A REFUSAL to sign a goalkeeper — any keeper — has bitten Manchester United firmly on the backside. The club’s recruitment team have been so obsessed by boosting their firepower this summer they

James Trafford “would back himself in a battle against anyone” for the No.1 jersey at Manchester City, but he is likely to settle for a role as second fiddle to either Ederson or Gianluigi Donnarumma, Citizens expert Steven McInerney from Esteemed Kompany has told Sports Mole.

Gianluigi Donnarumma looks sure to depart PSG this summer, with both Manchester United and Manchester City interested, and the Italian's transfer activity has caused a stir in the past

Despite starring in PSG’s run to Champions League glory last season and being nominated for the 2025 Yashin Trophy, Donnarumma has been pushed out of the exit door at Parc des Princes by manager Luis Enrique. He’s said his farewells and attention now turns to his next destination.

Today, Donnarumma is out of the PSG project with one year left in his contract which runs until the summer of 2026. So what happened in the last few weeks? Why are the European champions willing to let him go?

At 32, Martinez has many years ahead of him, and, similar to Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar before him, he could become a mainstay at Old Trafford. Martinez has a list of admirers from clubs around Europe, but is the 9/4 second favourite with betting apps to join United.

The UEFA Super Cup sets the start of the 2025-26 season in Europe with PSG, the current Champions League holders, taking on Tottenham Hotspur, the current Europa League holders. Gianluigi Donnarumma will not play against Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Super Cup.

Football Italia transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà warns the Gianluigi Donnarumma situation ‘will go down to the wire’ with Manchester City, as Bayern Munich and Italian teams would be favourites