Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Barcelona in talks over Azpilicueta move

Barcelona are in talks over a summer move for Chelsea full-back Cesar Azpilicueta, reports <a href="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/premier-league/20220204/1001746234/azpilicueta-solucion-tuchel.html" target="_blank">Mundo Deportivo.</a>The 32-year-old's contract with Chelsea expires at season's end and he has yet to agree an extension.

Barca in talks over Azpilicueta move (Mundo Deportivo)

The Spanish defender could move on a free transfer

Bayern Munich chief executive Oliver Kahn has confirmed the club are in talks with Corentin Tolisso over a new contract.The midfielder's deal expires at the end of the season and he has been linked to several clubs, but the German giants hope to convince him to stay."We are in talks, but it always takes two to make it fit in the end," Kahn told <a href="https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/fc-bayern-news-oliver-kahn-im-interview-zu-vertragsgespraechen/12533989/34942" target="_blank">Sky Sport</a>.

Bayern in contract talks with Tolisso

Sevilla could make a bid to sign Alvaro Morata this summer, claims <a href="https://www.estadiodeportivo.com/ed-manager/2022/02/04/ven-morata-sevilla-fc/379375.html" target="_blank">Estadio Deportivo</a>.The striker has been linked with a move back to Spain with Barcelona reportedly hoping to land him, but Sevilla will be in the hunt for a new attacker this summer and sporting director Monchi has set his sights on Morata.

Sevilla to move for Morata?

Xherdan Shaqiri will undergo a medical at Chicago Fire to complete a move to the MLS side.<a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/source-chicago-fire-fc-nearing-deal-to-sign-swiss-international-xherdan-shaqiri" target="_blank">MLSsoccer.com</a> reports a €6.5 million (£5.5m/$7.5m) deal is close to being finalised after the two sides reached an agreement over the fee.

Shaqiri set for Chicago Fire medical to finish €6.5m move

AC Milan director Paolo Maldini has suggested Zlatan Ibrahimovic will sign a new contract at the club.The veteran striker's contract expires at the end of the season, but Maldini indicated that the club want him to stay."If he will not be able to go on, he will say himself," Maldini said. "He wants to continue at the moment. Zlatan&nbsp;will never be a burden for this team, but always an asset. We have a wonderful relationship."

Ibrahimovic will stay at AC Milan, Maldini suggests

Real Madrid are considering allowing Toni Kroos to leave in the near future to make way for Eduardo Camavinga and Fede Valverde.The midfielder has underperformed lately and <a href="https://www.elnacional.cat/ca/esports/intocable-ancelotti-florentino-perez-toni-kroos_706611_102.html" target="_blank">El Nacional</a> reports the club are considering not offering him an extension to his contract beyond 2023 because they have faith in the two younger players.

Real Madrid to let Kroos contract expire

Boca Juniors hope to bring Javier Pastore back to Argentina this summer, says Fichajes.The Argentine giants are looking for reinforcements and see the 32-year-old as a good signing.Pastore's contract at Elche expires at the end of the season and he is not interested in signing a new one.

Boca Juniors target Pastore

Barcelona have identified three players they want to sign if they miss out on Erling Haaland this summer.<a href="https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/jugadores-barca-controla-viene-haaland-13198090" target="_blank">Sport</a> Real Sociedad striker Alexander Isak and Ajax duo Antony and Lisandro Martinez are all on their radar.But the club are not sure if the Sweden international is ready for the step up, while there are questions over Martinez and Antony, too.

Barcelona to move for Isak and Antony if Haaland does not arrive

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">NEWS | We have loaned midfielder Ethan Dobbelaere to MFK Vyškov of the Czech National Football League through May 31, 2022. Good luck, Ethan! 💚💙 📝 <a href="https://t.co/PYCw8mJIQV">https://t.co/PYCw8mJIQV</a> <a href="https://t.co/8MHDzipF5Q">pic.twitter.com/8MHDzipF5Q</a>— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoundersFC/status/1490001348560965633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Seattle Sounders loan Dobbelaere to Vyskov

Ajax made an attempt to sign Roger Fernandes in the January transfer window for a total of €15 million, <a href="https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/braga/noticias/ajax-quis-levar-roger-mas-braga-rejeitou-conheca-o-valor-da-proposta-14555099.html?target=conteudo_fechado" target="_blank">O Jogo </a>reports.But Sporting Braga are not willing to sell the 16-year-old, who has featured seven times for the senior side this season, and have rejected the offer.

