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BBC
Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain, Bayern Munich and Juventus have all opened talks with Antonio Rudiger's representatives over a pre-contract agreement this month for the 28-year-old German defender, whose Chelsea deal expires in the summer. (Sky Sports)
Lille have told Newcastle that Dutch centre-back Sven Botman, 21, is not for sale after the clubs discussed a fee of about £30m. (Telegraph - subscription required)
But Newcastle have made a breakthrough in talks with Atletico Madrid over signing England defender Kieran Trippier, 31, as they are on the verge of agreeing a fee of about £25m. (Express)
Newcastle are set to compete with Lyon to sign Zenit St Petersburg and Iran striker Sardar Azmoun, 27. (Mail)
Chelsea's contract extension talks with Andreas Christensen have stalled again, with Barcelona interested in a January move for the Denmark defender, 25, who is out of contract in the summer. (Gianluca di Marzio - in Italian)
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 28, has informed Thomas Tuchel that he has no plans to leave Chelsea despite saying he was "not happy" at the club in an interview with Sky Italia.(Times - subscription required)
West Ham have held talks to sign Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa, 25, from Flamengo. (Sky Sports)
Roma have submitted an offer to take England midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles, 24, on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season, with an option to buy in the summer. (Athletic - subscription required)
Scotland right-back Nathan Patterson, 20, is set to have a medical with Everton after Rangers accepted a bid of an initial £12m, which could rise to £16m with add-ons. (Football Insider)
AC Milan are in talks to sign Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 24, from Lille. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 34, wants to leave Atletico Madrid when his contract expires in the summer and hopes to be reunited with Paris St-Germain's Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 34, at MLS side Inter Miami. (El Nacional - in Catalan)
Barcelona president Joan Laporta said the club "are back as big players" when talking about the possibility of signing Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 21, from Borussia Dortmund. (Mirror)
Alvaro Morata's move to Barcelona is "95% closed", with an agreement having already been reached with Juventus, where the Spain striker is currently on loan, and the 29-year-old's parent club Atletico Madrid. (AS - in Spanish)
Barcelona have no meetings planned with France winger Ousmane Dembele despite the 24-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, having yet to decide if he will accept the club's renewal offer. (AS - in Spanish)
Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho, 29, has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club this month. (Sport - in Spanish)
Bournemouth have agreed a deal to sign Manchester United right-back Ethan Laird, with the 20-year-old Englishman having spent the first half of the season on loan at Championship rivals Swansea City. (Football Insider)
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DAILY STAR
Aaron Ramsey is negotiating his way out of Juventus after being told he is no longer part of Max Allegri's first-team plans, with a move back to the Premier League with Newcastle or Everton on the cards for this month.
Antonio Conte and Fabio Paratici are at odds over which Juventus player to target for Tottenham, with Conte reportedly favouring Weston McKennie over Paratici's man Dejan Kulusevski.
Barcelona are closing on a deal to sign striker Alvaro Morata but can only complete the move by getting Philippe Coutinho off their wage bill.
Chelsea will step up their pursuit of Lucas Digne to boost their defence.
Newcastle have seen an offer for defender Sven Botman rejected by Lille, with AC Milan standing by to take advantage.
Liverpool and AC Milan have scouted £4m-rated Olympiakos midfielder Aguibou Camara.
Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich finally returned to training yesterday - after a two month Covid absence.
Arsenal centre-back Harry Clarke is set to be shipped out on loan to Hibernian after he was recalled from his spell at Ross County.
DAILY MAIL
Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle target Dusan Vlahovic is not ruling out signing a new deal with Fiorentina despite reports of a strained relationship over previous negotiations.
West Ham have ruled out making moves for Gabriel Barbosa and Adama Traore, but potential January targets include Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly and Everton left-back Lucas Digne.
Barcelona are interested in signing Andreas Christensen, with the defender yet to commit to a new contract at Chelsea.
Arsenal are touting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang around Europe's leading clubs but fear having to sell him at a much lower value and that his £350,000 weekly wage might prove a barrier to any deal.
Newcastle United have made fresh enquiries for Zenit St Petersburg's prolific striker Sardar Azmoun.
Watford are signing Brazilian centre back Samir from sister club Udinese.
Premier League teams are monitoring Christian Eriksen, who will be ready to return to group training later in January some six months after his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.
