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Chelsea look set for another busy transfer window, with Declan Rice linked again as West Ham reportedly accept the midfielder will soon be leaving the club. The Blues are also eyeing French defender Benoit Badiashile as an alternative to Josko Gvardiol, while deals are pretty much done for David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos and Christopher Nkunku.
Arsenal are set to be big players when the January transfer window opens in just over a week’s time. The long-running talks to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk continue with reports suggesting a £50million starting price has been set by the Gunners. Joao Felix has also been offered on loan for just £8m, while Rafael Leao appears open to a move.
Elsewhere, Enzo Fernandez is another player liked by Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and pretty much every big club in Europe. Tottenham are reportedly keen on Pedro Porro and there remains no official confirmation of Cristiano Ronaldo’s next destination ahead of a £175m-a-year switch to Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia. Follow all of the latest news, gossip and rumours below!
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Spurs plan Porro bid
Tottenham are considering turning their focus to Sporting full-back Pedro Porro.
Correio da Manha report that Spurs intend to use Marcus Edwards as part of the deal, with the north London side still set to get 50% of a future sale of their former player.
While Porro has a €45m release clause, Tottenham hope they can lower that to €30m by giving up their share in a future Edwards transfer.
Rice set for summer exit
West Ham have reportedly ‘conceded internally’ that Declan Rice will leave the club in the coming weeks.
The midfielder has long been linked with a move to Chelsea, and the Blues will be encouraged by reports in The Athletic claiming that West Ham are close to giving up in their attempts to persuade Rice to sign a new deal.
The 23-year-old wants Champions League football and the Hammers are set to grant that. While they will refuse to sell him in January, a summer exit appears increasingly likely.
Chelsea target reveals January decision
Rafael Leao has committed his future to AC Milan – but left the door open to a future Premier League move amid interest from Chelsea.
Under contract until the end of next season, the Portuguese forward is in talks with Milan over an extension having helped the Rossoneri win the Scudetto.
But Leao, 23, has admitted that a transfer to English football is on his long-term agenda.
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Ounahi nears January deal
West Ham are among several clubs monitoring Morocco World Cup star Azzedine Ounahi.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Sevilla, Leicester, Wolves, Napoli, Barcelona and Newcastle are all keen on the midfielder.
It is said Napoli are best placed to cut a deal worth £17m with French club Angers.
Blues near double deal
Chelsea are close to signing Brazilian starlet Andrey Santos from Vasco da Gama.
The teenage midfielder has yet to complete a medical or sign a contract but broad agreements over the transfer fee – an initial £13million plus a further £7m in add-ons – and a five-year deal are now in place.
Chelsea are poised to beat Premier League rivals Newcastle in the race to sign Santos, one of the most highly-rated young players in Brazil.
It follows the Blues already agreeing a January deal for Ivorian striker David Datro Fofana, who completed his medical in the week after an £8.6million fee was agreed with Norwegian club Molde.
Read the full story from Standard Sport’s Nizaar Kinsella!
Chelsea risk Gvardiol failure
Chelsea are losing out to Real Madrid in the race for Josko Gvardiol.
Marca claim the defender would be tempted to snub a higher pay offer at the Blues to sign for Madrid due to their history.
Conte confirms Tottenham plan
Spurs will make January transfer moves if it suits their club “politics”, according to Antonio Conte.
“If there is the opportunity to strengthen the squad, we’ll do something,” Conte told reporters.
“You know what is our politics and we try to follow these politics and to improve the team.”
Kolo Muani nears January switch
A number of clubs have been compelled to sign Randal Kolo Muani after his breakout displays at the World Cup.
Former Chelsea star Franck Leboeuf recently said: “Randal Kolo Muani and Marcus Thuram are both very talented players who play for good teams, but not top teams and if Chelsea can target those players, that would be great.”
However, reports in Germany say Bayern Munich are about to launch a bid for the Eintracht Frankfurt star.
Arsenal to miss out on Asensio
Former Arsenal target Marco Asensio will soon find his new club.
Spanish outlet Sport name PSG as the Spaniard’s most likely destination.
His Real Madrid contract expires in the summer.
Chelsea identify Gvardiol alternative
Benoit Badiashile has popped up on Chelsea’s radar as an alternative to Josko Gvardiol.
The huge transfer fee demanded for the RB Leipzig defender has forced them to look elsewhere in their search for a left-sided central defender.
The Athletic say a bid of around £30m would seal his services.
Evan N’Dika and Piero Hincapie are also targets, the former is out of contract at Eintracht Frankfurt in June.
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