🚨 Guehi to Man City AGREED, Man Utd target confirms he's leaving, Liverpool eye Dortmund star, Arsenal rival Bayern for 'new Pedri', & much more!
Today's transfer round-up, featuring Man City, United, Liverpool, Arsenal and more...
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Arsenal
Mikel Arteta was a big fan of Marc Guehi and did his best to convince him not to join Manchester City. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
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Arsenal are up against top European clubs for the signing of 17-year-old Serbian wonderkid Vasilije Kostov, who has been compared with Barcelona’s Pedri and who could cost just £17m this summer. (Sun)
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Aston Villa
Aston Villa are confident of signing Tammy Abraham from Roma on an initial loan deal with an option to buy for around £11m. (Ben Jacobs)
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is keen for the club to move for Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos after being beaten to the signing of Conor Gallagher by Tottenham. (Fichajes)
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich are big fans of Dutch youngster Givairo Read, with big plans already made for someone considered one of their top targets. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Bayern are also one of the numerous top clubs showing a keen interest in highly-rated Vasco da Gama striker Rayan. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Chelsea
Chelsea are one of the clubs showing a strong interest in signing €60m-rated Roma goalkeeper Mile Svilar. (CaughtOffside)
Chelsea look set to rival the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United for the signing of talented young Rennes centre-back Jeremy Jacquet. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Chelsea have another exciting young talent on their CB target list - find out more here!
Chelsea are in active talks over a new defender this January, with Jacquet confirmed as one of three names on their list of targets. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea are one of the clubs leading the race to sign Dro Fernandez, who has informed Barcelona that he’s planning to leave, with his release clause expected to be triggered soon. (talkSPORT)
Crystal Palace
Oliver Glasner has confirmed he’ll be leaving Crystal Palace at the end of his contract this summer, saying: “A decision has already been taken, months ago. I had a meeting with Steve [Parish] in October, the international break. We had a very long talk, and I told him I will not sign a new contract. We agreed at the time it was the best to keep it between us. It’s the best that we could do that and keep it confidential for three months. But now it’s important to have clarity, and we had a very busy schedule so that’s why we didn’t want to talk about it. Steve and I want the best for Crystal Palace.”
Leeds United
Leeds United are closing in on another signing after swooping for Facundo Buonanotte - full story here!
Liverpool
Liverpool signing Nico Schlotterbeck now looks more likely as it seems Bayern Munich have cooled their interest in the Borussia Dortmund centre-back as he’s considered too expensive. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Manchester City
Marc Guehi is set to move to Manchester City for £20m after an agreement was reached between the two clubs and with the England defender accepting City’s contract offer. (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal and Liverpool were also keen on Guehi, but their preference was always for a free transfer in the summer, which initially also looked like being Guehi’s most likely option until a late change of heart. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Meanwhile, City are continuing to keep a very close eye on Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson ahead of a potential move. (TEAMtalk)
Manchester United
Oliver Glasner is the favourite for the Manchester United job, while Gareth Southgate is also on the club’s list even though it’s previously looked like he would lean towards turning the job down. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United are one of the clubs showing a strong interest in signing €60m-rated Roma goalkeeper Mile Svilar. (CaughtOffside)
Kobbie Mainoo no longer looks set to leave Manchester United this month after the arrival of Michael Carrick as interim manager. (CaughtOffside)
Manchester United are confident of signing Carlos Baleba from Brighton in the summer as there’s the sense that his stock has fallen slightly in recent times. (Sun)
Nottingham Forest defender Murillo has become one of Man United’s top targets in defence for the summer. (Daily Mail)
Newcastle United
Newcastle United are one of the main clubs interested in sealing a January transfer window deal for AC Milan midfielder and former Chelsea youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek. (TEAMtalk)
Tottenham
This former Tottenham target could now be available after a surprise decision by his manager - will Spurs go back in for him? Full story here…
Great roundup. Arsenal going after Kostov at just £17m fits their recent strategy of snapping up young talent before the price explodes. That Guehi situation is intresting though, seems like they were always gonna wait for a free rather than pay mid-season. Worked out for City I guess but Arsenal's patient approach usually pays off long-term.