Football transfer rumours: Manchester United to sign Juve’s Francisco Conceição?

<p>Today’s rumours are napping on the beach</p><p>As sports fans everywhere eagerly await the resumption of cricket’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/county-championship">County Championship season</a>, what better way to while away a few minutes than to contemplate the latest football transfer rumours?</p><p><strong>Manchester United</strong> and Michael Carrick want to sign the 23-year-old Portugal winger <strong>Francisco Conceição </strong>from Juventus. The tricky former Porto player, who recently returned from the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/22/world-cup-2030-very-early-power-rankings">World Cup</a>, is valued at around £43m (€50m). United are also said to be ahead of Chelsea in the race to snap up <strong>Alex Scott</strong> from Bournemouth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/28/football-transfer-rumours-manchester-united-francisco-conceicao-juventus">Continue reading...</a>