Arsenal have rebuffed approaches for Emile Smith Rowe, 23, with Aston Villa, West Ham and Newcastle all expressing an interest in the England midfielder, who has started just two games in all competitions this season. (Mail)
Newcastle have identified Everton and Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana, 22, as a good option to bolster their ranks as concerns grow over the future of Brazil midfielder, Joelinton, 27, who is yet to agree on a new deal at St James’ Park. (Telegraph – subscription required)
West Ham are looking to make two loan signings after opening talks with Manchester City over a deal for England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, and approaching Arsenal about Smith Rowe. (Guardian)
Tottenham will shelve a move for Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 23, until the summer after talks over a January deal collapsed and now view Phillips as a viable alternative this month. (Football Insider)
West Ham’s technical director Tim Steidten is also leading the club’s bid to sign Ajax forward Steven Bergwijn, 26, this month, despite manager David Moyes being unconvinced by the Netherlands international. (Football Insider)
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City are all keeping tabs on Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 20, who is valued at more than £100m. (Bild – in German)
Jose Mourinho could quickly return to management after entering into talks with Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab, days after the Portuguese was sacked by Italian club Roma. (Mail)
Newcastle and Liverpool are both keeping watch on Atalanta’s 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder Ederson. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Manchester United plan to hold talks with Djurgardens over a potential deal for midfielder Lucas Bergvall, 17, who is regarded as one of European football’s brightest prospects, having already been capped by Sweden. (90 Min)
Bayern Munich will attempt to prise England defender Kieran Trippier, 33, away from Newcastle this month, with Thomas Tuchel keen on the right-back. (Guardian)
But should Trippier leave, Newcastle will not be forced into a panic for a last-minute replacement, thanks to a plan already in place. (Chronicle)
Manchester United and Arsenal are following the development of Bologna’s Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee, 22. (90 Min)
AC Milan are considering a move for RB Leipzig and Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, 20, who has previously been on Arsenal’s radar. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Arsenal left-back Nuno Tavares, 23, is interesting Marseille after growing unhappy at a lack of game time on loan at Nottingham Forest. The Portugal Under-21 international spent last term with the Ligue 1 side and would be keen on a return. (L’Equipe – in French)
Arsenal look set to miss out on Netherlands defender Jorrel Hato with Ajax confident of convincing the 17-year-old to sign a new deal. (De Telegraaf – in Dutch)
Sheffield United’s loan bid for Mason Holgate, 27, appears to have fallen through with Everton asking for a higher fee for their English defender, who is on loan at Southampton. (Independent)
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