Football Transfer News: Summer transfer closed but, Clubs are still negotiating a possible move ahead of winter window
Liverpool have no intention of triggering the option-to-buy clause in Arthur Melo’s season-long loan deal from Juventus. The Brazil midfielder, 26, needs surgery on an injury sustained in training.
Leicester City are keeping tabs on Manchester United and Netherlands midfielder Donny vande Beek, 25.
Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho, 30, could move to the Nou Camp on a free transfer next summer after his agent was seen in Barcelona.
Newcastle remain interested in Leicester and England playmaker James Maddison, 25, and Bayer Leverkusen’s France forward Moussa Diaby, 23.
Middlesbrough are in advanced talks with Michael Carrick about becoming the club’s manager.
Chelsea have made fresh contact with ex-Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards about filling that position at Stamford Bridge.
Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Liverpool and Brazil 31-year-old forward Roberto Firmino.
Brazil forward Gabriel Martinelli, 21, says he wants to sign a new long-term contract with Arsenal and is in talks about doubling his current wage of about £50,000 a week.
Martinelli wants parity with the Gunners’ top earners – around £200,000 a week – before he commits to a new deal.
Next month’s World Cup could face disruption as Qatar’s main airport is not ready to cope with the mass influx of passengers travelling to attend the tournament.
Chelsea’s 18-year-old American goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina, who has been on loan at Chicago Fire, will train in London for two weeks while they decide whether he will link up with the squad permanently in January or return to MLS for a second loan spell.
PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo is no longer interested in a move to Leeds despite agreeing personal terms over the summer. Manchester United, Arsenal and Real Madrid have also shown an interest in the 23-year-old Netherlands international.
Tottenham are in talks with Google over naming rights for their stadium.
Romeo Beckham, son of former England captain David, is set to make his debut in English football when Brentford’s B team take on Crewe in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday.
Former Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan is an early frontrunner to become West Bromwich Albion manager after the club sacked Steve Bruce.
Brentford are set to hand striker Ivan Toney, 26, a new contract to fight off interest from Manchester United, Leeds, Newcastle and West Ham.
Everton have opened preliminary talks with Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi, 26, over a new contract.
France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31, wants to stay at Chelsea despite being linked with Paris St-Germain.
Manchester United want to sign Leicester City and Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans in the January transfer window. The 25-year-old is nearing the end of his contract at the King Power Stadium.
Real Madrid and Chelsea have joined Liverpool and Manchester United in the race to sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, from Borussia Dortmund next summer.
Chelsea had a verbal bid turned down by AC Milan for their Portugal forward Rafael Leao, 23, this summer.
Liverpool could turn their attention to Wolves’ new Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes, 24, should they fail in their pursuit of Bellingham.
Paris St-Germain want Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, and Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 36, to renew their contracts.
Liverpool and Manchester United could battle it out to sign Flamengo’s 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder Joao Gomes in January with bids in excess of £30m.
Former Shakhtar Donetsk coach Roberto de Zerbi, 43, is getting closer to being named the new manager at Brighton, who have offered the Italian a contract until 2024, with an option for 2025.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is already mulling over whether to cut short 26-year-old Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo’s loan spell from Juventus.
Brighton’s highly-rated 20-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo is keen to follow former Seagulls manager Graham Potter to Chelsea.
Turkey defender Caglar Soyuncu, 26, will leave Leicester City to join Atletico Madrid on a free transfer next summer.
Roma coach Jose Mourinho wants former England Under-21s defender Trevoh Chalobah, 23, to join on loan from Chelsea in January.
Everton have opened talks with English winger Anthony Gordon, 21, on a bumper new contract worth six times his current salary.
Brazil midfielder Allan, 31, and Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon, 33, could be set to leave Everton with significant interest coming from the United Arab Emirates.
Wolves are continuing talks with 27-year-old Belgium defender Jason Denayer, who is a free agent after leaving Lyon in the summer.
