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Manchester United could be ready to make a huge offer forNottingham Forest'sBrazil centre-back Murillo, 24, in the summer.(Football Insider),external

If Manchester United sack head coach Michael Carrick, 45, then formerNewcastle Unitedmanager Eddie Howe, 48, and ex-Germany, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann, 39, remain the top two candidates to replace him.(Manchester Evening News),external

However, USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who managedTottenhamandChelseain the Premier League, is the new bookmakers' favourite to replace Carrick at Old Trafford.(Standard),external

Manchester United,Liverpooland Chelsea head a list of Premier League clubs monitoring the form of AC Milan's Belgium centre-back Koni de Winter, 24.(Caught Offside),external

United,Everton, Chelsea and Tottenham have all been in contact with the representatives of former Barcelona forward Vitor Roque, 21, with the Brazil international valued at £42m by Palmeiras.(Bolavip via Teamtalk),external

Manchester United made an approach forManchester Citydefender Rayan Ait-Nouri, 25, in the summer and could make another attempt to sign the Algeria international in January.(Football Insider),external

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