Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford's team met with Barcelona's hierarchy on Tuesday, as the 27-year-old England international seeks a way out of Manchester United. Meanwhile, Arsenal have made initial inquiries about the possibility of signing RB Leipzig's 21-year-old Slovenian forward, Benjamin Sesko.
AC Milan have reached an agreement to sign Manchester City's 34-year-old English defender Kyle Walker, initially on loan, but including a €5 million (£4.2 million) option to buy. On the other hand, Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho favors a move to Chelsea over Napoli, whose offer for the 20-year-old Argentine international has been rejected. Napoli are also in talks to sign Borussia Dortmund's 23-year-old German winger, Karim Adeyemi.
Chelsea could see multiple players depart this month, with 21-year-old Portuguese defender Renato Veiga pushing for a move to Juventus, 22-year-old Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei receiving a £11.5 million bid from Lazio, and 28-year-old English defender Ben Chilwell attracting interest from Everton. Nottingham Forest are preparing a club-record bid that could reach £60 million to try and sign 25-year-old Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha from Wolves.
Juventus have approached Chelsea about the possibility of signing 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is also being monitored by Manchester City and Arsenal. 31-year-old French midfielder Paul Pogba is considering several offers from teams in Europe's top five leagues, but no agreement has been reached. The future of West Ham United's technical director, Tim Steidten, is uncertain after West Ham finalized the arrival of Chelsea recruitment analyst Kyle Macaulay, who previously worked with manager Graham Potter.
West Ham United are in negotiations with Belgian club Leuven for 19-year-old Dutch midfielder, Ezekiel Banzuzi. Everton have expressed interest in Sporting Lisbon's 26-year-old English winger, Marcus Edwards. The agent of AC Milan's 26-year-old Brazilian defender, Emerson Royal, has held talks with Everton and Fulham, but Galatasaray are also interested in him. Manchester United are considering whether to make an improved offer for Lecce's 20-year-old Danish international left-back, Patrick Dorgu, after their initial bid for him was rejected. However, Napoli are hoping to beat Manchester United in the race for Dorgu. Aston Villa and Newcastle United will compete for 27-year-old English and AC Milan center-back, Fikayo Tomori.