🚨 Neymar deal close + how it impacts Liverpool, plus Chelsea star wants Man Utd move, Arsenal hold talks with wonderkid, & more

Big updates at Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and much more!

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Today’s top stories:

• Today’s live transfer news - follow here!

• One in, one out at Arsenal?

• Chelsea star wants to join Man Utd

• Plus more from Liverpool, Spurs & Villa

Arsenal

• Arsenal, City Group (Girona with future move to Manchester City) and Aston Villa have all presented their project to Norwegian wonderkid Sverre Nypan. The decision is now up to the player who’s taking his time to visit clubs and choose the best option.

• This Arsenal youngster is attracting strong interest from three major European clubs, but he’s currently leaning towards one decision…Full story here.

Aston Villa

• What a superbly worked goal this was by Jacob Ramsey! FT Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham [Pictures from Sky Sports]

• Aston Villa are pushing to get the Juan Foyth deal done with Villarreal. Unai Emery: “Of course, I know Juan Foyth because I know him and one player with his quality, he can play with the performance we want to add to the squad.”

• Axel Disasi to Aston Villa could also be a deal to watch out for, as reports claim the Chelsea defender has emerged as one of two main loan targets for Unai Emery’s side.

Barcelona

• Zero minutes again for Ansu Fati - Barcelona remain open to his exit in the final days of January. The player didn’t want to leave so far, but it remains one to watch, with Barcelona keeping contacts active for Marcus Rashford in case Fati ends up leaving.

• Hansi Flick: “I loved what Gavi did tonight… I spoke about bringing him in for the last 15 minutes and he said: Coach, bring Pablo Torre in. It’s something great. I love Gavi, this is beautiful to see.”

• Flick confirms: “I want Eric Garcia to stay. He gives us stability and he can play in different roles. Today you’ve seen again how good he is.”

• Flick: “I think Ansu Fati wants to stay and that’s ok… he’s improving in training, we will support him.”

Bayern Munich

• Bayern director Christoph Freund after links between Joshua Kimmich and Real Madrid: “I’m positive that he will ultimately decide to continue playing for FC Bayern.”

• Kimmich on Real Madrid links and Bayern new deal talks: “To be honest, I can't stand up every three days and give you an update. There will be an update at some point, but I'm not going to comment on it every three days.”