Rumour Mill: United target £42.5m Porto star, Reds eye trio
Yacine Brahimi: Tipped to join Liverpool
Manchester United want Porto winger Yacine Brahimi, while Liverpool are eyeing Robert Lewandoski, Riccardo Saponara and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, according to Wednesday’s rumours.
Arsenal
– Real Madrid are actively looking to sell Arsenal target Karim Benzema in January due to his involvement in the Mathieu Valbuena blackmail case (Fijaches)
– German pair Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen) and Benedikt Howedes (Schalke) have been contacted by Arsenal over January moves to the Emirates (Bild)
– Manchester United will make an audacious move for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez after making him their top target in January (Don Balon)
– Arsenal are planning a £10million January move for Leicester full-back Jeff Schlupp (Ghana Soccernet)
– Besiktas midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup could reject interest from West Ham and sign for former club Arsenal in January (Metro)
Aston Villa
– Tiago Illori could return to Liverpool after failing to make an impact during his loan spell at Aston Villa (Liverpool Echo)
– Aston Villa will battle Sunderland for £7million-rated Sheffield Wednesday defender Tom Lees in January (Daily Star)
– Aston Villa, Napoli and Sevilla are all interested in signing Anderlecht midfielder Samuel Bastien (Estadio Deportivo)
Bournemouth
– Bournemouth striker Yann Kermorgant is wanted on loan by Charlton, Bolton and Bristol City (Daily Mirror)
– QPR are prepared to risk losing Bournemouth, Newcastle, West Ham and Crystal Palace target Charlie Austin for nothing next summer unless they get at least £8million for him in January (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea
– Ruben Loftus-Cheek is keen to make a loan move away from Chelsea in the January transfer window (The Times)
– Chelsea whizz-kid Charly Musonda is a target for Juventus (The Sun), while he is also a £10m target for Manchester United (Foot Mercato)
– Chelsea are considering a double swoop for Benfica pair Goncalo Guedes and Anderson Talisca (London Evening Standard)
– Chelsea and Stoke are set to battle it out for the services of Boca Juniors starlet Jonathan Calleri in January
Crystal Palace
– QPR are prepared to risk losing Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Newcastle and West Ham target Charlie Austin for nothing next summer unless they get at least £8million for him in January (Daily Mirror)
Everton
– Everton will battle rivals Liverpool, as well as Juventus and Napoli for Empoli midfielder Riccardo Saponara (Tuttosport)
– Burnley defender Michael Keane is a target for Everton in January
– Everton will make a January bid to sign Leeds full-back Sam Byram (Daily Star)
Leicester
– Arsenal are planning a £10million January move for Leicester full-back Jeff Schlupp (Ghana Soccernet)
Liverpool
– Liverpool are preparing a bid for highly-rated Empoli midfielder Riccardo Saponara (Tuttosport)
– Liverpool are planning a January bid for Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Fijaches)
– Jurgen Klopp retains an interest in signing Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowksi (Bild)
– Tiago Illori could return to Liverpool after failing to make an impact during his loan spell at Aston Villa (Liverpool Echo)
– Juventus have ramped up their pursuit of PSG star and reported Liverpool and Tottenham target Ezequiel Lavezzi (Gazetta dello Sport)
Manchester City
– Mali starlet Aly Malle, 17, is on Manchester City’s radar (Daily Mail)
– Manchester City pulled out of the race to sign Brazil superstar Neymar in 2013 after it became clear the then 21-year-old was moving to Barcelona, it has emerged
Manchester United
– Manchester United are plotting a January raid for Southampton striker Graziano Pelle (Daily Telegraph)
– Manchester United star Jesse Lingard has been told to forget about a new contract – for now (Daily Star)
– Porto winger Yacine Brahimi, who has a £42.5million release clause in his contract, is on Manchester United’s transfer wishlist (Record)
– Chelsea whizz-kid Charly Musonda is a £10m target for Manchester United (Foot Mercato)
– Manchester United will make an audacious move for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez after making him their top target in January (Don Balon)
Newcastle
– Newcastle and Norwich are in a £7million fight for Sheffield Wednesday centre-back Tom Lees (Daily Mirror)
– QPR are prepared to risk losing Newcastle, Bournemouth, West Ham and Crystal Palace target Charlie Austin for nothing next summer unless they get at least £8million for him in January (Daily Mirror)
– Newcastle are retaining their interest in Bas Dost as they weigh up a possible January swoop for the Wolfsburg striker (Newcastle Chronicle)
Norwich
– Kyle Lafferty has once again expressed his wish to leave Norwich in the January transfer window (The Pink ‘un)
Southampton
– Gaston Ramirez’s agent says the player is keen to return to Italy in January and they are in talks over a possible move to Bologna
– Manchester United are plotting a January raid for Southampton striker Graziano Pelle (Daily Telegraph)
Stoke
– Leeds have dismissed rumours they are planning an audacious January move for Stoke striker Peter Crouch
– Chelsea and Stoke are set to battle it out for the services of Boca Juniors starlet Jonathan Calleri in January
Sunderland
– Sam Allardyce wants to be reunited with West Ham defender James Collins at Sunderland (Daily Mirror)
– Aston Villa will battle Sunderland for £7million-rated Sheffield Wednesday defender Tom Lees in January (Daily Star)
– Sunderland midfielder Liam Bridcutt is now wanted on loan by Cardiff and Reading as well as Leeds
– Emanuele Giaccherini will return to Sunderland in the summer after his agent ruled out a permanent move to loan side Bologna (Radio Nettuno)
Swansea
– Freed former Swansea star Michu is set to sign for Spanish fourth division side Unión Popular de Langreo (Sky Sports)
Tottenham
– Juventus have ramped up their pursuit of PSG star and reported Liverpool and Tottenham target Ezequiel Lavezzi (Gazetta dello Sport)
– Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly keen to bring a second Moussa Dembele to White Hart Lane with the young striker impressing at Fulham (London Evening Standard)
West Ham
– Sam Allardyce wants to be reunited with West Ham defender James Collins at Sunderland (Daily Mirror)
– QPR are prepared to risk losing West Ham, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Crystal Palace target Charlie Austin for nothing next summer unless they get at least £8million for him in January (Daily Mirror)
– Besiktas midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup could reject interest from West Ham and sign for former club Arsenal in January (Metro)
West Brom
– Victor Anichebe, Christian Gamboa and Sebastien Pocognoli could all leave West Brom in January. Pocognoli is reportedly wanted by Brighton (Birmingham Mail)
– Leeds remain keen to sign WBA keeper Anders Lindergaard and will make an official bid to sign him in January (Express & Star)
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