Transfer rumors, news: Man United to replace Onana with Santos?

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Apr 17, 2025, 12:00 PM ET

Manchester United are looking astatine Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kauã Santos, portion Chelsea are starring the contention to motion Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap. Join america for the latest transportation news, rumors, and gossip from astir the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

- Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kauã Santos could regenerate Manchester United's André Onana successful the summer, according to Bild. Santos, 23, has been tipped to win Ederson and Alisson arsenic the aboriginal No. 1 for Brazil and showcased his endowment with an unthinkable show astatine Tottenham Hotspur successful the archetypal limb of their UEFA Europa League clash past week. United whitethorn determination connected from Onana and his existent deputy Altay Bayindir, with a big of goalkeepers including Burnley's James Trafford, Espanyol's Joan García, Parma's Zion Suzuki, FC Porto's Diogo Costa, Brighton's Bart Verbruggen and AC Milan's Mike Maignan linked with a transportation to Old Trafford already. However, a woody for Santos could outgo them astir €60 million.

- Chelsea are "red blistery favorites" to motion Ipswich Town's Liam Delap this summertime up of a big of Premier League rivals, the Daily Mirror has revealed. The 22-year-old is besides wanted by Manchester United, Everton, and West Ham United, but Chelsea clasp a cardinal trump paper that could spot them triumph the contention for his signature. Club manager Enzo Maresca antecedently worked with Delap astatine Manchester City's academy, a nexus which whitethorn yet determine wherever the England Under-21 planetary chooses to play adjacent season. Delap has a £30m merchandise clause successful his declaration that becomes valid this summertime if Ipswich are relegated.

- Tottenham could rival Arsenal for Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman this summer, reports TEAMtalk. The France planetary has mostly been utilized arsenic a substitute this play by Vincent Kompany and present looks acceptable to permission the Bavarians aft an eight-year stay. Arsenal are semipermanent admirers of Coman, though Spurs could participate the contention to motion him erstwhile Timo Werner leaves the club. Southampton's Tyler Dibling, who has a £100m valuation pursuing a breakout Premier League campaign, is besides connected their winger shortlist.

- It has been reported for a portion that Juventus are funny successful Manchester United guardant Rasmus Højlund, but Calciomercato claims that the nine could connection Dusan Vlahovic in return. Højlund, 21, could determination backmost to Serie A conscionable 2 years aft signing for £64m from Atalanta, having scored lone 13 goals successful the Premier League, and Vlahovic would beryllium an capable replacement. Both clubs worth their strikers astatine astir £60m, truthful it could enactment for some parties.

- RB Leipzig are consenting to fto striker Benjamin Sesko leave the nine this summer, but lone for €95m, says Bild. Sesko, 21, has seen involvement from Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal arsenic helium has scored 11 goals successful 28 Bundesliga games this season, and penned a caller declaration past twelvemonth to region a €65m merchandise clause. The Slovenia planetary signed from FC Salzburg for €24m successful 2023, truthful Leipzig are looking to marque a large nett connected the deal.

EXPERT TAKE

ESPN's Dale Johnson explores wherefore Chelsea are looking to lick their striker issues with Liam Delap.

Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson are the astir caller strikers signed to lick Chelsea's goal-scoring issues, some arriving successful the summertime of 2023. While Jackson, signed from Villarreal for £32m, has proved utile with 23 goals successful 61 Premier League games, it's not gone truthful good for the injury-hit Nkunku, who arrived for £52m connected the backmost of 2 prolific Bundesliga seasons with RB Leipzig, but has netted lone six times successful the Premier League successful the past 2 campaigns.

So the hunt for a solution goes connected and the reply mightiness beryllium Ipswich Town striker Delap. The erstwhile Manchester City striker has an charismatic £30m merchandise clause, which becomes progressive erstwhile Ipswich's all-but-certain relegation is confirmed. The England under-21 planetary has earned overmuch praise for his performances successful a squad which has struggled each season, with 14 extremity contributions -- the aforesaid arsenic Jackson; Nkunku has conscionable 5 -- made up of 12 goals and 2 assists.

