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As Man United and Nice will both be competing in the 2024-25 Europa League while Ratcliffe’s INEOS Group holds an ownership stake in each club, any transfers between the clubs would be blocked by UEFA this season. There is also friction between Ratcliffe and Newcastle due to the prolonged negotiations regarding a compensation package for Dan Ashworth to join as sporting director.
And The Hammers haven’t given up hope of signing the 24-year-old, as Romano tweeted: “West Ham are still interested in Jean-Clair Todibo but he’s giving total priority to Juventus now. Todibo wants Juventus; the club need to sell players in order to try again.
“Jean-Clair Todibo, keen on move to Juventus as he’s open to joining the club. Juve have discussed loan with mandatory buy clause as initial proposal but OGC Nice already rejected €35m [£29.37million] from West Ham.”
Fresh reports from The Mirror claim West Ham could hijack the potential transfer despite Todibo giving priority to Juventus.
West Ham have already strengthened their defensive options with the signing of Max Kilman for £40million from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Meanwhile, Newcastle have signed Lloyd Kelly as a free agent and remain in the market for a central defender this summer with AC Milan’s Malick Thiaw among several targeted.
As for Manchester United, they have turned their attention towards Lille defender Leny Yoro, who has a medical scheduled at the club after a £52million package was agreed with the Ligue 1 club.