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29.01.2019 Tottenham are finally ready to step into the transfer market with a £20m move for Paris St-Germain's French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 23. (Sun) 22.01.2019Liverpool have had a £61m bid for Portugal Under-21 attacking midfielder Joao Felix, 19, turned down by Benfica. (Correio da Manha - in Portuguese) 15.01.2019Chelsea are trying to negotiate a buy-back clause in the potential sale of Callum Hudson-Odoi, 18, to Bayern Munich, but the German club do not want to agree to it. (Times) Barcelona are willing to listen to offers for midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 26, with Manchester United interested in signing the former Liverpool man in the summer. (Calciomercato, via Star) Barcelona are also considering making a second bid for Chelsea and Brazil winger Willian, after their first bid for the 30-year-old was rejected on Thursday. (Standard) Chelsea have agreed deals in principle for Cagliari and Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella, 21, and Zenit St Petersburg and Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes, 24. (Telegraph) AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso has said talks are ongoing with 31-year-old striker Gonzalo Higuain's representatives amid speculation over a move to Chelsea. (Express) Signing Higuain on loan until the end of the season is Chelsea's priority for the current transfer window. (Sun) The father of Paris St-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar has dismissed rumours the 26-year-old wants to return to former club Barcelona. (Express) Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, 21, says Jadon Sancho, 18, moving to Borussia Dortmund from Manchester City has inspired other young players they can leave big clubs for more playing time. (Times - subscription required) Liverpool and Fulham both want to sign Red Bull Salzburg and Israel striker Moanes Dabour, 26. (Estadio Deportivo - in Spanish) West Ham are exploring a possible move for Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 26. (Mail) Hammers forward Marko Arnautovic, 29, will be "ending his career" from a competitive perspective if he heads to China, says ex-West Ham midfielder Gary O'Neil. (Express) Leeds are set to sign Real Madrid goalkeeper Kiko Casilla. The 32-year-old is due to fly to England next week. (Yorkshire Evening Post) Aston Villa and Congo midfielder Aaron Tshibola, 24, is wanted by several clubs in Italy's Serie A. Tshibola has been on loan at Kilmarnock this season. (Birmingham Mail) Ipswich Town are interested in signing 30-year-old Brentford midfielder Alan Judge. (East Anglian Daily Times) Juventus want to re-sign France midfielder Paul Pogba, 25, in the summer and Manchester United are reportedly willing to consider it if Brazil winger Douglas Costa, 28, moves to Old Trafford as part of the deal. (Tuttosport, via Calciomercato) Juventus are ready to offer Morocco centre-back Medhi Benatia, 31, to Arsenal as part of the deal that would see Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 28, moving the other way. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Metro) Barcelona are considering a loan move for Chelsea and Spain striker Alvaro Morata, 26, who is also a target for Sevilla and Atletico Madrid. (Sport - in Spanish) Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny, 33, has rejected a transfer approach from Monaco. (Le10 Sport, via Mirror) Monaco are in talks with Chelsea over a deal for Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, 25. The player's agent has flown out to France to discuss a potential move. (Goal) Everton are interested in signing Southampton and Portugal defender Cedric Soares, 27, with the Saints reportedly willing to sell. (Sun, via Star) Leicester City want to sign Hull City winger Jarrod Bowen with Tottenham and Everton also tracking the 22-year-old. (Sun) Hull are close to completing the loan signing of Cardiff City defender Matthew Connolly, 31. (Hull Daily Mail) 08.01.2019Chelsea are closing in on a deal to bring in AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain, 31, currently on loan from Juventus, with fellow forward Alvaro Morata, 26, set to join Milan on loan. (Sun) Meanwhile, Milan will consider selling Ivory Coast international midfielder Franck Kessie, 22, linked with Tottenham and Chelsea, for about 45m euros (£40m). (Calciomercato) Chinese Super League side Beijing Sinobo Guoan have made an approach to sign Tottenham's Belgium international midfielder Mousa Dembele, 31. (Sky Sports) Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez, 24, is close to joining Arsenal. The Spaniard was previously linked with Everton and West Ham. (Sport - in Spanish) Manager Unai Emery wants Arsenal to keep Aaron Ramsey until the end of the season, rather than allow the 28-year-old Wales midfielder, who has been linked with Juventus, to leave this month. (London Evening Standard) Former Manchester