All the very latest football news across Europe!

The World Cup Finals may be underway in Russia right now, but transfer speculation is rife all across Europe as clubs seek to bolster their squads and offload any dead wood before the beginning of the 2018/19 football season!

Arsenal are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder Mario Gotze, 26. Dortmund want £18m for the 26-year-old, although Everton and West Ham are also keeping an eye on his situation - Daily Mirror

Real Madrid are closing in on the signing of Alisson as the Liverpool transfer target wants his club future decided before Brazil's World Cup opener against Costa Rica on Sunday. Madrid have decided Alisson represents a more affordable option than Manchester United's David de Gea or Thibaut Courtois at Chelsea and are confident Roma will accept an offer between €60m-€65m (£52.4m-£56.8m). But even if Madrid do make the 25-year-old the most expensive goalkeeper in the world, he will not be considered automatic first choice and will have to battle Keylor Navas for the No.1 jersey - Marca (Spanish national daily sport newspaper)

Manchester United are determined to stop Anthony Martial from departing over the summer. A representative of the 22-year-old, who joined United from Monaco in September 2015, claimed on Wednesday he wants to leave. His deal expires next summer, however United can extend it by a year - The Times

Manchester City and Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 27, is a major summer target for Barcelona, who want him as a replacement for Andres Iniesta - The Sun

Manchester City have demanded £15million from Leicester for Patrick Roberts as talks continue over a deal for midfielder Riyad Mahrez - Daily Telegraph

Juventus are planning to bid for Crystal Palace's Dutch defender Patrick van Aanholt, 27, should Brazilian defender Alex Sandro, 27, complete a move to Manchester United - The Sun

Chelsea have turned down an £18m bid from Arsenal for 31 year-old Brazil defender David Luiz - Le 10 Sport (French tabloid newspaper)

Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele's agent has flown out to Italy for talks with Juventus, Inter Milan and Napoli - The Sun

Roma sporting director Monchi has contacted Paris Saint-Germain over the availability of Newcastle United transfer target Alphonse Areola as they prepare to sell Alisson to Real Madrid. Roma are holding out for a fee of €75m (£65.5m) for the Brazil international but the transfer is nearing completion. PSG value Areola at €35m (£30.5m) but are aware the 25-year-old also has interest from Napoli and the Premier League so will not be pressured into a quick sale - Corriere dello Sport (Italian national sports newspaper)

Newcastle want £20m for Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic. The 23-year-old spent time on loan at Fulham last season - skysports.com

Real Madrid have beaten PSG and Bayern Munich to the €45m (£39.3m) signing of Santos wonderkid Rodrygo. Madrid will pay €20m (£17.4m) up front for the 17-year-old forward with the rest of the payment spread over the next few years. Rodrygo will remain with Santos until next summer - L'Equipe (French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sport)

West Ham are considering a move for Manchester United's 29-year-old English defender Chris Smalling. New boss Manuel Pellegrini has been given a £70m transfer budget - Metro

West Ham have offered £25m plus £5m in add-ons for Lazio's 25 year-old Brazilian winger Felipe Anderson - Daily Mail and The Guardian

West Ham are also moving closer to signing English defender Alfie Mawson, 24, and Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, 33, from Swansea. The Swans previously rejected bids from West Ham for both players - skysports.com and The Sun

West Ham have opened talks with Toulouse over a £26million deal for 21-year-old centre-back Issa Diop - Daily Telegraph

Jose Mourinho wants to bring a new left-back to Manchester United, with Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon and Celtic's Kieran Tierney high on his list - The Guardian

Chelsea are also reportedly preparing a move for Juventus' Italian defender Daniele Rugani. The 23-year-old's agent met with Juventus chiefs on Thursday - Football Italia (Italian football website)

Liverpool will battle Chelsea and Paris St-Germain to the signature of Porto's 25 year-old Brazilian left-back Alex Telles - Le Parisien (French daily newspaper)

Liverpool could turn their attention to Lazio's Thomas Strakosha as they continue to search for a new goalkeeper - The Guardian

