Rumour reel: United target Dier

Spurs star set to join Lukaku

Manchester United moved a step closer to grabbing their first big name striker of the summer transfer window when getting Everton scorer Romelu Lukaku in for a medical. The Red Devils and Toffees have agreed a price, thought to be in the region of £75m, meaning it’s now up to club and player to thrash out the finer details.

Chelsea are preparing an 11^th hour bid to throw a spanner in the works, but if newspaper reports are to be believed, Lukaku will choose a move to United over a return to Stamford Bridge. That’s just the tip of the iceberg – here’s more from the weekend transfer stories.

Mourinho pressing ahead

With the Lukaku transfer seemingly in the bag, Jose Mourinho is pressing ahead with his next main target – Tottenham’s Eric Dier. The 23-year-old England cap is not for sale at any price, according to the London club, but we all know, in the current market, if a player wants to go, he’ll go. Tabloids believe United are ready to offer upwards of £50m to get the Lilywhites’ attention, but it remains to be seen whether Dier fancies the move north. A long-term admirer of the holding midfielder, Mourinho expressed his interest earlier in the year, but was told in no uncertain terms by Mauricio Pochettino and co to look elsewhere.

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