Arsenal are contemplating a move for Portuguese free agent Xeka, with the former Lille midfielder, 27, having been offered to the Gunners and other Premier League clubs.
Real Madrid are ready to beat Tottenham to the signing of Inter Milan’s Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar, 27.
Manchester United are in a good position to sign Napoli and Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz, 25. (La Republica – in Italian)
Manchester United have offered Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek, 24, to Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund. (Manchester Evening News)
The Red Devils will prioritise giving England forward Marcus Rashford, 24, a new contract this summer. (ESPN)
The Old Trafford club continue to be in contact with Paris St-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino over the manager role. (Le Parisien – in French)
West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen is keen on a move to Liverpool, who remain interested in a summer move for the 25-year-old Englishman. (Football Insider)
Newcastle are increasingly keen on signing Norwich’s English midfielder Todd Cantwell, 23. (Rudy Galetti – Calciomercato)
The Magpies have made a formal bid for Sevilla’s Brazilian defender Diego Carlos, 28. (Sky Sports)
Newcastle have been told they will need to pay more than £37m to sign Fiorentina and Serbia defender Nikola Milenkovic, 24. (Sun)
Tottenham are looking to sell French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 25, to an Italian club, with Juventus the most likely. (Mirror)
Southampton hope to make 20-year-old Albania international striker Armando Broja’s loan deal from Chelsea permanent. (Sky Sports)
Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Chelsea and Denmark defender Andreas Christensen, 25. (Patrick Berger – Sport1)
Udinese are closing on a deal to sign out-of-favour Arsenal defender Pablo Mari on loan for the second half of the season.(Daily mail)
Jurgen Klopp expects Belgium striker Divock Origi, 26, to stay at Liverpool beyond the January transfer window. (Liverpool FC)
Newcastle have been told they will have to find £37.5m to sign Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic. (The sun)
There is growing optimism at Liverpool that a summer move to land Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 18, may be possible. (Caught Offside)
Arsenal may be frustrated in their pursuit of Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo because Juventus do not want the 25-year-old to leave on a loan deal. (DiMarzio)
Juventus are ready to make an offer for Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after losing Federico Chiesa to a season-ending injury.(The sun)
Arsenal have a seven-man list of targets which includes midfielders such as Leicester’s Youri Tielemans, 24, Paris St-Germain’sGeorginio Wijnaldum, 31, and Lyon’s Bruno Guimaraes, 24. (Mirror)
Aston Villa have expressed an interest in Paris St-Germain’s Spanish goalkeeper Sergio Rico, 28. (Express)
Villa are also trying to finalise a move for 17-year-old Scottish defender Kerr Smith from Dundee United. (Mail)
Watford,Southampton and Norwich are monitoring 19-year-old Lewes winger Ollie Tanner. (Sun)
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers hopes to make 24-year-old English winger Ademola Lookman’s loan move from RB Leipzig permanent. (Leicester Mercury)
Burnley are fighting Nottingham Forest and Coventry for Birmingham and Denmark defender Kristian Pedersen, 27. (Football Insider)
Aston Villa hope to be able to sign goalkeeper Robin Olsen, who is currently with Sheffield United on loan from AS Roma. (Daily mirror)
Manchester City are interested in Flamengo’s Brazilian midfielder Matheus Franca,17. (BolaVip – in Spanish)
Former Chelsea forward Oscar, football’s fifth-highest earner, is ready to take a huge pay cut to leave Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and sign for Barcelona. (Daily mirror)
Arsenal have told Marseille they do not want to sell William Saliba, the defender who is currently on loan at the Stade Velodrome and has impressed in Ligue 1 this season.(Daily mirror)
Manchester United are in interested in Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey. Brighton want £40m for the 21-year-old, who has played for England U21s. (Mail)
The Old Trafford club have also made contact with representatives for Borussia Monchengladbach and Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria, 25. (Christian Falk – Sport Bild)
