of manchester united Interest in Rafael Leao has been a topic of discussion in recent weeks. The attacker is now struggling and is at the center of AC Milan’s goalscoring issues.

sports witness Covered Jorge Mendes’ involvement in a potential transfer. AC Milan are relying on the super-agent to find a new club for the attacker.

Through Mendes, Manchester United made initial contact to explore the terms of a deal. The Red Devils have an excellent relationship with the agent, having acquired Manuel Ugarte and Lenny Yoro through his work.

A deal for Leo will be cheaper than before, but that’s because his star has faded.

Leo made noise over the weekend

transfer market The report added that Leao’s performance against Atalanta was another ‘black mark’ on his season. Initially he was not expected to play but despite being given the start, he showed an ‘indifferent attitude’.

The game was important for the Rossoneri. Roma’s win over Parma took them level on points with Milan, who found themselves fourth in the table. They lost 3-2 and are now in serious danger of missing out on Champions League football.

The outlet accused Leao of ‘missing goals, poor play’ and was heavily criticized when he was removed in the second half.

Fans at San Siro protested against CEO Giorgio Furlani before the game. The 26-year-old’s performance enraged them further and the loudest boos were heard when the Portugal international was substituted.

Calciomercato doesn’t end there, adding that Leao is ‘hooked’ on the touchline.

Our Opinion: LEO is becoming an easy target

This may worry Manchester United, but AC Milan are generally struggling. They have won only three league games from nine, going from a title challenger to a team that could clinch a Conference League place.

As is often the case, their best player receives the most criticism. The issues are big, as evidenced by the protests against Furlani and Redbird ownership. Max Allegri’s system is also failing to bring out the best from Leo, who finds himself deeper and forced to cover more distances.

Aston Villa Bayern Munich are in the battle to sign Noel Aseko in the summer.

The defensive midfielder has already attracted the attention of clubs across Europe, including Germany and Aston Villa.

In February 2025, Bayern Munich allowed him to join Hannover 96 on loan and later that year, extended his stay until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old took advantage of his temporary transfer to the second division German club to enjoy regular minutes.

His 2.Bundesliga statistics this season are as follows:

• Appearances: 28
• Start: 26
• Total minutes: 2,004
• Minutes per game: 71
• Interceptions per game: 0.9
• Tackles per game: 1.6
• Possession won (final third): 0.5
• Balls recovered per game: 3.4
• Clearance per game: 1.0
• Duels won per game: 4.9

Aston Villa keen on youngsters

Two months ago, Sports Witness Covered claims from Germany West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion are set to sign Noel Aseko.

Fast forward to April and sky germany Now report Aston Villa have joined the transfer race.

Their headline reads: ‘Bayern Munich talent Noel Aseko is in high demand – Roma, Brighton and Aston Villa interested.’

Several clubs from the Sky State have already expressed interest in the Germany U21 international and Villans will be on the list.

The Serie A side, for their part, have made a solid enquiry, and will have to contend with Unai Emery’s side and Brighton to secure his services. In addition to these clubs, Eintracht Frankfurt also expressed interest in the youth.

Aseko would return to Bayern Munich after the season and pre-season under Vincent Kompany. As things stand, his future at the Allianz Arena is open.

In the event of a sale, the Bavarian club would be looking for a fee of around €10-12m, which should be affordable for Aston Villa.

Contract, price and agent information

Noel Aseko’s contract at Bayern Munich is until 2028 transfer market He is now worth €8 million.

Rummenigge Sport Marketing GmbH, owned by agent Roman Rummenigge, is looking after their interests.

With Roma already making a concrete approach, Aston Villa will have to act quickly to convince both the player and the German champions.

The Toronto Raptors have fallen in the Eastern Conference standings, as they have failed to keep up with the top four teams in the conference. A loss like the 120-98 defeat to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night won’t do much to further their cause. In fact, it’s a big concern for the Raptors that they failed to perform against a team that was dominant for the second night in a row, never mind that the game was held at the Mortgage Matchup Center.

The entire team wasn’t very good on Sunday, the main culprit being Brandon Ingram. Ingram scored only six points on 3-10 shooting from the field, while Immanuel Quickley (11 points on 4-9 shooting) and RJ Barrett (13 points on 5-8 shooting) weren’t very good either. But for backup point guard Jamal Sheed, another bad game is a continuation of what is already becoming a worrisome trend.

Sheed has struggled throughout the calendar month of March; The Raptors guard is averaging just 3.3 points on 27.3 percent shooting from the field. Anyway, Scotty Barnes has the support of his peers completely.

“[I would tell him to] Just stay aggressive. Our team, we believe in him. He comes down the slope and creates a lot for us. We know he’ll be able to do that every night. He’s going to come in to play defense. I think that’s what we’re focused on,” Barnes said in his postgame presser, via Omar Osman of Raptors Updates.

“He’ll find it. Gotta trust him.”

Scotty Barnes on Jamal Sheed’s recent offensive struggles, and what he would tell Jamal:

“Just stay aggressive. Our team, we believe in that.”

“He’ll find it. Gotta trust him.” pic.twitter.com/Ak5c2ujb1a

– Omer Osman (@OmerOsman200) 23 March 2026

Sheed has been a huge part of what the Raptors are doing this season, and it would be foolish to suddenly lose confidence in him during a difficult stretch. But with Toronto dangerously close to falling into the play-in tournament picture, Shead and the rest of the team will have to figure it out quickly.

