Transfers News and Rumours of the Day: 22nd January, 2017

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21:  Victor Wanyama of Tottenham Hotspur (L) and Sergio Aguero of Manchester City (R) battle for possession during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on January 21, 2017 in Manchester, England.  (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Aguero could be wrestling away with defenders in Italy this time next year!

Hello All! Welcome to Sportskeeda’s daily roundup of all the latest transfer news and rumours from all across Europe. Today we bring to you some particularly delicious news all the way from transfer market kingpins Madrid and Barcelona, but before we get there, let’s round everything else up shall we?


Serie A

- Juventus are apparently interested in Liverpool’s one-man hair-gel consumption machine Emre Can as they seek backup for their 30-year-old midfield general Claudio Marchisio. The injury-prone Italian has been at the heart of everything good Juve have done since the ignominy of Calciopoli, but time waits for no man, and Max Allegri is well aware of that. Hence the interest in the Turkish-German powerhouse

- It’s Correro dello Sport again, and this time they believe that Inter Milan are behind Manchester United target Kostas Manolos. Rumours in Greece suggest that the Milanese giants have been in talks with the 40 million rated defender’s agents for quite some time now. Reports in England, though, throw up a much more tantalising prospect – Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero to Inter. The Argentine superstar is unsettled at City, with Pep reportedly not fully convinced with the Argentine hitman.

Think about it, though... Icardi and Aguero up top? Not too shabby at all, is it?

Bundesliga

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - NOVEMBER 01: Thomas Mueller of Bayern Muenchen reacts during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between PSV Eindhoven and FC Bayern Muenchen at Philips Stadion on November 1, 2016 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Could he bring his smarky brilliance to Stamford Bridge?

- Borussia Dortmund are sharpening the knives and readying for war as they prepare to take on the instant noodle-powered financial might of Manchester United for the signature of Ajax sensation Kasper Dolberg. Everyone’ favourite German club are really in for it this season and are reportedly close to beating both Real Madrid and Chelsea to getting AIK’s Alexander Isak

- Chelsea are reportedly interested in Bayern Munich’s quintessential modern footballer, the Raumdeuter Thomas Mueller. With Diego Costa and Antonio Conte not on the best of terms anymore, Roman wants to make sure he has a controversial, scrap-inducing, striker to lead his team and is willing to part with more than 75 million GBP to ensure that happens.

Premier League

MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 14:  Ivan Perisic (R) of FC Internazionale is challenged by Nicolas Sebastien Frey of AC ChievoVerona during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC ChievoVerona at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on January 14, 2017 in Milan, Italy.  (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Ivan Perisic could be an intriguing addition to the Premier League

- This one promises to be tasty... Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool are all behind Inter Milan’s Ivan Perisic. The Croat has been in a rich vein of form in Serie A and has already scored 11 goals this season coming in from the wing.

- Manchester United are in the news again, as is their wont, and Jose Mourinho is very much missing the company of his fellow countrymen up in the cold north of England. He has thus set his sights on the man they are calling the next Cristiano Ronaldo, Benfica’s Goncalo Guedes. Mourinho is a known admirer of the Portuguese winger, and Memphis Depay’s departure has opened up a slot on the wings for the Red Devils

- Let’s go to the opposite end of the table for a bit, where David Moyes’ Sunderland look to bring in Robbie Keane, 36 years old, who is currently a free agent after parting ways with LA Galaxy and Jolean Lescott, 34, who has been training with the Wearsiders after leaving AEK Athens . Just imagine it, though, a strike force of Keane and Defoe – a through back to halycon days of British football, no?

La Liga

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - NOVEMBER 01:  Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Muenchen in action during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between PSV Eindhoven and FC Bayern Muenchen at Philips Stadion on November 1, 2016 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
He wouldn’t look half-bad in all-white, would he?

- The big boys are in town, and boy! are they creating a dramatic entrance. After we reported yesterday that Bayern Munich are interested in Luka Modric to replace Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid are back with a vengeance, and they want Robert Lewandowski to line up alongside Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo. In what would be a move by Perez seen to rival the famed trio of Messi, Suarez, and Neymar on the other side of the country, they are willing to splash the cash to bring in the Polish megastar

- Barcelona are determined not to be left behind, and with Luis Suarez approaching the wrong side of 30, the Catalan giants want to sign Thomas Mueller with reports gathering steam in the Catalan media

- The duo would cost the Spanish giants more than $200mn. combined.

- Meanwhile, someone who doesn’t seem to be going anywhere is Antoine Griezmann, with Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo insisting that the French superstar is staying put. Speculation has been rife that a clutch of Premier League clubs – led by Manchester United – are set to trigger his 86 million release clause. In his own words “There are many offers. I don’t know what will come of Manchester United’s interest. What I can say though is that Griezmann will be an Atlético player for a long time.”

Rest of the World

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21:  David Silva of Manchester City in action during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on January 21, 2017 in Manchester, England.  (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
China says Ni Hao, David

- Hello, China! We have been missing you. Manuel Pellegrini is finding it pretty good at Hebei China Fortune and wants to be reunited with Manchester City duo David Silva and Samir Nasri, with the cllub willing to part with more than 80 million Euros for the pair

- Paris Saint-Germain are not done with their spending spree just yet and are willing to part with 25 million of the good stuff to get exciting young Ivory Coast and Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie. Chelsea were also sniffing around, so the Parisians better get down to business right away.

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