Barcelona have ruled out signing Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 24, from Atletico Madrid in January. Alvarez is reportedly waiting to see if Paris St-Germain or Arsenal make a bid, or if he will remain at Atletico.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are reportedly targeting Bournemouth's Alex Scott, 23, and Crystal Palace and England's Adam Wharton, 22, as their primary midfield targets. The West London club is reportedly no longer interested in Monaco and Senegal's Lamine Camara, 22.
In other transfer news, Liverpool will not countenance selling Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 23, to Bayern Munich in the January transfer window. Bayern would reportedly only consider a move next summer if France winger Michael Olise, 24, turns down a new deal.
Aston Villa are keen to tie Argentina midfielder Emi Buendia, 29, to a new contract. England left-back Luke Shaw, 31, could leave Manchester United next summer when his current deal expires. Udinese are set to sign Austria defender David Alaba, 34, who left Real Madrid in the summer.