Chelsea have joined Galatasaray in the hunt for Brighton's 23-year-old Sweden midfielder Yasin Ayari, according to Teamtalk. Meanwhile, Liverpool are reportedly in no rush to open contract negotiations with Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, despite the 27-year-old's upturn in form this season.
Manchester United are among several European clubs interested in FC Twente's highly rated Dutch centre-back Ruud Nijstad, 18. Elsewhere, Barcelona and Real Madrid are keeping tabs on Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi after the 21-year-old's impressive start to his Aston Villa career, according to Football Insider.
Sunderland are preparing a renewed bid for Sporting and Mozambique winger Geny Catamo, 25, in the January transfer window. Everton are monitoring Dinamo Zagreb's 24-year-old Croatia striker Dion Beljo as one of several options, while Liverpool and a number of top European sides are interested in 18-year-old Mexico midfielder Gilberto Mora from Tijuana.
Arsenal want to recoup the £55m they paid for Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 28, with a deal more likely at the end of the season than in January. Brazil forward Vinicius Jr was strongly tempted to move to Arsenal in the summer, but the 26-year-old now hopes to spend the rest of his career with Real Madrid. Finally, Arsenal are leading the Premier League race for 20-year-old Turkey midfielder Can Uzun from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Source: BBC Sport Football · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing