Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has sent his personal scout to watch in-form striker Erling Haaland in action for his club.

Erling Haaland plays his club football for Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg and the Daily Mirror revealed that Solskjaer sent personal scout Simon Wells to run the rule over the 19-year-old teenage striker during a recent Champions League game.

Erling Haaland joined Austrian Bundesliga outfit Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019 from Norwegian top flight side Molde and he has been a revelation since his transfer.

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The Norwegian international has scored 26 goals in all competitions in the colours of Red Bull Salzburg this season including seven Champions League goals thus making him the topscorer in the competition ahead of Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski who has six goals.

His form has attracted several big European sides including Manchester United who has a little advantage due to the fact that the player previously worked with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer while the Red Devils legend was at Molde.

Apart from Premier League giants Manchester United, major European sides like Real Madrid, Napoli, Barcelona and Juventus are also interested in signing the young striker but they will have to wait till the summer at least.

Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic has made a decision on his next club according to the publication from popular Italian media outlet Tuttosport.

It was revealed that the retired Croatian international star will join Manchester United when the January transfer window reopens in the next few weeks.

Mario Mandzukic has made the decision to join Manchester United from Italian champions Juventus.

The Croatian striker has been pushed down the striker pecking order at Juventus since the arrival of new manager Maurizio Sarri from Chelsea in the summer.

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In addition, the summer arrival of Gonzalo Higuain from his loan spell at Chelsea last season has led to a lack of playing time for Mario Mandzukic who is seen as a short-term signing at Manchester United.

The Red Devils want to sign Mario Mandzukic who will be 34 in the next few months as a short-term striker signing till they can get their hands on their long-term targets like Red Bull Salzburg striker Erling Haaland.

Erling Haaland has been in excellent form this season after scoring 26 goals in all competitions for his Austrian side.

Several clubs are on his trail as a result of the impressive form shown for Red Bull Salzburg this season.

Three European sides are reportedly keen on a January swoop for Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka.

This is according to the report from the Daily Mail which claimed that three clubs want to rescue Granit Xhaka from his nightmare at North London giants Arsenal.

The three European sides are German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, Premier League outfit Newcastle United and seven-time European champions AC Milan.

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka was named the club captain earlier this year after the votes from the players as conducted by manager Unai Emery.

The Swiss international had been acting as the club’s skipper since the exit of Laurent Koscielny in the summer before his appointment was confirmed in September.

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His reign as the permanent Arsenal captain didn’t last long before Unai Emery removed him from the role on the back of his conduct towards the club’s fans during a recent league game.

Granit Xhaka used expletives against the fans while he was being subbed off for young Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka during the Premier League game at home to fellow London side Crystal Palace.

The incident overshadowed the game which ended in a 2-2 draw.

Xhaka has missed the last four games in all competitions for the Gunners as a result of the incident.

Premier League outfit Newcastle United are eyeing a loan swoop for Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka during the January transfer window.

According to The Times, the Magpies want to launch an ambitious loan bid for Swiss international Granit Xhaka.

The Arsenal midfielder was recently stripped off his role as skipper after his faceoff with the fans during the London Derby clash with Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

The £35m signing from German Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach walked off the pitch to a chorus of boos from Arsenal fans following his reaction to being substituted on the hour mark for young winger Bukayo Saka while the Gunners were searching for the winning goal with the scoreline at 2-2.

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The Premier League clash ended in a 2-2 draw.

Granit Xhaka issued an apology for his actions four days later and has been left out of the Arsenal squad for the last four games.

The Swiss international vice-captain has missed the games against Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vitoria Guimares and Leicester City.

Widespread reports claimed that the Swiss midfielder is considering a move away from the club and a loan transfer to Newcastle United could be the route out of Arsenal for the former FC Basel star.

Premier League champions Manchester City have concluded plans to sign highly-rated Benfica defender Ruben Dias but they may have to see off two other English top-flight sides to achieve their target.

According to Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, Manchester City are one of the frontrunners to sign Ruben Dias and that they might make a move for the Portuguese international center-back during the January transfer window.

The loss of first-choice central defender Aymeric Laporte has hit Manchester City hard this season and their quest to achieve results without him has not been helped by the exit of former club skipper Vincent Kompany.

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Laporte suffered a serious knee injury in August and he’s not expected back in action until February at least.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has had to convert Fernandinho into a makeshift central defender due to the injury to Aymeric Laporte.

Guardiola and his Manchester City players have already lost three times this season mainly because of their defensive woes.

Manchester City are expected to bolster their squad on the defensive front and Ruben Dias is a top candidate though Premier League rivals Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are also interested in the central defender.

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has revealed the influence behind the decision to extend his contract at the club.

Callum Hudson-Odoi was seriously linked with a move away from Chelsea earlier in the year with the likes of German champions Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund before he signed a five-year contract extension until the end of the 2013/14 season.

The young Chelsea winger even tried to engineer a move away from Stamford Bridge by submitting a transfer request in January 2018 amidst the strong interest from Bayern Munich but Chelsea were adamant that the England international is not for sale despite the numerous bids made by the Bavarian giants.

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Callum Hudson-Odoi had less than a year left on his then Chelsea contract before he signed a new deal.

On the influence behind his new contract, Callum Hudson-Odoi said that new Blues boss Frank Lampard was a major catalyst and that it took just one conversation with him before he arrived at the decision to sign a new Chelsea deal.

Callum Hudson-Odoi recently returned to the Chelsea team after a lengthy absence as a result of the Achilles injury he sustained during a league game against Brighton and Hove Albion at the end of last season.

According to Manchester Evening News (MEN), Manchester United have four main priorities ahead of the winter transfer market which reopens in six weeks’ time.

Manchester United have not lived up to the expectations of their fans this season and that has seen the Red Devils fall behind their rivals on the Premier League table.

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to be backed with new players to improve his squad.

The aforementioned publication outlined four priorities for Manchester United during the January transfer window.

The first is to sign a forward after the Red Devils failed to replace Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku last summer after his transfer to Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan.

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The second priority is to strengthen the midfield during the January transfer window since the club failed to replace Ander Herrera and Marouane Fellaini who left earlier this year.

The third is to sell Nemanja Matic who has fallen further down the midfield pecking order at Old Trafford behind the likes of Scott McTominay, Fred and Andreas Pereira.

The fourth and final priority is to resolve the futures of Angel Gomes and Tahith Chong at the club, the two young players have less than one year left on their respective contracts.

Italian Serie A outfit Inter Milan are plotting a January transfer for Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud who has found playing time hard to come by since Frank Lampard was appointed the Blues’ manager this summer.

According to the Daily Express, Inter Milan manager, Antonio Conte wants to sign Giroud when the transfer market is opened again in January for a knockdown fee of around £6m.

Olivier Giroud has a little over six months left on his contract at Chelsea and the French World Cup winner is not ready to wait for his contract to run down next summer.

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The French striker joined Chelsea from London rivals Arsenal at the start of last year in a deal reported to be around £18m.

He signed an 18-month Chelsea deal until this summer when he completed his transfer from Arsenal to Stamford Bridge before his Blues deal was extended by one year in the summer.

Giroud was an integral part of the Chelsea team that won the Europa League last season by beating former club Arsenal in the final and even scored one of the goals but the Frenchman has had to make do with a reduced role under new manager Frank Lampard.