Football Live Transfer Blog: EPL, La Liga and Rest of Europe [24th January 2017]

All the transfer news and rumours of the day!

Updated: 24 January 2017 17:46 IST - Published: 24 January 2017 12:27 IST

Sunderland have signed Premier League winning defender Joleon Lescott. David Moyes FTW. I guess.

In no time there will be more Brazillians than Chinese players. (I am just kidding, they can have only four foreigners among which one has to be an Asian).

Dani Alves has been offered £160,000-a-week by SIPG FC in China where he could join up with Oscar and Hulk. (Source: Sky Sports) pic.twitter.com/oeld4SoCzm
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) January 24, 2017

Former Real Madrid winger Jese Rodriguez is wanted by an English Club, according to Las Palmas president Miguel Angel Ramirez. Las Palmas have tried signing the winger, but reportedly can't pay his wages, "Today [Monday] I have been speaking with his representative and there is an English club that wants to pay all of it".

This can be anyone from Liverpool to Bournemouth!

Lionel Messi's contract talks with Barcelona are progressing "very well", according to the club's technical secretary. I doubt they can say anything else, we all know what happens if they do. (They get sacked)

Alexander Isak is back in the news. With Real Madrid reportedly almost signing the 17-year-old, he has finally put pen to paper at Dortmund. The striker, who has just 24 appearances moved from AIK for a fee rumoured to 10 million euros.

Alexander Isak is a hugely talented striker who many top clubs in Europe wanted to sign,” Borussia sporting director Michael Zorc said. “We are delighted that he has chosen Borussia Dortmund. Both BVB and the player himself are convinced that this transfer has great potential."

So Aubameyang is off then?

Yaya Toure wants to finish his career in England, the 33-year-old Manchester City midfielder has turned down a huge £430,000-a-week offer to go to the Chinese Super League. But, the former Barcelona man says he wants to follow the example of his 'friend' Zlatan Ibrahimovic and continue into his late thirties.

Manchester United youngster Sean Goss is set to have a medical at Queens Park Rangers. The left-footed midfielder, who was touted to be the next Michael Carrick, was part of the pre-season squad under Louis van Gaal last season.

Another youngster out of the door at Old Trafford? The Mourinho effect or was he simply not good enough?

Barcelona, Manchester United and Manchester City are tracking Falkirk left-back Tony Gallacher. Gallacher has captained Scotland under-17 teams, and is touted to be the next big thing.

The big boys think that the 17-year-old is ready to get into their first team straight away.

Sorry Memphis i think old trafford is better ! 🙈🙄 pic.twitter.com/ROFTTYHNJL
— Théo Griezmann (@TheoGriezmann) January 22, 2017

Let's us jump on the Antoine Griezmann to Manchester United bandwagon, should we? His brother recently commented on Twitter, with a picture of a certain Memphis Depay 'Sorry Memphis old trafford is much better', make of that whatever you wish to.

Ashley Young seems to be third Manchester United player who might be leaving through the back door. The former Watford and Aston Villa man ahs hardly had any game time under Jose Mourinho this season, and a host of Premier League clubs are ready to take the wide-man on loan.

But, the question remains, will Jose Mourinho let him leave, with Memphis Depay already having left on a permanent transfer to Lyon.