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Arne Slot explains Trent Alexander-Arnold talks amid Real Madrid transfer interest

Clubs across the continent are in the market for January transfer deals as they look to strengthen their squads for the second half of the 2024/25 season with titles, European football and survival all on the line.

Liverpool and Arsenal are rumoured to be circling new arrivals as they battle it out in the Premier League, and Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo appears to be in the Gunners’ sights after injury to Bukayo Saka. The window could see some big exits confirmed with Trent Alexander-Arnold open to negotiate a possible free transfer to Real Madrid and Manchester United looking to sell Marcus Rashford - with a new ambitious swap for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia reportedly on their radar.

They could face a tussle with Liverpool for the Napoli and Georgia winger as Arne Slot seeks the final piece of what looks a title-winning puzzle. Manchester City’s campaign, by contrast, is in need of reviving, and the Premier League champions are interested in signing Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush and 17-year-old Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis this month as they begin their rebuild.

How Ruben Amorim can overhaul Man Utd squad with a helpful lesson from Mikel Arteta

Manchester United have received informal contact for homegrown stars like Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo but, so far, nothing has come close to anything the club would find acceptable. That’s just one complication to this transfer window.

Another is what happened when a European club learned of United’s interest in one of their players. He was told to “forget the Champions League or proper European competition, and you won’t even be competing for the domestic league”. It’s been a consideration for other targets, putting players off Old Trafford. United won’t even have to deal with such hurdles until they can make sales, of course, which isn’t guaranteed.

How Amorim can overhaul Man Utd with a helpful lesson from Arteta

The Portuguese boss has encountered a tricky situation in his bid to revolutionise the Red Devils but Arteta endured a similar challenge at Arsenal and prevailed, providing a blueprint for a similar rebuild at Old Trafford

Mike Jones

Milan to make room for Rashford?

AC Milan are apparantly preparing to offload a forward in order to create space in their squad for Marcus Rashford reports the Daily Mirror.

Rashford, who has been on the outskirts of the Manchester United squad, seems likely to leave the club in January and has admitted he is ready for ‘a new challenge’.

Milan have emerged as the most likely destination for the 27-year-old who has already rejected three deals from Saudi Arabia in the hopes of moving to a more competitive league.

Rashford’s £325,000 per week wage at United will be a sticking point though as not many clubs can afford the same fee. The player will either have to take a pay cut to secure a move or United will have to agree to subsidise some of the wages (something they may not want to do).

(Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

Mike Jones10 January 2025 09:57

Casemiro heading to Saudi Arabia?

As Manchester United look to overhaul their squad to better suit manager Ruben Amorim’s vision rumours abound about possible exits for most of their players.

One player who is seemingly on the way out is midfielder Casemiro who the latest rumour being that the 32-year-old has agreed a contract to move to the Saudi Pro League this January.

Casemiro is now behind Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo in Amorim’s pecking order at Old Trafford and his high wage bill means he would be one of the players United’s hierarchy want to move on to cut down on costs.

Casemiro may have already agreed terms to a deal according to some reports.

(Nick Potts/PA Wire)

Mike Jones10 January 2025 09:14

Manchester City close in on Omar Marmoush

It appears that Manchester City may just be moving closer to securing their man. A deal has, according to Sky Sports, been agreed in principle for Omar Marmoush, though there is still a litte bit of haggling to be done with Eintracht Frankfurt over the forward.

(AP)

Harry Latham-Coyle10 January 2025 08:30