;s going to be offered to them and many other clubs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">MEN Sport says: This is an intriguing development. United have long been admirers of the France international, but previous attempts to bring him to Old Trafford have failed to materialise. Could this be the time we see him in a Reds&#8217; shirt? That said, Romano claims he will be offered to a number of other clubs as well, which could put United at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\">Competing teams with European football may be more attractive to the player, especially given United&#8217;s absence from continental competition this season. 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