Manchester United are reportedly planning to ‘launch an offer’ to sign Real Sociedad star Luka Sucic, while INEOS have doubts about another midfielder.

Head coach Ruben Amorim has a big job at Man Utd as the Premier League giants have lost three of their past five matches across all competitions.

This form leaves Man Utd 13th in the Premier League table, but they are only six points adrift of the Champions League places.

The Red Devils are linked with several potential targets ahead of the January transfer window and Sucic is the latest possible target to get a mention.

After successful spells at FC Liefering and Red Bull Salzburg, the 22-year-old attacking midfielder joined La Liga outfit Real Sociedad for around £8m in the summer.

The Croatia international’s positive start to this season has seemingly not gone unnoticed as a report in Spain claims Man Utd ‘want to steal’ him from Real Sociedad.

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It is claimed that Man Utd are already ready to ‘launch an offer’ to sign the midfielder. The report explains:

‘The English giant seems willing to launch an offer of 40 million euros (around £33m) to secure the services of the young 22-year-old midfielder.’

As mentioned, Man Utd reportedly have plenty of players on their radar and Atalanta defensive midfielder Ederson is another option.

In the summer, the 24-year-old was reportedly targeted by several Premier League clubs and could secure himself a big move elsewhere in January or next summer.

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German journalist Florian Plettenberg claims Man Utd are ‘seriously considering’ a move for Ederson, but club chiefs are clashing on this possible deal.

Plettenberg explained: “Once again been told that #Ederson is one of the few names Manchester United are seriously considering for the central midfield position

“Some decision-makers are fully convinced of his abilities. However, there is not yet a complete consensus within the club. For this reason, there are no concrete negotiations at this stage.

“But #MUFC have gathered all the necessary information and have scouted him multiple times. Contract with Atalanta until 2027. Price valuation. €50-60m (a maximum of around £46m).”

The futures of several Man Utd stars are in doubt heading into 2025 and Antony is one player who has been linked with an exit. Despite this, Amorim has promised to “help him be a better player”.

Amorim said: “He needs more confidence. I will help him to be a better player. If you remember the Antony in Ajax…

“He lacks a little bit of confidence to go one against one. He will improve… he just has to do that, to work really hard”.

Liverpool have a “secret weapon in their sights” as they scour the transfer market for a replacement for Andy Robertson, but Manchester United have been warned they’re also “in the race” for one of Ruben Amorim’s top targets.

Robertson had endured a tough campaign even before being sent off early on in the Reds’ 2-2 draw with Fulham on Sunday, with that moment appearing to strengthen their resolve to source a replacement.

Fulham’s Antonee Robinson and Bournemouth star Milos Kerkez have been heavily linked but BILD journalist Christian Falk claims Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremy Frimpong is also on their radar.

“True: That Jeremie Frimpong is on the shortlist at Liverpool. He’s a very special player. He can play many positions and that makes him so interesting for Liverpool,” Falk told Caughtoffside.

“There are no concrete talks yet at the moment, but he’s in their sights.

“The head coach at Liverpool, Arne Slot, is Dutch, and it’s evident he has a good relationship with Dutch players. There is another thing worth mentioning: Trent Alexander-Arnold said it’s very good for him to have a coach who is explaining to him very clearly how to play his position. This shows Slot likes to have some tactical variation.

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“Xabi Alonso does this as well; Frimpong is not always playing the same way at Bayer Leverkusen. If you want to change your system during a match, he can be a secret weapon. Frimpong has always tended to show this, especially against Bayern Munich; he was always a key player when he started or came in off the bench.

“This makes him so interesting for his potential suitors. However, a release clause of €40m is a lot.”

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But the German reporter also claims Liverpool are “in the race” for Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies, whose been heavily linked with both Manchester United and Real Madrid with his contract with the Bundesliga giants expiring in the summer.

“True: Alphonso Davies is open to a potential transfer away from Bayern Munich,” Falk added.

“He’s not 100% fixed on Manchester United or Real Madrid. I heard that talks with Bayern, at the moment, are on ice until January.

“His agent, Nick Huoseh, will talk with any interested top club in the new year. When Huoseh is on his tour of England, Liverpool could get a meeting with him. It would be a good club for Davies, of course, given they play a style of football that would suit him. Liverpool, naturally, have a chance.

“I think Manchester United and Real Madrid are more concrete by comparison at this point in time. Bayern are also applying pressure to sign him up to a new contract. They’re still hopeful about making this work. So, Liverpool are still in the race, if they want him.”

