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straight to your inboxManchester United will look to sell Jesse Lingard and Andreas Pereira after completing the signing of Donny van de Beek from Ajax - according to reports.A deal to bring Van de Beek is nearing completion and the Dutchman's arrival could force both players further down the pecking order in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad.Lingard has spent the majority of the season on the sidelines but finished the season on a high with goals against Leicester and LASK. Pereira has also struggled to force his way into the side.

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 Adele  received mixed reactions on social media after sharing a photo of herself celebrating Afro-Caribbean cultures wearing Bantu knots, a Jamaican flag bikini top, and feather wings during Notting Hill Carnival.

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straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester United fans. Here are your evening headlines for Monday, August 31.Donny van de Beek is on his way to Old Trafford, with Manchester United understood to have agreed a fee in the region of £40 million for the Ajax star.The Dutchman is the latest in a long line of players from his country to join United – the standouts being Jaap Stam, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Robin van Persie – and the midfielder has been on the club’s radar for a number of months.Van de Beek, who won his tenth international cap in November 2019, has played more than 100 games for Ajax and has a Champions League semi-final goal to his name at the age of 23.

Leeds United are reportedly willing to sell goalkeeper Kiko Casilla is the Spaniard wants to leave the club this summer. The former Real Madrid stopper made the move to Elland Road in 2019 and was installed as Marcelo Bielsa's number one until he was hit with an eight-match ban back in February for racially abusing then Charlton forward Jonathan Leko.

straight to your inboxDonny van de Beek 'deserves' his transfer to Manchester United.That's according to former Ajax and Netherlands midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.Van de Beek is set to join the Reds on a deal worth around £40m from Ajax, and the 23-year-old has earned his chance to fly the Dutch flag on the biggest stage, at Old Trafford, according to former Spurs and Real Madrid man Van der Vaart."Donny deserves this transfer so much. He has played excellently for Ajax,’ he told Dutch outlet NOS."And Manchester United really need this kind of player in their team.

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straight to your inboxVirgil van Dijk claims he did not try to convince Donny van de Beek to reject Manchester United ahead of his impending departure from Ajax.The 23-year-old is set to become United's first major signing of the summer pending an agreement on personal terms and a medical.Van de Beek was absent from Ajax's friendly squad on Saturday due to developments over his future but was included in the Dutch national team ahead of their Nation League fixtures against Poland and Italy.The Liverpool defender was asked whether he tried to convince Van de Beek to opt against a move to his club's fierce rivals and also backed his international teammate to be a success in the Premier League."Did I try to change his mind [about joining

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straight to your inboxManchester United have made RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano their top defensive target this summer - according to reports.United are set to make Ajax captain Donny van de Beek their first signing of the summer in the coming days after talks between the clubs accelerated over the weekend.The Reds still hope to complete a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho but are yet to reach a breakthrough in negotiations for the England international.ESPN suggest Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will prioritise signing a world-class defender to partner Harry Maguire after sealing the Van de Beek deal with Leipzig ace Upamecano top of his shortlist.The Frenchman has emerged as one of the world's most promising defenders after

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have slammed Danny Murphy's suggestion that Paul Pogba will leave the club if Donny van de Beek joins this summer.Van de Beek is set to become United's first signing of the summer in the coming days but personal terms are yet to be agreed with a medical still requiring completion.Murphy believes his impending arrival could force Pogba out of the club, despite his agent Mino Raiola claiming the Frenchman is happy to stay at Old Trafford with talks over a new contract expected to begin soon.The former Liverpool man told talkSPORT: "I think that Pogba could be off.

Police are trying to track down two boys who helped a member of the public fish black bin bags containing human remains from a river.

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Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has agreed to stay at the Emirates, according to BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey. The forward's future has been up in the air, with his current deal due to expire next summer and if he decided he did not want to stay then Arsenal would have either had to sell him this summer or lose him for free next year.However, it has been reported that Aubameyang will be putting pen to paper on a new, long-term contract and Humphrey has claimed the deal is now done.On Twitter, he wrote: "I’m told the Aubameyang contract is done.

Alexandra Burke, MP David Lammy and many other stars have supported Adele after she was accused of cultural appropriation.The Rolling In The Deep singer shared a snap of herself sporting Bantu knots and a Jamaican flag bikini top to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival, which was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.Many commented on Adele’s festival look, telling the star she was appropriating black culture. However, many celebs have defended and supported Adele, reminding people that the star grew up in Tottenham, where she was surrounded by black culture.Alexandra appeared on DJ Ace’s Carnival tribute show on BBC Radio 1Xtra and said: ‘I see the pic.

straight to your inbox Donny van de Beek's father has described his son's impending transfer to Manchester United as a 'dream come true'. Van de Beek, 23, is expected to complete a £40million move to United from Ajax this week after a conversation with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer convinced him to move to the Premier League.

straight to your inbox When analysing Manchester United's fall from supremacy since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, it is not just the drop-off in points and the string of failures to challenge for the title that stands out. To get the statistical element out of the way, United averaged 83 points a season in the 21 years between Ferguson's first title and last.

Miley Cyrus gave the ultimate throwback as she recreated scenes from her Wrecking Ball music video during her performance of new single Midnight Sky at the MTV Video Music Awards.The singer hit the stage during Sunday’s (August 30, 2020) socially-distanced show to perform her latest break-up song – which she dropped days before confirming her split from Australian singer Cody Simpson.During her performance, Miley sang about her exes, including Cody, Kaitlynn Carter, and ex-husband Liam Hemsworth, while repeating infamous imagery from the clip – including swinging atop a disco ball in the dark.A post shared by Video Music Awards (@vmas) on Aug 30, 2020 at 6:15pm PDTThe visual was apt for the lyrics of the tune, which include lines such as,