Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Rabiot deal AGREED, Arnautovic £7m BID, Sesko offer on the table, Ronaldo latest

MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly made a £7m offer for Marko Arnautovic.

The hot-headed Austrian currently plays for Bologna and is said to be seen as an ideal character for a dressing room short of confidence.

Arnautovic, who was more popular on the pitch than off it during successful spells at Stoke and West Ham, could be used as a stopgap before the signing of Benjamin Sesko is delivered in a later transfer window.

Sesko is said to have received an offer from Man Utd, but his club Salzburg are reported to be of the view that they can earn a higher fee next summer.

Meanwhile Sporting Lisbon’s manager has given an update on his club’s pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo.

And on the pitch, Erik ten Hag’s lost his first game as manager 2-1 at home to Brighton.

That result appears to have added new impetus to the search for transfers, with a deal for Adrien Rabiot of Juventus being lined up as the Frenkie de Jong saga rumbles on.

A fee is said to have been agreed with the Old Lady, and United will now get to work on convincing the player, and his family, that a move to Old Trafford is the right one.

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