United in shock move and other transfer rumours

Manchester United are preparing to make a shock move for veteran centre-back Sol Campbell in a bid to solve their injury crisis. With Jonny Evans, Wes Brown, Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand all out injured, Sir Alex Ferguson wants Campbell to help fill the void. The 35-year-old has been training with his former club Arsenal in order to keep fit after an ill-fated move to Notts County earlier this season saw him only feature in one match before leaving the club. Elsewhere, Manchester City are leading the hunt for AC Milan full-back Ignazio Abate; Sunderland are offering Anton Ferdinand in exchange for Tottenham’s Alan Hutton; LA Galaxy star Landon Donovan is being tracked by Everton; Aston Villa striker John Carew is a £5m target for Turkish giants Fenerbahce; and Manchester City are set to make a £12m bid for Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm in January.