Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea Hazard swap deal, Man Utd decision, Salah Liverpool quit claim
TRANSFER NEWS live updates - Follow the latest news and gossip as Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool prepare to start 2019 with a bang when the January window opens.
Posted Thursday, December 27, 2018 by Express.co.uk
Transfer news: Follow the latest news and gossip (Image: GETTY)
The transfer window opens next week with Premier League sides expected to go big.
Manchester United are expected to add a defender in January after Jose Mourinho was blocked from signing one in the summer.
Chelsea and Arsenal need reinforcing in their bid for the top four, while Liverpool and Manchester City need bodies to help their title challenge.
Elsewhere in Europe Real Madrid and Barcelona could be active as they plan for the second half of the season.
Tottenham eye Aarons
Tottenham want to sign Max Aarons from Norwich, according to the Sun.
The England under 21 ace is under contract until 2023 and is also wanted by RB Leipzig.
But Tottenham hope their record for bringing young English players through works in their favour.
Norwich however will refuse to sell him this January unless they get him back on loan until the summer
Hazard swap deal
Real Madrid want to use Isco and Matteo Kovacic as part of the deal to sign Eden Hazard, according to reports in Spain.
Onda Cero claim the European champions will try and send two players - one who is already on loan at Chelsea - to London in exchange for Hazard.
The Belgium star is on Florentino Perez’s radar and has hinted at a move to Madrid one day.
Chelsea are trying to sign him to a new deal but have had little progress in talks.
Transfer news: Eden Hazard could be on the way to Real Madrid (Image: GETTY)
Douglas Costa decision
Juventus have decided they will NOT sell Douglas Costa this winter.
Costa has been linked with a move to Manchester United as Ed Woodward plots moves to bolster Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad.
But Juve, according to Calciomercato, do not want to sell the winger.
Costa is also said to have told his agent he doesn’t want to leave Turin.
Transfer news: Douglas Costa will NOT be joining Manchester United in January (Image: GETTY)
Salah quit claim
Mohamed Salah could sensationally quit Liverpool if they sign Red Bull Salzburg centre forward Moanes Dabour.
That is according to the Jewish Post, who report that due to issues between Egypt and Israel, Salah may be unwilling to play with Dabour.
Liverpool are believed to have scouted the Salzburg star, who has scored 22 goals in 32 matches registering five assists.
But Jurgen Klopp may have second thoughts on the deal after the claims Salah may contemplate his own future if the striker was signed.
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