Manchester United Targets £80m Viktor Gyokeres This January

Manchester United is pursuing Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, from Sporting in an £80m bid to revive their season. Meanwhile, Real Madrid is eyeing a free transfer for Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, in the summer, pushing for a pre-contract agreement to secure his commitment. Liverpool faces pressure to retain Alexander-Arnold this season amid Real Madrid’s renewed January interest. Barcelona may move for Liverpool winger Luis Diaz, 27 with the Colombian reportedly unhappy over stalled contract talks.

Arsenal leads the race for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush, 25, despite competition from Liverpool, PSG and AC Milan. The Gunners also considered a £25m move for Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, though the England forward denied transfer discussions. Fulham fears renewed interest from Marseille in Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira, 29 while Brentford, West Ham and Fulham are monitoring Crystal Palace’s Will Hughes, 29, amid uncertainty over his contract.

Bayern Munich, PSG and six Premier League clubs are vying for Spain forward Dani Olmo on a free transfer, though Barcelona remains hopeful of registering the 26-year-old. Manchester United may entertain offers for Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof in January, as they face potential financial consequences if relegated from the Premier League impacts their £900m Adidas kit deal. Athletic Bilbao eyes Norwich’s Borja Sainz, 23, as a potential replacement for Nico Williams if he departs.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest is open to selling Taiwo Awoniyi, 27, if a suitable replacement is found while Galatasaray is negotiating a loan deal with PSG for Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar, 29. Crystal Palace could cash in on left-back Tyrick Mitchell, 25, ahead of his contract’s expiration while Manchester United plans to loan out young prospects Harry Amass and Dan Gore in January.