A round-up of Sunday’s biggest transfer stories.
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Chelsea are set to finalise their £12m capture of FC Basel wide man Mohamed Salah before they take on Stoke City in their FA Cup fourth-round tie at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.
Full story: The Daily Star on Sunday
Chelsea have come to a verbal agreement to sign prolific Atletico de Madrid front man Diego Costa next season.
Full story: The Metro
Manchester United are preparing to make bring five new players of the same quality as recent club-record signing Juan Mata to Old Trafford as new boss David Moyes prepares a major overhaul of the first-team squad at Old Trafford.
Full story: The Sunday Times
Manchester United have made a sizeable bid for in-demand young Southampton left-back Luke Shaw as the Premier League champions aim to steal the England Under-21 international from in front of the noses of rivals Chelsea.
Full story: The Daily Star on Sunday
Liverpool are eyeing up a move for Benfica midfielder Andre Gomes, with the player valued at £12.4m by the Portuguese giants.
Full story: The Sunday Times
There are huge question marks over the future of coveted midfielder Thomas Ince at Blackpool after the seasiders’ new caretaker manager Darren Ferguson left the England U21 star out his first squad.
Full story: The Daily Mail
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has stated that striker Peter Crouch is not available to buy in the January transfer window, despite the England international having been heavily linked with a move back to former club Queens Park Rangers this month.
Full story: talkSPORT.co.uk
Both West Ham United and Sunderland have missed out on the signing of Italy international Alberto Gilardino after the forward opted to remain with Serie A outfit Genoa instead in January.
Full story: The Sunday Express
Chelsea were forced to sell wide man Juan Mata to Premier League champions Manchester United, despite having initially stated that they would never offload the Spain international to their fierce rivals from the north west, after no other interested suitors were able to meet their £37m valuation of the 25-year-old.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup will quit the Swans at the end of the campaign after a major dispute with the South Wales club’s chairman Huw Jenkins.
Full story: The Sunday Express
Manchester United are prepared to invest £65m in wages in order to keep unsettled attacker Wayne Rooney at the Theatre of Dreams for the next four years.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
French marksman Nicolas Anelka will be sacked by West Bromwich Albion if the player is found guilty by The Football Association of making an anti-Semitic gesture over the Christmas period.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
Chelsea are preparing to make a big-money swoop for highly rated Paris Saint-Germain front man Edinson Cavani at the end of the season, with the west London club set to use the proceeds from the sale of striker Romelu Lukaku to help fund the Uruguay international’s purchase.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
Manchester United are considering making a £20m-plus offer for Newcastle United midfielder Yohan Cabaye before Friday’s transfer dad deadline.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
Recently appointed Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is set to leave Selhurst Park at the end of the season due to the constant interfering of co-chairman Steve Parish in the Eagles’ transfer dealings in the January transfer window.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
AC Milan front man Mario Balotelli has revealed that he is now not at loggerheads with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, leaving open the possibility of the mercurial Italy international moving to Stamford Bridge next season.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lewis Holtby is being chased by Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Nacer Chadli, who was bought from FC Twente for £5m in the summer, is being chased by Everton.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
Swansea City have made a surprise offer for Norwich City wide man Nathan Redmond.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
Liverpool are hoping to beat rivals Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United to the signature of Atletico de Madrid attacking starlet Saul Niguez.
Full story: The Sunday Mirror
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