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Transfer news and rumours live: Leon Goretzka snubs Arsenal for Liverpool as Manchester United eye Lucas Moura

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Tuesday's transfer talking points:

  • Manchester United to bid for Paris Saint-Germain's Lucas Moura
  • Stoke, West Ham and Southampton want Moussa Dembele
  • Leon Goretzka rules out Arsenal or Tottenham move
  • Chelsea to make January move for Leicester's Riyad Mahrez

Philippe Coutinho and Virgil van Dijk are grabbing the lion’s share of the headlines, but they’re not the only high profile players involved in the January transfer madness.

No, the incredibly active Liverpool are also eyeing up a bid for Thomas Lemar while Jurgen Klopp may also be tempted into a last-minute bargain basement deal to further bolster his defence. Will he be successful? Meanwhile Manchester United have once again been linked with a bid for old boy Cristiano Ronaldo while Henrikh Mkhitaryan is also rumoured to be on his way out.

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.

So follow all of the live news below...

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Dembele interest hots up:
 
Speculation linking Moussa Dembele to Brighton appears to be growing - but the club are keen to know his level of interest in any potential move before making an offer, the Daily Mail says.
 
It comes as several other Premier League teams also seem keen on targeting the Celtic star, including Stoke, West Ham and Southampton.
Leon Goretzka to snub Arsenal for Liverpool:
 
German newspaper Bild report that Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka will snub moves to Arsenal and Tottenham in favour of linking up with Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
 
 
 
The German is available on a free transfer at the end of the season but can discuss personal terms with clubs in the January transfer window.
 
A number of clubs are keen but it appears Liverpool are currently winning the race for his signature.
United locate new target:
 
Manchester United are reportedly in discussions with Paris St Germain to bring Lucas Moura to the Premier League.
 
According to The Sun, contact has been made regarding the 25-year-old Brazilian, but China's Hebei Fortune are also said to be interested in the winger.
Players to watch:
 
Monaco defender Terence Kongolo could be heading for Huddersfield on loan, it is reported. The Huddersfield Examiner said boss David Wagner confirmed a deal was "close" to being met for the 23-year-old.
 
 
 
The near completion of Alejandro Grimaldo's move with Napoli could open up the possibility of Faouzi Ghoulam's move to Manchester United, according to Portugal's Record newspaper. The club appears set to trigger his £53million release clause now that 22-year-old Grimaldo could replace him at the Italian club.
Social media round-up:
 
BBC Sport - 'Who else is going to do it?' - Mark Hughes is confident about keeping his job as Stoke boss
 
TeleFootball - West Brom make a formal complaint to the Premier League over their "terrible" fixture congestion
What the papers say:
 
Barcelona may have to be willing to pay an "astronomical" fee if they want to bring Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho to the Nou Camp, according to the Telegraph.
 
It comes after Nike reportedly advertised a Barcelona shirt for sale with the Brazilian's name on it - fuelling speculation of a January move. But Liverpool do not seem prepared to allow their star player to leave unless Barcelona can come up with an offer to beat last summer's bid of £115million.
 
 
 
Negotiations between Everton and Besiktas look uncertain following reports the Turkish club have upped their asking price to £27million for Cenk Tosun, the Daily Mail claims.
 
The Toffees were hoping to land the 26-year-old for £25million and are said to be reluctant to increase their bid, with boss Sam Allardyce saying "we've done all we can", the paper reports.
 
Swansea may be looking to West Ham's Diafra Sakho as part of their strategy to bring in out-of-favour players who are looking for more play time ahead of the World Cup, according to the Guardian.
 
But any potential move by Sakho, who has not yet made the starting XI for the Hammers this season, may rely on any possible agreement by Swansea to lose Alfie Mawson and Ki Sung-yueng, who are said to be on West Ham's radar.
Good morning and welcome to today's Independent transfer live blog.
 
The winter transfer window is now just around the corner with some of world football's biggest names possibly on the move.

Neymar smashed the world transfer record by swapping Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer but with money seemingly to burn

January could be the biggest ever with many closer to home possibly following the Brazilian in making multi-million pound moves.

We'll bring you all the latest news, done deals and breaking rumours throughout the day right here so don't touch that dial.

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