Ibrahim Sangare: Fabrizio Romano drops latest update

Manchester United’s projected midfield overhaul has dominated early-summer chatter, yet one mooted target appears to have fallen off the club’s shortlist. Reliable transfer insider Fabrizio Romano has dismissed suggestions that Nottingham Forest enforcer Ibrahim Sangare is a concrete objective for the Red Devils, insisting United’s recruitment team is focused elsewhere.

With Casemiro expected to depart, Manuel Ugarte’s loan likely to be terminated, and persistent questions surrounding Mason Mount’s availability, INEOS are bracing for a double signing in the engine room. Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton and Brighton’s Carlos Baleba remain live options, while Forest’s Elliot Anderson has emerged as the primary midfield priority. Sangare’s comparatively modest valuation had positioned him as an economical alternative, but Romano stresses there is “nothing concrete” in the link.

The journalist added that United are simultaneously negotiating fresh terms with home-grown breakout star Kobbie Mainoo, a development that underlines the club’s desire to blend external reinforcements with the retention of emerging talent. The news will reassure supporters after previous head coach Ruben Amorim reportedly considered cashing in on the teenager during the last two windows.

On the pitch, United stretched their unbeaten sequence under interim boss Michael Carrick to six matches thanks to a lightning counter finished by Benjamin Sesko in Monday’s 1-0 victory at Everton. The side will aim to extend that run when Crystal Palace visit Old Trafford on Sunday.