Bayern Munich will allow Manchester United target Jerome Boateng to leave the Allianz Arena for the right price, because they are confident Niklas Sule is the long-term future of their defence. Sule, 22 made an unexpected 42 appearances last season. As a result, club bosses are relaxed over Boateng's departure knowing they have a ready-made replacement - Bild (German tabloid newspaper)

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has hinted he could leave the club with a post on Instagram. The 26-year-old Englishman's contract expires at the end of June - Daily Telegraph

New Everton boss Marco Silva wants to be reunited with Abdoulaye Doucoure, but may face competition from Spurs to sign the Watford midfielder - The Guardian

Leicester are lining-up Lokomotiv Moscow and Georgia international central defender Solomon Kvirkvelia as their third summer signing - Daily Mirror

Aston Villa are under pressure to raise up to £50m in player sales over the next two transfer windows and could lose key stars including English midfielder Jack Grealish, 22, Wales centre-back James Chester, 29, and Ivory Coast forward Jonathan Kodjia, 28 - Daily Telegraph

Bordeaux are considering a move for Southampton playmaker Sofiane Boufal, especially if they lose 21 year-old Brazilian midfielder Malcom. Malcom’s future remains uncertain, with Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Inter Milan all reportedly interested in the 21-year-old - L'Equipe (French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sport)

Southampton midfielder Sofiane Boufal is eyeing a move back to Ligue 1 with Marseille and Nice interested - The Sun

Leeds United have appointed Argentine Marcelo Bielsa as their new head coach on a two-year deal, holding an option for a further year. The 62 year-old has managed a number of club teams across Europe including Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Lazio and most recently Lille. He was also coach of the national teams of Argentina and Chile - skysports.com

Stoke City are eyeing a £10million move for Newcastle striker Dwight Gayle, despite having already signed Benik Afobe from Wolves - Daily Telegraph

Defender Leon Barnett has signed a new contract to stay at Northampton Town - skysports.com

Birmingham City will rename their stadium St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium after signing a three-year sponsorship deal - Daily telegraph

All the very latest football news and transfer gossip across Europe!

With the January transfer window in full swing, there is plenty of transfer talk and a few deals have been done! Many clubs across Europe are doing their best to strengthen their squads as the second half of the season gets underway. Some clubs are trying to push on in an attempt to lift some silverware, others to consolidate their current situation, and needless to say their are plenty of clubs busy looking to bring in new personnel as they attempt to save their seasons!

Here is a round up of all the latest football news/gossip across Europe today, which includes the likes of: Arsenal, Everton, Besiktas, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, Ross Barkley, Philippe Coutinho, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Emre Can, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone, Harry Kane, Ryan Sessegnon, Jack Wilshere, Manchester United, PSG, Tottenham, Marseille, Juan Mata, Thibaut Courtois, Arturo Vidal, Andy Carroll, Lille, Celtic, Crystal Palace, Newcastle, Ipswich Town and Bradford City to name but a few!


Chelsea want Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone to replace Antonio Conte as head coach at the end of the season - The Times

Barcelona are prepared to spend £140m to sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool. The Brazilian is believed to have told the Reds that he does not want to play for them again this season - Daily Telegraph and The Times

Cenk Tosun will undergo a medical at Everton on Friday morning ahead of his move from Besiktas. Everton will pay £27m for the 26-year-old striker and the club are keen to finalise the deal before the end of today - skysports.com

There have been talks between Everton and Chelsea over the sale of midfielder Ross Barkley and the two clubs are close to reaching a deal – but that no fee has been agreed with some news outlets reporting that the player is undergoing a medical - skysports.com

Manchester City are willing to pay €60m to sign Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti. It is believed City boss Pep Guardiola is on the hunt for a new centre back and Umtiti is on his shortlist - L’Equipe (French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sport)

Belgium international Thibaut Courtois, 25, is close to signing a new Chelsea contract after the club offered him a deal in excess of £200,000 a week, to become the best paid goalkeeper in the world - Daily Telegraph

