Ime Ekpon

Premier League clubs are looking to add Joao Felix to their squad and Atletico Madrid is now prepared to offload the Portuguese attacker in the next transfer window.

He has fallen out with his manager Diego Simeone and the club has sided with the gaffer and will now consider offers for Felix when the transfer window reopens.

Matchplug understands they will offer him to EPL clubs who have shown an interest in his signature for some time now, including Arsenal and Chelsea, with the attacker happy to make the switch.

Felix has been at odds with Simeone often talking bad about the club’s tactics as he does well when he plays in a more fluidly attacking system in the Portugal national team.

A move to the EPL will make him one of the players to watch and could help him reach the full potential he showed while he played for Benfica in the Portuguese top-flight.

Matchplug understands that Atleti will allow him to leave if any of his suitors offer them an impressive deal for his signature in the new year.

Arsenal will attempt to sign Youri Tielemans again in the January transfer window after pursuing his signature for much of the last few seasons.

The Belgian is running down his contract at Leicester City as the Foxes desperately try to get him on a new deal, but he seems intent on leaving, even though he did not have a good World Cup.

Arsenal wanted a midfielder in the summer but failed to land one, they now want to correct that in January to keep themselves in top form for the second half of this season.

Mikel Arteta’s side is at the top of the Premier League table now and remains one of the in-form sides in Europe, but that could change in the second half of the season.

They know they must keep playing well and believe adding new men to their squad could help them achieve as much as possible, so Tielemans is likely to move to London.

Matchplug understands Arsenal might pay as much as £20m to add him to their squad from the second half of this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo has denied reports that he is leaving Europe for the Saudi Arabian outfit Al Nassr after he terminated his contract at Manchester United by mutual consent.

The striker was struggling to play at United before eventually delivering a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan in which he accused United of betraying him and also said he had no respect for their manager.

The Premier League side swiftly offloaded him to avoid more drama and he needs to find a new home after this World Cup finishes, but European sides do not want to gamble on him.

Reports claims Al Nassr wanted to make him their next superstar and he was set to earn around 200m euros per season playing for them.

However, that might not happen after Ronaldo broke his silence to deny he has reached such an agreement.

Barcelona is interested in a move for Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli and has been scouting him at the current World Cup in Qatar.

Martinelli was a surprise inclusion in the Brazil squad for the competition, but he has rarely played for the national team in the competition so far as they work towards winning.

He started their last group game against Cameroon and did well, but they lost the fixture to the Africans, which came as a surprise, nevertheless, he did well on an individual level.

The youngster has an expiring contract at Arsenal, but they have been in talks and he insists he will sign an extension with the Premier League club to remain beyond his current deal.

However, as Arsenal struggles to tie him down to a new deal, a report on Matchplug reveals Barca hopes to take advantage of their delays to add him to their squad and have been watching him.

Valencia is worried about losing USA World Cup star Yunus Musah after reports claim he is on the radar of the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.

The midfielder was on the books of the Gunners until 2019 when he left them to join the Spanish side in pursuit of a faster route to regular first-team football, which has been the case at the La Liga club.

He was a key member of the USA team at the ongoing World Cup and continued to impress with his performances in the competition before the USA was knocked out of the competition.

This caught the attention of Premier League giants and Valencia knows this, they are now looking to fend off interest in him by offering him a new deal, Matchplug understands.

They know he will be tempted to make a return to England and will now extend his stay and boost their chances of earning a good fee when he leaves them.