Rumour Mill: United step up interest in Memphis replacement

Mark Scott
Gelson Martins: United target

Gelson Martins: United target

Manchester United will step up their interest in a Sporting star as they look to replace Memphis Depay, while a striker has revealed he turned down a move to Arsenal – according Friday’s transfer rumours.

All January’s completed deals in the Premier League…

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is interested in signing Torino striker Andrea Belotti, but is concerned by the 23-year-old’s £50m price tag (The Sun)

Mathieu Debuchy is 75% likely to leave Arsenal this January transfer window (L’Equipe)

Victor Osimhen says he rejected Arsenal in order to sign for Wolfsburg as he feels he will have more playing opportunities with the Bundesliga side (Bild)

Burnley

Chelsea’s Patrick Bamford could return to Middlesbrough on loan after struggling for game time at Burnley (Various)

Jon Flanagan will remain at Burnley until the end of the season, amid claims that the Liverpool defender’s loan deal would be cut short (Liverpool Echo)

Chelsea

PSG have told Chelsea and Juventus they are willing to let Marco Verratti go for €80m (£68m) (Corriere dello Sport)

Milan will challenge Chelsea next summer to land €50million Fiorentina playmaker Federico Bernardeschi (La Gazzetta dello Sport)

Chelsea are weighing up a surprise bid to sign Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente – even though the Blues are still not keen on loaning out Michy Batshuayi (Telegraph)

Roma officials are heading to the UK to discuss potential moves for Chelsea’s Charly Musonda and Everton’s Gerard Deulofeu (Calciomercato)

Chelsea are still in talks with Atalanta over the possible signing of Franck Kessie, 20, but the Premier League club may have to wait until the summer before a transfer can be concluded (Guardian)

Chelsea and Liverpool are reportedly willing to pay £34m for Bayer Leverkusen star Javier Hernandez (Daily Star)

But Bayer Leverkusen have not received an offer from Chelsea for striker Javier Hernandez, 28, according to the German club’s sporting director (Talksport)

Chelsea’s Patrick Bamford could return to Middlesbrough on loan after struggling for game time at Burnley (Various)

Stoke City have joined West Ham to sign Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan this month (London Evening Standard)

Crystal Palace

New Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce could make Motherwell striker Louis Moult, 24, his first signing, with the club lining up a £500,000 offer (Talksport)

Crystal Palace have missed out on Rennes striker Paul-George Ntep (Daily Mirror)

Everton

Gerard Deulofeu: Been in scintillating form

Everton have made an improved £22million bid for Morgan Schneiderlin after the midfielder told Manchester United he wants to move to Goodison Park – and is now set for a medical (Squawka)

Roma officials are heading to the UK to discuss potential moves for Chelsea’s Charly Musonda and Everton’s Gerard Deulofeu (Calciomercato)

Ronald Koeman insists Everton won’t be held to ransom by other clubs as they look to conduct more business after completing Ademola Lookman’s £11m transfer from Charlton (Daily Mirror)

Hull

New Hull manager Marco Silva has been promised he can make “key additions” to his squad during the January transfer window (Daily Mail)

Leicester

Leicester City are still in the hunt for Sassuolo defender Francesco Acerbi (Tuttosport)

Leicester are considering an offer for Norwich winger Robbie Brady (Sky Sports)

Liverpool

Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho wants to move to another English club (L’Equipe)

Southampton want to sign Sakho in January (Get French Football)

Liverpool have confirmed young midfielder Pedro Chirivella has joined Dutch club Go Ahead Eagles on loan until the end of the season

Liverpool are set to sell 23-year-old defender Tiago Ilori to Reading for £3.75m (Liverpool Echo)

Jon Flanagan will remain at Burnley until the end of the season, amid claims that the Liverpool defender’s loan deal would be cut short (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester City

Manchester City have been repeatedly linked with a move for Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi, but Juventus have been tipped to win the race (L’Equipe)

Monaco starlet Kylian Mbappe has hinted that he would rather sign for Paris Saint-Germain than Manchester City (Goal)

