Erik ten Hag says Manchester United do not want to sell Scott McTominay, despite speculation linking the midfielder with a move away from Old Trafford.
McTominay, who has been with United since the age of five, has been the subject of interest from Galatasaray and Fulham, with the latter seeing a bid of £17million rejected.
The Scotland midfielder enjoyed his most prolific season in 2023-24 with 10 goals, before appearing for his nation at Euro 2024.
And though the Red Devils are reportedly keen to offload players, Ten Hag hopes McTominay will not be one of them.
"We have very good players, so there will always be interest from other clubs," Ten Hag said.
"When you score 10 goals in a season and also perform very well for Scotland, then there will be interest. But we want to keep him because he is a very important player for our squad.
"What he can contribute, as we saw last season once we had our sixes available, he could play in a more advanced role, and he is a highly interesting player for our team."
Under-20 Reggae Boyz skipper Adrian Reid Jr says team needs to learn quickly from mistakes ahead of crucial Costa Rica clash at CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Jamaica Under-20 Reggae Boyz captain Adrian Reid Jr says the team will have to quickly learn from their mistakes ahead of their second game in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship against Costa Rica on Monday.
The young Jamaicans opened up their campaign with a disappointing 0-9 loss to the USA at the Miguel Aleman Valdez Stadium in Celaya, Mexico on Friday.
“We didn’t get the result we wanted, obviously. It was a disappointing result. We didn’t show our quality or enough character,” Reid said in an interview with JFF Live on Sunday.
The Cavalier SC defender, who recently got called up to the Senior Reggae Boyz squad for the first time for a World Cup Qualifying fixture against the Dominican Republic last month, says hos team will have to put Friday’s performance behind them ahead of Monday’s game.
“We just have to put that game behind us and learn from our mistakes. We go back to the drawing board and go back to training, see where we went wrong and try to fix our mistakes,” he said.
Despite the heavy loss, Reid Jr seemed encouraged by the mood in the camp, noting how everyone was taking responsibility.
“After the game, you could see everyone taking responsibility, owning up to everything that was done. Everyone was coming together to try to find solutions so it’s been a good mood in the camp,” he said.
Jamaica are competing alongside the USA, Cuba and Costa Rica in Group A of the 12-team tournament.
Cuba and Costa Rica played out a 1-1 draw at the same venue on Friday to sit second and third in the group.
The top two teams from all three groups will advance to quarterfinals alongside the two best third-place teams.
The winners of those quarterfinals will all qualify for the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Chile.
Wiley joins Chelsea from Atlanta United
Chelsea have announced the signing of Caleb Wiley from Atlanta United for a reported fee of £8.5million.
The 19-year-old has signed a six-year contract, with the option to extend that for a further year, which would keep him at the club until 2031.
Wiley joined Atlanta's academy aged 11, progressing through the youth set-up before making his first-team debut in 2022.
He made 85 appearances for the Five Stripes in all competitions, scoring on his debut in a win over Sporting Kansas City.
Wiley has made two appearances for the USA senior side and is currently with the United States Olympic squad preparing for the Games in Paris.
The left-back is Chelsea's sixth signing this transfer window, after Tosin Adarabioyo, Omari Kellyman, Marc Guiu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Renato Veiga.
However, he is expected to go out on loan next season, joining Strasbourg in Ligue 1 following his return from the Olympics.
Onana completes £50m Aston Villa transfer
Amadou Onana has completed a £50million move from Everton to Aston Villa.
The Belgium midfielder, who recently represented his nation at Euro 2024, becomes Villa's second-most expensive player in history after Moussa Diaby.
Onana arrives at Villa Park following a two-year spell at Everton, where he made 72 appearances under Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche.
The 22-year-old is Unai Emery's eighth major signing ahead of the 2024-25 season, as the Spaniard looks to bolster his squad ready to compete in the Champions League.
Ian Maatsen, Enzo Barrenechea, Samuel Iling-Junior and Lewis Dobbin have already moved to Villa in this window, while Ross Barkley, Cameron Archer and Jaden Philogene have also returned to the club.
Onana could make his Villa debut on August 17 when they travel to West Ham for their opening match of the new Premier League season.
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