Rumour Mill: Chelsea defender to return; new Hammers bid
Chelsea are set to recall a central defender from his loan spell as West Ham’s improved £12million bid for a striker has been rejected – according to Saturday’s transfer rumours.
All January’s completed deals in the Premier League…
Arsenal
Arsenal will hand Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesacker new deals as Arsene Wenger salutes the pair’s leadership qualities (Daily Mirror)
Arsene Wenger will attempt to resolve contract issues with key players such as Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Francis Coquelin, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla rather than buy players this January (The Sun)
Bournemouth
Antonio Conte is considering recalling Chelsea defender Nathan Ake from his successful loan spell at Bournemouth (various)
Chelsea
Chelsea are weighing up a surprise bid for the Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente – even though the Blues are still not keen on loaning out Michy Batshuayi (Daily Telegraph)
Chelsea and Manchester City are keen on signing former Stoke midfielder Steven N’Zonzi with Juventus also rumoured to be interested (L’Equipe)
N’Zonzi has rejected a contract extension at Sevilla which included a bigger buy-out clause amid interest from Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester City (The Sun)
Antonio Conte is considering recalling Chelsea defender Nathan Ake from his successful loan spell at Bournemouth (various)
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace could snap up Montepellier’s Jerome Roussillon to solve their left-back woes (The Sun)
Crystal Palace are ready to rival West Ham’s attempts to sign the Hull star Robert Snodgrass, with the Scotland international expected to cost up to £9m despite having just 18 months remaining on his contract (The Guardian)
Crystal Palace keeper Steve Mandanda will stay at Selhurst Park this season despite Marseille’s interest (London Evening Standard)
Everton
Everton and West Brom are battling it out for Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil (The Sun)
Everton are poised to make an improved £22million bid for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (Squawka)
Hull
Crystal Palace are ready to rival West Ham’s attempts to sign the Hull star Robert Snodgrass, with the Scotland international expected to cost up to £9m despite having just 18 months remaining on his contract (The Guardian)
Leicester
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is eyeing a £8m swoop for Sassuolo’s Francesco Acerbi as he steps up his defender search (Daily Mail)
Liverpool
Manchester City and Liverpool have been told Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk is not for sale (Daily Star)
Southampton are keen on Liverpool outcast Mamadou Sakho with the South Coast side hopeful of finding a replacement for wantaway defender Jose Fonte (L’Equipe)
Liverpool will face tough competition from an unnamed Chinese club if they are to land Raul Jimenez from Benfica (Record)
PSG are expecting bids from Liverpool and Roma for winger Jese Rodriguez, who is willing to take a pay cut to move on loan to Las Palmas (Marca)
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola is hopeful of landing Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber on a six-month loan deal (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City and Liverpool have been told Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk is not for sale (Daily Star)
Chelsea and Manchester City are keen on signing former Stoke midfielder Steven N’Zonzi with Juventus also rumoured to be interested (L’Equipe)
N’Zonzi has rejected a contract extension at Sevilla which included a bigger buy-out clause amid interest from Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester City (The Sun)
Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce wants to re-sign Fabian Delph from Manchester City as he looks to bolster his midfield (Telegraph)
Manchester United
La Liga strugglers Valencia are eager to do a deal to sign Patrice Evra from Juventus despite the defender craving a return to former club Manchester United (Squawka)
Manchester United have appointed the scout who used to work for rivals Liverpool and found Raheem Sterling (The Sun)
Everton are poised to make an improved £22million bid for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (Squawka)
Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has been told it’s unlikely that he will be allowed to leave Old Trafford on loan in January (Manchester Evening News)
Keita Balde Diao will not be leaving Lazio in January amid rumours the 21-year-old is interesting Manchester United and AC Milan (Calciomercato)
Manchester United have made an offer for Roma defender Kostas Manolas with the signing of Benfica defender Victor Lindelof seemingly off the cards (The Sun)
Manchester United have launched a bid for AC Milan striker M’Baye Niang as Jose Mourinho looks to reinforce his squad ahead of the second part of the season (Il Giornale)
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has confirmed interest in Stoke forward Bojan Krkic as the Teessiders look for attacking additions (Daily Mirror)
The arrival of Rudy Gestede could mean a move away from Middlesbrough for Jordan Rhodes (Sky Sports)
Southampton
Manchester City and Liverpool have been told Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk is not for sale (Daily Star)
Southampton are keen on Liverpool outcast Mamadou Sakho with the South Coast side hopeful of finding a replacement for wantaway defender Jose Fonte (L’Equipe)
Stoke
Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has confirmed interest in Stoke forward Bojan Krkic as the Teessiders look for attacking additions (Daily Mirror)
Swansea
Chelsea are weighing up a surprise bid for the Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente – even though the Blues are still not keen on loaning out Michy Batshuayi (Daily Telegraph)
Bob Bradley has been offered the Norway national team job following his departure from Swansea (Nettavisen)
Tottenham
Tottenham have dropped their interest in Wilfried Zaha this month – but will move for him at the end of the season (The Sun)
Chinese Super League is ready to offer £800,000 a week to top English talent in the Premier League with Dele Alli and Harry Kane top of the list (Daily Mail)
Spurs will table a new contract offer for defender Toby Alderweireld, whose current deal runs until 2019 (Telegraph)
Tottenham are “keeping close tabs” on Moussa Dembele with the striker reportedly valued at £30million (Telegraph)
West Brom
Everton and West Brom are battling it out for Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil (The Sun)
Saido Berahino’s West Brom career looks to be over after he was axed from the squad for today’s FA Cup clash with Derby (Daily Star)
West Ham
Brentford have rejected West Ham’s second offer of £12million for striker Scott Hogan (Sky Sports)
Sofiane Feghouli could be heading to Roma as the Serie A side outfit look to replace Torino-bound Juan Manuel Iturbe (Football Italia)