Man Utd line up Strootman for 2015 as Cleverley joins exodus

Van Gaal's offloads another British player, but Dutch teenager takes Old Trafford medical

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The transfer window may have officially closed but that hasn't stopped new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal plotting his next big move, as another British starlet heads for the Old Trafford exit.

Despite spending £150m over the summer in new signings Van Gaal will continue to rebuild United with The Guardian reporting that he "still wants to add a top-line central midfielder and central defender" come the New Year. Kevin Strootman is apparently the playmaker Van Gaal has in mind, but only if the Roma player recovers from a serious knee injury that has sidelined him since March. The Guardian says that 24-year-old Dutchman "is minded to make the move" but first United must meet Roma's £30m asking price.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.