Welcome to our daily transfer news roundup from across Europe. The big news today is Real Madrid's pursuit of a super-striker, can Los Blancos pull off this world-record deal?
Here are all the transfer news and rumours from 25th January 2017:
Serie A
Juventus want Corentin Tolisso
According to The Sun, Monaco midfielder Corentin Tolisso is wanted by Serie A giants Juventus. The 22-year-old has impressed for the Ligue 1 leaders this season and has also attracted interest from Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Chelsea.
M’Baye Niang close to AC Milan exit
According to various reports, AC Milan are set to allow forward M’Baye Niang leave San Siro in the ongoing transfer window amidst interest from Premier League clubs. Watford and West Ham United are reportedly interested in his services but the 22-year-old will leave the club on loan now with an option to make the move permanent in the summer.
The Serie A giants want a loan fee of €1m with an option which allows a permanent deal for €16m. Milan are just waiting for either clubs to reach an agreement with the player.
Bundesliga
Juan Bernat to leave Bayern Munich?
According to reports in Spain, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants Bayern Munich full-back Juan Bernat at the Etihad Stadium and the 23-year-old is one of the Spaniard’s main targets. Bernat has struggled for first-team chances at Allianz Arena due to the presence of David Alaba, who also plays at the same position.w wants to recruit Bernat for Manchester City from Bayern.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to cost €80m
Borussia Dortmund’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has admitted that no player is unsellable and every player has a price, even Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Watzke also claimed that if any club makes an offer in the region of €80m for the speedster, the club will be forced to consider it.
Speaking in an interview with Kicker TV, Watzke said: “We can never guarantee that a player will stay with Borussia Dortmund forever, but our strength is to always find new solutions.
“With an €80m offer, I would be thinking about Rauball and Zorc. If we had one (an offer), we would have to get together with Pierre-Emerick.
“We always have to differentiate between situations where there is such an offer, but we have no pressure... I would prefer it if no offer came.”
Premier League
Oriol Romeu pens new Southampton contract
Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu has put pen to paper on a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the Saints that will keep him at the club until 2021. Speaking in an interview with the club’s official website, the former Barcelona man expressed his happiness.
He said: “I couldn’t be any happier to have this new contract with the club.
“Ever since I came here I have felt very, very good. Everything has been positive for me. I have developed myself and been getting better every day. Looking forward, it’s a good thing for me, but hopefully there will be more to come and nice experiences to go through.”
Crystal Palace want Yann M’Vila
Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce wants to bring back Yann M’Vila to the Premier League. The Frenchman was on loan at Sunderland last season where he played under Allardyce and is currently in the Russian Premier League with Rubin Kazan and the Eagles will have to shell out £12m for his services.
La Liga
Real Madrid to sign Sergio Aguero for £120m
According to our sources, Real Madrid will go all out in their pursuit of Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero in the summer. The Argentine is considered one of the deadliest strikers in the world right now and a move to Los Blancos will make the Santiago Bernabeu side unbeatable.
However, the 28-year-old will not come on the cheap and the Madrid outfit will have to shell out a record £120m for his services. Los Blancos president Florentino Perez wants Aguero to be the next Galactico and he wants the Argentine to replace Karim Benzema, who has been misfiring this season. If Real pull this off this will be one of the biggest deals in world football.
Barcelona yet to offer Lionel Messi new contract
According to Spanish daily Marca, Barcelona are yet to offer Lionel Messi a new contract. The diminutive Argentine’s contract with the Camp Nou outfit expires in the summer of 2018 and he has been linked with a move to the English Premier League. The report further adds that the Camp Nou outfit don’t plan to offer the 29-year-old a new contract anytime soon.
Rest of the World
Marseille fix Dimitri Payet price
According to Sky Sports, Marseille have decided that they will not be paying anything more than £25m for the transfer of Dimitri Payet from West Ham United. The Frenchman has refused to play for the Hammers and is expected to move to France before the end of the transfer window but if the English side don’t accept the bid they will be forced to back out from the deal.
Tianjin Quanjian want Leicester City striker
According to reports in Sky Sports, Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin Quanjian are interested in signing Leicester City striker Islan Slimani but will have to pay in excess of £30m for the Algerian’s services because the Foxes paid £29m to sign him in the summer.
