Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra revealed that Ferguson was also trying to bring Gareth Bale from Tottenham along with Ronaldo to United just weeks before he retired.

Stiller has only been part of Bayern's reserve side since January and is not yet part of the cabal of players able to train with Hansi Flick and the first-team stars.

Reports in Argentina have claimed that Martinez, who has been capped by Argentina and has made 64 appearances for River since his debut in 2016, is a target for City manager Pep Guardiola.

Manchester United have agreed a £250,000 deal with Sunderland for teenage striker Joe Hugill. The 16-year old is an old fashioned style centre forward.

Semedo arrived at Barca for £32m from Benfica in 2017 and has since impressed to become the club's first choice right-back. However, Barca are desperate to freshen up their first team.

The Armenian playmaker has underwhelmed since moving to north London as part of the Alexis Sanchez swap deal with Manchester United in January 2018.

The winger has been a long-term target for the German giants and they were keen to bring him to the Allianz Arena last summer only for him to suffer a horror injury in the Community Shield.

Herrera's five-year spell at Old Trafford came to an end when he joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer after his contract with the Red Devils had expired.

United were in the hunt to sign the Mexican foward while he was at PSV last summer, but Napoli won the race for his signature and broke the transfer record in doing so.

United want to keep him for longer after he scored four goals in eight games, but the issue has been complicated by the global football shutdown as Ighalo's loan enters its final three weeks.

Jurgen Klopp's side could snap up the 23-year-old in a cut-price deal if the imminent return of the Bundesliga means Rashica and Bremen are relegated before the middle of June.

The defender celebrated his 16th birthday last month but turned down the offer of a contract extension from Barcelona in favour of making the move to England.

The 21-year-old has established a reputation as one of the best young central defenders in Scandinavia - and Premier League club Brighton are among a host of teams keen.

Arturo Vidal has struggled to make Quique Setien's starting team for the majority of Barcelona's 2019-2020 campaign and it said the club are looking to offload several players to afford Lautaro Martinez

Kamara has been one of Marseille's stars under Andre Villas-Boas, with the French side emerging as best of the rest in France behind runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Serbia international Jovic has scored just two goals in 24 appearances for Zinedine Zidane's side, and could move to Milan for £35m this summer, or alternatively could agree a two-year loan.

Despite announcing that his 'ambition was to stay at the club next season' earlier this week, PSG are intent on allowing Meunier's deal to run it's course, according to Le Parisien.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Old Trafford since the beginning of the season and could set the Red Devils back £80million should they want him this summer.

Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic has agreed to a summer transfer to Barcelona. The La Liga champions have been tracking the Bosnian and plan to offer Arthur Melo to Juve in a swap deal.

The Gunners captain has little over a year remaining on his contract at the Emirates, and the north London club could be forced to sell him rather than risk losing him for nothing in 12 months.

Borussia Dortmund are not in a position where they have to sell the winger at the end of the season and will not be lowering their asking price in spite of the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Coveted Napoli captain Kalidou Koulibaly has become a transfer target for Liverpool. The 28-year-old is widely regarded as one of the best central defenders in world football.

Eduardo Camavinga has become one of the hottest properties in European football after shining for Rennes in the heart of midfield - helping his side finish third in the truncated Ligue 1 campaign.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: JP Fitzgerald took two years off after being fired as Rory McIlroy's caddie in the summer of 2017.

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DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The walk from the 18th to the Riviera clubhouse involves negotiating a formidable incline for a man in good health, let alone one just back from heart surgery.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: At what point do we officially start to worry about the form of Justin Rose? In a year he has dropped from world No 1 to 13th, his worst position since 2017.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Perhaps no American golfer in the past 35 years has had the ability to rub Europeans up the wrong way quite like Paul Azinger.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The first time Tyrrell Hatton played pro golf in Orlando he was sharing a room each night with several fellow wannabes,

As they are charged with 'enduring a colourful spray tan' the pair are painted green and blue respectively, yet later on things take a turn when they lock horns

The one-time Ex On Beach star was sure to bring hilarity to the situation after she was introduced to the hunky personal trainer that was getting her into tip top shape during the class.

Ellie Young and Sam Chaloner may have finally overcome their obstacles to reality show romance as they end up in a passionate embrace on tonight's episode of the show.

Having previously seemed indecisive about kissing another male housemate, Sam was challenged by Chanelle McLeary to kiss Kieran Lee in front of the group.

The former housemate commanded attention in a slinky latex dress that made for an eye-popping display, thanks to its curve-enhancing design as she headed out on Monday night.

In scenes set to air on the episode, the 24-year-old blonde is told by her mother Mandy that the former Ex On The Beach star had said Charlotte needed to 'grow some b***s' in the Diary Room.

The sexy scenes came just hours before the former Ibiza Weekender star showed off an eye-watering bruise on her derriere which could have been attributed to her sexy roll around with her beau

Sam Chaloner falls out of favour with his housemates in tonight's episode of the show, after Isabelle Warburton saves him, sacrificing herself to face the public vote, and he stays silent.

They recently admitted to feeling 'sexually frustrated' and Big Brother stars Ellie Young and Sam Chaloner almost succumbed to their urges as the frisky pair took things up a notch during Sunday's episode.

Big Brother's Ellie and Sam finally confessed they were starting to develop feelings for one another when they shared a romantic date night in the private bedroom on Tuesday night.

Entertaining one another in the evening, the housemates turned to a racy game to keep their minds at bay in the midst of the shopping challenge.

The Big Brother producers have confirmed that former housemates Lotan Carter, Kayleigh Morris and Arthur Fulford will not be allowed to attend the finale on July 28.

In the raunchy scene, which is set to air on Friday night, Kieran pulled down his jeans to reveal his manhood. The former Ex On The Beach contestant removed his belt.

The bubbly housemate provided a surprise of her own as she made her exit from the famous Hertfordshire compound on Friday night.

The Big Brother contestant, 32, looked pleased as punch with her new look on a night out in Manchester with her pals Ryan Ruckledge and Hughie Maugha on Friday.

Ensuring she'd show off every inch of her cosmetically enhanced frame as she headed to her car, the reality star, 32, removed her robe to show off her underwear.

The Big Brother star, 25, revealed she was tormented by severe body dysmorphia demons in the past in an honest interview with The Sun .

Big Brother swung a surprise final twist after 'evicted' contestants Hannah Agboola and Tom Barber chose to nominate Isabelle Warburton and Charlotte Keys for eviction.

The Big Brother star, 29, put all the drama into her racy ensemble when she headed to a Mayfair hotel bar, in London on Sunday.

Chanelle Hayes is still awaiting the birth of her second child, revealing on Twitter on Sunday night that she was in 'full blown panic mode' about the baby's arrival.

The younger sister of former Manchester United and Real Madrid footballer David Beckham shared the happy news with her 106,000 Instagram followers on Thursday evening.