United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon remains in contention to buy Newcastle and has contacted owner Mike Ashley personally with a promise to resume negotiations this month. (Mail) Kenyon believes talks with the Newcastle hierarchy are at an "advanced and positive stage." (Newcastle Chronicle) Liverpool will not allow England midfielder Adam Lallana, 30, to leave on loan in this month's transfer window. (Sky Sports) Fenerbahce had offered former Southampton midfielder Lallana a loan deal until the end of the season. (Fotomac, via Express) Manchester City have missed out on signing 19-year-old Toulouse centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, with the Frenchman close to completing a move to Barcelona. (Independent) West Ham defender Reece Oxford, 20, linked with a move to Borussia Monchengladbach this month, may wait for a summer switch to Arsenal. (Mirror) Tottenham are increasingly resigned to losing centre-back Toby Alderweireld, 29, after activating a £25m release clause by extending his contract. (ESPN) Vicente Iborra may not return to Leicester after being given time off to return to Spain for family reasons. The 30-year-old midfielder has been linked with a move to Villarreal, which could be completed while he is back in his homeland. (Leicester Mercury) Paris St-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot will join Barcelona on a free transfer in the summer. (Guardian) West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini has denied suggestions that forwards Andy Carroll and Marko Arnautovic, both 29, could be leaving in the January transfer window. (Sky Sports) Carroll had been the subject of speculation regarding a return to his former club Newcastle in a swap deal with midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 26. (Express) Sunderland striker Josh Maja, 20, linked with Tottenham, Manchester City and Southampton, has rejected the offer of a new contract with the Black Cats. (Talksport) Aston Villa forward Ross McCormack, 32, is close to a return to former club Motherwell on loan. (Birmingham Mail) Torino are prepared to offer a player to Watford as part of a deal to secure the signing of Argentina international midfielder Roberto Pereyra, 27, next summer. (Tuttosport, via Inside Futbol) Forward Munir El Haddadi, 23, has turned down a chance to renew his Barcelona contract and is set to leave on a free transfer in the summer. (ESPN) 01.01.2019Bayern Munich are set to make a £13m bid for Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi, 18, in January. (Daily Mail). Emery says he turned down the chance of signing Mohamed Salah for former club Paris St-Germain as he had doubts about the 26-year-old Liverpool and Egypt forward, who he now considers one of the world's top five players. (Daily Mail) Sevilla and Argentina midfielder Ever Banega, 30, looks to join Arsenal after his agent flew to London. (Sun) Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has rejected a new contract at Real Madrid as he seeks a move away from the Bernabeu. The 33-year-old has been linked with Inter Milan. (Telemadrid via AS - in Spanish) Chelsea's 31-year-old midfielder Cesc Fabregas, whose contract expires in June, is free to talk to other clubs from 1 January and will leave the Stamford Bridge outfit for a club in Europe. (Marca) AC Milan director of sport Leonardo says Chelsea have not made an approach to sign 31-year-old Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, who is on loan at the San Siro club from Juventus. (Evening Standard) PSV Eindhoven forward Hirving Lozano, 23, is one of Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri's top targets. (Daily Express) Manchester City midfielder Brahim Diaz is set to leave the club and join Real Madrid in a deal worth £13.5m plus add-ons, with the 19-year-old expected to sign a deal with the Bernabeu side for the next six seasons. (Marca) Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira could look to leave the club unless he gets more playing time, with Arsenal, Everton and West Ham interested in the 22-year-old. (UOL Sports, in Portuguese) Liverpool have been approached by Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon about signing 18-year-old midfielder Rafa Camacho on loan in January, while a number of Championship sides have also asked about his availability. (Liverpool Echo) Meanwhile, Liverpool and England Under-21 striker Dominic Solanke, 21, is weighing up a loan move to Crystal Palace having not made an appearance for the Reds this season. (Daily Mail) Aston Villa have pulled out of a deal to sign Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill, 33, because of the cost involved. (Daily Telegraph) Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez says there is "no chance" the club will sell midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 26, in January, amid rumours of a swap deal involving Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney, 27. (Guardian) |