Mbappe to Real Madrid in danger, Chelsea to pay Osimhen's release clause: FootballTransfers Recap

Cameron Smith

• 7 Jan 2024 22:06 GMT
• 6 min read

The January transfer window is in full swing and Sunday 7 January was jam-packed full of transfer headlines.

While Liverpool knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup on the pitch, Kylian Mbappe's proposed move to Real Madrid hit a stumbling block, Arsenal want to sign Jeremie Frimpong and Chelsea are prepared to activate Victor Osimhen's huge Napoli release clause.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through the biggest transfer stories from the day.

Man Utd Transfer News

Manchester United have the perfect sweetener for Crystal Palace when it comes to trying to beat Arsenal to Michael Olise's signature - in the form of Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Man Utd don't need to go shopping for a striker this winter according to midfielder Casemiro, with Rasmus Hojlund tipped for big things at Old Trafford.

Man Utd and Borussia Dortmund have once again failed to come to an agreement to close the Jadon Sancho deal.

New Man Utd part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe plans to cut costs, and that spells bad news for the club’s highest earners.

Louis Saha believes than Karim Benzema would shake up Man Utd's front line and teach Hojlund a thing or two about being a striker.

Timo Werner is on the verge of completing a six-month loan move to Tottenham Hotspur, and Ange Postecoglou’s side are set to beat Man Utd to another key target as well.

Man Utd may miss out on Paris Saint-Germain defender Nordi Mukiele as Bayern Munich have joined the race to sign the Frenchman.

Chelsea Transfer News

Chelsea have made Victor Osimhen their top transfer target and the Nigerian's new Napoli contract - with a €120 million release clause - could be taken as an invitation to bid.

Chelsea and Man Utd have been told that Benfica defender Antonio Silva will be “too expensive” during the January window.

Arsenal Transfer News

Arsenal have been linked with Victor Osimhen, Ivan Toney and others this winter, but Mikel Arteta appears to be planning with a young striker who was most recently at Motherwell.

Arsenal have abandoned any plans to sign a right-back in January, as they are now ready to wait until the summer transfer window in order to buy Jeremie Frimpong.

Juventus are scouting Arsenal youngster Charlie Patino, who has been impressing on loan at Swansea this season.

Arsenal will make David Raya’s loan move permanent in the summer, but it will come at some cost.

Arsenal star Kai Havertz has been subjected to a wave of criticism online after his first-half performance against Liverpool in the FA Cup Third Round.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes his former club need to sign a “killer” after the Gunners fell to a 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Liverpool despite their first-half domination.

Kylian Mbappe Transfer News

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been left ‘unimpressed’ by Real Madrid’s transfer deadline and is now exploring other options as he considers his future ahead of the summer window.

However, Real Madrid 'doing everything possible' to sign the PSG star amid Liverpool competition.