Ousmane Dembele could follow Lionel Messi’s path from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The 2022 winter window is open as of Jan. 1 and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. T ransfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals!

TOP STORY: PSG see Dembele as Mbappe replacement

Paris Saint-Germain are preparing for liveliness without Kylian Mbappe as he enters the final six months of his sign, with reports that they are planning a be active for Ousmane Dembele if he does not agree to an extension at Camp Nou, according to Le 10 Sport. The Barcelona star, whose career has been beset by injuries since arriving in Catalonia, is well and rightfully back in the police squad under new coach Xavi Hernandez. But after the Blaugrana recently secured the touch of Ferran Torres for a fee of €55 million, the 24-year-old winger ‘s representatives are now demanding a bombastic increase in his wage. And PSG are ready to take advantage. Like Barcelona, the Ligue 1 club is enduring a exchangeable shrink doubt with Mbappe, and with little build up made on a new bargain, they see Dembele as a likely successor if they are able to land him as a free transportation in the summer.

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13.16 GMT: Diego Simeone has opened the door for Kieran Trippier to leave Atletico Madrid this month, saying “ it depends on what the player wants. ” Sources told ESPN ‘s Alex Kirkland and Rodrigo Faez last week that Atletico were anticipating a invite for Trippier from Newcastle United during the January window, while the England full-back has besides been linked to Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. On Saturday, Sky reported that Newcastle had lodged a bid for Trippier. “ We ‘ve constantly had to live with these situations, ” Simeone said in a news conference on Saturday. “ very good, important players for the team have constantly had the chance to leave. After that, it depends on what the actor wants. ” He added : “ We coaches ca n’t do besides much in terms of players ‘ decisions. We can merely tell them how we see them, how important Trippier is for our team. Depending on what happens, we ‘ll look for solutions. ” Trippier, 31, has been a key musician for Simeone ‘s LaLiga champions since join in 2019 but is open to a return to the Premier League. 12.49 GMT: Brentford defender Christian Norgaard has signed a newly abridge, with the Denmark international committing himself to the Bees until 2025. Norgaard has start all but one of Brentford ‘s 18 Premier League games so far. The 22-year-old scored in their 2-0 acquire over Arsenal on Aug. 13, their first base match of the temper following forwarding from the Championship stopping point term .

12.25 GMT: Everton have signed Ukraine international defender Vitaliy Mykolenko from Dynamo Kiev. The 22-year-old has signed a contract at Goodison Park that runs until 2026. Everton party boss Rafa Benitez says he hopes Mykoloenko is barely to first of respective midseason arrivals. He said ahead of Sunday ‘s match against Brighton : “ We are in contact with clubs but it ‘s not just me — the board are [ besides ] looking for the right options. “ not everybody has a lot of money to spend indeed we have to be careful when we buy, sell or loanword players. “ I knew what we were looking for in August, we are working to find the right players for the show and the future. “ We are trying to be certain we have chances to improve. What can [ the fans ] expect ? Two or three players, and players who want to be here. ”
11.34 GMT: West Ham United coach David Moyes says he plans on building his team around midfielder Declan Rice in the years to come. Rice, 22, has a contract with the Hammers until 2024 with the option of another year, but he has attracted care from several clubs including his boyhood side, Chelsea. “ Declan ‘s under a long shrink therefore from that point of view we ‘ve not got a boastfully panic on, ” Moyes said. “ We ‘ve no purpose of selling him and I ‘ve said already many, many times, if we ever had to, it would be a shoot to the moon. “ My speculate is to keep building the club and the flat up. We need players around Declan who are at a exchangeable degree. He has been a revelation for us this season and hopefully he keeps driving the team on. ” England international Rice is set to make his 150th Premier League appearance late on Saturday when West Ham visit Crystal Palace. 10.41 GMT: Napoli have asked Manchester United about Axel Tuanzebe ‘s situation for the January transfer window, sources told ESPN ‘s Rob Dawson.

