[Sports] Transfer window opens - who could be on the move in January?

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It currently feels like a case of when Marcus Rashford will leave Manchester United, rather than if he will. The 27-year-old forward said in an interview in mid-December that he is "ready for a new challenge" amid uncertainty over his Old Trafford future.

Rashford has scored 138 goals in 426 appearances for the club since making his debut in 2016, having come through the United youth ranks. The 2022-23 campaign was his most prolific when he scored 30 in all competitions.

However, he has struggled for form over the past 18 months and attracted criticism from pundits and fans for a number of laboured displays. Rashford is one of United's highest earners which could be barrier to any move in January.

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The futures of a trio of key Liverpool stars heading into the final six months of their contracts have been in the spotlight. But while Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have reluctantly provided snippets in interviews about contract talks it has been slim pickings from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

He said in September that negotiations over a new deal would not be played out in public, which has added a cloud of uncertainty over what lies in store for the versatile 26-year-old, who has been at Liverpool since the age of six.

With Liverpool favourites to win the Premier League, looking good in the Champions League and in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, the overtures of Real Madrid might be resisted for the scouser, but for how long?

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