Chelsea close to signing 3 players, Manchester United eye Barcelona double swoop and more: Transfer Roundup, 8 January 2019 

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Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea - Carabao Cup: Semi-Final First Leg
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea - Carabao Cup: Semi-Final First Leg

All the latest happenings from the transfer

Bayern Munich confirm interest in Hudson-Odoi

Bayern Munich have confirmed that they are keen on signing Callum Hudson-Odoi from Chelsea. The winger has reportedly told the club he won't be signing a new contract and the German side have launched the 4th bid for him.

"All I can say about Callum Hudson-Odoi is that I think he's a good player and he's a player who we have a great interest in," Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic said on Wednesday.

"In my opinion, he's a player who would fit in well at our club. He's got unbelievable qualities. He's good at dribbling and has pace. In my opinion, he's a player we would definitely like to have. Let's see what happens."

The Bundesliga champions have also confirmed that they will be signing Benjamin Pavard from Stuttgart in the summer. The French defender will be joining on a 5-year contract when the summer transfer window opens on July 1st.


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Barcelona open to selling Malcom

Barcelona signed Malcom from the jaws of AS Roma in the summer but are now open to the idea of selling this month. Mundo Deportivo report that the Catalan side are not happy with him and are not willing to keep him at the club anymore.

Reports suggested that Chinese Super League side, Guangzhou Evergrande made a bid for him but Mundo Deportivo claim that they are yet to receive any formal offers for the player. Roma were linked with the player again but they are no longer in the picture as per recent reports.

To make things worse for the Serie A side, their arch-rivals, Lazio have reportedly joined the race and are the hot-favourites to sign him. Should he join them, he will easily be the most hated man in Rome.

Inter Milan to sell Perisic to afford Luka Modric

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Turkey v Croatia - Group D: UEFA Euro 2016

Tuttosport have a huge scoop today and they claim that Inter Milan have decided to cash in on Ivan Perisic. The Serie A side were reluctant to sell the Croatian till now but the chance to sign Luka Modric has got their minds changed.

Inter rejected several approaches from Manchester United last summer and the summer before that. Jose Mourinho himself confirmed that he was keen on signing the Croat but the winger refused to move as well.

Modric, meanwhile, is on the verge of leaving Real Madrid. Inter tried to sign him in the summer as well but failed as Florentino Perez rebuffed their approach to sign him. However, they have been given a huge boost now with Madrid looking to sell the Croatian and sign a long-term replacement for him.

Manchester United eye Barcelona double swoop

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Manchester United v Huddersfield Town - Premier League

Ole Gunnar Solskjær wants to make Manchester United great again. The interim-manager has a plan in place on the pitch and is now reportedly in talks with Ed Woodward about signing a few players as well.

If reports in the media are to be believed, United are looking to sign Jordi Alba and Phillipe Coutinho. The Red Devils are keen on bolstering the areas of need and have identified the two Barcelona stars as their top targets.

Alba was a target for United under Mourinho as well but the Spaniard did not move to old Trafford. However, things have changed and he is yet to be offered a new contract at Barcelona. This has got him frustrated and he might be moving to Old Trafford according to Marca.

Meanwhile, various sources in Spain report that Manchester United are the front-runners to sign Coutinho. They claim that the former Liverpool hasn't managed to impress the bosses at Camp Nou and they are looking to replace him soon.

Chelsea close in on 3 players

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea - Carabao Cup: Semi-Final First Leg
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea - Carabao Cup: Semi-Final First Leg

Chelsea are having a busy window already with the signing and loaning of Christian Pulisic done, the Cesc Fabregas drama is unfolding. The Blues are looking to sign a replacement for him before he leaves and that has him stuck in the middle of nowhere.

Sky Sources claim that Chelsea are close to sealing the deal for Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella and Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Leandro Paredes. Manchester United are also interested in Barella but the Blues are close to finalizing the deal before the Red Devils can do anything about it.

Another player Chelsea are close to signing are Gonzalo Higuain. The former Real Madrid has given the green signal for the move according to Marca. The striker was a target in the summer as well but he claimed that only Sarri wanted him at the club and thus did not want to join them.

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith