Manchester United and Manchester City share an interest in Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento, with a 2026 transfer battle possible.
The 22-year-old has been at St James’ Park since a 2023 move from Southampton which was price an initial £32m.
He has impressed under Eddie Howe, making 88 appearances for the Magpies and winning his first three England caps.
His progress this season has been hampered by a knee injury and he has only managed eight outings in all competitions, however the defender is predicted to return later this month.
The Croydon-born defender will then hope to be back within the Newcastle starting line-up and perform well enough to book a spot at next 12 months’s World Cup.
Get personalised updates on Manchester United day by day
Get up to seek out news in your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter.
Enroll to our newsletter after which select your team within the link so we are able to send you football news tailored to you.
It may very well be an enormous summer for the Chelsea academy graduate as there may be heavyweight interest in signing him.
Manchester City were linked with a move for him over the past transfer window and although nothing got here of it, their interest has not waned.
GiveMeSport’s Ben Jacobs told The United Strand that the Red Devils even have an interest within the versatile defender who can play at full-back on either flank.
He notes that Manchester United’s director of football, Jason Wilcox, held the identical position at Southampton when Livramento played for the Saints.
Nonetheless, the report states that Manchester City are ‘most adamant’ on signing Livramento and could be favourites to snap him up.
That is that if he leaves Newcastle in any respect, with the Magpies keen to maintain hold of a player Howe is a giant fan of.
Livramento remains to be on the contract he signed when arriving from the Saints and Newcastle are reportedly keen for him to sign a brand new deal beyond his current contract’s expiry date in 2028.
Howe spoke of the defender’s injury status before the international break, hoping that he’ll make a return against certainly one of his suitors on November 22.
Tino Livramento Premier League stats
Apps: 99
Goals: 2
Assists: 3
Yellow cards: 4
Read cards: 0
‘Tino remains to be on course, we’re taking a look at the Manchester City game for him for when he could be available,’ the Newcastle boss said of Livramento.
When the full-back suffered his knee injury against Arsenal in September, his manager said: ‘He’s such a giant player for us in so many alternative ways – his versatility, his attitude, his quality.
‘If we’re going to miss that for any length of time, it will be an enormous blow.’
MORE: Portugal plan grievance to FIFA over Cristiano Ronaldo red card
MORE: Arsenal and Manchester United scout in-form La Liga striker who cost just £2.6m
MORE: England boss speaks out on Man Utd wonderkid Shea Lacey after U20s goal