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Transfer news live: Liverpool confirm defender as Manchester United identify Henrikh Mkhitaryan replacement

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Monday's transfer talk

  • Real Madrid want Chelsea's Eden Hazard in a £120m deal
  • Manchester United are looking at Inter Milan's Joao Mario to replace Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • Theo Walcott could be leaving Arsenal for a return to former club Southampton

Manchester United were yesterday being again linked with a move for former winger Cristiano Ronaldo and today they are being linked with Joao Mario as a replacement for Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Liverpool have officially confirmed Virgil van Dijk as a player but there could be one leaving after Nike accidentally confirmed Philippe Coutinho as a Barcelona player on Sunday.

Manchester City appear to have entered the race to sign Liverpool midfielder Emre Can along with Bayern Munich, but Juventus remain the favourites to land the Germany midfielder – whose contract expires at the end of the season. Another free agent in the summer, Alexis Sanchez, looks set to stay at Arsenal despite claims that Arsene Wenger wants to sell him to Paris Saint-Germain in January.

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Arsenal are said to be leading the pack in the race to sign David Luiz, according to the Express. The Brazilian international has struggled for a start at Stamford Bridge and the Gunners are among those interested in taking him on.
 
Manchester United want to bring in Joao Mario to Old Trafford, according to the Sun. Jose Mourinho wants to sign the 24-year-old with Henrikh Mkhitaryan looking set to travel the other way after losing his first team place, the paper says.
 
Leicester's Islam Slimani is a man in demand - with both Newcastle and Watford keen on signing the £30m striker, according to the Mirror. Slimani, 29, has struggled to make it into the Foxes' first XI with Marco Silva and Rafa Benitez looking to sign up the Algeria international.
 
BREAKING: Leicester City finally complete the signing of Adrien Silva!
 
Theo Walcott could be heading to Southampton on loan, according to the Daily Mail. The 28-year-old has been on the fringes of the Arsenal first team this campaign and previously played for the Saints, with Mauricio Pellegrino eager to bolster his attack, the paper reports.
 
Chelsea's Eden Hazard could be one step closer to the Stamford Bridge exit door after Real Madrid put in a £120m bid for the Belgian international, The Sun reports. The deal - if it went ahead - would eclipse the current record for a transfer involving a British club, which stands at the £89m Manchester United paid for Paul Pogba.
 
First up, we have the confirmation of a signing already!
 
That's right, Virgil van Dijk's record breaking £75m move from Southampton to Liverpool is confirmed and the defender is eligible to play in today's game away at Burnley.
 
Good morning and happy new year from everyone at The Independent!
 
And aside from the inevitable hangovers from the night before, everyone knows what 1st January means... the transfer window is finally open!
 
Stick with us all day to keep up to date with all the latest transfer news, gossip, rumours and updates! 
 
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