/Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal eye Jorginho amid Caicedo bid; Fernandez nears £115m Chelsea deal; Porro to Spurs | Evening Standard

Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal eye Jorginho amid Caicedo bid; Fernandez nears £115m Chelsea deal; Porro to Spurs | Evening Standard

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are all still hunting huge signings with just two days to go now before the January transfer deadline. Arsenal are not giving up on Moises Caicedo after having a second bid for the Ecuador midfielder worth around £70million rejected by Brighton. A third bid is believed to be imminent and Jorginho is now being lined up as an alternative!

Chelsea have re-opened talks over Enzo Fernandez as they also look to make a huge splash in midfield. The Blues are increasingly confident they can still sign Argentina’s World Cup winner before the market shuts for business at 11pm GMT after making a British record bid. Chelsea have also been interested in Everton’s Amadou Onana and Caicedo team-mate Alexis Mac Allister.

Tottenham’s swoop for Pedro Porro is in major doubt but they remain in talks to salvage a deal. Meanwhile, they have reportedly tabled a bid for Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie and Jude Bellingham’s younger brother Jobe. Spurs have also agreed a fee for young Chelsea striker Jude Soonsup-Bell. Follow all the latest transfer news, rumours, gossip and deals as they happen live below!

Latest transfer news and rumours

Paris Saint-Germain are in talks to sign Hakim Ziyech on loan from Chelsea with an option for a permanent transfer, Standard Sport understand.

The Blues are open to letting their 29-year-old winger leave the club in January after signing multiple attackers, including Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke and Joao Felix.

It remains unclear whether an option to buy will be included as talks continue but all parties are positive that a deal to see Ziyech remain in Paris for at least six months will be concluded.

Bakayoko future still not sorted

AC Milan, Chelsea and Cremonense are in complex three-way talks that would see Tiemoue Bakayoko switch clubs for the duration of the season.

Bakayoko, who hasn’t played for AC Milan this season due to a contract clause that would force his purchase for £12m, wants to switch to Serie A minnows Cremonense. Discussion around who pays his wages is ongoing.

Milan and Chelsea ready to cut their losses but Bakayoko entitled to a good wage through his current £120,000-a-week deal expiring in 2024.

Tielemans also an option for Arsenal

Arsenal are considering a late swoop for Youri Tielemans if their bid for Moises Caicedo fails.

According to 90min, the Leicester playmaker is still on their radar after lots of interest in the summer.

But the Foxes’ relegation fears has upped Tielemans’ price tag considerably.

Pedro Porro WILL sign for Tottenham.

That is according to Fabrizio Romano, who reports on an agreement being reached after talks this evening.

Spurs should get their man on deadline day!

Weston McKennie signs for Leeds on an initial loan switch from Juventus, after earlier links with Arsenal.

Bryan Gil departs Tottenham on loan, with a return to Sevilla. No purchase clause in the deal.

Chelsea happy to wait for Fernandez

If Chelsea cannot agree a deal for Enzo Fernandez by tomorrow’s deadline, they will still attempt to strike an agreement with Benfica.

According to the Mail, a pre-agreement for a summer switch will become their focus should they fail to beat the clock.

That would keep Real Madrid out of a potential bidding war in the next transfer window.

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho and Everton’s Amadou Onana have emerged as a possible solutions to Arsenal’s search for a midfield signing before the transfer window shuts on Tuesday, Standard Sport understand.

Arsenal’s No1 target is Brighton’s Moises Caicedo, but the Seagulls insist he is not for sale this month.

Chelsea vetoed a possible Hakim Ziyech loan to Newcastle so likely would do the same for Conor Gallagher but let’s see, reports Standard Sport’s Nizaar Kinsella…

Newcastle are wary of FFP so can’t pay big money due to non-European participation over the last few years despite their extremely wealthy owners.

This would be some move! Arsenal are reportedly targeting Chelsea midfielder Jorginho.

Both The Athletic and Fabrizio Romano claim the Italian is an alternative to Moises Caicedo.

Jorginho is out of contract in the summer and multiple teams are said to also be eyeing him up for a deadline day swoop.