Manchester United to sign Premier League superstar in January and other transfer news and rumours of the day - 20th September, 2017

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's latest transfer news and rumours roundup. Today's stories feature the latest update on some of the major happenings in world football which may change the complexion of a few clubs. So let's head right in and take a look at the major happenings across Europe that made headlines on September 20, 2017:

Premier League

Manchester United enter Alexis Sanchez race

Sanchez has entered the final year of his contract with Arsenal

The Sun has claimed that Jose Mourinho now has his mind set on signing Alexis Sanchez in January to challenge on all fronts. Despite the Chilean returning to Arsenal after a failed move to Manchester City, his mind is fixated on a move in January or as a free agent in the next summer.

United have been quoted a £25 million sign-on fee for Sanchez and the Red Devils will be able to sign a pre-contract agreement with him in January. Manchester City are also looking at the situation with Sanchez expected to cause an off the field battle between the Manchester rivals.

Gabriel Jesus in line to receive a bumper new deal

Gabriel Jesus has been a hit since arriving on these shores in January with the Brazilian scoring 12 goals in 17 starts for Manchester City. The Daily Mirror reports that the club owners have been extremely happy with the performance levels shown by the 20-year-old and hence want to reward him with a new lucrative deal. The new contract will see Jesus earn £150,000 per week - twice what he used to earn before.

Serie A

There is no release clause in Perisic's new deal

No release clause in Ivan Perisic's new deal

Despite there being a strong interest in the Croatian from Manchester United, Inter Milan's sporting director Piero Ausilio has today revealed that there is no release clause inserted in a new lucrative deal for Perisic.

Ausilio told Mediaset, "Nobody denies that this offer from Manchester United arrived, but we and Spalletti wanted him to be a key player for us. Ivan never asked to leave and his new contract is the logical consequence of that. There was no need to insert any kind of release clause in it."

Manchester United keen on Genoa's 16-year-old starlet

Pietro Pellegri, the 16-year-old Genoa striker was in the news lately because of his brace against Lazio. Gazzetta Dello Sport has reported that Manchester United scouts have been impressed by Pellegri and are now eyeing a future deal for him. His agent was spotted in England recently which further sparked the rumour mill. Along with the Red Devils, AC Milan and Chelsea are also in the running.

Bundesliga

Liverpool tried to sign Thomas Muller in the summer

FC Barcelona interested in Leon Goretzka

Sport Bild understands that FC Barcelona are the latest club to take note of Schalke's midfielder, Leon Goretzka. The talented player is set to cause a transfer battle between a host of clubs with him rejecting a new contract from his current club.

Goretzka will be a free agent next summer and has hence attracted the attention from the likes of Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Liverpool. But the German publication has reported that it is now going to be a two-way battle between FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich for the signature of the German international.

Liverpool wanted Thomas Muller to replace Philippe Coutinho

After receiving a €120 million offer for Philippe Coutinho, Bild claimed that Liverpool were ready to sell the Brazilian if they had received a green signal to conduct talks with Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller. But the Bavarians rebuffed any approach for the 28-year-old which led the Reds to toughen their stance on Coutinho's future.

La Liga

Real Madrid want Kepa to be their long-term custodian

Real Madrid identify Keylor Navas successor

According to Marca, Zinedine Zidane has identified Athletic Bilbao custodian, Kepa to be the player to replace Navas next summer. It has become clear that the current Real Madrid shot-stopper will be offloaded next transfer window with the Madrid boss eyeing a more dynamic keeper between the posts.

Kepa is a highly rated player in La Liga and can also be signed on a free transfer next season. This can also be termed as a brilliant news for Manchester United with Real Madrid all but ending their interest in David De Gea.

Jose Gimenez keep Premier League clubs in the hunt

Atletico Madrid's defender, Jose Gimenez is one of the many talented players in Europe who is set to become a free agent come the next summer transfer period. There have been no talks scheduled between the club and Gimenez which has prompted the Uruguayan to look for potential suitors.

L'equipe has reported that Gimenez intends to play in the Premier League with the 22-year-old dreaming of a stint in England. This has alerted a host of clubs including Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea.

Rest of the world

Trouble in richly assembled paradise

Neymar orders PSG to offload Edinson Cavani

Sport has revealed that Neymar has demanded the Paris hierarchy to sell Edinson Cavani with the relations between two of PSG's star players reaching a low point. It is reported that Neymar feels it is now impossible to mend the ties with Cavani and thinks it is best for the club to offload the Uruguayan.

The dispute over a penalty kick reached the boiling point when the duo had to be separated in the dressing room following a post-match bust-up. This is not a good start in what is expected to be a season of reckoning for Paris Saint Germain.

Tottenham Hotspur keen on Cenk Tosun

According to reports in Turkey, Spurs are all set to test Besiktas' resolve in January with a big money move for the 26-year-old striker, Cenk Tosun. Besiktas reportedly want £17.5 million for the striker who recently impressed in the club's 3-1 over FC Porto in the Champions League.

Tosun scored 27 goals last season and Mauricio Pochettino is looking to add another striker in the January transfer window after letting Vincent Janssen go on a loan.