Arsenal have made contact with Juventus over a loan deal for Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo, 25. They are also targeting Leicester’s Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, 24. (Goal)
The Gunners are also still interested in Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21, but will struggle to finance move for the Serb by the end of the month (Sky Sports)
Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, with the 28-year-old Frenchman also keen to move to the Ligue 1 club. (L’Equipe – subscription required)
Meanwhile PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino is still in contact with Man Utd over a move in the summer. Current interim manager Ralf Rangnick, however, is keen on Ajax boss Erik ten Hag. (Le Parisien, via Sun)
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger is now planning to stay at Stamford Bridge. The German, 28, is out of contract next season and had been linked with a move away. (Bild, via Teamtalk)
Aston Villa are chasing the signature of Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma, 25. (Telegraph)
Leicester City and Filip Benkovic have agreed to cancel the 24-year-old Croatian defender’s contract. (Leicester Mercury)
Ousmane Dembele is set to leave Barcelona at the end of the season and Manchester United are keen on the 24-year-old France international. (Mirror)
Tottenham have rejected a bid for Dutch winger Steven Bergwijn, 24, from Ajax. (Talksport)
Newcastle are preparing a bid for 23-year-old RB Leipzig and Mali midfielder Amadou Haidara. (Mail)
Georginio Wijnaldum is reported to have become “isolated” at Paris Saint-Germain because of speculation surrounding his future.(Daily mirror)
Chelsea have revived their interest in Sevilla defender Jules Kounde and are also looking at fellow Frenchmen Presnel Kimpemba and Aurelien Tchouameni. (The sun)
Massimiliano Allegri was “one step” from becoming Real Madrid manager when Zinedine Zidane left his role last year.(The sun)
Samuel Umtiti could still leave Barcelona for Newcastle United this month despite signing a new contract earlier this week, which was designed mainly to allow the club to register Ferran Torres. (Daily express)
Chelsea are recalling midfielder Kenedy from his loan spell in Brazil with Flamengo because of their injury crisis.(The sun)
Tottenham want to make three key signings in the transfer window. Spurs are in talks with Wolves over Spanish midfielder Adama Traore, 25, and are searching for a right wing-back and attacker. (Telegraph)
Arsenal and West Ham are battling it out for the signature of Eintracht Frankfurt winger Filip Kostic. (The sun)
Manchester City are targeting young Brazil left-back Abner Vinicius who plays for Athletico Paranaense. (Daily telegraph)
Leeds are interested in Torino and Nigeria full-back Ola Aina, 25. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Newcastle have made a new £28m offer for Sevilla and Brazil defender Diego Carlos. The Magpies previously had a £25m bid for the 28-year-old turned down. (Talksport)
Juventus are interested in a loan move for Barcelona and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, 27. (Di Marzio)
Manchester City are ready to try and tempt Flamengo sensation Matheus Franca to come to the Premier League but the teenage midfielder has an £83m release clause.(Daily star)
West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is set to sign a one-year contract extension with the club. The 36-year-old retired from international duty with Poland last year. (Sun)
Manchester United will prioritise a new contract for England striker Marcus Rashford. The 24-year-old’s current deal runs out in June 2023. (ESPN)
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl says it will be difficult to ensure key players stay at the club, despite the recent takeover. (Independent)
Barcelona are close to giving up on hopes that Ousmane Dembele will sign a new contract and expect to lose him to the Premier League in the summer.(Daily mirror)
Arsenal are considering a summer move for Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans, who will then be entering the final year of his contract.(Daily mirror)
Manchester United are close to bringing highly rated French midfielder Boubacar Kamara, 22, to Old Trafford from Marseille for what would be Ralf Rangnick’s first signing as interim manager. (FourFourTwo)
