Rangers are finalising the signings of two defenders as part of a brave new transfer strategy they hope will wrestle the Premiership away from Celtic sooner rather than later, TEAMtalk can reveal

· Man Utd face Brighton in final Premier League game of the season· Erik ten Hag still without number of key defenders due to injury· Lisandro Martinez made return in win over NewcastleBy Jude Summerfield | 7:15 PM GMT+1Manchester United's battered a

Tottenham have been told they will soon have a big problem in keeping Micky van de Ven with the Dutch defender expected to become one of the best defenders in the game and seen by an agent as an ideal target for Manchester City

Tosin will become a free agent in the summer and is one of a number of central defenders being considered by Manchester United; Newcastle United and AC Milan are among a number of other clubs interested in the Fulham defenderManchester United are int

· Raphael Varane will leave Man Utd as a free agent this summer· Red Devils expected to pursue at least one new centre-back in Sir Jim Ratcliffe's first transfer window· Analysing five potential targets for Erik ten Hag's sideBy Tom Gott | 6:00 PM GM

Man Utd legend Nemanja Vidic reveals his favourite Premier League defenders with Arsenal and Tottenham stars both mentioned· Vidic won five PL titles at Man Utd· Regarded as one of the world's best defenders· Tottenham and Arsenal stars among his fav

· Man Utd confirmed return of Lisandro Martinez & Marcus Rashford to training· Erik ten Hag has been short of defenders throughout most of this season· Rashford set to make landmark 400th appearance for the club in next gameBy Jamie Spencer | 4:10 PM

Sky Sports football writers analyse Borussia Dortmund's 2-0 Champions League semi-final aggregate win over PSG; Jadon Sancho put in an excellent defensive display to stop Kylian Mbappe down the PSG left, while Dortmund's defenders refused to be moved

Ranking the best French defenders ever was no mean feat, but we reckon we've cracked it!From no-nonsense centre-halves to some of the silkiest full-backs in the game, these players from throughout history have all excelled for club and country