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View image in fullscreenManchester United monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike

Bournemouth sign France left-back Adrien Truffert

Leeds fear Newcastle or Milan may hijack Bijol transfer

Manchester United are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt’s striker, Hugo Ekitike, as a potential recruit.

The French forward is of interest to Ruben Amorim after United’s hopes of signing one of his prime targets, Viktor Gyökeres, receded due to the Swede expressing a preference to move to Arsenal.

The Frenchman subsequently signed a five-year deal for around £14m last April.

The France Under-21 international has a total of 50 strikes in 151 career games.

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Bournemouth have signed the France left-back Adrien Truffert from Rennes on a five-year contract.

I’m looking forward to testing myself at this level, facing top players every week and helping the team achieve great things.”

Truffert, born in Belgium, won his sole France cap as a substitute in a 2-0 Nations League defeat by Denmark in September 2022.

The 26-year-old Udinese and Slovenia centre-half is very close to signing for Daniel Farke’s promoted team but late interest from other clubs, notably Newcastle and Milan, may place that £17m deal in peril.

Bijol, though predominantly right-sided, is two-footed and has the sort of high-calibre passing range that betrays his origins as a defensive midfielder.

Howe’s principal target is Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi but the England centre-half could prove out of reach.

Newcastle hope to sign the Brighton forward João Pedro and the Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford but both potential transfers could prove complicated and will not come cheap.

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Farke has signed Lukas Nmecha, the 26-year-old former Germany forward, on a free transfer from Wolfsburg, but Howe is waiting to welcome a new face.

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Crystal Palace are poised to announce the signing of Walter Benítez on a free transfer after the Argentina goalkeeper completed his medical.
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