Gabby Agbonlahor has branded the Man Utd and Tottenham players as “clowns” after watching Spurs win 4-3 in the Carabao Cup on Thursday night.

Ange Postecoglou’s side moved into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup in an error-strewn match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Man Utd found themselves 3-0 down on 54 minutes with a brace from Dominic Solanke and another goal from Dejan Kulusevski putting Spurs in control.

However, two mistakes from Fraser Forster gifted Man Utd a way back into the match with Joshua Zirkzee and Amad Diallo taking advantage of the Tottenham goalkeeper’s sloppiness on the ball to make it 3-2.

Son Heung-min scored a fourth for Tottenham late on before Jonny Evans got a third for the Red Devils but it was too little too late for Ruben Amorim’s outfit.

Speaking after the entertaining clash, Agbonlahor said: “It was like two sets of clowns playing each other. The defending… Spurs going forward were very good.

“Manchester United woke up a little bit in the second half thanks to some mistakes from Forster, but the defending, wow.

“I hammered Southampton’s defence, but wow. I don’t blame Forster at all, I blame the manager and the rest of the players.”

On Forster’s mistakes, Agbonlahor continued: “Forster, how long has he been around now, he’s 37. He’s always been a shot-stopper, he’s never been a keeper to play with his feet.

“I played with so many goalkeepers that if they were playing now they’d be exactly like Forster. They don’t want it.”

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Speaking after the match, Postecoglou admitted that a lot of Tottenham’s pain in the second half was “self-inflicted” after being in such a commanding lead against Man Utd.

Postecoglou told a post-match press conference: “We were. We played so well, well in control of the game. It’s the way our season has gone a little bit, we self-inflicted some pain on ourselves and then we had to scramble to get a foothold again, ended up getting a fourth and winning the game.

“It should have been a lot more comfortable than it ended up being but having said that I still can’t get away from the fact this group of players is doing an unbelievable job at the moment to get us through this. The fact is we again scored four goals and played some outstanding football.

“We got tired in the second half because we have a small number of players we keep putting out there. Obviously, that made it tighter than the game should have been, but I’m so proud of the players’ efforts.”

Man City have been named as one of eight clubs interested in a loan deal with a purchase option for Man Utd winger Alejandro Garnacho, according to reports.

Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim chose to leave Garnacho and team-mate Marcus Rashford out of his 20-man squad to face Man City in their 2-1 Manchester Derby victory.

That result kept Man Utd in 13th position in the Premier League table but it did close the gap on Man City to just five points after 16 games, with the Red Devils finishing last season 31 points behind the Citizens.

It was a good result for Amorim but the Portuguese head coach, like many of his recent predecessors, has struggled to halt the inconsistency in performances and results.

Man Utd have been linked to a number of players ahead of the January transfer window with rumours Garnacho and Rashford could now leave Old Trafford in the winter market.

Garnacho was already attracting interest as one of the best prospects in world football but the winger could now reportedly leave on the Red Devils’ terms.

And now journalist Ekrem Konur insists that Man City and other clubs around the world are looking to sign Garnacho on loan with a €60m (£50m) purchase option.

Konur wrote on X: “Alejandro Garnacho has attracted interest from a European club to sign him on loan from Manchester United with a 60 million euro permanent purchase option.

“This club, as yet undisclosed, have stated Garnacho as their main transfer target to strengthen their squad due to his young age and performances. Interested Clubs: Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, FC Bayern Munich, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Al Hilal.”

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Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed on Thursday that there are “no concrete talks taking place” over his future at Man Utd.

Romano told GiveMeSport: “All quiet around Garnacho at the moment, no concrete talks taking place; he shares the same agent with Amad who’s close to extending his contract, so relationship is very good.”

Garnacho has struggled to impress under new Man Utd boss Amorim and former Red Devils assistant manager Rene Meulensteen insists the Argentina international doesn’t “suit” his system.

Meulensteen told Instant Casino: “I don’t think Alejandro Garnacho suits Ruben Amorim’s system. The wing-back position is completely different to being a winger – you must be good in both parts of the pitch whether you’re attacking or defending.

“I also don’t think he suits being in the front three of this system either as the two behind the striker are more advanced 8s or 10s, whereas Garnacho is more of a typical winger that wants to hog the line and get the ball to feet.

“It’s clear that Garnacho needs to adapt if he is to get into this team. If he learns how to play in that pocket and how to link with other players, then there still a possibility he could be part of the team because he’s a good player with good skills. If he doesn’t adapt, then we could see more of what happened in yesterday’s game.”