Middle Eastern giants inquire about buying MU; Mourinho considers swapping Pogba for Vidal.

Liverpool receive bad news regarding Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool's central defender Virgil van Dijk suffered a rib injury in the Netherlands' 3-0 win over Germany. He has been sent back to Liverpool to recover. Prior to this, Salah also sustained an injury while on international duty in Egypt. Currently, it remains uncertain whether Virgil van Dijk will be available to play alongside Salah in the ninth round of the Premier League.

Virgil van Dijk sustained an injury while on duty with the Netherlands national team. Photo: Getty

Lukaku is showing interest in a Serie A move.

In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport about the possibility of playing in Serie A in the future, Manchester United striker Lukaku said: “Why not? I hope to have the chance to try it there.”

Middle Eastern giants inquire about buying MU.

MU panicked, Mourinho swapped Pogba for Vidal.

Don Balon reports that, seemingly out of options amidst Manchester United's crisis, Mourinho has come up with two crazy and risky transfer plans for January 2019.

Mourinho is said to have been driven to desperation, resorting to the idea of ​​enlisting Ibrahimovic's help, and then sacrificing Pogba to bring Vidal to MU.

According to this source, in addition to his plans to enlist the help of veteran Ibrahimovic, who had to leave MU for the US after a serious injury, Mourinho is now also targeting Arturo Vidal.

The source even claimed that Mourinho was willing to sacrifice Paul Pogba to bring Vidal under his wing, because the Portuguese strategist prefers quick fixes.

Luke Shaw is set to sign a new contract with Manchester United.

Manchester United's left-back, Luke Shaw, is set to sign a new contract to put an end to rumors about his future. The 23-year-old's current contract with MU expires next summer, so United have been rushing to negotiate a new deal with Luke Shaw to avoid losing him for free.

The newspaperMetro(The UK) reports that Shaw is set to sign a long-term contract with MU with a salary of £150,000 per week, higher than his current salary (£100,000 per week).

Arsenal want to sign Loftus-Cheek.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has decided to leave Chelsea in the winter transfer window to get more playing time. According to the English press, Arsenal are planning to secure the midfielder's signature.

Real Madrid are planning to sell Bale to Manchester United.

According to the newspaperMetroReal Madrid have reportedly planned to sell Gareth Bale after losing patience with the Welsh player's continued injury woes. Manchester United are the most eager club to acquire Bale and are ready to "rescue" him. Additionally, Chelsea are also very interested in Bale.

Despite this, Gareth Bale has no intention of leaving the Bernabeu. The 29-year-old is happy at Real Madrid and will fight to stay at the club. Coach Zinedine Zidane wanted to sell Bale in the summer of 2017 but was unsuccessful as Real Madrid refused to meet his demands.