Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is on the shortlist of three candidates to replace Xavi at Barcelona (Gerard Romero via Sun)
Arteta is considering stepping down as Gunners coach at the end of this season despite having 18 months left on his contract, although Barcelona have yet to contact him. (Sport - in Spanish) Former Germany and Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick is also being considered by Barcelona. (Bild)
Paris St-Germain are confident of signing Newcastle's 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes this summer (Mirror)
Brentford have agreed a £25 million deal with Club Brugge for Norwegian winger Antonio Nusa, 18, who was also interested in Tottenham (Standard)
Luton are in talks with Sint-Truiden over a deal to sign Japanese full-back Daiki Hashioka, 24. (Telegraph)
Liverpool are considering hiring Bournemouth technical director Richard Hughes to succeed Jorg Schmadtke, who is stepping down as sporting director at the end of the January transfer window (Mail) AC Milan have approached Arsenal about a deal to buy their Polish defender Jakub Kiwior , 23. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
The striker of Lille and Canada Jonathan David, 24, has emerged as a player targeted by Chelsea. (Telefoot via CaughtOffside)
Bayer Leverkusen are looking to sign 26-year-old Crystal Palace and France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is worth £20m. (Sun)
Fulham are expected to make a second bid for Chelsea's Albanian striker Armando Broja, 22, after an initial loan offer, with an option to buy him at the end of the season for £25m, was rejected. (Teamtalk). (Teamtalk)
Aston Villa have made a third offer worth around £15m for Middlesbrough winger Morgan Rogers, 21 (Birmingham Mail)
Everton are interested in Lyon and Ireland centre-back Jake O'Brien, 22 years old. (Irish Independent) Cardiff, Blackburn and Leeds are interested in signing Liverpool English defender Nat Phillips, 26, on loan. (Mail)
Greece coach Gus Poyet has emerged as a contender for the Republic of Ireland job after Lee Carsley indicated he does not want to give up his role as England Under-21 manager (Times - subscription required)
West Ham are still hopeful of completing a deal for FC Nordsjaelland's 19-year-old Ghanaian winger Ibrahim Osman before the deadline despite a £15m bid being rejected.(Sun)
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