Premier League

Reports suggest that Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has been told that he must sell before he can buy in January amid the ongoing uncertainty regarding a takeover of the club.

Arsenal duo Xhaka and Mustafi are struggling with unspecified knocks, and Wenger "does not know how available they will be" for the match against Chelsea.

Ryan Kent's season-long loan with Freiburg has been cut short after he struggled for regular game time. Brannagan is set to leave Liverpool permanently.

Schalke are eager to bring Baba Rahman back to the club and are in talks with Chelsea over a deal for the player.

Burnley are close to signing Tottenham Hotspur winger Georges Kevin-Nkoudou on loan, with the winger turning down overtures from Spain and France to move to Turf Moor.

Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin has been linked with moves to Valencia and West Ham United, but Wenger ruled out the possibility of his compatriot joining David Moyes' side.

Reports emanating on Monday (8 January) claimed that Manchester City were closing in on a deal to sign Alexis Sanchez, but Wenger says there has been no offer.

Aliou Traore, who left Paris Saint-Germain in August 2016, spent the last term with amateur side Sarcelles. He was invited by Manchester United for trials.

Philippe Coutinho became Barcelona's club-record signing for £142m after he arrived at Camp Nou.

A product of Roma's academy, Pellegrini spent two seasons at Sassuolo before returning to the Giallorossi in a £9m transfer in the summer.

Barcelona have a number of players heading for the exit doors following the arrival of Coutinho and imminent capture of Yerry Mina.

Goretzka has entered the final six months of his contract and has refused to sign a new deal so far.

Marouane Fellaini is in the final six-months of his contract with Manchester United and is looking for a new challenge.

PSG were rumoured to be interested in signing Paul Dybala in January along with Manchester United. Nasser Al-Khelaifi has ended any possibility of signing the forward this month.

Thomas Lemar is Jurgen Klopp's primary target to replace Philippe Coutinho, who joined Barcelona in a £142m deal.

Manchester United will approach the Scotland international if Tottenham refuse to lower their asking price for Danny Rose, according to reports.

Arsene Wenger is ready to sanction moves for a number of players not in his first-team plans in January and in the summer.

Ze Maria says he has not received any offers from other clubs for Alisson, who has conceded just 14 times in 19 Serie A games for Roma this season.

Joey Barton believes Ross Barkley is a good signing for Chelsea, but has doubts on whether the former Everton midfielder can start for the Blues under Antonio Conte.

Antoine Griezmann is likely to leave Atletico Madrid in the summer with Manchester United and Barcelona keen on the Frenchman.

Thomas Lemar has been identified as AS Monaco star and Jurgen Klopp's No.1 target to replace Philippe Coutinho.

Chelsea centre-back Jake Clarke-Salter has joined Sunderland on loan until the end of the season, while reports suggest that Sevilla want Michy Batshuayi on a six-month deal.

Juventus have reportedly asked for Chelsea to pay £60m to sign Alex Sandro, a price the Premier League champions are not ready to meet.

A thigh issue looks set to delay Philippe Coutinho's Barcelona debut by three weeks, while vice-president Jordi Mestre says Liverpool considerably dropped their financial demands.

Harry Kane insists he is not in talks over a lucrative new contract but claims that he is happy to stay at Tottenham if they continue to progress and start winning trophies.

Manchester United absentees Antonio Valencia and Michael Carrick both travelled with their teammates to Dubai on Monday for a warm weather training camp.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has denied reports suggesting the club are poised to sign Jonny Evans but says the club are trying to to bring new players in.

Magpies boss Rafael Benitez said last week that he had not received any update from owner Mike Ashley over how much he can spend in the January window.

Wolfsburg striker Divock Origi, on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season, says he will consider a permanent move to Germany.

Dybala, 24, pulled up after a sprint and appeared to be in tears as he left the pitch during the second half of Juve's 1-0 win at Cagliari on 6 January.