Transfer Update: FUTBALLNEWS brings you the most up-to-date Transfer News, and Rumors, on top European clubs and players.
A clause in Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr contract allows the 37-year-old attacker from Portugal to join Newcastle United on loan should they make the Champions League this year. (Marca)
Center back for France Benoit Badiashile, 21, is in London for a medical after Chelsea and Monaco reached an agreement on a transfer worth 38 million euros (£33.6 million). (Football London)
Matheus Nunes, a 24-year-old midfielder from Portugal who plays for Wolves, is a potential summer acquisition for Liverpool. (Telegraph)
Jude Bellingham, a 19-year-old midfielder for England, is scheduled to meet with Borussia Dortmund representatives prior to 6 January to express his wish to leave this summer.
The German club will want 100 million euros (£88.5 million), plus any add-ons that might bring his total price tag to approximately 140 million euros (£124 million). (AS)
Joao Felix, a 23-year-old attacker from Portugal, has been contacted about joining Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea on loan, but Atletico Madrid is demanding a 15 million euro loan fee (£13.3 million) plus 6 million euros (£5.3 million) to pay his salaries. (Athletic)
Arsenal has made a second bid for Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk, which is believed to be somewhat less than Shakhtar Donetsk’s original demand of 100 million euros (£88.5 million). (ESPN)
Randal Kolo Muani is being chased after by Manchester United and Bayern Munich, but Eintracht Frankfurt wants 60–70 million euros (£53–62 million) for the 24-year-old France attacker. (Nicolo Schira)
Maximo Perrone, a 19-year-old midfielder from Argentina playing for Velez Sarsfield, is expected to be signed by Manchester City. (90min)
Flamengo and Newcastle United will hold additional negotiations in order to capture 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder Matheus Franca. (90min)
Roberto de Zerbi, the manager of Brighton, hopes that 24-year-old Argentine midfielder Alexis Mac Allister continues with the team at least through the season’s conclusion. (The Argus)
As negotiations for long-term contracts continue, Arsenal has activated clauses to extend the contracts of England winger Bukayo Saka and France center-back William Saliba, both 21 years old, by an additional year. (ESPN)
Emmanuel Dennis, a 25-year-old Nigerian striker who cost Nottingham Forest £10 million when he joined from Watford five months ago, is free to quit the team. (Athletic)
N’Golo Kante, a midfielder for France, has drawn interest from Barcelona and Al Nassr, but the 31-year-old midfielder may now agree to a new deal with Chelsea. (Fabrizio Romano, via CaughtOffside)
Ivan Fresneda, an 18-year-old Spanish right-back, has drawn interest from Juventus and Borussia Dortmund after Newcastle made initial contact with his club Real Valladolid. (Fabrizio Romano)
Memphis Depay, a 28-year-old forward from the Netherlands, will leave Barcelona on a free transfer in the summer rather than look for a move in January. (Sport – in Spanish)
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