GERMAN giants Bayern Munich have set their sights on signing Reading's England Under-21s full back Omar Richards.
The Champions League holders believe the 22-year-old is one for the future and can start contract negotiations this month on a pre-contract deal with a view to sign him in the summer.
The former Fulham left back has already attracted the attention of Everton.
NEWCASTLE winger Rolando Aarons is close to signing for Huddersfield Town on loan for the rest of the season.
Toon boss Steve Bruce is looking to raise funds by getting a number of fringe players off the books at St James Park.
Newcastle will also listen to offers for Henri Saivet, Christian Atsu and Achraf Lazaar.
ARSENAL may test Norwich City's resolve in their pursuit of Emiliano Buendia as they weigh up a player-plus-cash offer for the highly-rated midfielder.
Canaries boss Daniel Farke has already said his star players are not for sale but Joe Willock and Reiss Nelson are among the players Arsenal are prepared to offer the Canaries as well as a substantial fee.
READING want to sign Chelsea youngster Izzy Brown on loan.
The 23-year-old attacking midfielder is currently on loan at Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
However, he hasn’t made the desired impact at Hillsborough, which has meant that he has been restricted to minutes off the bench and has started just three games for the Owls.
NOTTINGHAM Forest target Siriki Dembele has handed a transfer request in at Peterborough United.
Forest have been tracking the 24-year-old since before Christmas with Scottish giants Rangers and Celtic both showing interest.
Dembele has scored five goals and registered five assists this season, with Posh currently sat fifth in League One.
IPSWICH Town are considering a move for Barnsley winger Luke Thomas.
The 21-year-old left-footer, who can play on either flank, has made 19 appearances for the Championship side this season but only seven have been starts, with Tykes manager Valérien Ismaël likely to allow him to move away on a temporary basis.
ALEKSANDAR Boljevic is free to leave Standard Liege during the January transfer window with Championship rivals Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday both keen.
One of Belgium’s biggest clubs paid £2 million to sign the 25-year-old winger from Waasland Beveran in the summer of 2019.
But, after just 18 rather underwhelming months in Liege, Standard are ready to cut their losses already.
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