Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford could be offered a Saudi escape route from Old Trafford.
Club’s including Al Ittihad, managed by ex-United defender Laurent Blanc, have been put on alert after Rashford was axed by Ruben Amorim for Sunday’s Manchester derby triumph.
Sources have confirmed to talkSPORT that United are open to offers for their academy poster boy as Amorim attempts to clean up the culture in his dressing room.
While Rashford is reluctant to leave his boyhood club as he harbours hopes of earning an England recall for the 2026 World Cup, senior figures at United feel a parting of the ways would be best for both parties.
The 27-year-old was fined two weeks wages in January after reporting ill for training having been pictured boozing in a Belfast nightspot and there are ongoing concerns about his off-field lifestyle.
The fact he is United’s highest-paid player on a deal worth the best part of £400,000-a-week including bonuses means the list of potential takers is minimal.
Arsenal to raid West Ham again?
West Ham are willing to cash in on Mohamed Kudus if they get a big-money offer in January.
Arsenal are weighing up a move for Kudus after seeing their goals from open play dry up, leaving them six points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand.
The Ghanaian is believed to have an £85m release clause that becomes active in the summer, so if the Gunners want to sign him before they would have to cough up a similarly hefty sum.
Arsenal would have to sell players to fund a move for Kudus, 24, who has scored ten goals in 38 Premier League starts.
Belgian winger Leandro Trossard was subject of interest from Saudi Arabia in the summer.
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Dibling U-turn
It already looks an impossible task for managerless Southampton to stay up, and they face losing their best player too.
This notebook has previously reported that teenage sensation Tyler Dibling is being scouted by Manchester United and Newcastle.
We can now reveal the 18-year-old is stalling on signing a new deal and reliable sources close to the south coast side says he feels ‘disrespected’ by the way talks have been handled.
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Dibling has made 17 appearances for struggling Saints this season and has been a rare shining light.
He left the club once before to join Chelsea before returning in September 2022 after failing to settle in west London.
Cherries ready to pounce
Bournemouth are among the teams keeping tabs on in-form Stoke striker Tyrese Campbell, talkSPORT understands.
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Campbell, son of the late Arsenal and Everton legend Kevin, has hit a rich vein of form in recent weeks, scoring six goals in his last eight games.
The Championship has been a happy hunting ground for the high-flying Cherries in recent years, with the likes of Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Tavernier and Alex Scott all plucked from the second tier.
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