Tuanzebe is on lend at Aston Villa, but the italian side have enquired about United ‘s plans for the 24-year-old as they assess options to strengthen their defensive structure. Sources told ESPN that Napoli are so far to make contact with Tuanzebe ‘s representatives, who are first set to meet with United chiefs to discuss the former England under-21 external ‘s future. Tuanzebe signed a annual loanword deal at Villa Park in the summer and has made 11 appearances indeed far this season, although he has not started a game since Nov. 5. He has a sign at Old Trafford until 2023 and is highly rated by members of the coach staff, but the centre-back is acute for regular games and remains behind Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane in the smack order. United besides have Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly and Phil Jones in their team, a well as 19-year-old academy alumnus Teden Mengi. – Notebook: The inside stories from around the world 09.49 GMT: Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he fears Romelu Lukaku ‘s controversial interview could destabilise his side ‘s season and that he was surprised over the hitter ‘s claim he is dysphoric at the baseball club. In an interview with Sky Sport Italia recorded three weeks ago but released on Thursday, Lukaku suggested he was “ not happy ” because “ the passenger car has chosen to play with another organization. ” The 28-year-old join Chelsea from Internazionale in a £97.5m deal final summer and went on to suggest he wanted to return to the Serie A side “ not at the end of my career, but at a still commodity charge to hopefully win more. ” Although Lukaku has scored three goals in his last four games to represent an upturn in his personal form, the Belgium international ‘s comments represent another difficult situation for Tuchel as a patchy run of form has left them eight points behind leaders Manchester City before facing Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Speaking on Friday at a news league ahead of that game, Tuchel said of Lukaku ‘s comments : “ We do n’t like it, of course because it brings noise that we do n’t need and it is not helpful. “ But on the early english we do n’t want to make more of it than it actually is. You know very well how it is. It is very easy to take lines out of context. It is very easy to shorten lines, make headlines and then late realise that it ‘s possibly not so bad and not what he meant. “ Let ‘s be honest, I do n’t like it because it is noise that we do n’t need. We need a calm air environment and concentrate and this does not help. If it is an interview from a person of that kind of interest, that authoritative musician. I wholly understand the process. “ That ‘s why it is a set of noise, not a little bit, a fortune of extra noise. But still, we are not here to equitable read the headlines and possibly we can take the time to try to understand what ‘s going on because it does not reflect the casual work, it does not reflect the daily position, it does not reflect the day by day behavior that Romelu shows here at Cobham. “ You need to ask him, not me, I can not help you further with this because I was surprised. ” 09.00 GMT: Tottenham Hotspur are set to make AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie a lucrative offer to tempt him into signing a pre-contract agreement with the north London club, sources have told ESPN ‘s James Olley. The 25-year-old ‘s existing deal at the San Siro expires at the end of the season and he has so far resisted all attempts to agree an extension. One of the main adhere points has been Kessie ‘s proposed wage with Milan ‘s latest offer at €6.5m-a-year, according to ESPN sources. Sources have told ESPN that Spurs are preparing to indicate they will surpass that calculate with president Daniel Levy fix to sanction the deal given there would be no transfer fee involved. Kessie will be free to negotiate directly with oversea clubs from Jan. 1 and sources told ESPN there are multiple clubs closely monitoring the situation. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are expected to strengthen their midfield options either from January or in the summer but as yet there has been no firm indication the Stamford Bridge have formally entered the ladder. Milan have besides not given hope that Kessie will commit his future to the club .

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– Southampton are reported to be winning the race for Fleetwood Town defender James Hill. The 19-year-old centre-back has been scouted by the likes of Barcelona and Liverpool in late months, but TeamTalk reports that it is the Saints who have eased their way into pole put in the race for his signature. – Galatasaray are concerned in a move for Krzysztof Piatek, according to Rudy Galetti. The 26-year-old striker has been out of phase this season, having scored barely one goal in nine Bundesliga appearances with Hertha Berlin. The turkish Super Lig club is cutting to acquire him on a lend cope, with negotiations between the two clubs ongoing.

– AS Roma have identified Almamy Toure as an alternate if they can not secure a deal for Arsenal ‘s Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Calciomercato writes that the 25-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt defender would be available for a fee of less than €8m, with Jose Mourinho ‘s side cutting to acquire a right-back. Toure has previously represented France at a young floor, and as a french citizen, the Serie A club is able to sign him while saving a non-EU team actor slot. – Nicolas Tagliafico could leave Ajax in January, according to Fabrizio Romano, and there are already a host of Premier League clubs chasing his key signature. Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Chelsea have all been linked with the 29-year-old left-back, though it is reported that talks are so far to begin with the Eredivisie side. – Toronto FC are continuing their transplant occupation and are returning to the Serie A for reinforcements. Nicolo Schira reveals that the MLS clubhouse has increased their contract put up for Mimmo Criscito, after the Genoa captain previously rejected the opportunity to move to the U.S. And after it was reported earlier in the week that Lorenzo Insigne had agreed to make the switch, the Reds could now have better success as they look to make their future signings from Italy .