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We are just days away from the January transfer window and it seems like all the big clubs in Europe are ready to spend heavily to make valuable additions to their team for the second half of the season.
In today's football transfer roundup, English clubs are all in the news as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Manchester City look to make bids for exciting players in January, while Real Madrid are on the lookout for their next star who can help them turn things around.
Here is today's football transfer news and roundup.
#1 PSG target Arsenal star
It is now well established that Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is set to leave the Gunners as the London club withdrew their contract offer for the Welsh star, and he will be allowed to leave the club on a free transfer in the summer.
The midfielder can begin negotiations with other clubs in January, and it seems like one club that is keen on bringing him in, before the end of the January transfer window is French champions Paris Saint-German, as per Sky Sports and other sources. The French are reportedly eager to sign Ramsey in the January transfer window.
Ramsey has been pursued by several European giants, including Bayern Munich and Juventus, while Inter Milan are also reportedly interested in signing the Welshman. If he were to leave in January, he will command a price tag between €10-15 million.
The 28-year-old signed with Arsenal in 2008 and has gone on to make over 300 appearances for the English club in all competitions. The midfielder has featured in this season under new Arsenal manager Unai Emery, making 22 appearances in all competitions, scoring 2 and assisting 6 times.
#2 Real Madrid to trigger Betis left-back's release clause
Real Madrid are keen to reshape their squad, as several of their star players are almost past their prime, and are targetting several young stars. Los Blancos have now been linked with the signing of Real Betis left-back Junior Firpo, as per AS.
Firpo, who was born in the Dominican Republic but has represented Spain's U-21 team, has a release clause of €50 million in his Betis contract, which he signed in August earlier this year for a period of 5 years.
The lanky left-back made his La Liga debut earlier this year and has progressed quickly at Betis. Firpo could be a backup for Real Madrid stalwart Marcelo, and the 22-year-old has potential to one day replace the Brazilian left-back.
Recent reports have also stated that Marcelo could follow Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus in the summer.
#3 Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool battle for €60 million French midfielder
Manchester City are going through somewhat of a slump after a good start to the league this season. Pep Guardiola's team have been linked with a host of players and Houssem Aouar of Lyon is the latest to be linked with City, as per Calciomercato.
The versatile Lyon midfielder has previously been linked with fellow Premier League clubs, Chelsea and Liverpool, but City could have the upper hand in this transfer battle.
Aouar impressed during Lyon's match against Manchester City in the Champions League which may tempt Guardiola to sign the Frenchman. The French midfielder is technically very good and is composed on the ball.
In the 28 appearances he's made in this season for Lyon, Aouar has scored 6 and assisted 4 times in all competitions.
#4 Manchester United in talks with Nikola Milenkovic
Manchester United have looked a completely different team under interim Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, with two convincing wins.
Former manager Jose Mourinho, who was fired as manager of Manchester United last week, spoke time and again about the vulnerability of his defence and how he needed a top quality centre-back at the heart of his defence.
One player that the Portuguese manager was linked with was Nikola Milenkovic, the Serbian centre-back who plays for Italian side Fiorentina. La Repubblica are reporting that the Red Devils are still interested in signing the centre-back, who will cost them £45 million.
United have five centre-backs in the senior team - Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Eric Bailly, and Victor Lindelof, but none of them are deemed to be good enough for Manchester United, currently.
