Bayern Munich are currently negotiating with Hoffenheim for the transfer of striker Sandro Wagner, but Thomas Muller does not understand the motivation behind such a move. Wagner, played for Bayern Munich’s youth teams during his younger years before moving on to other teams due to limited first team opportunities. But he has been a star at Hoffenheim and Bayern are looking to bring him back. According to ESPN, the two teams are miles apart in terms of a transfer fee, but Thomas Muller is wondering why the Bavarians would even consider such a move when they have Robert Lewandoski. The Bavarians have no backup striker to Robert Lewandoski, and Jupp Heynckes wants at least one. Muller who is still out injured does feel a backup striker would be left frustrated with that role sooner especially when Lewandoski does not get injured. He admitted that Lewandoski could get injured just like he is right now, however, he does believe other team members could cover for that short period of time that the Pole would be out. Before his injury, Muller had provided three assists in Heynckes first three games.

Luke Shaw’s Manchester United career looks to be over as the Red Devils are reportedly offering the left back around for £20 million. Shaw joined Manchester United in 2014 for £31.5 million, then a world record fee for a teenager but has failed to live up to his early promise, and may have to do that at another club. He has fallen behind Ashley Young, Matteo Darmian and Daley Blind in the perking order. Louis Van Gaal did not use Luke Shaw much during his Old Trafford reign, insisting that the teenager was off the pace, and Jose Mourinho seem to have a similar opinion. The Portuguese manager gave Shaw a public dressing down a couple of times last season, even claiming at some point that he would do a better job on the pitch than the England man. Newcastle United are interested in Shaw, but Rafael Benitez cannot afford to pay £20 million. The Spaniard would like to sign him on a temporary basis when the January transfer window opens, but they would have to wait and see if no one signs him permanently first. Tottenham manager, Mauricio Pochettino gave Shaw his Premier League debut as a teenager at Southampton, and could move for Shaw if Danny Rose gets his move to Old Trafford.  

Barcelona will add an attacking player to their team this winter, and their first choice is Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho. However, with the Reds proving difficult to deal with, the Catalans have been looking at alternatives. Coutinho was the subject of three failed bids from Barcelona over the summer but the La Liga table table toppers are still keen on signing him, as they were encouraged by the transfer request he submitted to the Reds over the summer. However, if they fail to land him again this January, they would go for his international team mate, Willian according to Daily Mail . Willian has been relegated to the bench this season, only afforded a few minutes in the second half. However, he has still managed to score four times from seven starts. The Brazilian duo share the same agent with Paulinho, with the agent facilitating the latter’s move to Camp Nou last summer. Barcelona would bankroll the transfer of any of these stars with £198 million received from PSG for the transfer of Neymar. Although they have signed Ousmane Dembele for £96 million they still have over £100 million to spend.

Leicester City are looking at the possibility of signing former Newcastle and Hull City winger, Hateem Ben Arfa. The PSG player has been marginalised at the French club since the big money arrivals of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, and currently trains with the club’s reserve. The 30 years old has been in dispute with the French club since he was taken out of the first team picture, and looks set to leave either temporarily or permanently. Leicester City’s manager Claude Puel was Ben Arfa’s manager when the winger enjoyed a mini revival at Nice, and he is said to have got on well with the attacker who became linked with the  likes of Barcelona after his single strong season at the French club. Leicester City are looking for a replacement for Islam Slimani as the Algerian is reportedly unsettled at the former Premier League champions, and has informed them that he wants to leave. West Ham United are also interested in Ben Arfa as they are still looking to fill the void left by the departure of Dimitri Payet last January. Ben Arfa is on a large salary at PSG and may have to take a pay cut to complete a permanent switch to the premier League. Ben Arfa also had an up and down time at Newcastle and left the club unceremoniously.

Following his recent exploits for the Red Devils, Manchester United are set to trigger the one year extension in Ashley Young’s contract and keep the England international at Old Trafford until 2019. Young who was close to leaving Old Trafford last summer, has been so impressive this season that Gareth Southgate called him up to the England national team after a four year absence. Young is believed to have turned down an approach from Chineese Super League side Shandong Luneng, an offer that was reportedly worth 12 million GBP per season. His current 120,000 GBP per week deal with the Red Devils expires next summer, and he looked set to leave for free, however his current form has made the club prepare to extend his stay. He scored twice in his last game against Watford, and gave an all-round performance that showed just why he has been preferred to Matteo Darmian, Luke Shaw and Daley Blind at left back. Young’s representatives are believed to have contacted United to ask for more than a year’s deal, however, with the winger already 32 it is unlikely that United will want to offer him more than a year’s extension.  

Real Madrid have entered the race to sign Atletico Madrid attacker Antoine Greizmann and they are willing to sell Gareth Bale to make room for him. Los Blancos are already planning for next season with numerous reports linking them with the signing of some of Europe’s best players and they have added Greizmann to their list of targets. Griezmann was reportedly close to signing for Manchester United last summer before deciding against the move, but he looks set to leave after this season as Atleti’s transfer ban would have been lifted. The French man has a £90 million release clause on his current deal and Real Madrid are confident that they would be able to afford it even though they would need to offload Gareth Bale. Bale has been plagued by injuries once again this season and Real Madrid and prepared to sell him for £110 million, with Manchester United interested. However, Bale’s injury woes is set to see Real Madrid significantly less than they paid for him in the summer of 2013. Griezmann could be the first of many arrivals expected at the Bernabeu next season with the English duo of Dele Ali and Harry Kane also touted to become Galacticos.

Real Madrid are looking to refresh their attacking setup next season after a very slow start to the current season. The trio of Christiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale have failed to help the Los Blancos up their domestic league table, and Florentino Perez is already planning to avoid a slow start to next season. According to reports in Spain, the European champions were dissapointed to miss out on the signing of Kylian Mbappe last summer and believe Martial has the potential to develop into one of the deadliest attackers in the world. Martial joined  Manchester United two seasons back and announced himself with a stunning goal against Liverpool in his first game. However, he has not yet reached the heights that many believe he can so far with the Red Devils. The French man has been used mainly as an impact substitute this season and still managed to score five goals and provided two assists this season. Florentino Perez is also keep an eye on Spurs duo of Dele Ali and Harry Kane. Per the reports, Real Madrid are ready to pay £80 million for Martial who cost the Red Devils £58 million.