FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Lyon’s French full-back Malo Gusto for £26.3m with the 19-year-old expected to remain with the French side until the summer.
- Roma and Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo has rejected a move to Bournemouth with the 23-year-old not wanting to leave his home country this month.
- James Maddison could still join Newcastle United ahead of next week’s January transfer deadline in spite of Leicester City having already rejected at least one concrete bid for the 26-year-old’s signature, according to reports.
- Moises Caicedo is considering handing in a transfer request to force a late move to Arsenal or Chelsea
- Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom has confirmed interest in Sander Berge, 24, amid rumours Liverpool and Chelsea are keen on the Norway midfielder.
- Roma and Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo has rejected a move to Bournemouth with the 23-year-old not wanting to leave his home country this month.
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- Marseille appear to have beaten Leeds United and Leicester to the signing of 22-year-old Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi.
- Leeds have no interest in signing Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian winger Tete, 22, despite reports in France linking him with the Premier League side.
- Manchester United‘s 20-year-old Swedish forward Anthony Elanga is being linked with a move to Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.
- Dani Alves has been ‘signing autographs for fellow inmates in prison’ but has since been moved to another jail for ‘security reasons’ after being remanded without bail over an alleged sexual assault.
- Leicester City are set to complete the signing of Brazilian winger Tete from Lyon until the end of the season.
- N’Golo Kante is reportedly set to return from injury for Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 clash with Borussia Dortmund.
- Arsenal are set to make an improved offer for Moises Caicedo after Brighton rejected an opening bif of £60m for the 21-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder, who says he wants to leave the Seagulls.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl says they are yet to receive any approaches for midfielder Jude Bellingham amid Manchester United‘s interest in the player.
- Dele Alli finally appears to have won over the Besiktas fanbase after a goalscoring return to the starting line-up.
- Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli has spoken publicly of his desire to sign 21-year-old Spanish winger Bryan Gil from Tottenham.
- Southampton have made a £17.5m bid for Rennes and Ghana forward Kamaldeen Sulemana, 20.
- Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas, 36, from Paris St-Germain on loan.
- Arsenal have rejected a £7m bid from Monaco for Belgium’s Albert Sambi Lokonga with the Gunners reluctant to let the 23-year-old go while they are light in midfield.
- Brazil forward Gabriel Martinelli, 21, has agreed a new contract at Arsenal that will more than double his salary at the Premier League leaders.
- Nottingham Forest are willing to offload summer signings Lewis O’Brien and Harry Toffolo this month.
