Man Utd transfer news: Real Madrid ready £50m offer as Ten Hag favourite nears exit
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Manchester United are braced for a busy month, with the January transfer window offering an opportunity to improve a struggling squad. United have lost four matches in a row – the last three without scoring – and enter 2025 in desperate need of a reboot under Ruben Amorim. The new United boss wants to bring Sporting Lisbon’s star striker, Viktor Gyokeres, to Old Trafford with him, but his £80million release clause makes that extremely difficult.
In order to have any chance of doing so and complying with profit and sustainability rules, United would need to offload some unwanted players first. Marcus Rashford is top of that list, while there are six other United players who are free to discuss moves to other clubs now.
Casemiro is also attracting interest from Saudi Arabia and Joshua Zirkzee is also the subject of speculation, but it is neither of those players who makes this round-up. Allow Mirror Football to take you through the latest rumours. Real Madrid have their eyes on Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, but they could switch targets to Diogo Dalot this month, according to i. Real have seen a £20million offer rejected by Liverpool for Alexander-Arnold and could test United by offering £50m for Dalot, it is claimed.
Real need to fill the hole left by the injured Dani Carvajal and are reportedly not convinced they can land Alexander-Arnold, who is out of contract in the summer and is yet to decide on his future. Dalot is understood to be happy at United and is not expected to agitate for a move, but has attracted interest from a number of European clubs. Amorim values Dalot, who can play on either side of the defence, but knows the club will need to sell players if they are to fund a squad overhaul.
