Romano reveals Man Utd's shortlist, Chelsea 'happy' with summer signing: FootballTransfers recap

Cameron Smith

• 21 Apr 2024 23:00 BST
• 5 min read

Sunday 21 April was another busy day of transfer activity, while Manchester United beat Coventry City in the FA Cup final on the pitch.

In regards to transfer news, the Red Devils have four centre-backs on their summer short-list, while Chelsea are "happy" with Nicolas Jackson, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through the biggest transfer news stories from the day.

EXCLUSIVE Transfer News

Burnley and West Ham have both expressed keen interest in securing the services of rising Scottish talent Bobby Wales, FootballTransfers can reveal.

Man Utd Transfer News

Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag has fired back at those who have criticised his performance at Old Trafford.

Finnish billionaire Thomas Zilliacus has praised new Man Utd part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and believes he can improve the fortunes of the club.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed Man Utd’s four-man shortlist for the centre of defence for the summer transfer market.

Man Utd could have a clean run at one of their top transfer targets for next summer after Paris Saint-Germain pulled out of the race to sign Frenkie de Jong.

Man Utd are in talks to sign another Real Madrid veteran.

The Red Devils beat Coventry on penalties to reach the FA Cup final, but they blew a 3-0 lead during the game and people were quick to criticise the side on social media.

Other Transfer News

Arsenal were beaten by Chelsea at the 11th hour to the signing of Mykhailo Mudryk, but their Plan B has turned out to be the much superior player according to Jamie Redknapp.

Cole Palmer is to be offered a bumper new contract at Chelsea, but the club desperately need to shed players in order to fund that and further recruits next summer.

Real Madrid are favourites to sign Manchester City's Bernardo Silva this summer, according to a report.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed the state of play regarding Alphonso Davies’ potential move to Real Madrid this summer, with Bayern Munich increasingly nervous about losing the star.

Lionel Messi could be joined at Inter Miami by yet another South American star with Tata Martino speaking out about a potential new arrival.

Chelsea are “very happy” with the impact made by Nicolas Jackson, according to Fabrizio Romano, despite his poor display against Manchester City in the Blues’ FA Cup semi-final defeat.

Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in including Ferland Mendy in a deal that will see Alphonso Davies join Real Madrid.