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A \u2018final call\u2019 has been made on whether Manchester United will target Cole Palmer this summer \u2013 and it looks awfully familiar.<\/p>\n
Almost 100 days have passed since the same journalist brought us an EXCLUSIVE on the future of the Chelsea playmaker.<\/p>\n
And Paul Scholes will not back down so don\u2019t try and make him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2018NO WONDER they call it the UEL \u2013 it\u2019s the Unai Emery League\u2019 \u2013 Martin Lipton, The Sun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u2018They\u2019 love calling it the UEL. You simply cannot move for people calling it the UEL. Offices are rife with people asking their colleagues whether they saw the big UEL game last night<\/strong>.<\/p>\n No-one, of course, is talking about how Crystal Palace fared in the UECL<\/strong>. That would be absurd.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Spot the moment when Jeremy Cross lost the will to live while writing his UEL match report for the Daily Mirror<\/strong>:<\/p>\n \u2018Now Villa and Forest found themselves with a chance to scale similar heights again \u2013 and keep alive hopes of going on to win the competition and book a place in the\u00a0Champions League.<\/p>\n \u2018No wonder Emery used his programme notes to send out a short but powerful message.<\/p>\n \u2018\u201dWe all know what needs to be done,\u201d he said, \u201csomething that future generations will always remember. No more needs to be said.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018He sounded like a man who\u2019s clubs\u2019s three decade trophy drought was hanging heavy round his neck.\u2019<\/p>\n To be fair, the sight of Victor Lindelof dictating a major European semi-final in big 2026 would knock anyone completely off their stride.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Cross is also here with the Daily Mirror<\/strong> inside scoop on Manchester United\u2019s transfer plans:<\/p>\n \u2018Man Utd make final call on Cole Palmer transfer as Old Trafford fire sale planned\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n How intriguing. The Cole Palmer to Manchester United thing had basically died down<\/strong> with everyone under the assumption that it wouldn\u2019t be happening for a variety of reasons, ranging from the cost of such a move to the presence of Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n And as it happens, \u2018Manchester United have ruled out a summer move for Cole Palmer\u2019 because \u2018it would be hard for United to justify financially\u2019 and \u2018United are also confident of keeping Bruno Fernandes\u2019.<\/p>\n Grand. Nothing wrong with stating the obvious sometimes. It has definitely been reported on as if it could happen so good to clarify it won\u2019t.<\/p>\n The only problem is this article from January 29. Written for the Daily Mirror. By Jeremy Cross:<\/p>\n \u2018EXCLUSIVE: Man Utd stance on blockbuster Cole Palmer transfer with summer window priority decided\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It turns out that it was declared three months ago that \u2018Manchester United will not be signing Cole Palmer this summer\u2019 because \u2018the England and Chelsea star is out of the club\u2019s price range\u2019 and they will likely \u2018spend whatever it takes to keep Bruno Fernandes on an extended deal\u2019 instead.<\/p>\n Not sure why that EXCLUSIVE from 99 days ago had to be recycled into a \u2018final call on Cole Palmer transfer\u2019 by the same writer with precisely no new information whatsoever, but fair enough.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Reach PLC titles know precisely what they are doing with these headlines, by the way:<\/p>\n \u2018Man Utd boss Michael Carrick \u2018disappointed\u2019 at controversial Man City decision\u2019 \u2013 Daily Mirror website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u2018Michael Carrick \u2018disappointed\u2019 as Man Utd boss reacts to controversial Man City call\u2019 \u2013 Daily Express website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n They are not wrong. Michael Carrick is \u201cdisappointed\u201d and did react to a controversial thing involving Manchester City. But again, it is a deliberate choice to use such vague language around a \u2018controversial Man City decision\/call\u2019. Any mention of a \u2018controversial Man City decision\/call\u2019 since February 2023 is an intentional and calculated nod to the ongoing 115-charge nonsense, which automatically attracts more clicks due to the ridiculousness of the delay in reaching any sort of verdict.<\/p>\n Every other outlet references the FA Youth Cup final \u2013 the actual source of this particular Manchester City-based controversy \u2013 in the headline.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Elsewhere on the Daily Mirror website<\/strong>\u2018Paul Scholes refuses to back down on Arsenal after being laughed at by Ian Wright\u2019.<\/p>\n By the first paragraph, not only does Scholes \u2018refuse to back down\u2019 \u2013 he now in fact \u2018has doubled down\u2019 and \u2018was not about to back away from his position\u2019.<\/p>\n It\u2019s all great stuff for some quotes in which Scholes literally says \u201cI have had a little bit of a rethink\u201d before backing down a fair bit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2018Forget the Ballon d\u2019Or \u2013 but there is one accolade Bruno Fernandes deserves\u2019 \u2013 Andy Dunn, Daily Mirror<\/strong>April 23 (spoiler: that \u2018one accolade\u2019 was at least one of the myriad Footballer of the Year awards).<\/p>\n \u2018David Raya would be a very unlikely Footballer of the Year \u2013 but a very worthy one\u2019 \u2013 Andy Dunn, Daily Mirror, May 8.<\/p>\n Can someone please start a petition to prevent football writers writing about who should win awards voted for by football writers<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2018Man City players party until 1.30am 24 hours after handing Arsenal title advantage\u2019 \u2013 Daily Mirror website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You mean they didn\u2019t<\/em> cancel Bernardo Silva and John Stones\u2019 leaving do to mark a decade\u2019s worth of service, just because they drew a game?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2018Exeter City release SIX players including Euro 2016 star after relegation on final day\u2019 \u2013 The Sun website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n After triple-checking that Renato Sanches hadn\u2019t dropped down to League One, Mediawatch is happy to adjudicate on the \u2018Euro 2016 star\u2019 credentials of Josh Magennis.<\/p>\n Thirty-three substitute minutes across the tournament. Accreditation is denied.<\/p>\n READ NEXT<\/strong>: Big Weekend: West Ham v Arsenal, Man City, Jorgensen, Emery, play-offs, El Clasico<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nCrossed wires<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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