Manchester United Rumors Central: Marcos Rojo (L) and Adnan Januzaj. (Photo : Reuters)
Louis van Gaal is not only dealing with players wanting to leave Old Trafford but also taking care of players who are allegedly targets of other world class football clubs come January.
There are a couple of Manchester United mainstays that are in the sights of teams from the other major football leagues and the 63-year-old bench tactician may want to use them as leverage for major transfer deals.
Napoli ready to make a January offer for Marcos Rojo: The Italian club is deep in offense with Gonzalo Higuaín, Lorenzo Insigne, Manolo Gabbiadini, and Dries Mertens, but they badly need reinforcement in the backfield.
Thus, Maurizio Sarri's interest on the 25-year-old defender is not surprising. I Ciucciarelli have already made a bid for the Argentina international during the summer, but the Red Devils rejected it.
With the injury to Luke Shaw, it looks like van Gaal is not about to let go of the 6-foot-1 center back unless he can have something substantial in return. Verdict: Fiction.
Van Gaal not planning to include Adnan Januzaj in the deal to acquire Marco Reus from Borussia Dortmund: Januzaj is currently playing on loan at the Signal Iduna Park so it is but natural for Thomas Tuchel to covet for the 20-year-old winger.
However, van Gaal is reportedly not keen on including the promising young player, which he said would be "a big part of United's future", in the deal to sign their January target Reus.
United is said to be preparing a £48-million bid for Reus and it doesn't include anyone from their current lineup. Verdict: Fact.
