Gossip: Man Utd eye £52m midfielder, Liverpool forward to depart

Reported today in Football365.

MAN UTD PREPARED TO PAY FOR ROMA STAR

There is good and bad news for Manchester United fans hoping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will significantly strengthen his side in January.

First, the bad. The Sunday Mirror says United's hopes of landing Erling Haaland are being hampered by RB Leipzig. The Bundesliga club are said to have first refusal on RB Salzburg's in-demand striker and to sign the 19-year-old – a ready-made replacement for Timo Werner – all they would have to cough up is around £25.7million to trigger some kind of agreement they have with their Austrian friends.

Consolation may come in the form of an Italy midfielder. Word from Il Messaggero suggests United are more than willing to pay the £52million it would take to prise Nicolo Zaniolo from Roma. The presence of PSG in the same report, however, suggests it could be a whisper started by Zaniolo's representatives as they look to whip up some interest in the 20-year-old.

Solskjaer also reckons his primary target might not be available in January so he could use the loan market instead.

PREM PAIR EYE LIVERPOOL STRIKER

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are thinking along similar lines. And both clubs are hoping to borrow a Liverpool striker.

Rhian Brewster has failed to break into the Reds' side this season, making only two starts in the Carabao Cup. Jurgen Klopp has revealed his willingness to do without the teenager of the second half of the campaign and the Sunday Mirror reckons Villa are the favourites to land the striker.

But they've got competition. Palace are also sniffing, as are Leeds and Swansea.

DORTMUND CHIRP UP FOR PARROTT

Troy Parrott is another young prodigy being lined up for a move. The Tottenham striker is being eyed by seemingly every big club on the continent.

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