Man Utd ‘interested’ in three defenders as Man City and Chelsea ‘serious’ about Inter star

It’s back to league action this weekend for clubs across England after the midweek EFL cup fixtures which saw Manchester City knocked out of the competition by Newcastle United and Manchester United progressing with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.

The Red Devils will once again host the Eagles as Roy Hodgson’s side make the trip up from London to Old Trafford once again while the reigning Premier League champions are on the road as they face Wolves at Molineux. Meanwhile, there are still plenty of transfer news stories making the headlines for both clubs.

Erik ten Hag appears to have his eyes on defensive recruits in January and Italian journalist and transfer guru’ Fabrizio Romano has named more than one player who they have their eyes on. City are also in the market for a new defender by the looks of things and could be competing with Chelsea to sign a Serie A stand out. Here are the latest Man Utd and Man City transfer news headlines on Saturday, September 30:

Man Utd ‘considering’ investment in ‘important defender’ as Fabrizio Romano names three targets

Nice’s Jean-Clair Todibo, Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba and Antonio Silva of Benfica are three defenders who Manchester United are considering bringing to Old Tarfford. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano who says the Red Devils could invest significantly in a new ‘important’ defender.

Writing on his official X account, he said: “Manchester United considering investing in new important defender in 2024 as internal discussion start #MUFC Todibo remains on the list, Tapsoba and Antonio Silva also tracked by scouts — more names could be added in the next months.”

Man City and Chelsea linked with Inter defender

Reports coming out of Italy claim that Manchester City are amongst the Premier League teams who are ‘serious’ about signing Inter defender Federico Dimarco. Chelsea are the other team who are being linked with the 25-year old.

Dimarco has been capped 12 times by the Italian men’s national side and has been a regular for the Milan club over the past two seasons. He began his career at the San Siro with Inter and had various loan spells before signing permanently with Swiss side Sion in 2017 before returning to Inter just one year later.