Rumour Mill: Italians back for Jack; £52m fee on United target
Man Utd are in a three-way fight for Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, while Patrice Evra is ‘considering his future’…
Arsenal
AC Milan are stepping up their pursuit of Jack Wilshere (La Gazzetta dello Sport).
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has denied he is learning English with a view to replacing Arsene Wenger at Arsenal (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
French champions Paris St-Germain are preparing a £60m summer bid for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, who has 18 months to run on his current Gunners’ deal (Maxifoot)
Alternatively, Atletico Madrid have Chile international Sanchez earmarked as a possible replacement for Antoine Griezmann should the 25-year-old France striker leave (Don Balon)
Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, says he wants reassurances over Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s future before he commits to signing a new contract at the club (Kicker)
Torino have turned down an Arsenal bid worth 65m euros for 23-year-old Italy striker Andrea Belotti, according to the Serie A club’s sporting director (Sky Sport Italia)
Bournemouth
Bournemouth midfielder Emerson Hyndman is set to join Rangers (STV)
Bournemouth want to reinforce the strength of their defence with the loan signing of either the frozen-out Mamadou Sakho or the recently returned Joe Gomez (Daily Mail)
Burnley
Brentford could be set to move for Burnley striker Dan Agyei (Daily Mail)
Chelsea
Chelsea are preparing a £15,5million move for Fenerbahce defender Simon Kjaer (La Gazetta dello Sport)
Chelsea’s Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, 23, could move to Swansea City on loan as part of a deal for Spain striker Fernando Llorente, 31, to head to Stamford Bridge (South Wales Evening Post)
Chelsea and Manchester City are said to be rivalling Manchester United for AS Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko (Daily Record)
Lucas Piazon says he is close to joining Fulham on loan for the rest of the season (Twitter)
Crystal Palace
Norwich have rejected a £10m bid from Crystal Palace for Robbie Brady (Bleacher Report)
Palace want Spurs left-back Ben Davies this month (Daily Express)
New Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce says he will have money to spend, but admits the club may have to pay “astronomically high” transfer fees for players during the January transfer window (Talksport)
And the former England boss will outline his transfer plans to Palace chairman Steve Parish in the next couple of days (BT Sport)
Everton
Everton are eyeing a deal to sign Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil (Tuttomercatoweb)
QPR want Everton striker Arouna Kone but fear the forward’s wages will scupper any deal (Get West London)
Man Utd have told Everton they will have to pay more than £20m for France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (Daily Mail)
Everton flop Oumar Niasse could be heading to Hull on loan for the rest of the season (Liverpool Echo)
Aston Villa have contacted Everton over a loan move for Tom Cleverley (Daily Mail)
Hull
Everton flop Oumar Niasse could be heading to Hull on loan for the rest of the season (Liverpool Echo)
Leicester
Leicester City are set to make an improved bid to sign Italy defender Francesco Acerbi, 28, from Sassuolo (Gazzetta dello Sport)
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Liverpool
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PSG striker Jese Rodriguez has no intention of moving to Liverpool (La Provincia)
Liverpool are ready to thrash out a £25million deal for Spartak Moscow attacker Quincy Promes (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool are keen on signing Nottingham Forest teenager Ben Brereton (The Sun)
Bournemouth want to reinforce the strength of their defence with the loan signing of either the frozen-out Mamadou Sakho or the recently returned Joe Gomez (Daily Mail)
Southampton are also targeting Sakho as a replacement for captain Jose Fonte, but face competition from Galatasary (Mirror)
Liverpool will demand £20million for Sakho and want to do a permanent deal this month (ESPN FC)
Manchester City
Barcelona’s Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic, 28, is close to joining Manchester City (Jutarnji List)
That report is refuted however, with Sky Sports saying City are not in for Rakitic.
Manchester City and Chelsea are said to be rivalling Manchester United for AS Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko (Daily Record)
Manchester United
Manchester United will offer £47.6million Roma defender Kostas Manolas but the Serie A club want £52million (The Sun)
Juventus say Patrice Evra is considering his future amid talk of a return to Man Utd (Mediaset)
United are in locked in a three-way battle to sign AS Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. Man City and Chelsea are also interested (Daily Record)
United have told Everton they will have to pay more than £20m for France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 27 (Daily Mail)
United boss Jose Mourinho says he remains open to keeping Netherlands winger Memphis Depay, 22, at Old Trafford (Daily Mirror)
Middlesbrough
Four or five Premier League clubs are interested in a loan deal for Stewart Downing, with clubs in China and USA also interested (Evening Gazette)
Middlesbrough’s former England striker David Nugent, 31, is set to join Derby in a £3m deal instead of team-mate and Scotland forward Jordan Rhodes, 26 (Sun)
Southampton
Southampton are targeting Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho as a replacement for captain Jose Fonte, but face competition from Galatasary for the 26-year-old France international (Mirror)
Stoke
Stoke want £2.59million from Real Betis for Marc Muniesa but the Spanish club can’t afford that and are looking for a loan deal until the end of the season (ABC via Sport Witness)
Sunderland
West Brom and Sunderland are rivalling Leicester for Sassuolo defender Francesco Acerbi (GazzaMercato)
David Moyes has vetoed a potential swap deal with Fenerbahce involving Gregory van der Wiel and Emmanuel Emenike arriving in exchange for the permanent transfer of Jeremain Lens (Fotomac)
Swansea
Chelsea’s Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, 23, could move to Swansea City on loan as part of a deal for Spain striker Fernando Llorente, 31, to head to Stamford Bridge (South Wales Evening Post)
Swansea City have been linked with Bayern Munich and Germany defender Holger Badstuber, 27, with new boss Paul Clement ready to use his contacts at the Bundesliga club (Wales Online)
Swansea City’s Argentina defender Federico Fernandez, 27, is attracting interest from Spanish side Real Betis (Wales Online)
Tottenham
Hoffenheim striker Mark Uth is flattered to be linked with Tottenham and Southampton but denies that he has received any offers (Kicker)
Watford
Watford are fighting Hull to sign former Man City right-back Omar Elabdellaoui from Olympiakos (The Sun)
The Hornets may enter the race to sign Nottingham Forest’s English midfielder Henri Lansbury. Derby and Aston Villa have already bid for the 26-year-old (Nottingham Post)
Watford striker Troy Deeney is attracting the attention of Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune (Daily Mirror)
West Brom
West Brom has emerged as a likely destination for Tom Cleverley this month (The Telegraph)
The Baggies have had a £30million offer for William Carvalho rejected by Sporting Lisbon (Daily Mail)
West Ham
West Ham are closing on a £12.5million deal for Brentford striker Scott Hogan (Daily Mail)
West Ham are in talks to sell their Algeria winger Sofiane Feghouli, 27, to Italian side Roma (Sky Sports)