Manchester United

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Victor Lindelof: Price to rise

Benfica and Swedish club Vasteras are close to agreeing Victor Lindelof’s sell-on percentage as Man United weigh up whether to return for the defender (Goal)

Manchester United are set to step up their interest in Barcelona and Real Madrid target Gelson Martins (A Bola)

Everton have made an improved £22million bid for Morgan Schneiderlin after the midfielder told Manchester United he wants to move to Goodison Park – and is now set for a medical (Squawka)

Manchester United are not expected to bid for Jose Fonte this month – despite the Portuguese defender asking to leave Southampton (Manchester Evening News)

Memphis Depay could remain at Manchester United until the end of the season with interested clubs including Roma and Nice struggling to meet the Dutchman’s £20m price tag and £90,000 a week wages (Telegraph)

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann, 25, has been offered £220,000 a week at Manchester United – the same amount as France team-mate Paul Pogba (The Sun)

United are set to offer £32.5m for Roma defender Kostas Manolas, 25, after a deal to sign Victor Lindelof, 22, from Benfica fell through (The Sun)

Juventus left-back Patrice Evra, 35, has held talks with West Ham and his former club Manchester United over a potential January move (Calciomercato)

But Valencia are also interested in signing the French left-back (CV Radio)

With James Rodriguez’s Real Madrid future in the balance, Italian journalist Mina Rzouki believes Manchester United could be one of a number of possible destinations for the 25-year-old Colombian (Five Live)

Jose Mourinho has instructed the Manchester United hierarchy to offer Michael Carrick a 12-month contract extension (The Sun)

Middlesbrough

Aston Villa have been told they must pay at least £10m to sign Jordan Rhodes, 26, from Middlesbrough (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea’s Patrick Bamford could return to Middlesbrough on loan after struggling for game time at Burnley (Various)

Southampton

Manchester United are not expected to bid for Jose Fonte this month – despite the Portuguese defender asking to leave Southampton (Manchester Evening News)

Stoke

Forward Bojan, 26, is ready to leave Stoke City in order to secure regular first-team football (Stoke Sentinel)

Stoke City have joined West Ham to sign Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan this month (London Evening Standard)

The Hammers are reportedly interested in signing Stoke right-back – and former West Ham academy graduate – Glen Johnson (Sky Sports)

Swansea

Chelsea are weighing up a surprise bid to sign Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente – even though the Blues are still not keen on loaning out Michy Batshuayi (Telegraph)

Tottenham

Tottenham target Max Meyer has said he will wait until the end of the season to decide his future (talksport)

Watford

Striker Odion Ighalo, 27, is set to leave Watford, with the Hornets hoping to cash in on fresh interest from Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua (Daily Mirror)

Nantes are eyeing up a loan move for Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure (Talksport)

West Brom

Birmingham City have made enquiries about taking West Brom midfielder Craig Gardner, 30, on loan until the end of the season (Birmingham Mail)

West Ham

Moussa Dembele: Not going anywhere

West Ham have added Celtic striker Moussa Dembele to their transfer shortlist and are willing to spend £20m on the 20-year-old (Goal)

However, the Hammers will have to up their bid to £30m to land the French forward (Daily Mail)

Juventus left-back Patrice Evra, 35, has held talks with West Ham and his former club Manchester United over a potential January move (Calciomercato)

But Valencia are also interested in signing the French left-back (CV Radio)

West Ham target Nikola Kalinic looks to have done a U-turn and could now be heading to the Chinese Super-League (Corriere dello Sport)

Stoke City have joined West Ham to sign Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan this month (London Evening Standard)

The Hammers are reportedly interested in signing Stoke right-back – and former West Ham academy graduate – Glen Johnson (Sky Sports)

West Ham have more than doubled their offer to £13m for Jermain Defoe as they try and persuade Sunderland to sell their star striker (Daily Express)

West Ham United flop Simone Zaza is getting closer to joining Valencia (Corriere dello Sport)