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Marcus Rashford eyeing permanent Barcelona switch, Raheem Sterling rejects Bundesliga move, and <\/i><\/b>Tottenham<\/i><\/b> miss out on Maghnes Akliouche.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Marcus Rashford, 28, does not want to return to Manchester United<\/b> when his loan deal at Barcelona<\/b> expires and the England striker is prepared to take a pay cut to stay. (Mirror), external<\/span><\/p>\n Former Liverpool<\/b> midfielder Xabi Alonso is expected to feature on a three-man shortlist of potential successors to Pep Guardiola amid growing belief that this will be the Manchester City<\/b> head coach’s final season in charge. (Telegraph – subscription required), external<\/span><\/p>\n France centre-back Dayot Upamecano, 27, is set to sign a new contract with Bayern Munich.<\/b> (Fabrizio Romano), external<\/span><\/p>\n Manchester United<\/b>‘s<\/b> Dutch defender Tyrell Malacia, 26, is angry with the club’s director of football Jason Wilcox for blocking a deadline-day move away from Old Trafford. (Mirror), external<\/span><\/p>\n Malacia was about to board a plane bound for Turkey before completing a move to Besiktas<\/b> only for Wilcox to tell the left-back he must stay with Manchester United<\/b>. (Talksport), external<\/span><\/p>\n Former Chelsea<\/b> and England forward Raheem Sterling, 31, was offered to Bundesliga club Union Berlin<\/b> in the past few days but they opted not to pursue a deal. (Florian Plettenberg), external<\/span><\/p>\n France striker Karim Benzema, 38, is set to leave Al-Ittihad<\/b> for fellow Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal<\/b>. Benzema joined Al-Ittihad on a three-year deal upon leaving Real Madrid in the summer of 2023. (The Athletic), external<\/span> <\/p>\n