Man Utd Transfer News Today: Palmer ‘primed’ for Chelsea exit as €100m marquee move planned

Robin Bairner

Updated: 30 Mar 2026 14:06 BST
4 min read

Manchester United’s hunt for new central midfielders continues to draw headlines, with updates on the likes of Cole Palmer, Sandro Tonali, Elliot Anderson and Eduardo Camavinga.

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Palmer eyes Chelsea exit amid Man Utd interest

Cole Palmer is “primed” to leave Chelsea in the summer after becoming “disillusioned” with life at Stamford Bridge, a report from The Sun claims.

FootballTransfers has reported that Palmer is on Man Utd’s summer shortlist, and the news that he wants to leave Stamford Bridge will certainly pique the Red Devils’ interest given that he is open to a move back to Manchester.

Chelsea see the 23-year-old as one of their “untouchable” players, and with Enzo Fernandez increasingly pushing to leave the Premier League giants, it is likely to toughen their resolve against any sale.

© IMAGO - Cole Palmer (l) and Liam Delap, Chelsea

Tonali tops Man Utd’s summer wishlist

Man Utd have put Sandro Tonali at the top of their summer transfer wishlist, according to Fabrizio Romano.

“Tonali has been excellent recently, scoring for Italy against Northern Ireland and performing very well for Newcastle United. Newcastle also expect potential movement around him this summer,” he told his YouTube channel.

“It is important to note that Manchester United have already made contact with Tonali’s camp to be informed about his situation. There is still no agreement, no negotiation stage yet, but the interest is real and consistent.

Current ETV

Sandro Tonali

DM, M (C)

Newcastle

Sandro Tonali

DM, M (C)

Newcastle

ETV Range

€53.1M - €64.8M

“Tonali appreciates the idea of returning to a bigger European stage if all parties align, so this one will be worth keeping an eye on.

“There is also interest from Arsenal, confirmed, but again nothing advanced there either. For Italian clubs, including Juventus, the deal would be financially almost impossible.

“So as of today, United like Tonali, early contact made, and the midfielder is aware of their interest. It is still early, but expect this to heat up later in the window.”

© IMAGO - Sandro Tonali celebrates scoring for Italy

Anderson is Man Utd’s €100m dream

Contrary to Romano, The Sun reports that Elliot Anderson has been made Man Utd’s “marquee summer signing” target.

It claims that the Nottingham Forest star is the “dream” player for the Red Devils, despite claims that Manchester City are leading the race for the player.

Anderson would cost around €100 million.

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Elliot Anderson

M, DM (C)

N. Forest

Elliot Anderson

M, DM (C)

N. Forest

ETV Range

€42.9M - €52.4M

Camavinga linked with Old Trafford transfer

Yet another midfielder associated with the Red Devils is Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga, with the France star subject to claims in Spain that Man Utd are poised to beat Chelsea to him.

The 23-year-old, who has also been linked with Chelsea, would cost around €70m.

Real Madrid are open to selling the France international to increase their funds to sign elsewhere.

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