6th January, 2016
Real Madrid are willing to pay £100m to sign Chelsea’s Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard, 24. (Star)
That move could prompt Chelsea to pursue the signing of Real forward Gareth Bale, 26. (Mirror)
But Manchester United are hoping to sign the Wales international for £75m this month. (Mail)
Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola, 44, will become Manchester City manager in the summer. (Sky Germany via Sky Sports)
Should Guardiola move to City, the club will look to reunite him with Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 28. (Express)
Guardiola could yet move to Manchester United – if they act quickly. The Spaniard has spoken to both Manchester clubs, turned down an offer from Chelsea and would also consider Arsenal. (Sun)
Former Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 31, is considering offers from Watford and Crystal Palace. (Guardian)
Striker Loic Remy, 29, has been blocked from leaving Chelsea, despite being a target for Newcastle, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. (Sun)
Palace have joined Manchester United in expressing an interest in Fulham’s 19-year-old French striker Moussa Dembele. (Mirror)
Watford are close to signing Fiorentina’s Spain midfielder Mario Suarez, 28.(Star)
FC Basel say 23-year-old midfielder Mohamed Elneny’s move to Arsenal could be completed “in the coming days”. (London Evening Standard)
AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong, 31, is not a target for Leicester City, despite reports to the contrary. (Leicester Mercury)
Belgian winger Kevin Mirallas, 28, will not be leaving Everton, according to manager Roberto Martinez. (Talksport)
Everton are expected to sign Grasshopper Zurich’s Switzerland Under-21 striker Shani Tarashaj, 20, on Wednesday. (Liverpool Echo)
Swansea will not recall winger Nathan Dyer, 28, from his loan spell at Leicester in the January transfer window. (South Wales Evening Post)
Joe Cole, 34, is set to complete a permanent move to Coventry, with Aston Villa allowing the former England midfielder to be released from his contract six months early. (Birmingham Mail)
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed training on Tuesday. The 26-year-old has been linked with both Arsenal and Liverpool. (Independent)