Roma boss Jose Mourinho remains hopeful the Serie A side can sign Arsenal and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 29, before the January transfer window closes. (Mail)
West Ham’s top two targets for the January transfer window are 20-year-old Albania striker Armando Broja, who is on loan at Southampton from Chelsea, and 22-year-old Chile forward Ben Brereton Diaz, who plays for Blackburn Rovers. (Football Insider)
Everton, Leeds United and Wolves are also interested in signing Broja, who Southampton want to keep beyond the current campaign. (Teamtalk)
Aston Villa have turned down a £30m bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz. Arsenal are considering making a move for the 23-year-old but are not thought to be the club who have had the offer knocked back. (Evening Standard)
Arsenal are continuing their hunt for a striker, with Everton’sDominic Calvert-Lewin under consideration, although Borussia Dortmund are also monitoring the Toffees hitman as they brace for the potential loss of starman Erling Haaland in the summer.(Mail)
Kieran Trippier has revealed that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy ‘annoyed’ him by offering him to other clubs a few months before his eventual exit – and hit out at the club for selling Mousa Dembele in 2019.(Mail)
Adama Traore is finalising a loan move to Barcelona after his switch to Tottenham stalled.(Mail)
Cristiano Ronaldo blocked the Instagram account of transfer website Transfermarkt in March last year after taking offence at the valuation they had given him.(Mail)
Arsenal’s chase of Cody Gakpo, 22, will have to wait until at least the summer window as PSV Eindhoven have tied the Netherlands forward down to a contract extension. (Mail)
Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign United States goalkeeper Matt Turner, 27, from Major League Soccer side New England Revolution in the summer. (Athletic – subscription required)
Juventus have agreed to sign Fiorentina’s 21-year-old Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, who has been linked with Arsenal, in a deal worth £62.4m. (Mail, via Guardian)
Porto have rejected Tottenham’s offer of £37m plus add-ons for 25-year-old Colombia winger Luis Diaz, who has a £66m release clause. (Evening Standard)
Aston Villa, Everton and Leicester City are monitoring 29-year-old England international Jesse Lingard’s situation, with the Manchester United attacking midfielder’s move to Newcastle United set to collapse. (Manchester Evening News)
Arsenal are set to play Reading in a behind-closed-doors friendly when they return from their warm-weather training camp in Dubai.(Sun)
Southampton are interested in a move for Chelsea kid Tino Anjorin and would like to make Armando Broja’s loan permanent – but more likely in the summer than this window.(Sun)
Birmingham are rivalling Bournemouth in the race for Peterborough star Siriki Dembele after the Cherries have had two bids of £1m and £1.3m rejected for the 25-year-old, whose deal is up in the summer.(Sun)
Barcelona have made contact with Borussia Dortmund as they look to sign 30-year-old Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier on loan from the German side. (Marca)
Chelsea offered Lyon £3m in compensation to bring Italy left-back Emerson Palmieri, 27, back early from his season-long loan at the French club but saw the attempt rejected. (Mail, via Athletic)
Aston Villa’sAshley Young, who can play as a defender or winger, has turned down a move to Newcastle United, with the 36-year-old English player wanting to stay at Villa Park. (Mirror)
Newcastle United have completed a deal to sign 24-year-old Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Lyon for £30m. (Talksport)
Wolves are standing firm in their efforts to keep hold of Ruben Neves and are confident he will not leave this summer as they set a £40m asking price for the Portugal international.(Sun)
Frank Lampard plans to recruit top-rated Chelsea coach Anthony Barry if he gets the Everton job.(Sun)
Crystal Palace are keen to turn Jean-Philippe Mateta’s loan permanent after the Mainz striker won over Patrick Vieira. (Sun)
