Manchester United plot move for Man City's Rayan Ait-Nouri in Wednesday transfer gossip
Manchester United are reported to be pursuing Manchester City left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 25, according to a transfer gossip column published on 3 November 2026; the same Wednesday round-up links a number of clubs and figures across English and European football to potential moves. The bulletin assembles items from several external outlets and covers managerial speculation, transfer targets and contract uncertainty.
The BBC Sport compilation attributes individual stories to named sources: Florian Plettenberg on Ait-Nouri; the Mirror on a potential Crystal Palace change; Sport (in Spanish) on Barcelona's interest in an Arsenal defender; CaughtOffside on Bayern Munich and Martin Odegaard; Team Talk on Martin Zubimendi; and further items credited to Talksport, Football Insider, the Daily Mail and the Telegraph.
Florian Plettenberg is cited for the claim that Manchester United are considering a surprise approach for Manchester City left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 25, and that personal terms would not be a barrier for the Algeria international.
The Mirror is reported to have named England assistant manager Anthony Barry as an emerging candidate to replace Pierre Sage at Crystal Palace should the French coach be sacked.
Sport (in Spanish) is credited with reporting that Barcelona sporting director Deco has placed Arsenal's Ecuadorian centre-back Piero Hincapié, 24, on a list of centre-back targets.
CaughtOffside is cited as saying Bayern Munich continue to monitor Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard amid uncertainty over the 27-year-old Norway midfielder's next contract, while Team Talk reports that Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 27, is prepared to consider leaving Arsenal during the winter transfer window.
Talksport is reported to state that Saudi Pro-League club Al-Hilal will not offer Manchester United and Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 32, an exit from Old Trafford despite earlier near-move talks; Football Insider says Tottenham will not sanction the sale of Swedish midfielder Lucas Bergvall, 20, despite interest from Barcelona and Napoli; the Daily Mail reports Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is on Manchester United's five-man shortlist to replace Michael Carrick but that the club's current sporting structure is said not to suit him; Talksport also links Minnesota United forward Kelvin Yeboah, 26, described as the nephew of Leeds and Ghana hero Tony, to interest from Everton, Crystal Palace and Sunderland; and the Telegraph reports Newcastle players believe gambles made in the summer transfer market are the main reason for their struggles this season.
All of the items were published together in the BBC Sport Wednesday gossip column on 3 November 2026, with the page also pointing readers to latest Premier League team coverage, the site’s football quizzes and the Football Daily podcast.