United Daily - Sunday 21st June 2026 - Tragic news for the Hughes family
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What tragic news was announced about Mark Hughes' family?
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This is Sunday's United Daily Podcast. I'm Wayne Barton with today's news and rumours. Start with some very sad news today. You may have seen it breaking overnight. Mark Hughes' son Alex has passed away suddenly and the Hughes family released a statement via the LMA this morning. Alex was a former footballer following in Mark's footsteps he was also a coach at some of the clubs that Mark managed to set up his own coaching academy I think in Portugal for a little while and had a young family himself so yeah our condolences go to Mark's family and Alex's family as well his young family terrible tragic news and In transfer gossip, Dani Caballos, the former Real Madrid midfielder, he will soon be known as because his contract is expiring and he's not getting renewed.
Which former Real Madrid midfielder is linked with a Premier League move?
He is going to be on the market and he's being linked with a move back to the Premier League. I think he was on loan at Arsenal a couple of years ago. He's been linked with United this morning. I can't see this one happening. To be honest, I think, yeah, not even as a B option, I think United, you know, he didn't pull up any trees when he was in the Premier League last time. United are looking for someone who can make a proper impact. That's more of a Sabitzer style signing, isn't it? that we were in the market for three or four years ago. Not today.
Is German midfielder Felix N. Metscher a realistic target for United this summer?
Felix N. Metscher, the German midfielder, is sort of briefing that he's open to leaving Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool and United have been linked with him this summer. There was a report in the MEN saying that he had a Dortmund wanted around 100 million for him but they'll be willing to accept half of that now I mean in this market I would think 50 million might be a bit pricey for him anyway it'd be the top price I'd be wanting United to pay for him certainly not 100 million absolutely crazy money that I don't think there's anything in this I think if he is of interest to United it's if they are scrambling and there's no other No other alternatives, but I think that they're quite... They're quite optimistic about the deals that they're going to get done, fairly optimistic about getting a deal done for Fernandes, and I think there might be formal moves for that this week, actually, the West Ham midfielder.
There's some talk that West Ham need to have a deal done before the 1st of July for the accounting year. I'm not quite sure about that because I don't know enough about West Ham's finances, but I do expect United to make a formal move this week. and that's it for today apart from a couple of on this days to bring you a happy birthday to Stuart Pearson born on this day in 1949 a member of the United team that resurgent the resurgence back into the first division under Tommy Dockett scored in the 1977 FA Cup final scored United's first goal Liverpool equalised and then United went on to win it
Will United make a formal bid for West Ham's midfielder before July 1st?
shortly after that and finally on this day one game, one friendly game in United's history, they played Jönköping I don't know if I've pronounced that right, Swedish side in a Chicago friendly in 1952 I beg your pardon, 1950 and we lost against them 3-1 but this was the last game of the tour and it was also the last opportunity for the agents who'd been making a play for a to sign for clubs in South America, most notably Colombia. They made, I think, Emery Coburn and Alan B. Chilton, the standout defensive players for United, had been offered terms, but they were concerned about not being able to speak the language and things like that. No such concerns for Charlie Mitton, the outside left, who basically agreed a deal to go to Bogota.
So... I might say that without tripping up on my words there. I'm impressed with myself. He agreed this deal anyway, took the money and ran to Colombia. Busby warned him, if you come back, you can't play for United.
What historic United events happened on this day in 1950‑1977?
This wasn't back in the days when... you know the transfer market was the way it was he effectively left his contract to United to sign for this team in Colombia United still held his playing registration in England but Busby warned him if you come back you're not going to be allowed to play for us United obviously held that playing registration there's
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What tragic news was announced about Mark Hughes' family?
0:00–1:13
2
Which former Real Madrid midfielder is linked with a Premier League move?
1:13–1:50
3
Is German midfielder Felix N. Metscher a realistic target for United this summer?
1:50–3:31
4
Will United make a formal bid for West Ham's midfielder before July 1st?
3:31–4:41
5
What historic United events happened on this day in 1950‑1977?
4:41–6:12
Speakers
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