transfer rumours: Chelsea join Rashford race; Van Dijk agrees Liverpool exit

Tottenham rival Napoli for Man Utd’s Alejandro Garnacho

Real Madrid hatch new Alexander-Arnold plan

Plus updates on Luis Diaz, Radu Dragusin, Viktor Gyokeres, Mohamed Salah & more

By 90min Staff | Jan 17, 2025

Rashford & Van Dijk headline the gossip

90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world…

Chelsea have joined Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United in expressing interest in signing Marcus Rashford, but Manchester United will not allow the forward to join a Premier League rival. (The Star)

Napoli have offered a five-year contract to another Man Utd winger, Alejandro Garnacho, and are confident of signing the 20-year-old this month. (Il Mattino – Italy)

Tottenham are ready to launch a rival bid for Garnacho. (FootballTransfers)

Paris Saint-Germain are close to submitting a bid worth €50m (£42.2m) to sign centre-back Radu Dragusin from Tottenham, who want to sign Inter’s Alessandro Bastoni as his replacement. (Fichajes – Spain)

Barcelona will offer around €70m (£59.1m) to sign Liverpool winger Luis Diaz in the summer. (Antena2 – Colombia)

Liverpool are set to beat Man Utd to the signature of Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez. (The i Paper)

Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres and Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo are on Arsenal’s list of attacking targets this month. (L’Equipe – France)

Gyokeres is a key target for Arsenal Carlos Rodrigues

Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal have reached agreements to sign both Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk when their Liverpool contracts expire in the summer. (Khaled Qinan)

Salah could pocket a whopping £32.5m per year if he makes the move to Saudi Arabia. (The Sun)

Real Madrid have not ruled out signing Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold this month and would be prepared to negotiate if the Reds lower their demands to around £30m-£35m. (El Chiringuito – Spain)

Atalanta United are chasing a reunion with Newcastle United winger Miguel Almiron, who could be sold for around £11m. (The Athletic)

Manchester City’s parent company, City Football Group, have opened talks to sign 18-year-old AIK Freetong centre-back Juma Bah, who is dazzling on loan with Real Valladolid. (ESPN)

Aston Villa have opened contract talks with 21-year-old forward Louie Barry to fend off interest from Celtic. (Football Insider)

Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz has emerged as a possible striker target for West Ham. (Evening Standard)