{"id":52716,"date":"2025-08-07T19:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/52716\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T19:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:17:20","slug":"ballon-dor-nominee-could-follow-sesko-to-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/52716\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d&#8217;Or nominee could follow Sesko to Man Utd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Manchester United are starting to make real progress in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p>There was a lengthy period of silence in terms of recruitment between the \u00a362.5m arrival of Matheus Cunha on June 2nd and the \u00a371m capture of Bryan Mbeumo on July 21st.<\/p>\n<p>Now \u2013 however \u2013 plenty is happening. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/when-man-united-hope-to-announce-benjamin-sesko-with-old-trafford-unveiling-plans-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United are close to signing Benjamin Sesko<\/a> in a \u00a374m move from RB Leipzig, and <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/carlos-baleba-price-named-as-man-united-discover-brightons-demands-to-even-consider-sale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Red Devils also enquired about Carlos Baleba<\/a> on Wednesday night \u2013 although Brighton want over \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n<p>A new goalkeeper is also wanted, and <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/gianluigi-donnarumma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gianluigi Donnarumma<\/a> is one for <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/manchester-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> fans to keep an eye on after PSG agreed to sign Lucas Chevalier from Lille.<\/p>\n<p>Gianluigi Donnarumma to Manchester United could now accelerate after PSG sign Lucas Chevalier<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/man-uniteds-other-goalkeeping-options-as-both-andre-onana-and-altay-bayindir-struggle-to-impress\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir both struggled<\/a> last season, although Ruben Amorim could be about to sign a glovesman far better than the pair of them \u2013 one who has just been nominated for the Ballon d\u2019Or award.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Notre rempart de nouveau nomm\u00e9 ! \u2728<\/p>\n<p>Notre gardien, Gianluigi Donnarumma, fait partie des 30 nomm\u00e9s pour le Ballon d&#8217;Or 2025 !<\/p>\n<p>Bravo Gigio \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkMXyGSGMn\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rkMXyGSGMn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSG_inside\/status\/1953447940371947814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 7, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2025\/07\/30\/manchester-united-talks-sign-benjamin-sesko-rb-leipzig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Telegraph<\/a> revealed last week that Manchester United held talks over a move for Donnarumma earlier in the summer, and it was specifically stated that PSG expect the Red Devils to push for the Italy international once Chevalier arrives.<\/p>\n<p>That is now close to happening \u2013 pending a medical \u2013 after PSG agreed a \u20ac40m (\u00a335m) fee with Lille for the Frenchman.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd35 Lucas Chevalier to Paris Saint-Germain, here we go! Deal in place for the French GK to join PSG.<\/p>\n<p>Five year contract to Chevalier, fee over \u20ac40m to Lille with medical tests to follow this week.<\/p>\n<p>New goalkeeper for Luis Enrique, as L\u2019\u00c9quipe and Le Parisien report. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xmnADRrUFA\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/xmnADRrUFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1953450683912393169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 7, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Donnarumma enjoyed a special 2024\/25 campaign \u2013 keeping 17 clean sheets in 47 appearances as PSG won the treble \u2013 but contract talks have hit a wall at the Parc des Princes.<\/p>\n<p>PSG want to restructure the Italian\u2019s pay packet of \u00a3213,292-a-week to align with their new wage policy, and make his salary more of an incentivised deal.<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, Donnarumma is unsure, which has left PSG open to selling the 26-year-old this summer, before he leaves as a free agent when his deal expires in June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Emiliano Martinez also an option<\/p>\n<p>If Donnarumma does not end up at Old Trafford, Emiliano Martinez could.<\/p>\n<p>TBR Football understand <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/man-united-open-talks-over-ollie-watkins-and-benjamin-sesko-as-contact-made-with-representatives\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United and Aston Villa recently held talks<\/a> which involved the Argentina international, as deals for Ollie Watkins and Alejandro Garnacho were also raised.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Donnarumma is not the only option as Amorim aims to upgrade on Onana and Bayindir. <\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United are starting to make real progress in the transfer market. 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