According to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, the 25-year-old will earn between £260,000 and £275,000 a week before tax at the Etihad Stadium, which is a massive raise on his current salary, with the forward being paid around £32,000 a week in Frankfurt.

Meanwhile, Ruben Amorim is the third United manager to win each of their first three games in charge in major European competition after Matt Busby in 1956 and Alex Ferguson in 1990.

Winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, leads today's BBC Sport gossip page with United's Premier League rivals Chelsea believed to have a serious interest in the Argentina international.

The Gunners sold Danish forward Biereth to Austrian side Sturm Graz last summer for £4m and inserted a sell-on clause into the deal. Standard Sport understands that sell-on clause was significant and Arsenal are now set to benefit as Biereth closes in on a move to Monaco.

Liverpool have been urged to follow-up their interest in Ajax star Jorrell Hato after he was reportedly spotted at Anfield last weekend. The Reds are expected to pursue their interest before the transfer window ends, and now ex-Spurs and Swansea keeper Michel Vorm has given Arne Slot a glowing endorsement of the defender.

Tottenham's form is relegation form. They have collected points at an average below 0.5 per game for two months. Carry on like that for the final 15 games of and they will barely break 30 points.

Arsenal are seemingly on the lookout for attacking reinforcement and, according to Football Transfers, are among the clubs keen on Sunderland star Jobe Bellingham. The dynamic attacking midfielder is understood to be a target for Mikel Arteta, who is plotting a rebuild over the next few transfer windows.

THE January transfer window is heating up with some MEGA moves in the pipeline as Deadline Day rapidly approaches on Monday, February 3. Neymar is set for an emotional return to boyhood club

The £84m-rated star, who was once described as a " pure difference-maker " by talent scout Jacek Kulig, has the pace, technical quality, and movement to constantly make things happen at the top end of the pitch, much like Marmoush.

The football transfer window closes on 3 February and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is one of the big names who could be on the move.

Express Sport provides all the latest transfer news LIVE from Arsenal, Man Utd, the rest of the Premier League and beyond.

LONDON, Jan 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Cody Gakpo struck twice as Premier League leaders Liverpool thrashed Ipswich 4-1 to maintain their six-point lead over Arsenal, who survived Myles Lewis-Skelly's controversial red card to snatch a 1-0 win at Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday.