Transfer round-up: Arsenal want to make 26-year-old first January signing, Man United’s £70m bid rejected
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:
Arsenal are lining up a transfer bid for Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez, 26, in January as a potential replacement for Alexis Sanchez.
Eden Hazard has rejected a new Chelsea contract to increase his chances of being able to sign for Real Madrid in the future, according to his father.
Jack Wilshere has insisted that he is “sure” he will end up signing a new contract at Arsenal before the end of the season.
Southampton want to bring Liverpool FC striker Daniel Sturridge, 28, to the club on a loan deal until the end of the season.
Real Madrid want to sign Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois – and the Blues are prepared to sell the 25-year-old Belgium international if he cannot agree a contract extension at Stamford Bridge.
Juventus have rejected Manchester United’s £70m bid for 24-year-old Argentina forward Paulo Dybala.