brink of completing £42million move from Benfica to Manchester United in Januarydeal me inArsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and ALL Premier League clubs - get the latest transfer news, updates and gossipHE'S ZLAT GOODMan United would be TEN points worse off in Premier League table if it wasn't for Zlatan IbrahimovicReal MadJames Rodriguez scolded by Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos for outburst as Chelsea and Man Utd circleSPLASH THE CASHMan United boss Jose Mourinho set to loosen the purse strings in a big way, according to Gary Neville AP:Associated Press5Nelson Semedo with Benfica boss, Rui Vitoria, after Champions League tieSemedo is just 23 and has a whopping £54m buy-out clause — although the Red Devils would expect to pay significantly less for the Portuguese star. Shittu also revealed that Mikel does not have a bad relationship with Conte and his reasons for leaving is for more first-team football. nd fiddle to Diego Costa this seasonAP:Associated Press4The striker is suspended for the Bournemouth clash on Boxing Day, handing Batshuayi an opportunity to impressThe Croatian wants to bring him in on a six-month loan deal – but Conte will not entertain the idea of the 23-year-old leaving. This season, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has assumed the mantle of centre-forward for United, leaving his manager grateful for goals which have kept the team in touch with the top four. But at this point we only have one objective, thats to perform as well possible. The Bees are currently 14th in the Championship table. France ace Griezmann is Mourinhos first choice to provide the stardust and goals he sees as key to restoring United to the top of English and European football. He has been linked with a move away from the London Stadium since he burst onto the Premier League in impressive fashion last season in his debut campaign. l One will be without Eric Bailly who will go to the African Cup of Nations with Ivory CoastPhil Jones and Marcus Rojos form as centre-backs means they now have four players for that position, with Chris Smalling and Bailly. related storiesvictor-yVictor Lindelof on brink of completing £42million move from Benfica to Manche.