Rumour Mill: Liverpool eye Xhaka, Manchester United wishlist
Liverpool could sign Granit Xhaka in a club-record deal, Louis van Gaal has a £365million wishlist and Tottenham target an Italy international, according to today’s rumours.
Arsenal
– The mother of Adrien Rabiot, who also acts as the midfielder’s agent, is in London for talks with Arsenal (The Independent)
– Reported Arsenal target Granit Xhaka is set to leave Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach (Daily Telegraph)
– The Gunners, Tottenham and Fiorentina are in a race to sign Honduran midfielder Andy Najar, currently of Anderlecht (The Times)
– Out-of-favour right-back Mathieu Debuchy has been linked with a loan move to Serie A outfit Roma (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa
– Villa starlet Jack Grealish is reportedly a target for West Ham (Guardian Series)
– Remi Garde wants to sign FC Lorient striker Benjamin Moukandjo this month, who has scored 11 goals in 19 matches (L’Equipe)
– Garde could also turn to former club to sign Lyon striker Claudio Beauvue (Foot Mercato)
Bournemouth
– Eddie Howe has made a surprise loan bid for Stephan El Shaarawy, who is currently on loan at Monaco from AC Milan (Sky Sports)
– The Cherries are competing with Crystal Palace to sign QPR central defender Steven Caulker, who has struggled for games since joining Southampton on loan (Shoot)
Chelsea
– The Blues will battle Manchester United to sign Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale (Daily Mirror)
– Galatasaray have entered the race to sign out-of-favour Chelsea striker Loic Remy (Daily Express)
Crystal Palace
– Palace will have to pay £15million to secure the signature of Norwich City winger Nathan Redmond (Daily Mirror)
– The Eagles are competing with Bournemouth to sign QPR central defender Steven Caulker, who has struggled for games since joining Southampton on loan (Shoot)
– Alan Pardew wants to beat Manchester United to the signature of sought-after Fulham striker Mousa Dembele (Daily Express)
– The Palace boss is also targeting QPR striker Charlie Austin to solve his goalscoring problems (Daily Express)
Everton
– The Toffees are close to completing a £3million deal to sign Albanian forward Shani Tarashaj, 20, from Grasshoppers (Sky Sports)
Leicester City
– The Foxes will battle Liverpool to sign 21-year-old Standard Liege goalkeeper Guillaume Hubert (Daily Mail)
Liverpool
– Jurgen Klopp is eyeing a club record £37million move for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka (Bild)
– Liverpool are also in talks to sign Borussia Dortmund centre-back Neven Subotic (Daily Mirror)
– Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia is reportedly close joining the Reds (Tuttomercatoweb)
– Liverpool will battle Leicester City to sign 21-year-old Standard Liege goalkeeper Guillaume Hubert (Daily Mail)
Manchester City
– City are set to announce the surprise signing of Australian playmaker Anthony Caceres from Central Coast Mariners (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United
– Louis van Gaal has drawn up a wishlist of £365million’s worth of striking talent which includes Neymar, Gareth Bale, Thomas Muller, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane (Manchester Evening News)
– United will have to battle Chelsea to sign Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale in the summer (Daily Mirror)
– The Red Devils have rejected four offers from Championship clubs to take Paddy McNair on loan (The Times)
– Van Gaal has put a £40million price tag on Ander Herrera, who is a target for Juventus and Valencia (Daily Telegraph)
Newcastle United
– 20-year-old defender Lubomir Satka has asked to leave Newcastle on loan (Newcastle Chronicle)
– Slaven Bilic insists Sunderland and Newcastle target Andy Carroll will not be leaving West Ham this month (FourFourTwo)
Norwich City
– Crystal Palace will have to pay £15million to secure the signature of Norwich City winger Nathan Redmond (Daily Mirror)
– The Canaries have agreed a deal to sign Dinamo Zagreb defender Ivo Pinto (HITC)
Southampton
– Southampton have rejected another approach from Manchester United to sign Sadio Mane, insisting they will only sell in the summer (Daily Mirror)
– Crystal Palace are competing with Bournemouth to sign QPR central defender Steven Caulker, who has struggled for games since joining Southampton on loan (Shoot)
Stoke City
Sunderland
– The Black Cats have agreed a £7million deal to sign Bayern Munich centre-half Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland Echo)
– Slaven Bilic insists Sunderland and Newcastle target Andy Carroll will not be leaving Upton Park this month (FourFourTwo)
– Will Buckley’s agent admits he expects the winger to leave the Stadium of Light this transfer window (Sunderland Echo)
Swansea City
– The agent of Napoli midfielder Jonathan de Guzman says the 28-year-old will leave Italy this month, opening the door for a return to the Liberty Stadium (talkSPORT)
Tottenham
– Mauricio Pochettino is interested in Napoli forward Manolo Gabbiadini, who has six caps for Italy (SportItalia)
– Spurs, Arsenal and Fiorentina are in a race to sign Honduran midfielder Andy Najar, currently of Anderlecht (The Times)
Watford
– Captain Troy Deeney has poured cold water on reports he and Odion Ighalo could leave Vicarage Road
West Ham
– Slaven Bilic insists Sunderland and Newcastle target Andy Carroll will not be leaving Upton Park this month (FourFourTwo)
– Hammers defender Reece Burke is set to join Coventry City on loan (Coventry Telegraph)