Manchester United Transfer News: Latest Eden Hazard and Paulo Dybala Rumours

Manchester United have major moves in mind for 2016 already following reports the Red Devils are ready to capitalise upon the allegedly rocky situations of Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Juventus starlet Paulo Dybala.

Hazard has been picked out as one of the Blues stars underperforming so far this season, and Paul Hetherington of the Daily Star Sunday said a "rift" with manager Jose Mourinho could open the door to an exit.

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The report states Hazard is "disappointed and surprised" with how his relationship with the coach has soured this term, having recently been dropped for the team's 2-0 Premier League victory over Aston Villa.

The Belgian was restored to Mourinho's domestic XI for Saturday's 2-1 defeat to West Ham United, and Bleacher Report's Garry Hayes picked out the winger as being partly to blame for one of the Hammers' goals:

Unsurprisingly given the status of the player, Hetherington mentioned the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City as also being interested in the two-time Chelsea Player of the Year.

The report fell on the same day the Mike McGrath of the Sun's Dream Team FC blog reported Paris Saint-Germain are looking to make a £75 million swoop for the player. However, Kristof Terreur of Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws provided past evidence from Hazard that leads one to believe he won't return to Ligue 1:

In any case, Hazard has another four-and-a-half years remaining on his Chelsea contract he extended in February, meaning the west Londoners won't be forced into a sale should they wish to keep hold of their man.

Hazard arrived at the club in 2012 for a fee of £32 million, at which point the Red Devils were also among the clubs closely linked with the former Lille maestro.

Mourinho sold Juan Mata to United in January 2014, but the Spaniard was out of rotation at the time and perhaps not as valued a figure as Hazard, who is still searching for his first goal of the 2015-16 season.

The speculation tying Dybala with a departure from Turin makes for stranger reading considering the Argentinian has been fairly prolific in comparison with the modest playing time afforded to him this season.

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According to Italian outlet Calciomercato, United have been put on alert following talk of Dybala's unrest at the Old Lady and would be willing to put up £28 million for the former Palermo star (h/t James Cambridge of the Daily Express).

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has come under fire from some quarters for failing to utilise Dybala's talents adequately, but the Italian has since fired back at those critics, per Goal's Tom Webber:

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When I read that Dybala is not playing enough I started to laugh. He has excellent qualities and will have a great future. Last season he was a leader at Palermo but cannot have that same role at Juve yet.

Anyone saying that is wrong. We cannot put this amount of responsibility on Dybala's shoulders. History speaks clearly on my management of young players. By behaving this way it makes it difficult for the player too. He will be the future and is the present of Juventus. If, for one or two games, the coach decides to bench him there is a reason. I accept criticism, but only if I am attacked for something true.

He needs to develop and must be treated like a normal player. He could start tomorrow's game.

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United manager Louis van Gaal could be said to have taken the same line with summer signing Memphis Depay, who recently lost his place in the starting XI, albeit for different reasons to Dybala.

The 21-year-old has started just five of his 11 appearances for Juve since moving to the club this past summer, but OptaPaolo indicated the youngster is the most potent attacker among their ranks:

The Red Devils are currently relying largely on £36 million man Anthony Martial to provide inspiration in attack, with 30-year-old Wayne Rooney perhaps no longer seen as the club's best striker.

Juventus may not be inclined to sell Dybala so soon, but the amount the report stated United would be willing to pay for the youngster would give the club a chance to make a quick profit on the starlet they signed for £23 million in June.