Ruben Amorim puts two stars 'up for sale' as Man United receive transfer boost

The January transfer window is just a matter of weeks away and rumours are starting to heat up as Manchester United, along with their Premier League rivals, consider bolstering their squad ahead of the second half of the season.

United currently sit outside of the top 10 in the league standings ahead of Sunday's home clash against Bournemouth. Ruben Amorim's side are several points off the top four as things stand, and the Portuguese coach will undoubtedly be eager to put his own stamp on the team following his arrival at the beginning of November.

With that being said, the Manchester Evening News have taken a look at some of the latest United transfer headlines and gossip from the last 24 hours...

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Amorim has made two United stars available for transfers in January, if recent reports are anything to go by. According journalist to Fabrizio Romano, speaking to GiveMeSport, Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof are deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford and could be on the move next month, although there is currently nothing concrete.

Lindelof has been at United since his move from Benfica in 2017 and he has amassed over 260 appearances for the club so far. His most recent outing was their 4-3 Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday evening, but that was just his ninth appearance of the current campaign.

Eriksen, on the other hand, joined from Premier League rivals Brentford in 2022 after spells at Inter Milan, Spurs and Ajax. Both players are out of contract in the summer and