€150 million Cristiano Ronaldo replacement set to join Real Madrid, Chelsea set to sign €50 million Serie A superstar in January and more: Transfer Roundup, 11 December 2018

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's daily transfer roundup. Champions League football is back and it's busy days for our favourite clubs. Things will get even more interesting over the next couple of weeks with the January transfer window being only a little more than 2 weeks away.

With teams looking at the winter transfer window no differently than the summer one, we expect some big deals to go over the line. Several top clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona are ready to splash the cash in January to make some solid improvements.

And today, we have quite a few big stories to tell. Without further ado, let's take a look at the top transfer stories and rumours that made headlines on the 11th December 2018.

Frenkie De Jong's father claims Barcelona will be the best option for his son

Recent reports have suggested that Frenkie De Jong may be on his way to Paris Saint-Germain. However, comments made by De Jong's father now suggests that the Ajax youngster is likely to go to Barcelona.

According to Voetbal Premium via Sport, De Jong's father responded to transfer links and said,

There's a 95 percent chance he leaves Ajax [in the summer] and [moving to] Barça would be the best decision,

"He has to decide. He's a clever kid and will make his decision in Spring."

A move is very unlikely to happen in the winter transfer window. But this is a major boost to Barcelona as we now know where De Jong's family stands on the issue.

De Jong has garnered interest from droves of top clubs and the 21-year-old is one of the brightest young prospects in world football at the moment.

With his best playing days ahead of him, De Jong will want to make a wise decision when the time comes.

Paul Pogba will not be allowed to leave Manchester United in January

Amid the growing, alleged unrest between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba, the Frenchman has been told by club officials that he will not be allowed to leave in January, according to Daily Mail.

Pogba's recent performances have been heavily underwhelming and it hit a new low in Manchester United's draw against Southampton. Consequently, the 25-year-old midfielder was benched in the games against Arsenal and Fulham. He came off the bench against the Gunners but was an unused substitute against the Cottagers.

As per the report, Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has been in talks with Juventus over a potential return to Turin. However, Manchester United will not let him leave and the World Cup winner will be at Old Trafford at least until the end of the season.

Manchester United odds-on favourite to sign Mesut Ozil

Ozil's inconsistency has cost him a spot in the starting XI recently

As per the bookmakers' odds, Manchester United are ahead of Barcelona in the race to sign out-of-favour Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil, according to The Express.

If the deal happens, then it'd be the second consecutive winter in which Manchester United will sign a top Arsenal player after having roped Alexis Sanchez earlier in January.

Arsenal are expected to be wanting to let Mesut Ozil leave due to his exorbitant wages. The Gunners are currently paying the German £350,000 a week according to the report.

Manchester United are 1/2 with the bookmakers to signing him. City are 7/1. Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are at 10/1.

This could be a cause for concern to the Arsenal fanbase as they grow increasingly tired of Manchester United swooping up their top players.

Chelsea set to sign Hysaj in the summer

Maurizio Sarri is all set to bring one more top player from Napoli to Stamford Bridge. The Italian has been given the green light to sign the 24-year-old.

Elseid Hysaj has been tipped for a move by Napoli-based journalist Cammaroto who told Napoli Magazine, (via Express)

"Hysaj is on the way out,"

"Ancelotti is ready to let him leave, and Aurelio de Laurentiis didn’t appreciate the take it or leave it offer on the contract, as the renewal terms were too high.

"The goodbye is already on the agenda, the Albanian will go to his mentor Sarri. All that’s left is to know if it’ll happen in June or January.

"The potential summer ban for Chelsea could make the negotiations start suddenly, but Napoli want the €50m from the clause and not a penny less.

Hysaj's agent has also done little to squash the speculation and has talked about interest from multiple clubs. The same report adds that Hysaj's agent told Radio CRC,

Chelsea in for Hysaj? If you see Napoli are playing Malcuit and looking at other players, clearly it means that there are also enquiries.

“Those who say otherwise are misinformed.

“Hysaj is a player who can do well in English football, given he’s very physical and being watched by big clubs.

“Is he worth €50m? He’s worth €60m for me.”

It looks like the deal could very well go over the line in January.

Eden Hazard set to arrive at Real Madrid in the summer

Hazard put on a good show against Manchester City last weekend

Eden Hazard has once again openly flirted with Real Madrid and left the doors open to a move in the summer. Speaking to RMC, the Belgian said,

"Me, you know me, I've always loved Real, even before [Zinedine] Zidane, we'll see what happens,”

“As I said, I'm already finishing this year with Chelsea, I still have a year of contract after this year, we'll see.”

“There was a bit of talk [with Chelsea about a new contract] but then it stopped, now we're waiting."

And now, according to Diario Gol, the deal will happen in the summer and the club has already decided to give Hazard the number 11 shirt, currently donned by Gareth Bale. The report further adds that Hazard's living arrangements have been taken care of and a presentation date has been set as well.

This move surely looks inevitable.

Edited by Arvind Sriram