Transfer round-up: Arsenal agree deal to make first January signing, Man United eye top 28-year-old
Read today's top transfer news and rumours on The Grapevine - The Sport Review's football transfer gossip column

The latest football transfer gossip column from The Sport Review, featuring all of the latest Premier League transfer news and rumours.
Here, we look at some of the top football transfer stories from the British and world media in The Sport Review’s Grapevine, published every morning in the lead-up to the January transfer window.
It was a busy summer transfer window in the Premier League as most of the top teams brought in significant reinforcements for the 2017-18 campaign.
However, there is still plenty of business to be done, with the January transfer window offering clubs the chance to bolster their squads mid-way through the Premier League season.
We’ll keep you up to date with the very latest transfer news concerning your club in our daily gossip and rumours column.
As the build-up to the January transfer window begins to gather pace, The Grapevine has the very latest football transfer news from the Premier League’s top clubs in the round-up below.
Latest football transfer news:
Real Madrid are readying a player-plus-cash deal to sign Mo Salah from Liverpool FC and are willing to include Lucas Vazquez as part of the deal.
Arsenal are making one last attempt to keep Mesut Ozil, with the Gunners still hoping a new round of negotiations could persuade the 29-year-old playmaker to stay.
Real Madrid could still decide to make a move to sign Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, whose current contract expires at Stamford Bridge in 2019.
Arsenal have agreed a £35.3m deal to sign Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi, 28, in the January transfer window.
An author who worked with Jose Mourinho on a recent book believes that Manchester United will sign Gareth Bale, 28, from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window.
Liverpool FC striker Daniel Sturridge, 28, may consider a move to Europe in the January transfer window, with Real Betis and Valencia touted as possible destinations.