Manchester United have reportedly been offered Ansu Fati in a mega Marcus Rashford swap deal. Reports in Spain suggest that Rashford could be set for a move to Barcelona. New Barca boss Hansi Flick is said to be willing to allow former wonderkid Fati to leave next month, paving the way for a player-exchange move.

What needs to be done in the transfer market in 2025 will be heavily influenced by the futures of Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose current deals all expire at the end of this season. All three have received contract offers from the club, but who stays and who goes remains unclear.

Bukayo Saka has undergone surgery on a hamstring injury and is set to be sidelined until March, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed on Friday.

Mikel Arteta confirmed Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is expected to be sidelined for over two months after undergoing surgery for a hamstring injury.

There is no disguising the fact that Bukayo Saka would be one of the first names on a list of players we wouldn’t want to be injured. Every team has a core group of talent so good that they can’t be replaced.