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TOP STORY: Griezmann in line for Pogba wages?
Manchester United have already held preliminary talks with Antoine Griezmann's representatives about a transfer from Atletico Madrid to Old Trafford, the Sun claims, with the France international having been promised wages to match Paul Pogba's if he swaps La Liga for the Premier League.
Griezmann and Pogba are friends off the pitch and could soon link up for club as well as country if the report is to be believed.
Pogba, who joined United for a world record transfer fee of £89.3 million in the summer, earns a reported £220,000 a week and Griezmann can expect the same wages and bonuses if a move is agreed.
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09.05 BST: Striker Simone Zaza could still join Valencia if he leaves West Ham at the end of the month, Marca has reported. A move had appeared in doubt when coach Cesare Prandelli resigned, but Valencia have held talks with Zaza's parent club Juventus.
08.50 BST: Leeds United are poised to complete the signing of Pablo Hernandez on a deal to the end of the season with an option to extend by a year.
The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that the midfielder's move from Qatari side Al-Arabi, which began as a loan move in the summer, should be completed in the next few days.
08.45 BST: Wolfsburg midfielder Luiz Gustavo has said he has not heard anything from Nice despite being linked with a move to the Ligue 1 leaders.
Gustavo, 29, started the season as Wolfsburg's captain, but his future at the club is far from certain and he is reported to be a target for both Nice and Inter Milan.
08.30 BST: Marseille are in talks with Everton over Belgian striker David Henen. The 20-year-old forward, who spent last season on loan at Fleetwood Town, has a year left on his contract and Marseille have already tabled an offer.
08.15 BST: Montpellier president Louis Nicollin has said he believes highly-rated midfielder Morgan Sanson will join a "big club" and expects him to move abroad. But he denied that club could be Roma, adding: "No, that's not a big club. There are bigger ones. We'll wait, we'll see, we're not in a hurry." He said "between €10 million and €15 million" would convince him to part company with Sanson.
08.00 GMT: The agent of Fiorentina forward Kouma Babacar has said he is likely to stay in Florence this month.
07.43 GMT: BREAKING Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has confirmed he is joining Chinese Super League club Tianjin TEDA after 10 years at Stamford Bridge. Story here.
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Man City target Bayern's Badstuber
There is fresh talk of Manchester City interest in Holger Badstuber after Pep Guardiola told a news conference: "If we need something it's at the back, maybe a central defender or full-back."
The Manchester Evening News claims the fact that the 27-year-old Bayern Munich man is capable of playing both positions makes him a target. Bayern boss Carlo Ancelotti has said he would be willing to let Badstuber leave -- but only on loan.
Guardiola managed Badstuber for three years in Germany and knows him well, but the left-footed defender's playing time was severely restricted by injury during his time in charge at Bayern.
Depay down on his luck
Memphis Depay's nightmare spell at Manchester United may be about to get worse, according to the Daily Telegraph, which claims the 22-year-old may not be granted a loan move this month.
There is plenty of interest in Depay -- Everton and Nice are among the clubs reported to be keen -- but only on loan, and it would appear United would prefer to offload the Dutchman, for whom they paid a reported £25 million in 2015, on a permanent basis.
It is said a price tag of £20m and a weekly salary of £90,000 have put off suitors and, one way or another, something has to give.
Tap-ins
- Manchester United are not set to make any new signings in January, the Daily Mail claims, saying they will not be bringing Patrice Evra back to the club. It is reported Jose Mourinho is keen to give Luke Shaw another chance to impress at left-back, but 35-year-old Evra could be a surprise target for struggling Sunderland instead.
- Crystal Palace might be unhappy about Wilfried Zaha heading off to the African Nations Cup, but in the long term it could keep him at Selhurst Park a bit longer. That's because, according to the Guardian, Tottenham Hotspur have been put off making a bid for the Ivory Coast international.
- West Ham United's striker search has taken a fresh twist with reports from the Daily Record suggesting the Hammers have bid £20m for Celtic's Moussa Dembele. Amid reports of interest in Jermain Defoe, Scott Hogan, Michy Batshuayi and others, Dembele, who has scored 17 goals in 24 games for the Bhoys and been watched several times by Manchester United, has emerged as the latest potential target for Slaven Bilic.
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