january transfer window

Sam Johnstone will be recalled from his loan spell at Aston Villa after United agreed a deal with West Bromwich Albion.

Marcus McGuane is highly rated at Arsenal with Arsene Wenger giving him a run out with the first-team in the Europa League this season.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe had warned that he would not rush into the January transfer market, although the absence of two key strikers could surely change that approach.

Theo Walcott has played just 47 minutes in the Premier League this season with all his eight starts coming in the Europa League and EFL Cup.

Injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne could lead Manchester City to push harder to sign Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez in January.

Did Nike - Barcelona's kit manufacturer and sponsors of Philippe Coutinho - move too soon on the Liverpool star's proposed move to Barcelona or were they hacked?

Jack Butland has been identified as a potential long-term replacement for Thibaut Courtois, who is a target for Real Madrid.

Manchester United and Chelsea are boosted in their chase for Alex Sandro as Juventus identify replacement for Brazilian defender.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour under Jose Mourinho having been left out of six of United's last 10 league games.

Barcelona want to expedite the deal to sign Yerry Mina as Javier Mascherano closes in on a move to Chinese Super League side Hebei Fortune.

Manchester United have been leading the race to sign Bordeaux winger Malcom but Mauricio Pochettino's side make first bid.

Barcelona have been on the trail of Gremio midfielder Arthur and are keen to bring him to the Camp Nou. They will have to pay his £44.4m release clause to sign him.

Juventus are keen to tie down a deal for Emre Can at the earliest in order to beat off competition from Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Barcelona are keen to sign Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho, but will have to trim their wage bill and bolster their transfer kitty before making any moves.

Wolfsburg are keen to sign Divock Origi on a permanent basis in January while Danny Ings remains a loan target for West Brom, Newcastle and West Ham.

Antoine Griezmann has a €200m release clause in his Atletico Madrid contract until 1 July 2018, after which it will drop to €100m.

Jose Mourinho is keen to add more potency to Manchester United's attack and has turned his attention to Dybala after ending interest in Griezmann.

Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino believes the record sale of Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool can be a positive for the Saints if the money is reinvested in the New Year.

Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January for a £75m fee that will be a world record for a defender.

Barcelona are keen on signing Antoine Griezmann and Manchester United's decision to end their interest makes the Catalans the favourite.

Dutch international Virgil van Dijk will complete a £75m move from Southampton to Liverpool on 1 January after agreeing personal terms and undergoing a medical.

Barcelona are keen to offload Arda Turan at the earliest as he is not part of manager Ernesto Valverde's plans this season.

Manchester United have identified two areas - wide position and midfield - to strengthen in the January transfer window. Jose Mourinho is looking to bring in a "magician" forward.

Thomas Lemar and Ross Barkley are on Chelsea manager Antonio Conte's wishlist for the January transfer window, reports claim.

Thomas Lemar is a target for Liverpool in the January transfer window regardless of whether Philippe Coutinho moves to Barcelona or not.

The Toffees are in need of added quality up front, while Tottenham already have Harry Kane and Fernando Llorente at their disposal.

Richard Dunne believes Liverpool have to replace the 'mentally weak' defenders in their squad during the January transfer window.

Philippe Coutinho and Antoine Griezmann are high on Barcelona's list of priority signings ahead of the January transfer window.

Manchester City will become untouchable if they are allowed to sign the best players, according to Antonio Conte.

Ozil and Sanchez are in the final knockings of their contracts in north London, and neither seem likely to stay beyond the summer.