Chelsea would motion Delap to compliment Jackson, alternatively than regenerate him, with Nkunku apt to determination connected this summer. Delap is much an out-and-out No. 9 striker, a powerhouse who could pb the enactment successful a much commanding mode than Jackson.

Delap's goals-per-game ratio is somewhat amended than Jackson's (0.4 vs 0.3), portion helium gets less chances per crippled (0.6 vs. 1.0) and has a amended shots-on-target percent (49.9% vs. 44.4%). Delap is besides outperforming his xG (12 goals from xG of 9.02), portion Jackson is under-performing (nine goals from xG of 12.16).

While Delap's numbers mightiness beryllium somewhat amended than Jackson's, helium vastly out-performs Nkunku, who has 0.1 goals per game, from 0.5 chances and shots connected people of 48%. Like Jackson, Nkunku besides underperforms connected xG, with 3 goals from an xG of 4.83.

But Delap has a agelong mode to spell to get his numbers up to the apical performing forwards this season. For instance, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has 45 extremity involvements this season, with Newcastle United's Alexander Isak connected 27, and Man City's Erling Haaland connected 24. No Chelsea striker adjacent gets close, and that mightiness beryllium wherefore they miss retired connected the Champions League for adjacent season. It's thing they are hopeless to change.

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- Chelsea's Moisés Caicedo is a summertime people for Saudi nine Al Nassr. The 23-year-old is said to beryllium a "dream" enactment for them, who would beryllium consenting to wage a club-record transportation interest to motion him. The Ecuador international's transportation outgo Chelsea an archetypal £100m erstwhile helium joined the West London nine successful 2023, and fixed the six years near connected his contract, the Blues would beryllium unwilling to fto him spell for thing less. (Telegraph)

.- Sporting CP defender Goncalo Inacio, 23, could beryllium connected the determination successful the summertime and, of course, Manchester United and Ruben Amorim are keen. (A Bola)

- Manchester United and Chelsea are funny successful AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who mightiness go disposable for a interest of astir €40m. (Caught Offside)

- Saudi Pro League broadside Al Nassr are pushing up with plans to renew Cristiano Ronaldo's contract. The 40-year-old is expected to motion the woody "soon" connected akin fiscal presumption to what helium is connected present -- which sees him gain an estimated £173m per year. (Ben Jacobs)

- Real Madrid are monitoring Espanyol goalkeeper Joan García. The 23-year-old has attracted the attraction of respective European clubs, including Arsenal, pursuing an awesome debut play successful LaLiga and has a merchandise clause acceptable astatine €25m that could summation a further €5m successful the past 2 weeks earlier the extremity of the transportation window. (Diario AS)

- Portugal planetary guardant Joao Felix is connected indebtedness astatine AC Milan from Chelsea this season, but wants to instrumentality to Benfica this summertime to rebuild his career. (Record)

- Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch has been linked with Real Madrid, but helium won't beryllium leaving Anfield successful the adjacent future. (Daily Mail)

- Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Newcastle United are each considering a determination for Manchester City winger Jack Grealish successful the summer. (GMS)

- Tottenham don't privation to fto left-back Destiny Udogie, 22, permission this summertime amid involvement from Manchester City. (Florian Plettenberg)

- Werder Bremen's Felix Agu has a merchandise clause of €8m-€10m successful his declaration that has alerted the attraction of West Ham United, Fulham and a fewer teams successful Serie A. The left-back has impressed of precocious successful the Bundesliga, wherever he's played 17 times to day this season. (Sky Germany)

- A big of overseas clubs are monitoring Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinković-Savić up of a imaginable summertime move. The Serbia international, who was antecedently connected the books astatine Manchester United, has a £20m merchandise clause successful his contract. (Nicolo Schira)

- Clubs from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are keen to motion AC Milan striker Luka Jovic on a escaped transportation this summer. (Nicolo Schira)

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