Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Welsh winger Daniel James from Swansea City, but it’s a potential departure from Old Trafford that is making the headlines today.
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Paul Pogba has been linked with Real Madrid and according to the Daily Star and Daily Mirror United have told the Spanish giants that the French midfielder will cost them £150m.
Meanwhile, in The Sun there’s an “Old Trafford shock” with reports that Man Utd could make a last-gasp bid to hijack Antoine Griezmann’s £95m move to Barcelona from Atletico Madrid.
- Horror crash
British cyclist Chris Froome has been ruled out of next month’s Tour de France after a “horror crash”.
The Times and The Guardian report that the 34-year-old suffered fractures of his right femur, elbow and ribs during a practice ride before stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine in Roanne, France.
The four-time Tour de France champion was airlifted to hospital and the BBC reports this morning that he is in intensive care and having surgery.