Sead Kolasinac is set to leave Arsenal, with Marseille interested in the defender whose contract expires in the summer.
Nottingham Forest are set to beat QPR to the signing of Bournemouth defender Steve Cook.
Rangers are making a move for versatile New York City midfielder James Sands.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Romelu Lukaku hopes to return to Chelsea's squad this week after positive talks with Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel and director Marina Granovskaia.
DAILY MIRROR
Cristiano Ronaldo has followed in the footsteps of Manchester United's Class of 92 by going into business with Valencia owner Peter Lim.
AC Milan are looking to steal a march on Premier League clubs in the race to sign Lille playmaker Renato Sanches.
Luis Suarez could leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season and join David Beckham's MLS franchise Inter Miami.
An Argentinian DJ pictured with Lionel Messi at a party before his positive Covid-19 test has posted his own negative test online after receiving death threats.
DAILY EXPRESS
West Ham are ready to make a further offer for Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard as the Old Trafford club consider cashing in on him.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is worried about his participation in the Australian Open because of a nagging elbow problem.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic youngster Ewan Henderson is edging closer to a reunion with his former team-mate Shaun Maloney, now head coach of Hibs.
Scotland U19 international Kerr Smith is set to make a move to the Premier League, with Crystal Palace keen to sign the Dundee United defender.
THE SCOTTISH SUN
Kilmarnock want to appoint Derek McInnes as their new manager.
Steven Naismith has backed Nathan Patterson to become the latest Great Scot of Gwladys Street if he joins Everton.
Newcastle are interested in signing Alfredo Morelos this month, according to reports.
Celtic are set to sign Irish teenager Johnny Kenny from Sligo Rovers, beating Hibs to a deal after he was a guest at Easter Road last month.
Falkirk are chasing Clyde frontman David Goodwillie.
Guardian Rumour Mill
Scott Murray
Day four of the new year, day two of the new Rumour Mill, and already the new Newcastle thing feels long in the tooth. Zenit St Petersburg striker Sardar Azmoun is the latest name on a shopping list that already features Lille defender Sven Botman, Atlético Madrid full-back Kieran Trippier, Everton’s Lucas Digne, Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, River Plate attacker Julián Álvarez, and south Devon utility man Thomas Cobley. We’re all going to have to get used to this quick-smart. It’s going to be a long month.
Meanwhile the fuss and furore over Romelu Lukaku’s love letter to Internazionale is giving cover to a couple of Chelsea defenders making a bolt for the door marked Do One. Andreas Christensen, out of contract in the summer, may leave for Barcelona in a cut-price deal, while Antonio Rüdiger is eyeing a move to Real Madrid but will consider Bayern Munich, PSG or Juventus should talks turn sour.
Barcelona also claim they’re in the mix for Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, presumably having found a loose £200m down the back of that tatty old settee. Perhaps the Catalan paupers will raise the cash by offloading Ousmane Dembélé to Newcastle, whose latest mention may lock the Mill into a screeching feedback loop, so turn down your speakers and/or take out those buds you got for Christmas.
Barça are also hopeful of securing the services of Álvaro Morata, currently on loan at Juventus from Atletico Madrid, and offloading Philippe Coutinho, though that story is as old as references to Widecombe Fair.
Arsenal are in the mix for Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, whose dream move to Paris Saint-Germain has turned into, if not a nightmare, then a fitful sleep on a hot evening under nylon bedsheets. The Gunners are also reportedly close to a deal for Real Sociedad and Sweden striker Alexander Isak. Ainsley Maitland-Niles could pass him on the way out, heading for a loan spell at Roma, while Bukayo Saka fancies a move to Liverpool, it says here.
Manchester United want West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, and are willing to spend upwards of £100m for his signature. They’re also in for Barcelona and Uruguay defender Ronald Araújo, who is desirous of a pay rise at his current club but has yet to trouser one. Liverpool are also interested.
Watford plan to snaffle defender Samir from Udinese, and may send Christian Kabasele the other way. Two days down, then, 27 to go.
