Fabrizio Romano has dropped telling hints on two rumoured Manchester United transfers this month, while Tottenham have made an initial move to sign key United target, Adam Wharton, and an insider has outlined exactly what the Red Devils will look and play like under Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n
Romano on two Man Utd deals<\/p>\n
Man Utd<\/a> fans hoping for a busy winter window may be out of luck after Fabrizio Romano backed up a recent report from ESPN that claimed transfer movement is unlikely.<\/p>\n With just 17 games left on the calendar after bowing out of both cup competitions and no European campaign, ESPN stated interim boss, Michael Carrick, will be tasked with achieving Champions League qualification with those already at his disposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taking to YouTube <\/a>on Thursday when discussing what\u2019s going on with Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee, Romano strongly hinted neither player will leave, and that both potential exits have been parked to one side.<\/p>\n Romano said: \u201cFor Mainoo, Napoli is still interested, but nothing is moving because at Man Utd there is no green light.\u201d<\/p>\n The situation with Mainoo has gone \u201ccold and completely quiet\u201d, while Roma have moved for Aston Villa\u2019s Donyell Malen after progress on signing Zirkzee couldn\u2019t be made.<\/p>\n Romano rather tellingly concluded by stating: \u201cMan Utd don\u2019t exclude to stay with the same squad.\u201d In other words, no one is expected to arrive and no one is expected to leave.<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Tottenham threaten Man Utd\u2019s Wharton plans<\/p>\n Additions in central midfield look like they\u2019ll have to wait until the summer, at which point Man Utd will aim to sign at least one of their three top targets \u2013 Carlos Baleba, Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton.<\/p>\n However, our insider, Dean Jones, revealed Tottenham are threatening Man Utd\u2019s plans for Wharton after launching initial and \u2018discreet enquiries\u2019<\/a> into a move for the Crystal Palace ace.<\/p>\n Spurs have banked Conor Gallagher but have now fixed their gaze on landing the bigger prize of Wharton too. They\u2019d love to strike a deal this month but are well aware any such move is far likelier to occur in the summer.<\/p>\n Jones has been informed Spurs now view Wharton as a \u2018dream\u2019 signing and as such, they\u2019ll spare no expense when it comes time to putting hard numbers on the table.<\/p>\n