Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal in Rodrygo bid; Chelsea make Vinicius Jr offer; Man Utd want Wharton

January window enters its first full week

Transfer news LIVE!

The January transfer window is already gathering momentum, with Arsenal , Chelsea , Manchester United and Tottenham all working hard to bolster their squads. Arsenal have long-standing interest in Rodrygo and reports this morning claim a £52million bid has been made to Real Madrid , amid rival interest from Saudi Arabia. Arda Guler has also been linked, along with Kenan Yildizand Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown.

Real Madrid forwards are popular this month, with Chelsea said to have firmed up their interest in Vinicius Jr with a blockbuster £128m bid. The same reports from Spain claim there is concrete interest also in Morgan Rogeres for a similar fee. A move that is in the offing is a newe manager, with Liam Rosenior expected to be confirmed today.

Tottenham have seen an £8million bid for Santos left-back Souza rejected, and continue to monitor winger targets in the form of Maghnes Akliouche, Yan Diomande, Christos Tzolis and Omar Marmoush. Manchester United are ready to reignite interest in Carlos Baleba, but fear a rival bid from Liverpool. West Ham are set to sign Argentina striker Taty Castellanos, but could sack manager Nuno Espirito Santo in the same week. Follow the latest January transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!

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2 minutes ago

Tottenham have failed with an opening bid for Santos left-back Souza, new reports claim.

Spurs are known to hold an interest in the highly-rated teenage defender, who has played for Brazil at youth level.

According to The Athletic, an £8m offer for Souza - who is said to have a €100m release clause for foreign clubs written into his current contract at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium - has been dismissed.

It remains to be seen if Spurs will return with an improved offer.

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11 minutes ago

Liam Rosenior has flown to London for talks about becoming the next Chelsea head coach, writes Dom Smith .

The Englishman is manager of Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, who are run by the BlueCo consortium that also own Chelsea.

Rosenior emerged as the leading candidate to succeed Enzo Maresca as Chelsea head coach soon after the Italian’s departure was announced on New Year’s Day.

Standard Sport understands he has now flown from Strasbourg to London alongside club president Marc Keller and sporting director David Weir ahead of talks to discuss the possibility of becoming the new permanent Chelsea head coach.

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19 minutes ago

Tension is reportedly growing between Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim and director of football Jason Wilcox as the club struggles to reinforce its squad in January.

United sit sixth in the Premier League, with Champions League qualification the target, but injuries and AFCON absences have left Amorim short of options.

While both parties previously agreed to avoid short-term “panic buys”, the Daily Mail reports that United may now make no signings at all.

Amorim was believed to expect funds from a potential £65m Antoine Semenyo deal to be reinvested elsewhere, but Wilcox has slowed spending.

Attempts to sign Carlos Baleba, Elliot Anderson and Adam Wharton have failed, leaving no active negotiations ongoing.

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24 minutes ago

Arsenal have submitted an opening bid worth €60m (£52m) for Real Madrid forward Rodrygo .

The Athletic have confirmed the Gunners' interest in Rodrygo , with Spanish publication Fichajes claiming an offer has now been made. Arsenal are facing competition from Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal.

The Gunners are said to view Rodrygo as an upgrade on Gabriel Martinelli.

Real Madrid are yet to respond to the bids, but are believed to value the Brazil international closer to €100m (£87m).

Sport claimed earlier in the window that Madrid have put Rodrygo on the market, and his exit is being accelerated.

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34 minutes ago

Tottenham are stepping up their search for attacking reinforcements in the January transfer window.

TEAMtalk report that Spurs have sent scouts to watch Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche as an alternative to RB Leipzig’s highly-rated Yan Diomande, who is reportedly too expensive.

Spurs are struggling for goals and creativity, scoring just twice in their last four Premier League games, and view new wide options as key to improving their season

Akliouche, who Spurs observed in a Ligue 1 match, is expected to command a fee of more than £50 million.

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42 minutes ago

Chelsea are ready to take advantage of a Vinicius Jr’s stalled contract negotiations with Real Madrid by launching an audacious transfer bid for the forward.

According to Spanish publication Fichajese, there remain strong disagreements between player and club over salary expectations for an extension.

And now Chelsea have entered the fray and made clear their intentions to make a €150million (£128m) offer for the player.

The report says the bid consists of €125m (£107m) guaranteed, and a furthere €25m (£21m) in variables.

Madrid are now evaluating whether to accept the proposal and reinvest the funds in strengthening their squad.

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7 hours ago

Crystal Palace have identified three targets for January reinforcements.

The Daily Mail report that Oliver Glasner has Bayern Munich right-back Sacha Boey on his wishlist, as well as Wolves’ Joao Gomes.

The other is French midfielder Kevin Danois from Auxerre.

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7 hours ago

Real Madrid have joined the race for Adam Wharton , according to AS.

Los Blancos look set to compete with Manchester United , Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool for the England international’s signature.

The Crystal Palace midfielder has three and a half years left on his deal at Selhurst Park.

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7 hours ago

Juventus are eyeing four Premier League players to strengthen their wide areas.

They are looking at a potential loan return for Federico Chiesa from Liverpool, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Other names on their radar are Brentford pair Kevin Schade and Mikkel Damsgaard, and they also like Sunderland’s Simon Adingra.

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7 hours ago

Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Saudi side Neom are all interested in Lecce’s Tiago Gabriel.

The centre-back is highly rated, but Footmercato report that the Serie A side will not let him leave this month.

The 21-year-old is likely to remain where he is until the end of the season, with only an ‘irresistible’ offer likely to open talks with Lecce before then.