West Ham loanee Niklas Fulkrug has barely made an impression at AC Milan, despite scoring against Lecce at the start of the season.

The German has yet to start once in Serie A, missing a vital penalty against Pisa a few weeks ago. This led to Milan losing points against one of the worst teams in the division and they soon fell behind in the title race.

Since then, the striker has always played less than 30 minutes in each game.

sports witness The Italian has been covered up over claims that cast doubt on the Rossoneri’s intentions of sending him back to West Ham.

Now, question marks are being raised over his suitability and whether he can really cut it at AC Milan.

Fulkrug lacks stability

DAZN spoke with correspondent Tommaso Tursi PianetaMilan about striker

He made it clear that the Germany international needs to play more to get back to his best form. But even that is not happening.

“To be honest, I expected a little more consistency from Fulkrug. He is a player who needs to play to get into top form; he struggles to find his best form in fits and starts.”

Tursi believes Milan have not yet made a final decision about a loan deal from West Ham.

“I think an evaluation for him will be done at the end of the season.”

The journalist believes that the 33-year-old is not really useful in the current setup under Max Allegri. He is not expected to play nearly 20 minutes every game.

“If he comes on in the last 10/15 minutes, he is not a useful player unless he is there to stop some balls; rather, he should be a maneuverable center around which the team can build. We need to understand how Milan and Massimiliano Allegri will evaluate him.”

Fulkrug should return to West Ham

The way things are going, staying at Milan for a long time won’t help the striker either. The Rossoneri are looking at youth options for next season and Fulkrug probably needs another new club.

West Ham also have no use for him and will demand his permanent exit. he paid He will have to rely on his agent to find £55million and another club to sign him permanently.

So he reached an agreement with Milan and now he should lay the foundation for another move.

🇨🇿 Tomas Soucek | Check outlook on renewal

⏸️ West Ham star renewal put on hold, not canceled – agent ready to contacthttps://t.co/E7SraAlI2J #whufc #koi

– Sports Witness (@Sport_Witness) 20 March 2026

Ja Morant suffered a UCL injury in his left elbow during the Memphis Grizzlies’ 124–122 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on January 21. He’s been out of the lineup since then, and his latest injury update doesn’t bode well.

According to NBA insider Brett Siegel, reports indicate that the 26-year-old point guard is still experiencing discomfort in his elbow. Morant underwent imaging on his left elbow on Wednesday, and will be reevaluated in two weeks.

“The Grizzlies say Ja Morant is experiencing discomfort from a UCL sprain in his left elbow, and he had follow-up imaging yesterday, which revealed incomplete healing. Morant will be re-evaluated in two more weeks.”

Morant is expected to miss at least the next seven games for the Grizzlies. That’s about one-third of the games remaining on the schedule. Memphis will have more information around March 19, which could determine Morant’s status for the remainder of the regular season.

Ja Morant, a two-time All-Star, has only played 20 games this season. It’s been tough for the former first-round pick, as Morant is averaging 19.5 points, 3.3 rebounds (career-low), 8.1 assists (career-high), and 1.0 steals per game. He is shooting 41.0% from the floor (career-low) and 23.5% from beyond the three-point line (career-low).

At one time, Morant was seen as potentially becoming the new face of the NBA. However, since getting into trouble for brandishing guns on social media (suspended a total of 33 games in the 2022-23 season) and being involved in an alleged fight with a then-17-year-old boy at the 2022 event, it can be said to the least that Ja Morant’s image in the league has diminished.

Kasper Schmeichel has been Celtic’s No.1 since arriving at Celtic Park on a free transfer in July 2024. His role has not been affected by recent managerial changes and he is first choice for Martin O’Neill.

The Denmark international has kept 14 clean sheets and conceded 47 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions for Celtic this season.

He conceded 19 goals in nine Europa League appearances and four of the goals were in Celtic’s defeat to VfB Stuttgart. The 39-year-old was criticized by a section of the Scottish club’s supporters following Thursday’s European defeat at Celtic Park.

Celtic form a cause for concern for Denmark

BT Watched his recent performances for Celtic in Denmark and shared his thoughts on making his debut for the national team in March.

Denmark will face North Macedonia in the World Cup playoffs in March. The question is whether manager Brian Reimer will start Schmeichel as his role has already been debated.

The Celtic man has been Denmark’s main goalkeeper for many years. Chelsea’s Philip Jorgensen and West Ham United’s Mads Hermansen have been supporters of his in recent years.

Jorgensen has played once while Hermansen is yet to make his debut. Earlier this month, Sport Witness Danish claims covered It is ‘complete madness’ that both are not getting opportunities.

Reimer likely to be starting Celtic player

Beattie says Reimer’s decision to choose his goalkeeper for next month’s clash will probably be ‘tougher than usual’. This is not just due to Schmeichel’s mixed Celtic performances, but also Hermansen’s return to West Ham. The latter regained his place in the Hammers’ starting lineup.

However, the national team boss ‘doesn’t dare’ to sack the Celtic player. At least that’s what BT football expert Jannik Liburd claims.

“The question is, does Brian Reimer dare to change his relatively weak position before important playoff matches in March?” He said.

“Personally, I don’t think Brian Reimer dares to prioritize form over experience and play Mads Hermansen instead of Schmeichel, even though that might be the right thing to do.”

Schmeichel’s contract expires in June. Back in November, he said he would decide on his celtic future Around February or March. There should be more clarity in the coming weeks.