Man Utd transfer window 2015: from Memphis to Martial

By Bill Mann

last updated 3 September 2015

Man Utd transfer news: £21m bids for Hummels and Bacca

23 April

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"Chris has improved and developed immensely during the short time that I have been at the club and has become an integral part of the first-team squad," said United manager Van Gaal on completion of the new contract, while Smalling was similarly gushing, declaring: "I'm delighted to sign my new contract. I am so proud to play for such a great club. We have developed as a team over the course of the season under Louis van Gaal and we are now playing as a complete unit."

Meanwhile Sky Sports has been reading French rag Nice Matin and reports the comments of Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev concerning Radamel Falcao, who moved to Old Trafford on loan last summer and has so far failed to impress. Claiming that United "have not yet decided if they will exercise the option [to sign Falcao permanently]," Vasilyev added: "It's not his best season but they retain the opportunity to talk at the end of the season. We are not in any further negotiations for the moment, even if big clubs are interested."

While Clyne is eager to continue his career in Manchester, there are fears that goalkeeper David de Gea wants to move on to pastures new. The Spanish stopper, who has been in fantastic form this season, has only one year left on his contract and has so far resisted United's efforts to tie him to an extension, says the Daily Mirror. It adds that he is aware that Real Madrid want him to replace Iker Casillas.

Klopp's resignation has reportedly intensified Manchester United's desire to sign Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. The Sun says that Gundogan "is on United's list of summer targets" and the changing of the guard at Dortmund (who on Sunday unveiled Thomas Tuchel as Klopp's successor) is likely to work in United's favour. Apparently Louis van Gaal sees Gundogan as the type of deep-lying midfielder that the club needs and the Dutchman is ready to meet the German club's asking price of £20m.

With the French champions believed to want to offload some of their stars this summer to keep within Financial Fair Play rules, Cavani was expected to leave. But Talksport says that in an interview with French rag Le Parisian, Al-Khelaifi said: "Edinson Cavani is a player I like a lot. I can tell you that he is very much with us, and the question of his departure does not arise. Paris loves him and he loves Paris."

But according to Talksport the 16-year-old is "struggling" to adapt to life with the European Champions and that's alerted Man Utd to a potential transfer target. Real forked out £2.3m for Odegaard in January but he's now been dropped from the club's B team and Talksport says its man in Spain has confirmed that a "meeting between his father and the club's hierarchy is planned to discuss the situation and the midfielder's future."

Talk of a summer move for Cavani has taken another turn with Talksport reporting that the Uruguayan striker has dropped his strongest hint yet that his future may lie away from Paris Saint-Germain. With both Arsenal and Manchester United linked to the sharpshooter, Cavani has apparently told Italian website calciomercato.com: "For now I think only to finish the season well here and give my best for the club that pays me. In Paris, I'm fine, but in football you never know what can happen in the future."

The side Arsenal crushed 4-1 on Saturday are "facing a battle" to keep hold of Jordan Henderson, according to the Daily Star. The midfielder was in the Liverpool side slaughtered by the Gunners, but apparently he may not be there for much longer. The Star says that he's turned down a new contract "understood to be worth £80,000-a-week", and that's come to the attention of Chelsea, who are said to be monitoring the situation "closely".

If Chelsea do make a play for Henderson will it be to replace Oriol Romeu? The International Business Times reports that the playmaker is set for "crunch talks" with Jose Mourinho in the coming weeks. Romeu, currently on loan at Stuttgart, spent last season at Valencia and he's clearly growing frustrated with the situation. "In June I'll speak with Chelsea to know their intentions," he said. "After two seasons on loan, the ideal would be settling into a club to get some stability. Every player needs continuity."

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