Tonali was one of the surprise topics of deadline day, as German journalist Florian Plettenberg claimed Arsenal were in preliminary talks with Newcastle for the midfield maestro. However, this was quickly shut down by other sources, who insisted that there had only been contact between Arsenal and Tonali’s agent, Giuseppe Riso.

United have been exploring options to play mid-season friendlies since the autumn, as revealed by The Athletic in October.

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