{"id":846400,"date":"2026-03-24T04:50:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/846400\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T04:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:50:28","slug":"ineos-in-all-out-war-for-e116m-superstar-as-devastating-portuguese-keen-to-move-to-old-trafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/846400\/","title":{"rendered":"INEOS in \u2018all-out war\u2019 for \u20ac116m \u2018superstar\u2019 as \u2018devastating\u2019 Portuguese \u2018keen\u2019 to move to Old Trafford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are in an \u2018all-out war\u2019 with Manchester City and Arsenal for Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali, according to the Italian media, as former Chelsea attacker Joao Felix is reportedly ready to move to Old Trafford in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/sandro-tonali\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tonali<\/a> is one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, with Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal among the clubs keen on the Italy international midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, reported on March 19, 2026, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/newcastle-united\/sandro-tonali-camp-push-summer-transfer-man-utd-man-city-lead-chase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd and Man City are leading the chase for Tonali<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We understand that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/newcastle-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle<\/a> are \u2018becoming increasingly worried and frustrated\u2019 about Tonali\u2019s camp \u2018pushing\u2019 for a move away from St. James\u2019 Park this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sources have told us that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a>, Man City and Arsenal are among the clubs who have been \u2018spoken to\u2019 this month about a deal for the Italian midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Graeme Bailey has also reported Inter Milan and Juventus\u2019 interest in the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandro Tonali \u2018war\u2019 breaks out in Premier League<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Newcastle are not actively looking to sell the former AC Milan midfielder, they want \u00a3100m (\u20ac116m, $132m)\u00a0for Tonali, who was hailed as \u201ca superstar player\u201d by the Magpies\u2019 chief executive officer, David Hopkinson, on\u00a0talkSPORT in February 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttojuve.com\/calciomercato\/guerra-totale-in-premier-per-tonali-771702\" target=\"_blank\">TuttoJuve<\/a> has claimed that there is an \u2018all-out war in the Premier League for Tonali\u2019, with Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal involved.<\/p>\n<p>The Juventus-centric Italian news outlet has noted: \u2018The race for Tonali is being led by three Premier League giants: Manchester City, Manchester United, and Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018All three are looking for a midfielder capable of making a difference and see Tonali as the perfect addition to raise the team\u2019s level.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal had already attempted to bring him to London during the winter transfer window, but Newcastle rejected any negotiations during the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This summer, however, the situation could change.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Despite Newcastle\u2019s position, the player\u2019s desire could play a key role.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tonali could be tempted by a move up the ladder to a team with even greater ambitions, both domestically and in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The battle for Sandro Tonali has already begun and promises to be one of the hottest of the summer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=teamtalk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>as a preferred source on Google\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joax Felix linked with Man Utd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A speculative <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/premier-vuelve-pensar-joao-felix-20260322.html\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish report<\/a> has claimed that Man Utd are aiming to sign former Chelsea attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/joao-felix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joao Felix<\/a> in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Felix, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a forward, joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr from Chelsea in the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Portugal international has scored 21 goals and given 15 assists in 37 matches in all competitions for Al-Nassr this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish report has described Felix\u2019s statistics at Al-Nassr as \u2018simply devastating\u2019 and has claimed that both Man Utd and the attacker are keen on a 2026 summer deal.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated: \u2018Manchester United have identified the need to bring in a player with a distinctive profile to connect the midfield with the attacking third.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018After several inconsistent seasons, the club\u2019s project requires players who have already demonstrated maturity and leadership skills in critical moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The versatility offered by the Portuguese player would allow the coaching staff to explore different tactical systems, providing an attacking fluidity that is currently lacking in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Negotiations could intensify in the coming weeks, as the English club want to finalise their key signings before the start of preseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The interest is mutual, as the player is keen to lead the attack for one of the most decorated clubs in world football.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The deal is being developed slowly, but with the determination of someone who knows this market opportunity is unlikely to come around again.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get the inside story first by joining our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.messenger.com\/channel\/teamtalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TEAMtalk Facebook channel<\/a>\u00a0to receive the latest breaking and exclusive news straight into your Messenger inbox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benjamin Sesko agent is not happy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The agent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/benjamin-sesko\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Sesko<\/a> believes that the Man Utd striker should get more praise.<\/p>\n<p>Sesko joined Man Utd from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2025 and has scored 10 goals and given one assist in 28 Premier League matches in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n<p>The striker\u2019s agent, Elvis Basanovic, told Arena Sport: \u201cIf you ask me about this name [Super-sub], I don\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like \u2018super striker\u2019 much more. I think Benjamin is a super striker. He has started 13 games this year, coming off the bench in 13 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe scored half of his goals when he started the game and half when he came off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can see that he is a complete striker, and Benjamin is someone who deserves the name \u2018super striker\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United are in an \u2018all-out war\u2019 with Manchester City and Arsenal for Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":846401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8813],"tags":[160,5758,748,393,163,4884,882,2465,98,3047,101,1432,100,16,2970,15],"class_list":["post-846400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manchester","tag-all-the-news","tag-benjamin-sesko","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-front-page","tag-great-britain","tag-joao-felix","tag-manchester","tag-manchester-united","tag-newcastle-united","tag-premier-league","tag-sandro-tonali","tag-transfer-news","tag-uk","tag-uncategorized","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116282354869812475","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=846400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/846401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}