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Manchester United are edging closer to a move for Benfica sensation Renato Sanches, according to Calcio Mercato.

The Red Devils are allegedly poised to complete a €40million move for the Portuguese midfielder, who has broken into the Benfica line-up this season.

Despite being just 18-years-old, he reportedly has a buy-out clause of nearly €80million in his contract - but half that amount should convince Benfica to sell.

Sanches has shown no indication so far that he would be convinced to move away from Benfica.

READ MORE: Renato Sanches scout report

Carrick set to quit Old Trafford

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Michael Carrick is set to quit Manchester United this summer, according to the Sun on Sunday.

The 34-year-old, a mainstay in the United midfield over the past decade, is now prepared to listen to offers as his contract nears an end.

It has been reported that clubs from abroad are keen to lure him away from Old Trafford.

Carrick's current deal runs out at the end of the season and he is free to sign a pre-contract with another team ahead of the summer transfer window.

Clubs in the MLS are believed to be watching his progress.

Real make De Gea top target for summer

David De Gea will be Real Madrid ’s top target in this summer's transfer window, writes Tom Hopkinson in the Sunday People .

The Manchester United goalkeeper’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has received confirmation that the La Liga giants will push for his man.

Real will offer United around £23million and hand De Gea a £6.5m signing-on payment to apologise for their botched attempts to sign him last summer.

A move seemed to be done just before the Spanish transfer deadline but it fell apart.

Hands off Rose!

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Spurs have ­issued a hands-off ­warning to Manchester United, who have been keeping a close eye on full-back Danny Rose, writes Steve Bates in the Sunday People .

United scouts have been at the last FOUR Tottenham games and have identified 25-year-old Rose as an ideal stop-gap signing to cover at left-back where under-pressure boss Louis van Gaal has acute injury problems.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has preferred £10million former Swansea star Ben Davies at left-back this season – and that has encouraged Man United to believe they could land former England Under-21 star Rose.

Rose, called into the senior England squad for the first time in August 2014 for a Euro qualifier in Switzerland, is seen by United as the perfect player to cover for long-term absentee Luke Shaw .

And with Ashley Young likely to be out until the end of March and Marcos Rojo recovering from shoulder surgery, Van Gaal desperately needs reinforcements.

LVG increases home security

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Louis van Gaal has recruited a team of security men to protect him and his wife, writes Mirror Football's Simon Mullock.

The Manchester United boss is so concerned that he and his wife Truus may be targeted by angry fans that he has ramped up security around them.

The Van Gaals have 24-hour protection, with a detail of bodyguards stationed outside their luxury Cheshire apartment.

Van Gaal, 64 , is taking the threat to his family’s safety so seriously that he has even started looking for a new home that offers greater privacy and security.

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United HAVE to finish in top four - as stock is falling

Louis van Gaal will have to take Manchester United back into the Champions League to keep his job, writes Mirror Football's Simon Mullock.

Unlike Sir Alex Ferguson in 1990, winning the FA Cup this season will not save the Dutchman from the Old Trafford axe.

United’s share price, on the New York Stock Exchange, is in free-fall – a staggering £320million has been shaved off the stock market valuation of the club within the last six months.

The key to keeping the owners – and investors – happy is ­qualification for the ­Champions League.

That means Van Gaal must either guide United to a top-four finish in the Premier League or win the Europa League, which now carries a passport into Europe’s top club competition.

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Appleton asked to spearhead new United academy

Michael Appleton has been asked to shape the future of Manchester United as their new academy chief, writes Neil Moxley in the Sunday People .

The Oxford United boss is now mulling over an offer from Old Trafford to find a modern-day Class of '92.

The former Man United trainee, whose made just two appearances for the club and whose playing career was ended in his 20s by a knee injury, is flying high in his first full season in charge at the Kassam Stadium.

And now United want the 40-year-old to reshape a youth system that has fallen way behind those of the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea.