£135 million superstar agrees to join Real Madrid, Barcelona to sell Coutinho to fund move for €180 million superstar and more: Transfer Roundup, 10 January 2019

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's Daily Transfer Roundup. The January transfer window has been open for 10 days now and we have already seen a few high-profile moves happen.

Gone are the days when clubs used to shy away from spending too big in the winter transfer window so as to not disturb the harmony of the team. If last January's business is anything to go by, we should be expecting to see a host of high-profile switches happening before the end of the month.

Without further ado, let's take a look at the top transfer news, rumours and updates that made headlines on 10 January 2019

Aaron Ramsey agrees to join Juventus at the end of the season

Aaron Ramsey will move from Arsenal and join Juventus in the summer after agreeing to a deal worth £36 million, according to The Guardian. The midfielder had been heavily linked with top clubs in Europe due to his ongoing contract situation at Arsenal and now it looks like he will, in fact, make the switch after spending 10 years at Arsenal.

Ramsey was tipped to extend his contract. However, contract negotiations between the player and the club broke down. Arsenal had subsequently decided not to open negotiations once again.

Il Bianconeri will pay the Welshman £140,000 per week. He will thus become the second highest paid player on the Old Lady's roster after Cristiano Ronaldo. Juve's manager Max Allegri and Sporting Director Fabio Paratici are huge fans of the central midfielder. Ramsey is tipped to become part of a midfield 3 alongside Frenchman Blaise Matuidi and Miralem Pjanic.

Sami Khedira is expected to leave the club at the end of the season and thus Juventus see Ramsey as a worthwhile addition to their squad. He will displace one of Bentancur, Sami Khedira or Emre Can in midfield.

After joining from Cardiff in 2004 for £4.8 million, Aaron Ramsey has played 252 top-flight games for Arsenal and has scored 52 goals. He has also won 3 FA Cups with the Gunners.

Unai Emery says there will only be loan signings in January

Unai Emery has been quick to quell suggestions that Arsenal will splash some cash in January. Speaking to the press ahead of Arsenal's weekend game against West Ham United, the Arsenal boss said,

“We cannot sign anyone permanently. Only loan players this January.”

Denis Suarez has been one player that the Gunners have been heavily linked with. On questioned about a potential move for the Barcelona midfielder, Emery replied,

“I don’t know now his situation but I know the club is working for the possibility players who can help us with this condition (loan).”

Ever Banega is another player who has been linked with the Gunners. On the possibility of a deal, he said,

I know this player and he is very good. Now I cannot say to you more. The club is working, telling me each moment different situations can happen. At the moment I haven’t any news today.”

Gonzalo Higuain's agent arrives in England ahead of Chelsea transfer

Gonzalo Higuain's brother and agent Nicolas Higuain has arrived in London ahead of a potential move to Chelsea, according to Calcio Mercato.

Higuain was loaned out by Juventus in the summer and has been playing for AC Milan. However, he has been unhappy at the San Siro and is excited about a potential reunion with Maurizio Sarri. Under the Italian's tutelage, Higuain had enjoyed one of his most prolific seasons at Napoli.

Chelsea's woes in front of goal are well documented and Sarri wants a reliable striker as Morata and Giroud continue to misfire. AC Milan are reportedly not keen on losing Higuain but with Juventus deciding to not stand in the way of the transfer, holding on to the Argentine will be quite an arduous task for Il Rossoneri.

Barcelona to sell Coutinho to fund Neymar transfer

Coutinho arrived at Barcelona last winter amid huge fanfare for a whopping €140 million. After initially hitting the ground running, he seems to have pulled up with his popularity and reputation hitting an all-time low over the past month or so.

Now, according to Evening Standard, Barcelona is ready to drop the guillotine on Coutinho if that'll help them facilitate enough funds to re-sign Neymar. Neymar had joined PSG from Barcelona in the summer of 2017 for a world-record €222 million.

Coutinho was expected to either fulfil the void left by Neymar or the one left by Iniesta. However, he couldn't reach the standards expected of him and now finds himself playing for his future at the Camp Nou after making his dream move.

Chelsea to launch £72 million bid for Asensio as Hazard agrees to Real Madrid transfer

Hazard has openly flirted with Real Madrid on a number of occasions

Chelsea are growing more and more resigned to the fact that they can't stand in the way of an inevitable Eden Hazard departure. The talismanic Belgian has already agreed personal terms with Real Madrid, as reported by Don Balon.

Consequently, Chelsea are preparing a £72 million bid for Real Madrid's Marco Asensio. With the Blues already struggling to find goals, the loss of Eden Hazard could prove to be a fatal blow.

Therefore, it is imperative that they find a worthy replacement and Asensio is someone the Chelsea top brass considers a player with the potential to emulate Hazard's heroics at Stamford Bridge.

Asensio has struggled at Real Madrid this season very much like most of his teammates following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and hasn't seen a lot of game time of late.

Edited by Nishant Jayaram