Man Utd are focusing on the signing of Mateus Fernandes from West Ham, but if they miss out on the 21-year-old they might have a new option.

Manchester United have embraced the data revolution under Ineos, but even amid all the numbers and the algorithms, there is still room for good old-fashioned scouting and the eye test, and one potential midfield addition could have a big supporter at Old Trafford.

United are still working on a deal to make Mateus Fernandes their second midfield signing of the summer, with Tottenham providing some competition for a player West Ham value at £80million. If they land Fernandes, United will set their sights lower for a third midfield addition this summer, if required.

But if the deal for Fernandes becomes too expensive, just as Elliot Anderson did when Manchester City made a bid of more than £120million, then alternatives will be sought and reports in Germany have claimed there is interest in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha.

The 25-year-old is enjoying an excellent World Cup and looks an all-round midfielder that could slot nicely into the United set-up, and he won praise from Gary Neville on ITV during the coverage of Germany’s win against the Ivory Coast.

“The more he plays like he did the other night the more expensive he’ll get,” Neville said. “But at the moment, we hear Manchester United are being quoted £100 million for the West Ham boy Fernandes, so they’re going to have to be looking around this tournament and parts of Europe.

“He looked outstanding the other night, it looked like he had absolutely everything.”

Nmecha has something else going for him at Old Trafford, and that is where the eye test comes in. He spent a dozen years at Manchester City’s academy and was there at the same time as Jason Wilcox.

Wilcox is now United’s director of football, but he was a coach at City’s academy while Nmecha was there and eventually became the head of the academy, so he knows plenty about the German international and was well aware of his talents while at the Etihad.

Nmecha was actually released by City in the summer of 2021, having made just three first-team appearances, but he has gone to another level on his return to the Bundesliga, first with Wolfsburg and now with Dortmund, and if his World Cup continues on this trajectory, he could attract some serious transfer interest this summer.

His brother Lukas has already returned to the Premier League with Leeds, having also been at City. Felix looks like a Premier League midfielder in the making with his strength and running power, and perhaps he will soon return to England as well.

Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV package

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Sky has upgraded its Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle to now include HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu, as well as 135 channels and full Sky coverage of the Premier League and EFL.

Sky broadcasts more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more with at least 215 live from the top flight alongside Formula 1, darts and golf.

With the season coming nearly coming to end, Dutton Ranch Season 1 Episode 8 is slated to premiere on June 26, 2026. The penultimate episode will be available to stream on Paramount+ by 3:00 a.m. ET. You can also watch it later that day on Paramount Network at 8:00 p.m. ET.

The first season consists of nine episodes, making this chapter a crucial one before the finale arrives on July 3. The previous episode left several relationships and rivalries in a complicated place as tensions within Rio Paloma continued to affect both the Duttons and those around them.

The upcoming chapter may bring a major collision of internal and external conflicts. Here is what the official logline for Dutton Ranch Season 1 Episode 8 reads:

“A storm shakes Rio Paloma; Beth and Rip’s choices are put to the test; Beulah’s bonds crumble; Joaquin and Will face off; Carter faces a crossroad that might define his future.”

When will Dutton Ranch Season 1 Episode 8 release?

Titled “Whiskey Limits,” Dutton Ranch Season 1 Episode 8 is scheduled to release on Friday, June 26, 2026. It will first become available on Paramount+ at 3:00 a.m. ET, allowing streaming subscribers to watch it before its television debut. Later, the same day, it will air on Paramount Network at 8:00 p.m. ET in the United States.

As Paramount+ releases its episodes simultaneously across the globe, viewers in different regions will receive access at different local times depending on their time zone. Here is the expected release timing for Dutton Ranch Season 1 Episode 8 in different time zones:

• Pacific Time (PT): June 26, 2026, at 12:00 AM
• Mountain Time (MT): June 26, 2026, at 1:00 AM
• Central Time (CT): June 26, 2026, at 2:00 AM
• Eastern Time (ET): June 26, 2026, at 3:00 AM
• Brazil Time (BRT): June 26, 2026, at 4:00 AM
• United Kingdom (BST): June 26, 2026, at 8:00 AM
• Central European Time (CEST): June 26, 2026, at 9:00 AM
• Gulf Standard Time (GST): June 26, 2026, at 11:00 AM
• Indian Standard Time (IST): June 26, 2026, at 12:30 PM
• Philippine Time (PHT): June 26, 2026, at 3:00 PM
• Japan Standard Time (JST): June 26, 2026, at 4:00 PM
• Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): June 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM
• New Zealand Standard Time (NZST): June 26, 2026, at 7:00 PM

Where to watch Dutton Ranch?

You can watch Dutton Ranch on Paramount+ in most regions. For those with traditional cable or live TV streaming platforms like Philo, FuboTV, or YouTube TV can watch Dutton Ranch as it broadcasts on the Paramount Network on Friday evenings at 8:00 PM ET/PT. In Indian region, the series is available on JioHotsar.