Newcastle United are keen to bolster their attacking options in January with Manchester United’s 26-year-old French striker Anthony Martial and Inter Milan’s Bosnian front man Edin Dzeko, 35, on their shortlist. (Sun)
Manchester United have joined the race to sign River Plate and Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 21. (Ole – via Metro)
Real Madrid are in talks with Antonio Rudiger in a bid to sign the 28-year-old Germany defender when his contract with Chelsea expires in June. (Rudy Galetti)
Everton have agreed a £17m deal for Dynamo Kiev and Ukraine left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko, 22, paving the way for out-of-favour French defender Lucas Digne, 28, to leave the Toffees amid interest from Newcastle and Leicester. (The Mirror)
Everton could be offered Juventus and Brazil midfielder Arthur, 25, as part of any deal for the Italian club to sign Digne. (Sport Mediaset – via Football Transfer Tavern)
Arsenal are eyeing a move for two Juventus players – Arthur and Swedish winger Dejan Kulusevski, 21. (Marca)
Barcelona have been alerted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s exile at Arsenal and would be interested in signing him on loan next month.(Daily mail)
Arsenal are considering signing three Juventus stars in the upcoming January transfer window, according to reports.(Daily mail)
Maurizio Sarri wants to be reunited with Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga at Lazio, according to reports.(Daily mail)
Newcastle and West Ham are monitoring the situation of Tottenham’s English midfielder Dele Alli, 25. (Eurosport)
Bayern Munich and France winger Kingsley Coman, 25, who is a transfer target for Liverpool and Manchester United, is negotiating a contract extension with the Bundesliga champions. (Bild)
Manchester United will fight to keep Edinson Cavani at Old Trafford next month amid interest from Barcelona. (The sun)
Barcelona have approved a £1.3billion renovation of the Nou Camp despite the club being in financial crisis.(The sun)
Premier League matches could again take place behind closed doors, according to reports.(The sun)
Tottenham’s Europa Conference League exit has seen English clubs slip behind their French and Dutch counterparts in UEFA’s rankings.(The sun)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left puzzled at the lack of hand sanitiser available ahead of his post-match press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.(The sun)
Newcastle have offered Lyon attacking midfielder Lucas Paqueta £181,457 per week to move to St James’ Park, which the 24-year-old Brazilian has turned down as the move would not be a ‘step up in quality’ from Lyon. (Foot Mercato – in French)
The Magpies are also interested in French striker Moussa Dembele, with Lyon open to selling the 25-year-old if a suitable offer is made for him.(Daily Mail)
Erling Braut Haaland’s agent Mino Raiola has denied claims that the 21-year-old Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker has a pre-agreement to make a move to Real Madrid in the summer. (NOS – via Fabrizio Romano on Twitter)
The transfer of Gremio full-back Vanderson to Brentford is on the verge of collapsing after Ligue 1 side AS Monaco stepped in and made a €12m offer for the 20-year-old Brazilian. (Globo Esporte – in Portuguese)
Barcelona have agreed personal terms with Ferran Torres but have not yet finalised a deal for the 21-year-old Spanish forward with Manchester City. (Fabrizio Romano)
West Ham have made an approach for Rubin Kazan and Georgia forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 21. (Football Insider)
Aston Villa have made an offer for Liverpool and England defender Joe Gomez, 24. (CalcioMercato)
Juventus are eyeing a move for a striker in January with Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 32, Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani, 34, and Paris St-Germain’s Mauro Icardi, 28, all on their shortlist. (Tuttosport)
Jesse Lingard is expected to see out the remainder of the season at Manchester United before leaving the club on a free transfer in the summer.(Daily telegraph)
Managers and players have been left angry with their clubs and the Premier League for rejecting a ‘festive firebreak’ amid the upsurge in coronavirus cases which they believe will put safety at risk.(Daily telegraph)
Newcastle United are set to make a formal complaint to the Premier League over the standard of officiating in their last three games after a series of controversial decisions went against Eddie Howe’s side.(Daily telegraph)
