Manchester United need to sell to meet Paris Saint-Germain’s €60m valuation of Nuno Mendes, and Ruben Amorim and the new INEOS leadership are keen to initiate a major overhaul.

The 22-year-old left-back has been touted as a key first signing to bring balance to the squad, but the Old Trafford hierarchy are currently tight-lipped on a wage offer as well as a transfer fee.

The situation shows just how difficult this crucial first window is for Amorim, with many at United openly talking about how much business needs to be done but how much money there is to spend amid the constraints of the Profit and Sustainability Act. The club has basically announced that it will listen to offers for almost any player, including popular domestic talents like Coby Maino and Alejandro Garnacho. Such reports have dominated the first few days of the window and only show how bad the situation is.

The latest from Miguel Delaney:

Chelsea is at the top of the list of clubs that want to sign Kobi Maino if he leaves Manchester United.

The Daily Mail report that despite Maino having two-and-a-half years left on his current deal, talks over a new contract between the midfielder and the Old Trafford hierarchy have stalled.

If United sell the player, it will be financially beneficial as the proceeds from the sale will be reduced in the accounts as a net profit.

Fans won’t be happy as Maino is a homegrown talent who broke into the first team under Erik ten Hoag and has continued to impress.

Chelsea’s Carney Chukovmka is shortlisted for Borussia Dortmund this January. Sky Sports Germany

Dortmund are looking for a No.8 and the 21-year-old is struggling for playing time under Enzo Marsca. The Blues are ready to take Chukovmka on loan, although his release clause of €40-45 million is too much for Dortmund.

Manchester United are exploring other attacking options with Randall Kolo-Moani reportedly on their shortlist, with reports that Victor Giovekres is unlikely to leave Sporting this month.

According to David Orenstein in athlete, United and Tottenham are actively discussing a deal to sign Kolo Moani on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.

Juventus also want the French forward and Orenstein says they are the main contenders for him. The French striker has seen little game time at PSG but suitors consider him one of the best all-round strikers currently on the market.

Kolo Moani, who moved from Eintracht Frankfurt to Paris Saint-Germain for 90 million euros in 2023 and has a contract until 2028, has played only 14 times for the French team this season and has scored two goals and one assist.

Feyenoord winger Igor Paixao is being chased by Arsenal and Liverpool, among other Premier League clubs.

according to caught offside Paixao has impressed the talents of both teams as well as the likes of Spurs, Aston Villa and West Ham. He could be available for around 30-35 million euros.

No talks or offers have yet taken place, but Arsenal and Liverpool have received glowing reports from their scouts.

Newcastle could be on the verge of losing their back-up goalkeeper, as Martin Dubravka has agreed an agreement in principle with Saudi Arabian Premier League side Al-Shabaab.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Dubravka just needs the green light from the Magpies and he will go to Saudi Arabia.

According to our own Richard Jolley, Manchester City are interested in Abdul Kudir Khosanov, although the Lens defender is seen as a potential signing for the future, rather than a player likely to break into the first-team right now.

The 20-year-old Uzbekistan international is about a decade younger than City’s current three centre-backs, John Stones, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji.

West Ham are considering a move for Chelsea’s Kernan Dewsbury-Hall, possibly on loan.

The 26-year-old arrived from Leicester City in the summer and worked with Enzo Maresca in the Championship, but has made just five league appearances so far, with most of his time confined to the Europa League.

The latest from Miguel Delaney:

Tottenham and Aston Villa are interested in Milan Skriniar and Paris Saint-Germain are happy to see the Slovakian defender leave this month.

According to the French newspaper, the 29-year-old player has played only 5 games this season and this saga may be resolved by the end of the week. L’Equipe.

Galatasaray are considered frontrunners to sign Skriniar, but his wages could prove problematic for the Turkish side, leaving Spurs and Villa in a good position to add to their central defensive options. Napoli has also been linked but he may not be an automatic starter.

Cristiano Ronaldo has six months left on his contract with Al Nasr and is considering “several options”, but the deciding factor could be where offers to reunite with Casemiro are made. marca

Ronaldo and Casemiro played together for five seasons at Real Madrid and also linked up at Manchester United, and the Portuguese is now desperate to reunite with his old friend.

That could happen at Al Nasr, where the 39-year-old has urged new signings to help them compete with the likes of Al Hilal and Al Ittihad in the Saudi Premier League. But Ronaldo also has the chance to move to the United States, with a double signing of him and Casemiro by an MLS club possible, while there is also speculation he may want to return to Europe.

The deciding factor will be where Casemiro ends up after a sharp drop in form at Manchester United, meaning the Red Devils are happy to see him go to Saudi Arabia or elsewhere this month.