Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60.
The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home.
He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol dependency.
Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, scoring the famous ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in the quarter-finals.
Manchester United have confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Sporting CP for Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, subject to a medical.
The Red Devils have been heavily linked with a move for the 25-year-old over the last 12 months, though haggling over price meant negotiations dragged on and on.
However, after reports emerged on Tuesday night claiming a breakthrough had finally been made, United have decided to confirm a deal is done – for a rumoured fee of £46.6m up front – even though Fernandes still needs to undergo medical checks.
The 34-year-old former Manchester United captain completed what is believed to be a $1.6-million transfer to the Serie A side on Friday, bringing to an end his eight and-a half year stay at Old Trafford.
Young’s contract with Inter is for an initial six months with an option to extend the deal for the 2020-21 season.
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling Joins AS Roma on Loan for the remainder of the 2019/20 season.
As we reported earlier today, the centre-back flew out to the Italian capital this morning to undertake a medical and finalise the contractual details.
Speaking to MUTV before his pre-match press conference, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explained the reasons behind the temporary transfer.
“At the moment we’ve got six center-backs. This is just something that popped up towards the end [of the European transfer window] in the last couple of days. Chris fancied the chance to go over there; it’s a new experience, new adventure.
He’ll come back better for it because it’s a big club, it’s a good league. There aren’t too many English players who have been playing in Italy so I think he’ll enjoy it.”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Chris Smalling Joins AS Roma on Loan
The confirmation of Chris’s move means he’s the third senior United player to go out on loan for 2019/20, following Alexis Sanchez’s switch to Inter Milan and Joel Pereira’s journey to Scottish club Hearts.
Smalling made 34 appearances for the Reds in all competitions last term, scoring one goal – the strike that proved to be the winner at Vicarage Road when Watford were beaten 2-1.