Sky
Gabriel Barbosa: West Ham hold talks over signing Flamengo striker nicknamed 'Gabigol'
West Ham are one of four Premier League clubs interested in Flamengo striker Gabriel Barbosa; Brazil international forward, who is nicknamed 'Gabigol', wants to move to England; Barbosa watches West Ham matches and is impressed with the job David Moyes is doing at the London Stadium
West Ham have held talks over the signing of Flamengo striker Gabriel Barbosa with the Brazilian, who is nicknamed 'Gabigol', keen on a move to England.
Barbosa is one of a number of strikers West Ham are looking at in this January's transfer window, although the 25-year-old is interesting three other Premier League clubs.
'Gabigol' has scored 104 goals in 147 games for Brazilian side Flamengo but wants to play in the Premier League as he feels it would give him the best chance to cement his place as Brazil's starting striker at this year's World Cup in Qatar. He has won 17 international caps to date, scoring five times.
The former Inter Milan forward watches all of West Ham's games and is said to be impressed with the job David Moyes is doing.
The Hammers are pushing for Champions League qualification with Moyes' side fifth in the league, a point off the top four while they are also looking forward to a Europa League last-16 knockout tie in March.
Yorkshire Post
Huddersfield Town cancel Ademipo Odubeko loan from West Ham United due to lack of game-time
Ademipo Odubeko has returned to West Ham United after an unsuccessful loan move to Huddersfield Town was cut short.
By Stuart Rayner
The 19-year-old joined on a season-long loan in January, but a lack of time on the field means it is in everyone's best interests that he returns to east London.
The Irish striker made just six substitute appearances for the Terriers, all from the bench. Four of them were in September and only two were for more than 15 minutes. His final (and longest) appearance came as a 55th-minute substitute at Barnsley in early December.
Coach Carlos Corberan has always spoken well of the youngster but Danny Ward has proven much more durable this season, appearing in 23 of 26 Championship matches this season, and scoring seven times. Fraizer Campbell has also struggled for game-time as a result.
Jordan Rhodes has recovered from the back injury which kept him out for more than two months.
And at Blackburn Rovers on Sunday, when Ward was ill (but not with coronavirus), the Terriers went without any of them, playing Josh Koroma at the head of the attack.
It may be, therefore, that Town do not look to bring in a replacement for Odubeko.
With Pipa also making his comeback after injury over Christmas and Jonathan Hogg expected to return reasonably soon, they are in good shape, and are expected to loan out a few of their youngsters for more experience.
Having not played for West Ham this season, he is free to go back out on loan to another club, perhaps lower down the pyramid.
FirenzeViola
West Ham offers 15 million for Cabral
As reported by the Brazilian newspaper Goal, Fiorentina's goal as after Vlahovic, Arthur Cabral, could end up in the Premier League. The Brazilian striker owned by Basel, in fact, is liked by West Ham who have made an offer to the Swiss club of 15 million.
Linfield FC
Linfield FC confirms West Ham’s signing of Callum Marshall
Linfield FC can confirm that 17-year-old Callum Marshall has today joined West Ham United (subject to the completion of the international clearance formalities).
At the start of the season, Callum became one of the first inductees into the club’s innovative Scholarship scheme.
The purpose of the scheme is to prepare young scholars for a first team career, either with Linfield or as can be evidenced in the case of Callum, with a cross channel club.
Callum becomes the latest young player to leave Linfield for clubs in England, joining Dale Taylor who is with Nottingham Forest, Charlie Allen at Leeds, Josh Roney at Stoke and Ruairi McConville at Brighton.
Callum made 5 appearances (3 as sub) and scored once for the Linfield first team (in a League Cup win against PSNI in November). He also played in the Linfield Swifts team which lost 1-0 to Newington in the Christmas Day Seaview Steel and Sons Cup Final.
He leaves Linfield with the very best wishes of everyone at the club and hopefully, he can go on to carve out a successful career for himself at West Ham.
Linfield manager David Healy added his best wishes to Callum, as he embarks on the first day of his new career at the West Ham Academy.
“I want to wish Callum every success with this exciting new challenge that he’s now setting out upon. It’s a wonderful opportunity for him at such a leading Premiership club in West Ham United.
He’s been training with our first team squad all season and he’s made a very positive impression on all our players and staff.
We are sure he has the attitude and determination that will be required to make the most of this amazing opportunity that has come his way.
Everyone at Linfield is delighted with the recognition that both Callum and the club’s Scholarship scheme has earned and we will all be monitoring Callum’s progress with a keen interest.”
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