Manchester United transfers: Kevin Strootman update, Paul Pogba hope
Here is a round-up of the latest rumours involving The Reds as we enter the final week of the January transfer window.
Kevin Strootman limped off 34 minutes into Roma's match with Fiorentina with a knee injury and coach Rudi Garcia has admitted it is "still a delicate area".
The knock will scupper any chance of United signing the Dutchman this month, an inevitable outcome given Strootman only returned from his nine-month lat-off in November.
With Darren Fletcher in the departure lounge, Louis van Gaal was believed to be keen on recruiting a defensive midfielder this window but is going to have to wait.
Another midfielder United fans are pining for, Paul Pogba, "has a price", though.
United went toe-to-toe with Real Madrid for Raphael Varane in 2011 before they ended up signing Phil Jones and The Reds face a similar duel for Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte.
Laporte, 20, has emerged as one of the most impressive young centre halves in Europe over the last year and has a buyout clause of £31.5m.
The likelihood is United will be in the market for two centre-backs, one up-and-coming - like Laporte - and an established defender, such as Mats Hummels.
Plenty of Reds would be happy with right-back Nathaniel Clyne coming into Old Trafford, but the Southampton defender is negotiating a new contract at St Mary's.
The England international, 23, is out of contract next year.
And Louis van Gaal blocked Adnan Januzaj's transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
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