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World Cup 2026 news and live updates - USA, Canada and Mexico build-up plus latest on Trump, tickets and fans

Salah's four options in Saudi

Your Site News' Kaveh Solhekol:

"Favourites would be Al Ittihad. They're having a bad season but are reigning champions. They lost their star player, Karim Benzema, who moved to Al Hilal in January.

"They need a star name and have tried to sign Salah in the past. In 2023, they made a verbal offer of 150m which was rejected. I would put them in pole position.

"Al Hilal are the most successful club in Asia and Saudi. They have Benzema but he is 39. They have Sadio Mane and he could reunite with a former teammate.

"Could he go to Al Nassr to play with Cristiano Ronaldo for a few years and then replace him in the future?

"Finally, he might go to Al Ahli. They are reigning Asian champions and they have Ivan Toney and Riyad Mahrez. 

Where could Salah go this summer?

Your Site News' Kaveh Solhekol:

"It's Mo Salah. he can go where he wants to go. He is a free transfer and clubs will be queuing up to sign him.

"He is one of the best players in the world and a big name, he demands big wages.

"I would put Saudi Arabia in pole position. Of course, he could choose to go to the MLS and he will be playing in the World Cup in the US this summer.

"If he thinks he can play at the highest level and can play in the Champions League, I think he would have options at European and Premier League clubs but could not earn the money he would get in Saudi Arabia."

Hall, Ndiaye and Diomande emerge as Man Ud targets as summer plans revealed

Lewis Hall, Yan Diomande and Iliman Ndiaye are among the names Manchester United are considering as they look to strengthen ahead of a likely return to European competition next season.

Premier League clubs set to battle for top midfielders this summer

Elliot Anderson, Sandro Tonali and Adam Wharton are among the midfielders on the lists of top Premier League clubs for the upcoming transfer window.

Here Your Site takes a look at their situations ahead of a busy summer with the World Cup and managerial uncertainty set to complicate matters...

'Wolves in control of Joao Gomes' future'

Your Site News' Mark McAdam speaking on The Transfer Show:

"He has had a tough season with Wolves and will be a Championship player next season until he gets his move, if he gets his move.

"He has a long-term contract as well. We understand that is until 2030 with a club option until 2031.

"He is older than some of the other midfielders so therefore a bit more experienced. Clubs won't just have one player on the list.

'Brighton value Baelba at same level as Caicedo'

Your Site News' Mark McAdam speaking on The Transfer Show:

"In January, there was interest from Man Utd but it was never going to happen due to the price tag.

"He is a player who caught the eye but Brighton sold their last central midfielder, Moises Caicedo, to Chelsea for 115m and they believe he is of the same quality.

"He is a player on the radar of several big Premier League sides."

'Wharton is pivotal - that's why teams want him'

Your Site News' Mark McAdam speaking on The Transfer Show:

"It's another outstanding player. Big shout out to Blackburn Rovers and the EFL, the pyramid shows just how incredible the football is in this country.

"He has a contract until 2029 and is absolutely the type of player who has become the pivot in midfield. He's calm in possession, shields the back four and the passing range is fantastic.

"He has all the qualities that are so important. He has so many layers to his game and could get so much better."

'Anderson relaxed about future'

Your Site News' Mark McAdam speaking on The Transfer Show:

"Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United. That tells you the calibre of player he [Elliot Anderson] is.

"He has a contract until 2029, an England international and he is 23-years-old. A shining light in what has been a poor season at the City Ground.

"He can play as a six, eight or further forward. He is going to be a key part of the England squad. 

"He is really relaxed and loves Forest, his focus is on keeping them in the Premier League.

"It feels like a domino situation as to who goes where."

De Zerbi not expected to join Tottenham

Latest from Sky in Italy's Gianluca Di Marzio: 

Roberto De Zerbi is not expected to join Tottenham or any other club - before the end of the season, according to Sky in Italy.

The 46-year-old intends to avoid an immediate return to football after departing Marseille last month and, instead, wants to wait to evaluate his options in the summer.

This is not thought to be a specific refusal to join Tottenham, who have an interest in the former Brighton boss for the next permanent head coach, among several candidates.

De Zerbi is confident in his choice, according to Sky in Italy, regardless of the offers and clubs that have contacted him since leaving Marseille so far and this is why he is not expected to be back on the bench until next season.

It remains to be seen whether anything would cause him to change his mind, amid continued uncertainty over interim head coach Igor Tudors position during the international break.

Spurs are believed to be considering all their options in the wake of another crippling home defeat to Nottingham Forest that has left them just a point above the relegation zone.

Hall, Ndiaye and Diomande all on Man Utd target list

Latest from Your Site News Vik Varange & Danyal Khan:

Lewis Hall, Iliman Ndiaye and Yan Diomande are among the names Manchester United are considering this summer as they look to strengthen their squad for a likely return to European football.

Central midfield is their priority, and Your Site News has covered this extensively in a central midfielders feature today, but United are also looking to sign a left winger and a left-back.

Diomande - the Ivory Coast winger thriving at RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga - is set to be one of the most coveted wingers of the summer and Your Site News reported in January that United were emerging as one of the clubs with the strongest interest. 

There is also interest in him from Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain too, while he has been tracked by Liverpool, Tottenham and a host of others, and the competition may influence how early in the summer he moves, and Uniteds involvement.

Everton's Ndiaye is another player United are monitoring in this position and is attracting interest from several top clubs. 

The 26-year-old scored in Everton's 3-0 win against Chelsea last weekend, and is continuing an impressive season under David Moyes.

The ideal summer window for United would include at least two new midfielders, with Brighton's Carlos Baleba still a target after a move to Old Trafford failed to materialise last summer and in January and they would like him in before the World Cup.

Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson also high on United's list of targets along with the likes of Sandro Tonali, Adam Wharton and Joao Gomes.

United are also looking at left-back, however, with Patrick Dorgu emerging as a more attacking option for them, leading the club to look at the likes of Newcastle's Hall and Nathaniel Brown at Eintracht Frankfurt

Hall has been superb for Newcastle this season and has broken into the England fold, called up for the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan over the next two weeks.

United's current option at left-back, Luke Shaw, who has been a Premier League stalwart this season, has terms that will run until the summer of 2027. Tyrell Malacia is expected to leave the club once his contract expires in the summer.

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