Transfer round-up: Man United want 23-year-old to be first January signing, Chelsea to sign top 22-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:
As many as eight players could be on their way out of Arsenal next summer in a huge Emirates shake-up.
Manchester United are ready to make a move to sign midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 23, from Real Madrid in a £27m deal in January.
Chelsea are lining up a move to sign forward Thomas Lemar, 22, from Monaco – and could offer Michy Batshuayi as part of the deal.
Jose Mourinho has left the door open for Manchester United to make some significant signings in the January transfer window.
Liverpool FC have told Barcelona that they will have to shell out £127m if they want to sign Philippe Coutinho in the January transfer window.
Arsene Wenger has insisted that he will begin talks with Jack Wilshere about a new Arsenal contract at the end of the month.
Liverpool and Tottenham have been warned Fiorentina star Federico Chiesa will cost them at least £53m.
