Chelsea have reportedly joined Arsenal and Barcelona in the race to sign highly-rated Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, according to The Daily Mail.
The 20-year-old attacker, who refused to join Liverpool as a teen, has emerged as an ideal target for a number of European clubs since breaking into Lyon’s first-team ranks at the start of last season.
Manchester City have reportedly stepped up their interest in signing Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record transfer, according to The Sun.
The Premier League champions are said to be prepared to go as high as £200m for the Frenchman, surpassing the world-record £198m the Parisians paid to sign Neymar from Barcelona last year.
The Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly outlined their intentions to move for Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ruben Neves.
The Portugal international has been linked up with the Midlands outfit last year for a fee of almost £16m and went on to be an instrumental figure of their title-winning campaign.
Arsenal are reportedly planning a January move for Lille winger Nicolas Pepe.
The Ivory Coast international is understood to have drawn the attention of a number of clubs across Europe with his incredible performances last season, when he notched 13 goals in 36 games.
The 23-year-old already has a goal and an assist to his name this season, and the French outlet L’Equipe as cited by Mirror reports that the Gunners have now joined the race for his signature.
Schalke 04 centre-back Thilo Kehrer is reportedly on the verge of completing a move to French champions Paris Saint-Germain, according to German newspaper Bild.
The club’s sporting director Christian Heidel has confirmed that Schalke were desperate to keep hold of the 21-year-old defender, but could not reject a proposal which is believed to be worth somewhere in the region of £33m to the Bundesliga outfit.