Ajax bid for Roger rejected by Braga

Xherdan Shaqiri will leave Lyon to join Chicago Fire.The French side announced they are in negotiations with a side in MLS over a deal for the Switzerland international and <a href="https://www.blick.ch/fr/sport/football/un-accord-trouve-cest-officiel-shaqiri-ira-a-chicago-id17208473.html" target="_blank">Blick</a> reports it is the Chicago club he is on the verge of joining.

Shaqiri set for Chicago Fire move

AC Milan hope to hijack Liverpool's bid to sign Fabio Carvalho from Fulham, <a href="https://www.calciomercato.com/news/milan-contatti-per-il-giovane-crack-carvalho-il-liverpool-fa-pau-21853" target="_blank">Calciomercato</a> reports.Liverpool hoped to sign the player in January, but were unable to get a deal over the line before the deadline.They are now looking to finalise a deal for a summer move, but Milan have made contact with Carvalho's representatives and hope to snap him up.

AC Milan challenge Liverpool to Carvalho signing

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Barcelona manager Xavi: “Araújo’s contract extension is one of the priorities. We definitely want to extend his contract as soon as possible”. 🔴🇺🇾 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCB</a> “Araújo is giving us a lot and he is highly esteemed in the club and the dressing room”. <a href="https://t.co/KNe3n7Dg1g">pic.twitter.com/KNe3n7Dg1g</a>— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href="https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1489943215469957120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Xavi insists Araújo contract is a priority

According to <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/exclusive-jamie-carragher-sends-fsg-22997634" target="_blank">Liverpool Echo</a>, Jamie Carragher said: "18 months is a long time, it really is. I think&nbsp;Mo Salah&nbsp;is the one you want to get sorted first, possibly more so than the others (Mane and&nbsp;Roberto Firmino&nbsp;).“You look at him and Mane now in the Africa Cup of Nations final, two of the best attackers in world football, and the service they’ve given the club. Hopefully we can get a few more years out of them.“But I always trust Liverpool as a club in terms of buying, selling and sorting contracts out. I think we’re the best at it so I’m not panicking at all. I’ve got great faith in FSG."

Carragher relaxed over Salah contract

According to <a href="https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-watford-failed-with-last-gasp-approach-to-sign-man-united-star-phil-jones/" target="_blank">Football Insider</a>, Watford attempted to sign Manchester United defender Phil Jones just before the January transfer window slammed shut.Manager Roy Hodgson, who is a big admirer of the Englishman, gave the green light for the move but his attempt failed when it was knocked back.

Watford failed in late Jones bid

According to <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/brendan-rodgers-leicester-premier-league-champions-league-king-power-stadium-b2008331.html" target="_blank">The Independent</a>, Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers said: “For us, our focus is very much on the summer window. We know we need to make big changes to freshen up the squad and the planning is well under way for that.“It’s tough in January, anyway. It was not through a lack of trying or ambition by the club.“It’s a club that’s run financially very well, but it’s a window that was always going to be difficult for us."

Rodgers promises Leicester summer refresher

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Liverpool have new direct contact scheduled with Fabio Carvalho’s camp and Fulham in February - both clubs still working to find a solution after deal collapsed on Deadline Day. 🔴🇵🇹 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LFC</a> Medical tests were already completed, personal terms agreed too - Klopp wants Carvalho. <a href="https://t.co/Fd0OVvSRcX">pic.twitter.com/Fd0OVvSRcX</a>— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href="https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1489914546840125451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Liverpool renew Carvalho talks

West Ham's Michail Antonio said on the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bltv4r" target="_blank">Footballer's Football Podcast</a>: "People do not understand when I say ‘I want someone to cover for me, I want a striker to come in’ because I am not just thinking about myself I am thinking about the team and we want the team to finish as high as possible."The higher the team finishes the better it is for me and the team so to have that cover and not just the cover I want someone to push me, I don’t want someone to be there just for when I cannot play I want someone to push me to make me be better and that is the reason why I want someone in to help me."