Paris St-Germain boss Unai Emery has opened the door for Brazil winger Lucas Moura, 25, and France winger Hatem Ben Arfa, 30, to leave the club in January - L'Equipe (French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sport)

Manager Arsene Wenger says signing Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is "not a possibility" for Arsenal - skysports.com

Marseille are interested in Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere but the 26-year-old wants to remain with the Gunners - Daily Mail

Inter Milan and AC Milan are both keen on Spurs midfielder Mousa Dembele. The Belgium international turns 31 this year and has entered the last 18 months of his contract - skysports.com

Manchester United have triggered year-long contract extensions with Spanish midfielders Juan Mata, 29, and Ander Herrera, 28, England left-back Ashley Young, 32, and Dutch defender Daley Blind, 27 - Daily Mirror

Chelsea defender David Luiz, 30, is desperate to leave the club and hopes Real Madrid may be interested - Mundo Deportivo (Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona)

Tottenham are poised to offer improved new contracts to England striker Harry Kane, 24, and Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld, 28 - The Independent

Emre Can has reached an agreement to join Juventus this summer. Liverpool are trying to persuade the Germany international to stay, but Can has opted for a move to Serie A, where Juventus have offered the 23-year-old £85,000 a week. The midfielder is out of contract this summer and is free to negotiate with overseas clubs - Sky Italy (www.sky.it) and The Guardian

Chris Hughton has "categorically" dismissed rumours of a Brighton bid for Celtic striker Moussa Dembele - skysports.com

Manchester City remain interested in West Brom's Jonny Evans. The Premier League leaders had a bid rejected for the defender in the summer - skysports.com

West Brom boss Alan Pardew has been told he must sell players before he can buy any in the transfer window - The Times

Crystal Palace have bid for Lille central defender Ibrahim Amadou, 24 - The Sun

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is facing the media ahead of Monday's FA Cup tie with Brighton and he's fired a warning to any Wilfried Zaha suitors. "It's not a case of me expecting or not expecting offers for Wilf Zaha, all I've said is I can understand him catching the eye. We have no interest in selling him, so I'd advise those thinking of making offers to not waste the price of a phone call." - skysports.com

Manchester United desperately want Juventus left-back Alex Sandro, but are being frustrated by the Italian club's reluctance to sell the 26-year-old - Daily Express

Sources close to Nice and Ivory Coast midfielder Jean Michael Seri have said Everton are one of a number of Premier League clubs interested in the player - skysports.com

Andy Carroll who came on as a late substitute for West Ham against Spurs on Thursday night has been linked with a move away from the club. One of his suitors is reportedly Chelsea, who want him as backup for Alvaro Morata. - skysports.com, The Sun and Daily Mail

Chelsea have offered Arturo Vidal a four-year contract worth £13.4million per season to leave Bayern Munich - Daily Star

Sheffield Wednesday are in talks with Dutch coach Jos Luhukay to replace Carlos Carvalhal as manager - The Sun and Yorkshire Post

Brighton boss Chris Hughton has issued a hands-off warning to West Ham over star defender Lewis Dunk, but winger Jamie Murphy is joining Rangers in a £1m deal - Daily Star

Liverpool could be in the driving seat to sign Leon Goretzka after relations between Schalke and Bayern Munich took a turn for the worse - Daily Express

Watford are ready to sell captain Troy Deeney and want to replace him with Bournemouth's Benik Afobe - Daily Mail

Bournemouth are yet to receive any bids for Benik Afobe and they have no interest in selling the striker - skysports.com

Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is considering a move for Watford's captain Troy Deeney, 29 - Northern Echo

Ryan Bertrand hopes to quit Southampton this month, putting Man City on high alert - The Sun

There is interest from West Ham in the Swansea defender Alfie Mawson, but the Swans are yet to receive any approach for the player - skysports.com

Newcastle and Burnley are interested in signing Spanish midfielder Jonathan Viera, 28, from Las Palmas - Daily Telegraph

Leeds United are in talks to sign Club Brugge left-back Laurens De Bock - skysports.com

