Transfer news and rumours of the day: December 14, 2015

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- Valencia coach Gary Neville might be nearing his first signing for the club, with Fenerbache full-back Gokhan Gonul on his radar, Milliyet reports.

The 30-year old is supposedly open for a move to the La Liga club and can make a move from Turkey in the January transfer window itself. He has more than 50 international caps for Turkey to his name.

- Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo has rejected a move to the defending La Liga champions Barcelona, Spanish news agency Sport reports.

The ex-Man City striker was approached by the Catalan giants to sign a 6-month deal with them starting from January, however, the Spaniard has rejected the move in order to have more playing time at the Mestalla, rather than making a move to Camp Nou and restrict his playing time where Luis Suarez will naturally be the first choice striker.

- One of the most sensational rumour of the day comes from Real Madrid, who are reportedly plotting a move to re-sign Mesut Ozil from Arsenal, according to Don Balon.

The news agency reports that James Rodriguez wants to leave the Los Blancos, and Ozil has been lined up as a possible replacement for the Colombian. The Gunners bought Ozil for £42.4m in 2013, and supposedly the German will be offered a deal extension from the North Londoners shortly. So, it is highly unlikely that he will move back to the Bernabeu after the kind of love he has received from Gooners.

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