Man United transfer news LIVE - Lucas Paqueta race, Angelo Stiller latest, Ayyoub Bouaddi move

Hello and welcome to our live Manchester United transfer blog on Friday, October 31.

The January transfer window is now just two months away, and United are preparing for another busy period. While business is often challenging to conduct in the winter window, Ruben Amorim's men have been linked with a host of players.

United are in red-hot form at the moment after claiming their third win in a row against Brighton last weekend. After beating Sunderland and Liverpool, the Reds will be hoping to maintain their form against Nottingham Forest tomorrow afternoon.

As well as all the build-up to that game, we will bring you the latest transfer talk from Old Trafford. A new midfielder continues to be heavily linked with a move, alongside Angelo Stiller, Carlos Baleba, and Morten Hjulmand.

This week, new links to West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta and Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi have also emerged. The possible signing of a new operator in Amorim's midfield could spell the end of Kobbie Mainoo's time at the club, for the rest of the season at least, with Napoli preparing a move.

Stay tuned below to stay up to date with the latest transfer news and build-up to the Nottingham Forest game...

AC Milan are reportedly keen on signing Joshua Zirkzee in January in a plan to replace Santiago Gimenez.

Goal have claimed that the Dutchman is their main target for the transfer window with CEO Giorgio Furlani and sporting director Igli Tare scouting alternatives.

Ruben Amorim has admitted that his side will struggle without Bryan Mbeumo and Amad when they go to the African Cup of Nations.

"We will have time to suffer," Amorim laughed. "We are going to struggle a little bit, but we already knew it's going to be an opportunity. When I watch the