According to The Daily Mail, Manchester United have been offered Olympiacos full-back Omar Elabdellaoui; whilst The Sun report that Southampton want to sign Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on loan.
Manchester United are desperate to source defensive cover before today’s 11pm deadline, with all five of their senior full-backs – Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young and Matteo Darmian – currently sidelined through injury.
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According to The Daily Mail, the’ve resultantly been offered the 24-year-old right-back, who began his career at Manchester City but failed to register a single appearance before moving to Eintracht Braunschweig in January 2013, as a last-minute solution. Olympiacos want an initial £2.5million loan fee for the Norway international, with a further £7.5million payment for a permanent transfer should he play a set amount of games.
Meanwhile, The Sun report that Southampton are looking to sign Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on loan before the transfer window slams shut.
The England international began his career at St. Mary’s, making his debut as a 16-year-old before a £12million move to north London in 2011, and has struggled to hold down a consistent role in the Gunners’ starting Xi this season. He’s started just seven Premier League fixtures out of a possible 23 and has found himself moved between both wings and central midfield.
The Saints want to re-sign the 22-year-old for the remainder of the season, which should boost his chances of making it into Roy Hodgson’s England squad at next summer’s European Championship.