Antonio hopes for West Ham striker investment

According to <a href="https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/fc-bayern-vertragspoker-zwischen-gnabry-fcb-stockt-top-teams-schon-in-lauerstellung/12533063/34130" target="_blank">Sky Germany</a>, Serge Gnabry and Bayern Munich have reportedly failed to agree on a new contract for months, with his current deal set to expire in 2023.It's understood the German giants don't want to pay the winger as much as he can earn elsewhere and they firmly believe he will extend his stay.Gnabry is said to want a pay rise as he earns less than the likes of Kingsley Coman and Leroy Sane, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, and Liverpool all waiting to strike if Bayern can't secure his future.

Bayern and Gnabry contract negotiations stall

According to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10477639/Chelsea-Antonio-Rudiger-rejects-new-contract-offer-200-000-week-future-uncertain.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>, Rudiger rejected Chelsea's original offer of around £140k per week to extend his soon-to-expire contract. It's understood the English side then informally stepped up their bid to around £200k per week but that still wasn't enough for the German defender who is being monitored by Manchester United.Real Madrid and PSG are said to have already offered Rudiger pre-contracts and although he's open to staying at Chelsea, he knows he can earn as much £400k per week as a free agent.

'Open' Rudiger rejects latest Chelsea offer

Adana Demirspor president Murat Sancak said on an Instagram live video: "We were about to sign Dele Alli. "We made a deal with Tottenham. He would come on loan. Even his older brother came to Turkey. The transfer was almost done. "But then Frank Lampard became Everton's new head coach and the transfer didn't happen."

Demirspor president reveals Dele Alli loan fail

Paul Merson has pleaded with his former side Arsenal to 'break the bank' for Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin.Merson wrote in his <a href="https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-aubameyang-calvert-lewin-transfer-26138430" target="_blank">Daily Star</a> column: "Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a perfect fit for&nbsp;Arsenal&nbsp;and they should break the bank to sign him next summer."Arsenal need a world class centre forward. They've just saved £25m in wages getting rid of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang."

Merson urges Arsenal to sign Calvert-Lewin

According to <a href="https://as.com/futbol/2022/02/04/internacional/1643958420_801193.html" target="_blank">AS</a>, Pep Guardiola had dinner with Barcelona star Ronald Araújo's agent Edmundo Kabchi.The report states Manchester City are keen on the defender's signature and are hoping to pounce on the Spanish side's struggles to renew his contract.It's understood Real Madrid were also previously keeping an eye on Araújo but he's been tipped for a move to the Premier League.

Guardiola meets with Araújo's agent

Former U.S. men's national team midfielder Lee Nguyen has retired to become a permanent assistant coach for NWSL champions Washington Spirit.Nguyen, 35, was a feared playmaker for a decade in MLS, starring for the New England Revolution and also playing for LAFC and Inter Miami.

Nguyen retires to become Spirit assistant

Ajax left-back Nicolas&nbsp;Tagliafico has admitted he is unhappy with his club for denying him a January move to Barcelona."They have their reasons but it's a shame," Tagliafico told <a href="https://argentina.as.com/argentina/2022/02/04/futbol/1643971749_356161.html" target="_blank">AS</a>."I feel that opportunities cannot be missed and this was a unique opportunity, being able to go to a club like Barca. For me it was a dream opportunity and they didn't help me in the end.

Tagliafico unhappy with Ajax after being denied 'dream' Barca move

Former Liverpool star Xherdan Shaqiri is closing in on a move to MLS, Lyon confirmed on Friday.Reports indicate that Shaqiri is set to join the Chicago Fire, with Lyon confirming that the Swiss star is out of the squad for a match against Monaco to finalize the deal.<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/ex-liverpool-star-shaqiri-set-to-depart-lyon-for-mls/blt83e90dec26143959" target="_blank">Read the full story on GOAL</a>

Shaqiri set to depart Lyon for MLS transfer

5Roy Keane has admitted he could take over as Sunderland head coach, saying "let's see what takes shape" after rumours linking him with a return to the sideline.Keane told ITV: "I have no control over that. I made it clear I would like to go back in football as manager one day but the club has to want you and you have to want the club and the contract has to be right."Let's see what takes shape over the next few days."

Keane addresses Sunderland links

Antonio Conte has admitted "something went wrong in the past" with Tottenham's transfer strategy after the club saw several players exit in the January window.Several former big-money transfers, including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/ndombele-lyon-loan-tottenham-end-of-season/blt6f8dede5905b1d74">club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele</a>, departed as Spurs made a number of changes.<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/something-went-wrong-conte-hits-out-at-strange-tottenham/blta4d8edc59bcd7e6c" target="_blank">Read the full story on GOAL.</a>

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