"United will attempt to cash in on both Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba in January although so far and have been inundated with enquiries about the Serbia striker.
"There is interest from the Championship and his former club Partizan Belgrade although Newcastle would prefer to sell him rather than loan him, which is where the majority of the interest has come from so far. Southampton, Brighton and Crystal Palace have all been linked – although whether United would sell to a direct rival at the bottom of the Premier League is unclear."
Ruthless Rafa set to 'cash in' on NUFC duo in a bid to raise funds for crucial January signings - Reports
by Olly Hawkins · 21 December 2017, 16:11
According to a recent piece in the Chronicle, Rafa Benitez will look to cash in on both Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba in January - stating that the club have been 'inundated' with offers for Serbian striker ahead of his likely sale next month.
The report states that Benitez is 'keen to find out the scale of his budget for the January window', and with fears that his transfer kitty could be limited given Mike Ashley is still at the helm at NUFC, he could be keen to raise extra funds from player sales - and it seems Mbemba and Mitrovic will be the first to be sacrificed.
Here's the snippet from the Chronicle's piece on the pair's potential sale:
Mbemba has featured on 8 occasions this season and has started several games at left-back (doing a decent job too!), however he's another player that Rafa clearly has serious reservations over. Benitez is famous for his specific and detailed tactic plans and I get the feeling the pair struggle to follow them.
As our squad goes, they're two of our more talent players so you have to think it's down to mentality and attitude more than it is ability.
You'd think the pair could return around £20m if sold, and although many would be sad to see them go, that money could go along way towards keeping us up.
Also expect the likes of Colback, Saivet, Gamez, Darlow and Diame to leave if replacements were found and acceptable offers arrived.