Ipswich striker David McGoldrick is wanted by Cardiff to boost their Premier League push - The Sun

Sunderland are close to signing 18-year-old Liverpool forward Ben Woodburn on a loan deal - Daily Star

QPR have this afternoon completed the signing of Deshane Dalling following his release from Huddersfield - skysports.com

Celtic and Scotland international Kieran Tierney, 20, has been included on a shortlist of left-backs Manchester United are considering to strengthen their defence, along with Fulham's English youngster Ryan Sessegnon - Daily Record

Alternatively Paris St-Germain will rival Tottenham for the signature of £30m-rated Sessegnon - Daily Mirror

Besiktas are interested in Leicester and Algeria striker Islam Slimani - Leicester Mercury

Norwich City are interested in Nottingham Forest's Jorge Grant. The 23-year-old has scored 16 goals on loan at Notts County this season to attract the Canaries - skysports.com

Hearts midfielder Jamie Walker is undergoing a medical at Wigan Athletic following talks over the past week - skysports.com

Northampton Town have signed Manchester City defender Shay Facey for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract - skysports.com

Bradford City have confirmed the League One club have made a "substantial" bid to sign Ipswich Town striker Kieffer Moore - skysports.com

Shrewsbury Town have secured the loan signing of 20-year-old Max Lowe from Derby County until the end of the season - skysports.com

Doncaster Rovers have extended the loan of Chelsea midfielder Jordan Houghton until the end of the season - skysports.com

Yeovil Town have completed the signing of defender Corey Whelan from Liverpool on a six-month loan deal, subject to clearance - skysports.com

Port Vale have announced Ben Whitfield will remain at the club on loan from Premier League side Bournemouth until the end of the season - skysports.com

Accrington Stanley have signed on-loan midfielder Callum Johnson on a permanent deal from Middlesbrough - skysports.com

Cheltenham Town have completed the signing of former Bolton and Wigan forward Sanmi Odelusi from Colchester on a deal until the end of the season - skysports.com

Cheltenham Town have also extended the loan deals of Bristol City pair Taylor Moore and Joe Morrell until the end of the season - skysports.com

All the very latest football news and gossip across Europe!

The 2017/18 Premier League season has been underway for just two weeks and with the England summer transfer window closing at 23.00 on 31st August, as players and agents look to secure moves and/or more lucrative contracts, while clubs are working hard behind the scenes to strengthen their squads before the window slams shut.

At the start of the 2016/17 campaign, FIFA introduced new rules which mean that the emergency loan window would no longer exist. All 92 clubs will be forced to abide by the fixed transfer window which exists in the Premier League. A club can no longer request to sign a player on emergency basis, e.g. if several goalkeepers are injured at the same time. It also means fringe players or youth team players won't be heading out on loan outside the usual transfer window.

Free agents can be signed by a club at any time during the season, if they had been released by their previous club before the end of the transfer window.


Here is a round up of all the latest football news/gossip across Europe today, which includes the likes of: Paris St-Germain, Barcelona, AC Milan, Everton, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City, Diego Costa, Julian Draxler, Yohan Cabaye, Davinson Sanchez, Robert Snodgrass, Jonny Evans, Real Madrid, Juventus, Crystal Palace, Leicester, West Brom, Watford, David de Gea, Alex Sandro, Kevin Wimmer, Gabriel, Ivan Perisic, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal to name but a few!

Barcelona will "fight" to sign Liverpool and Brazil international Coutinho up until the transfer window closes, with the growing expectation that they will soon submit a new offer - The Telegraph

Barcelona are closing in on the transfer of Paris Saint-Germain winger Angel Di Maria - The Sun

Everton are considering a loan move for Diego Costa. Costa released a statement saying how he has no intention to return to Stamford Bridge and Ronald Koeman is reportedly to test their resolve on the Chelsea striker - The Sun

Chelsea have had a £63m bid for Juventus' 26-year-old wing-back Brazil Alex Sandro rejected - The Mirror

Real Madrid could try again to sign David de Gea from Manchester United before the transfer window closes - The Sun

