Garnacho to Chelsea bombshell, Arsenal fear Edu raid, Man Utd face Rashford nightmare: FT recap

Tom Weber

Updated: 17 Jan 2025 15:51 CST
5 min read

Friday delivered plenty of big news as Chelsea's interest in Alejandro Garnacho was revealed.

Plus, Arsenal are under threat of being raided by former sporting director Edu and Man Utd face a nightmare scenario in their bid to get rid of Marcus Rashford. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

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Exclusive: Forest want Oulad M'Hand

FootballTransfers understands that Nottingham Forest are targeting Arsenal youngster Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand after he was recommended by Edu Gaspar.

Chelsea's Garnacho bomb

Chelsea are considering Man Utd winger Alejandro Garnacho as a potential option.

Dortmund's Jamie Gittens is also a target, but Man Utd want him too - as a replacement for Garnacho?

Man Utd's Rashford threat

AC Milan have decided to pursue Kyle Walker over Marcus Rashford, thus frustrating Man Utd's efforts at offloading the England international.

Arsenal's difficult striker search

Arsenal want to sign a striker this month, but it won't be Benjamin Sesko...

...or Newcastle's Alexander Isak.

Viktor Gyokeres, too, is looking increasingly unlikely to make the move to north London.

Transfer news

Finally, let's finish up with some more transfer news from around the world. Mohamed Salah is '99%' an Al-Hilal player, according to a Saudi pundit.

It comes after Al-Hilal's coach all but confirmed that Neymar's time with the club is over.

Erling Haaland has signed a historic new contract with Man City.

Thanks to this new deal, he is set to accomplish his goal of making more than €1 billion over the course of his career.

With Omar Marmoush set to join, Man City will pay €1m per week in wages on just their two strikers alone!

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has completed his transfer to PSG.

Antony is moving closer to leaving Man Utd.

An embarrassing paperwork error has cost one of Nicolas Jackson's former clubs an absolute fortune.

Speaking of Chelsea striker, Marc Guiu finds himself in the midst of a Barcelona scandal.

Everton are interested in a pair of Chelsea outcasts.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has returned to management three years after his Man Utd sacking.

Lastly, Jose Mourinho is eyeing a very ambitious move for a Chelsea star.

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