Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal eye £70m striker, Man Utd consider two new left-backs and more rumours

Ruud van Nistelrooy has admitted that Leicester are looking to bolster their squad further as they look to escape the increasingly likely fate of relegation this season

“Of course, we look for many, but we have to face reality and do it within the possibilities,” he said after suffering defeat to Fulham on Saturday. “But we’re trying, yeah.”

Celtic have been informed by Aston Villa that exciting winger Louie Barry is ‘ready’ to make his move to the club, according to the Daily Record.

Barry starred on loan at Stockport County during the first half of the campaign and is still currently at the top of the League One goalscoring charts, despite being recalled at the beginning of January.

Having made light work of England’s third tier, Villa are eager for Barry to provide their talent with more appropriate competition, potentially seeing Scottish champions Celtic as the right club to further nurture the 21-year-old.

Recapping the news that broke last night, Dele Alli is said to be on the verge of joining Cesc Fabregas’ Como, according to Sky Italy.

Alli has been training with the Italian outfit since the end of 2024 and now looks set to join on a permanent deal, coming through the door as current number eight Daniele Baselli threatens to depart.

The former Tottenham and Everton midfielder, once considered to future of English football, has made just 17 appearances in the last three seasons, with his last competitive appearance coming in 2023 while on loan at Besiktas.

He will hope to rejuvenate his career as part of Como’s ambitious project as he looks to succeed in his target of returning to the international picture for the 2026 World Cup, as revealed in early 2024.

Wolves appear back in the market for Portuguese talent and are in talks to sign Vitoria SC midfielder Manu Silva, according to Sky Sports.

The Molineux club are said to have submitted a £10m bid for the 23-year-old, who was left out of their squad that drew 2-2 with Arouca on Saturday.

This comes after Wolves boss Vitor Pereira re-emphasised his desire to strengthen his squad this month.

“We are doing our work and I hope that before the market closes we can receive one or two players, at least,” he told in his press conference prior to Monday’s trip to Chelsea.

“We know to be more comfortable for this fight, a difficult fight which we will face, we need at least two more players, in my opinion.

“We need more solutions to help. I’m very happy with the team and with the players that I have but I think we need more solutions in midfield and maybe another defender.”

The January transfer window opened on Wednesday 1 January, 2025 for English clubs and will run for just over a month with Deadline Day being Monday 3 February, 2025. The window officially closes at 11pm GMT for English clubs.

Throughout Europe the timings for the January transfer window are similar but different to the English clubs. Most major European leagues also close on February 3 with Germany, Scotland and Spain all having the same time slot as England though France’s window closes at 1pm GMT.

Italian clubs, meanwhile, only have until 7pm on Saturday 1 February 1 to do their business and the transfer window in Turkey closes a full week later on Tuesday 11 February, 2025.

Another window to be aware of due to its potentially high spending is the Saudi Arabian one which has until January 30 to get deals over the line.

Georgian forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has joined Paris Saint Germain from Serie A side Napoli on a deal until 2029, the Ligue 1 club announced on Friday.

“PSG are delighted to announce the signing of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia,” the Parisian club said in a statement.

“The 23-year-old winger, who will wear the number 7 shirt, becomes the first Georgian player in the club’s history.”

Kvaratskhelia arrives in the French capital after failing to reach an agreement with Napoli to extend his contract, which was due to run until 2027, with the winger requesting his exit last week.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is now working as a senior adviser to AC Milan’s owners, has confirmed the Italian side are keen to bring Kyle Walker to the San Siro.

The Manchester City and England right-back is reportedly keen for a fresh start after struggling with his form this term under Pep Guardiola.

“Everyone knows that Walker is a great player, he did great things at City,’ he told DAZN.

“When there is someone like him on the market there is a lot of interest. It doesn’t go against our vision, because he is strong, he is a leader, he has dominance in the dressing room. Now we are checking if it is possible. We talk to (manager Sergio) Conceicao every day, to have a dialogue with him and understand what he likes and what he doesn’t like.

“We know what is needed and now we work. The team is strong. What do we need? In the transfer market, the more I say it, the more it costs, better not to say it. The team, as I said, is already strong. We showed in the Super Cup that it is a team that can win, now we need continuity.”

Man Utd could loan out Tyrell Malacia this window.

The Dutch left-back has been unable to earn a chance under Ruben Amorim and Voetball International state the 25-year-old could seek a move this month.

Malacia has played just twice in the Premier League this season.

Harvey Elliott has discussed speculation linking him with a summer move away from Liverpool.

The Reds star told the Mail’s Lewis Steele: “Liverpool is my club. Liverpool is my team. I want to fight for my place, fight for my position in the team.

“It’s down to me to put in the effort, the hard work, the desire, to make that achievement. I am not going to give up, I am going to keep fighting.”

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna says the club still want more signings in Januar as they hope to avoid relegation and remain in the top-flight.

Ipswich completed the signing of Jaden Philogene from Aston Villa on Tuesday for a fee in the region of £20m and McKenna wants more firepower to boost their chances of Premier League survival.

“We’ll try to, if we can find quality that can improve us,” he said, “I think our depth is pretty good now. If we can get everybody back fit, our depth is fine.

“But if we can add quality that can help the starting XI or quality that can help from the bench, then we’ll certainly aim to try and do so – but only if the right players are available that can really push us on.”