Manchester United have not given up hope of signing winger Ivan Perisic, 28, despite only offering £39m to Inter Milan - The Mirror

Tottenham have had a bid accepted by Ajax for defender Davinson Sanchez that could be worth up to a club-record £40m - skysports.com and The Telegraph

Manchester City are ready to offer West Brom £22m for their 29-year-old captain Jonny Evans after having an £18m bid rejected. City are prepared to almost double the Northern Ireland defender's £75,000 a week wages - The Mirror

AC Milan have three Premier League-based midfielders on their shortlist. The Serie A giants have had a busy summer of transfer activity and are not yet done, with three midfielders on their radar.
The trio of players includes Crystal Palace’s Yohan Cabaye, Watford’s Etienne Capoue and Leicester’s Nampalys Mendy - Sportitalia (an Italian terrestrial and satellite television channel)

Crystal Palace are weighing up a move for Red Bull Leipzig youngster Oliver Burke - The Mirror

Bojan Krkic could be on the way out at Stoke after falling out of favour with manager Mark Hughes - The Telegraph

Southampton are closing in on the signing of Dutch defender Wesley Hoedt, 23, from Lazio after making a £15m bid - Daily Mail

Paris St-Germain attacker Julian Draxler has been offered to Barcelona. The French club are reportedly under pressure to generate funds to appease Financial Fair Play after breaking the transfer world record to purchase Neymar from Barcelona - Mundo Deportivo (Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona)

Arsenal are considering renewing their long-standing interest in Julian Draxler after PSG decided that the winger is surplus to requirements following the arrival of Neymar - The Times

Paris St-Germain are still keen to sign Monaco's 23-year-old Brazilian defensive midfielder Fabinho - L'Équipe (French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sport)

PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi, 30, has completed a medical at Juventus but the two clubs are yet to agree on how any transfer fee will be paid. PSG boss Unai Emery did not want to sell the player - Le Parisien (French daily newspaper)

Tony Pulis has played down reports that Kevin Wimmer is close to joining West Brom from Tottenham. He said: "Whoever's telling you we are close, is miles away from that fact. We have a lot of irons in the fire with a lot of targets." - skysports.com

Spurs defender Kevin Wimmer, 24, is in talks with West Brom over a £15m move - The Telegraph

Toby Alderweireld's contract talks have stalled at Spurs and he wants parity with the club's top earners - Daily Mail

Arsenal and Brazil defender Gabriel, 26, is close to a £10m move to Spanish club Valencia - London Evening Standard

AS Roma will try to sign Barcelona’s Munir El Haddadi after giving up on Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez, according to sources in Italy. Roma are willing to spend €20m to sign the 21-year-old - La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italian sports newspaper)

West Ham have told Robert Snodgrass that he is surplus to requirements - skysports.com

Scotland international Robert Snodgrass is ready to escape from the West Ham wilderness by moving to Newcastle - Daily Record

Manchester United are close to extending Luke Shaw's contract as the left-back nears a return to fitness - The Times

Borussia Dortmund's chief executive says Barcelona are "not even close" to meeting their valuation of 20-year-old France forward Ousmane Dembele - Kicker (Germany's leading sports magazine)

West Ham are ready to hand Manuel Lanzini a new four-year contract and will resist any moves from Liverpool to lure the Argentine to Anfield - Daily Express

Huddersfield boss David Wagner says their pursuit of Barnsley full-back Andy Yiadom has now ended and Huddersfield will not be going back in for him.

Sunderland risk losing record signing Didier Ndong, 23, as Lyon could make an offer for the midfielder if they miss out on Celta Vigo's Pape Cheikh Diop - Daily Star

Celtic have announced that Stuart Armstrong has signed a new-two year contract that will see him remain at the club until at least the summer of 2019 - skysports.com

Fiorentina have told their 29-year-old Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic, a target for AC Milan, that he will be fined after failing to report for training on Thursday - The Sun

Leeds United offer Chris Wood a three-year contract extension - skysports.com