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With the January transfer window just a few days away, clubs all across Europe’s top leagues are trying to strengthen their teams and look for players who will genuinely suit their style of play and give something extra.
The biggest news of the day is the reduction of Real Madrid’s transfer ban from 2 years to 1 year while there have also been some huge names linked with the top clubs across Premier League, Bundesliga and Serie A. Without much ado, let us take a look at the best transfer news and rumours from around the world:
Serie A
Milan giants interested in signing Manchester United outcast Marouane Fellaini
AC Milan and Inter Milan are both interested in signing Manchester United midfielder Fellaini. According to reports, the big Belgian was spotted in Italy with his brother with both the clubs interested in signing him on loan in January.
Fellaini has scored only 7 Premier League goals since moving to the Old Trafford in September 2013 for a steep €34.2m and Manchester United might well be looking to offload Fellaini with both the clubs ready to pay his remaining salary of €3 million.
Axel Witsel set to snub Chelsea in favour of Serie A champions Juventus
Zenit St.Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel has long been linked with a move to Premier League giants Chelsea and Tottenham, but now latest reports from Daily Mirror claim that the talented Belgian midfielder is set to reject a move to the Premier League and move to Serie A Champions Juventus.
The Old Lady are favourites for the title once again and the midfielder would add some much-needed depth as Juventus look to challenge on all fronts this season.
AS Roma want to make Wojciech Szczesny loan deal permanent
Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has very much cemented his place as Roma’s number 1 and Luciano Spaletti, Roma’s manager, wants to make the loan deal for the Arsenal star a permanent deal and sign him for a fee of €7 million.
Bundesliga
Reports claim Bayern Munich have tied up deals for Hoffenheim duo
Hoffenheim are the only unbeaten team in Bundesliga and now German giants Bayern Munich have their eyes on talented duo Niklas Sule and central midfielder Sebastian Rudy.
Various reports are claiming that the deal is already done with Sule, 21, commanding a huge fee while Rudy who is out of contract next year and has signed up for a relatively lower fee.
RB Leipzig join hunt to sign Celtic’s highly rated Moussa Dembele
Bundesliga new boys RB Leipzig have captured everyone’s imagination in the Bundesliga with their stunning form and now, latest reports claim that Leipzig are interested in signing the talented young striker.
Leipzig have built an extremely talented young squad under manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and Sporting director Ralf Rangnick and they consider Moussa Demebele a perfect signing for their ambitious project.
Premier League clubs on high alert after Draxler reaffirms desire to exit Wolfsburg in January
The talented winger was booed by his own fans when he was brought on as a substitute in Wolfsburg’s 3-2 loss against Hertha Berlin and Draxler himself confirmed that he was looking for an exit in January.
The German said: “I don’t think I need to tell anybody what [being booed] does to a person - it certainly doesn’t help you.
“There’s no doubt it makes it hard for you to perform on the field.
“I can understand the fans, though. They have every right to do that. I said in the summer the way I feel and I stand by that.”
Arsenal have long been linked with the German star with fellow Premier League rivals Liverpool and Tottenham also interested in securing his services.
Premier League
Manchester United ready to swoop in for out of contract Real Madrid defender Pepe
Portugal veteran Pepe is out of contract at Real Madrid after 6 months and Jose Mourinho is ready to swoop in and sign his fellow countryman for cheap in January. The Portuguese manager has made the signing of a centre-back priority and he sees his former player Pepe as an excellent and experienced alternative.
Arsenal keen on signing Marco Reus
Arsenal remain interested in signing the Dortmund winger and will pursue the German international if either of Ozil or Sanchez fail to agree on a new contract. The talented German has made a good return from injury and could prove to be an excellent back up option for the gunners.
Liverpool interested in signing Brazil starlet Thiago Maia
19-year-old defensive midfielder Thiago Maia is wanted by many top clubs across Europe like Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, but reports from ESPN now claim that Jurgen Klopp’ s Liverpool are the latest giants to be interested in signing the highly rated youngster.
Chelsea favourites to sign Real Madrid star James Rodriguez
Antonio Conte has been linked with a £75 million move for Real Madrid’s Colombian star, James Rodriguez. James is unhappy with his situation at Real and in an interview on Friday, he said that he could not give any guarantees about his future at Real Madrid.
With Oscar set to leave in January for a stunning fee of £60 million, Chelsea have the moolah to sign James Rodriguez and it could well end up becoming the biggest deal of the January transfer window.
Manchester United favourites to sign Benfica defender Victor Lindelof; Arsenal set to loan out Rob Holding
In what look like the most likely deals to happen, United are favourites to sign highly rated defender Lindelof while Arsenal are ready to send their young defender Rob Holding out on loan with plenty of Championship clubs interested.
La Liga
Real Madrid transfer ban halved
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced the ban on Real Madrid signing new players to one transfer window from two, the tribunal said on Tuesday. Switzerland-based CAS also ordered Real Madrid to pay a fine to global soccer body FIFA of 240,000 Swiss francs ($233,120), reduced from 360,000 francs.
The suspensions were initially imposed by FIFA's disciplinary committee in January for breaching rules on signing non-Spanish under-18 players. You can read more about it in detail here.
Real Madrid favourites to sign Julian Weigl
Zinedine Zidane is interested in signing both Dele Alli and Julian Weigl in the summer transfer window as he looks to reduce the average age of his Madrid squad. Casemiro remains the only proper defensive minded midfielder at Real Madrid and Zidane thinks Weigl will be perfect for the role.
Barcelona looking to sign either one of Joao Cancelo or Darjio Srna
The right back position has been a bit of a problem ever since Dani Alves’s departure and Luis Enrique has now come down to two options – Joao Cancelo or Darjio Srna to provided some much-needed backup to Sergi Roberto.
Atletico Madrid looking at Gabriel Barbosa as Antoine Griezmann’s replacement
Inter Milan forward Gabriel Barbosa has had a nightmarish start to his career at Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid could sign him and give him a new start if Antoine Girezmann decides to move to the Premier League in January.
Barcelona favourites to sign Paulo Dybala
Gonzalo Higuain might have cemented his place as the number 1 striker in Juventus, but Barcelona are still interested in signing Dybala even though he is not getting regular game time.
The Barcelona hierarchy has not been impressed with Paco Alcacer’s impact at see Dybala as the ideal long-term option to Luis Suarez.
Rest of the World
PSG set to make sensational bid for Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben; set to replace Unai Emery with Louis van Gaal
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have not had the best of starts this year and latest reports suggest that Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben is on PSG’s wishlist. With Van Gaal favourite to take over from Unai Emery, we might well just see the Robben-Van Gaal union once again at the French capital.
Chelsea make Marco Verratti top target
Marco Verratti is said to be looking for a new challenge and Chelsea are favourites to sign the talented Italian midfielder, though the French giants are expecting a bid in excess of €50 million for their star midfielder.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic set to snub China for Manchester United
Zlatan is set to turn down a big-money move to Manchester United and extend his stay at Manchester United until 2018. The Swedish superstar has been offered a ridiculous contract of €120 million in 2 years, but he still believes he can deliver at the Premier League and wants to stay and guide United to another Premier League triumph.
