Manchester United boss Richard Arnold [subs please check] is, as has been previously reported in the Rumour Mill, on the verge of making Ajax defender Lisandro Martínez his first signing. But he also wants the Brazilian winger Antony, and Ajax will only sanction the sale of one or the other, so it’s time to choose. Expect both, or neither, or one of them to turn up at Old Trafford soon, according to your own particular levels of pessimism.
Newcastle are going to start throwing their weight around in the market sooner or later. Reims striker Hugo Ekitike is primed to be their first summer signing, though Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich may have something to say about that.
