{"id":8450,"date":"2026-03-14T01:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2026\/03\/14\/summer-transfer-roundup-united-moves-barcelona-manoeuvres-and-expensive-targets\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T01:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:07:07","slug":"summer-transfer-roundup-united-moves-barcelona-manoeuvres-and-expensive-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2026\/03\/14\/summer-transfer-roundup-united-moves-barcelona-manoeuvres-and-expensive-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer transfer roundup: United moves, Barcelona manoeuvres and expensive targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A round-up of the latest transfer rumours and contract developments. Manchester United\u2019s reported change of emphasis towards Williams has been linked to reports that Paris Saint-Germain are close to a new deal for Bradley Barcola. The highly rated French left winger has also attracted interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, according to Le Parisien.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez is said to have resolved to leave the club this summer, with PSG and Real Madrid both under consideration for his next destination, per Fichajes. Arsenal are preparing a contract renewal for Declan Rice; his current deal will expire in 2028, the BBC reports.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Milan youngster Pio Esposito has drawn contact from Manchester United and Arsenal after a bright start for the Serie A leaders, according to CaughtOffside. Liverpool\u2019s search for a replacement for Mohamed Salah has focused on Brighton\u2019s Yankuba Minteh. The left-footed winger, who played under Arne Slot at Feyenoord, could reunite with the Dutch coach for a fee reported near $92.3 million, Fichajes states.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s reported interest in Chelsea winger Pedro Neto is being framed as a potential obstacle to Marcus Rashford\u2019s permanent arrival; sources suggest a Neto signing could mean Rashford\u2019s loan would not be made permanent, per the Daily Mail. Amid links with Barcelona, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is described as \u201cdisillusioned\u201d by developments at the Etihad, sourced to Indykaila.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United are preparing a new contract offer for Lewis Hall as a response to Manchester United interest, iNews reports. RB Leipzig\u2019s Assan Ou\u00e9draogo, 19, enjoyed a blistering start to the season, earned a senior Germany debut with a goal, then suffered a knee injury. Despite a lengthy layoff, Manchester United and Chelsea remain admirers of a player valued at up to $115.3 million, TEAMtalk adds.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations over a new PSG contract for Senny Mayulu are said to have reached a \u201cpoint of no return,\u201d prompting Arsenal interest, according to Football Transfers. Barcelona are reportedly preparing a bid for Galatasaray\u2019s Victor Osimhen that would require $115.3 million. Their pursuit of Inter centre back Alessandro Bastoni depends on Joan Laporta winning the presidential election and keeping Deco as sporting director; Bastoni would cost upwards of $80.7 million if Deco negotiates, Fichajes and Matteo Moretto report.<\/p>\n<p>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9\u2019s renewal talks are described as less advanced; links to Manchester City have been dismissed but a Saudi Pro League move has not been ruled out. Should he leave, PSG are expected to target Harry Kane or Juli\u00e1n Alvarez as Barcelona striker options, according to El Nacional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transfer roundup United focus Barcelona interest, big fees, contract renewals and target valuations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1513,1397,1163],"tags":[475,1064,673],"class_list":["post-8450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-man-utd-transfer-news","category-transfer-news","category-transfers","tag-alessandro-bastoni","tag-ballon-dor-2","tag-bradley-barcola"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}