Rumour Mill: Arsenal target Bender, Liverpool eye Cheryshev

Rob Conlon
Lars Bender: Midfielder linked with January move to Arsenal

Lars Bender: Midfielder linked with January move to Arsenal

Arsene Wenger wants to bolster his injury-depleted midfield with Lars Bender, Liverpool are keeping tabs on Denis Cheryshev and Manchester United have reignited their interest in Edinson Cavani, according to Thursday’s rumours.

Arsenal

– Bayer Leverkusen’s Lars Bender is one of eight midfielders Arsene Wenger is targeting to bolster his injury-hit squad (Daily Express)

– The North Londoners are willing to pay £35million to land Real Madrid’s Spanish star Isco (BuzzSport)

– Arsenal will battle with Chelsea for Benfica right-back Nelson Semedo, although the 22-year-old is recovering from knee surgery (Metro)

– The Gunners are among the clubs eyeing a move for Chelsea youngster Charly Musonda, who has becoming disillusioned at Stamford Bridge (Daily Telegraph)

– Wenger faces competition from Manchester United to sign Ajax’s 18-year-old wonderkid Abdelhak Nouri (Daily Mail)

Bournemouth

– Eddie Howe has sent scouts to watch Nimes striker Anthony Koura as he looks to boost the club’s firepower in January (ClubCall)

Chelsea

– The Blues want to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovich on a free transfer when the forward’s PSG contract expires at the end of the season (ESPN)

– Chelsea will battle with Arsenal for Benfica right-back Nelson Semedo, although the 22-year-old is recovering from knee surgery (Metro)

– The Gunners are among the clubs eyeing a move for Chelsea youngster Charly Musonda, who has becoming disillusioned at Stamford Bridge (Daily Telegraph)

Everton

– AC Milan want Everton’s Belgian winger Kevin Mirallas, who is currently out of favour at Goodison Park (Calciomercato)

– Roberto Martinez is keeping an eye on Bordeaux striker Diego Rolan (Liverpool Echo)

Leicester City

– The Foxes are to open contract talks with record-breaking forward Jamie Vardy to ward off interest from the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea (ESPN)

Liverpool

– Liverpool are keeping tabs on Real Madrid winger Denis Cheryshev, whose appearances in the Copa Del Rey could seen the Spanish club kicked out of the competition (Liverpool Echo)

– The Reds are braced for bids for star playmaker Philippe Coutinho from Real Madrid and Barcelona (Sport in Spain)

– Ilkay Gundogan has admitted he is yet to resolve his future at Borussia Dortmund and has praised Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp (Daily Mail)

Manchester City

– The agent of Paul Pogba has opened the door to his client leaving Juventus in the summer, with City confident they can sign the prodigy due to the new investment from China (Daily Express)

Manchester United

– United are scouting Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan ahead of a £25million move in January for the Argentina international (Record)

– Louis van Gaal wants to raid his former club Ajax and sign 18-year-old wonderkid Abdelhak Nouri, but faces competition from Arsenal (Daily Mail)

– The Red Devils are considering an approach for Juventus boss Massimo Allegri to replace Van Gaal, who has 18 months left of his deal (La Repubblica)

– United have reignited their interest in PSG’s Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani (L’Equipe)

Newcastle United

– QPR striker Charlie Austin, a long-term target of the Magpies, admits he could leave the Londoners in January (Shields Gazette)

– Out of favour Yoan Gouffran admits he could leave St James’ Park after starting only one Premier League match this season (Shields Gazette)

Norwich City

– Alex Neil faces competition from Udinese and Stoke to sign Juventus forward Simone Zaza in January (Calciomercato)

Stoke City

– Mark Hughes wants to hijack Norwich’s move for Simone Zaza with an £18million bid for the Juventus striker (Sport Witness)

Sunderland

– Sam Allardyce has ruled out a move for Tottenham’s out of favour winger Andros Townsend as the club cannot loan another Spurs player with DeAndre Yedlin already amongst their ranks (Sunderland Echo)

Swansea City

– Garry Monk wants to sign Burnley’s Michael Keane in a £2million deal to plug the Swans’ leaky defence (ClubCall)

West Brom

– Tony Pulis is lining up Bordeaux forward Diego Rolan as a potential replacement for Saido Berahino if the striker moves on in January (Birmingham Mail)

West Ham

– The Hammers a eyeing a move for SC Braga winger Rafa Silva, who has five caps for Portugal (Abola)