Manchester United have some obvious sales to make in January - and some not so obvious ones

The January sales are almost here, and at Old Trafford, everything is available. Discounts vary from item to item, but a good offer could land you pretty much any Manchester United player you want.

This club needs to sell to buy but desperately needs to buy to start filling round holes with round pegs for Ruben Amorim. Unfortunately for United, none of their players have been putting themselves in the shop window of late.

The word from the club is that there is "no money" in January. A couple of loans might be achievable, but if there is to be any serious strengthening of a squad that is beginning to flirt with a relegation battle, then sales will be required. United need a market to develop for some players.

Some are obvious sales, which is part of the problem. Marcus Rashford was back in the squad against Newcastle but not back on the pitch when his team was chasing the game. An exit next month would suit all parties, and as an academy player, United would be banking pure profit. The issue will be Rashford's £325,000-a-week wages.

Then there is Joshua Zirkzee, who hasn't looked up to the task so far and endured the unfair humiliation of being booed off by his own supporters on Monday. There might still be some interest in him back in Italy, but it might be a loan rather than a sale, and United have yet to amortise any of his £36.5m fee.

Getting Casemiro's salary off the wage bill would be a bonus, even if bringing in much of a fee for a 32-year-old well past his best will be a struggle. The stick Zirkzee got from Old Trafford on Monday meant the Brazilian escaped scrutiny for an awful first-half performance.

Victor Lindelof and Christian Eriksen are both expected to leave on free transfers when their contracts expire