Rumour Has It: Man Utd to appoint as Rangnick interim boss, Chelsea chase Chiesa

With
Ole
Gunnar
Solskjaer
gone,
struggling
United
need
a
new
manager
and
while
Mauricio
Pochettino
seems
to
be
the
dream
appointment,
the
Red
Devils
are
reportedly
closing
in
on
a
short-term
solution.

Ralf
Rangnick.

TOP
STORY
–
UNITED
TURN
TO
RANGNICK
ON
SHORT-TERM
BASIS

Manchester
United
are
set
to
appoint
former
RB
Leipzig
boss

Ralf
Rangnick
as
interim
manager,
according
to
The
Athletic,
ESPN
and
widespread
reports.

After
sacking
Ole
Gunnar
Solskjaer,
United
outlined
their
plan
to
install
an
interim
boss
until
the
end
of
the
season
amid
reported
long-term
interest
in
Paris
Saint-Germain’s

Mauricio
Pochettino
and
Ajax
head
coach

Erik
ten
Hag.

There
had
been
reports
United
could
turn
to
Pochettino
immediately
but
a
deal
to
prise
the
former
Tottenham
boss
from
Paris
proved
difficult.

Instead,
United
have
offered
Rangnick
a
six-month
contract
at
Old
Trafford,
where
the
63-year-old
German
is
set
to
take
up
a
consultancy
role
once
his
interim
tenure
ends.

Rangnick
is
currently
head
of
sports
and
development
at
Russian
outfit
Lokomotiv
Moscow.

ROUND-UP

–
Calciomercato
claims

Chelsea
are
plotting
a
move
for
Italy
star

Federico
Chiesa,
who
is
still
on
loan
from
Fiorentina.

Juventus
are
set
to
sign
Chiesa
permanently
at
the
end
of
the
season,
though
he
is
wanted
by
a
host
of
clubs,
including

Bayern
Munich
and

Liverpool.

–

United
have
emerged
as
a
possible
destination
for
in-demand
Fiorentina
forward

Dusan
Vlahovic,
reports
the
Daily
Mail.
Vlahovic
is
wanted
by

Manchester
City,

Atletico
Madrid,

Juve,

Inter,

Arsenal,

Tottenham
and

Bayern
but
the
Red
Devils
are
believed
to
have
joined
the
race.

–

Barcelona
could
sell

Memphis
Depay
to
help
in
their
efforts
to
prise

Erling
Haaland
from
Borussia
Dortmund,
per
El
Nacional.
Depay
only
joined
Barca
on
a
free
transfer
at
the
start
of
the
season,
but
the
financially
stricken
LaLiga
giants
are
among
the
long
list
of
Haaland
admirers.
Haaland
has
been
linked
with

City,

United,

Real
Madrid,

Bayern,

Liverpool,

Chelsea,

Juve
and

PSG.

–
Fabrizio
Romano
claims

Stefano
Pioli
will
sign
a
new
contract
with

Milan
on
Friday.
The
Rossoneri
head
coach
is
set
to
extend
his
deal
until
June
2023,
with
the
option
of
a
further
season.