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Transfer Desk · Thursday

United soften on Rashford to speed a signing.

Marcus Rashford, illustrated by The ARCHV.

A lower price, and a quick winger eyed.

United are ready to take less than their 40 million pound valuation for Rashford, reports say, the priority now a clean exit that frees up the budget. The name attached to the other end of that money is Crysencio Summerville. David Ornstein reports United made an enquiry for the West Ham winger during talks over midfielder Mateus Fernandes, the 24-year-old fitting the age profile the club favour. All of it LINKED, nothing signed. The Fernandes midfield deal is the one to watch, with West Ham's relegation weakening their hand. United's window is taking a shape. Sell Rashford, sign a winger, fix the middle.

Update, 4 Jul: elsewhere that day, Real Madrid announced Ibrahima Konate from Liverpool on a free, CONFIRMED, Liverpool triggered Victor Munoz's forty million euro release clause at Osasuna, CONFIRMED, and Tottenham completed Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton for fifty two million pounds, CONFIRMED.

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