Transfer news LIVE! Chelsea prepare bid for Man Utd’s Garnacho, Arsenal learn Sesko decision, record Cunha bid and more

According to Sky Sports, RB Leipzig are targeting a move for Southampton forward Tyler Dibling.

Florian Plettenberg says that the German side “are willing to pay €30m for the winger”.

However, “Southampton want significantly more” than that fee, as they believe the 18-year-old will develop into a top player.

The Saints are also hoping to extend Dibling’s contract beyond the current deal, which runs until 2027.

Borussia Dortmund have walked away from talks to sign Marcus Rashford from Manchester United, reports the Mail.

The Bundesliga side were interested in the 27-year-old, but the England forward’s huge wages, thought to be in the range of £350,000-per-week, have proven to be a key stumbling block.

Dortmund could turn their attention to Brentford’s Kevin Schade, but the Bees would demand a big fee thought to be worth £45m.

Chelsea are considering a bid for Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho, reports Sky Sports.

Garnacho played the entire match against Rangers on Thursday, with Ruben Amorim addressing his future.

“He’s playing for Manchester United,” he said when asked whether he may have played his final game for the club. “He was really important for us today. Let’s see in the next days.

“I think he’s improving in every aspect of the game. He was better today playing inside and also outside, changing positions. He’s improving the recovery position. You can see it.

“For the whole 90 minutes, he’s always there recovering and helping. Sometimes showing some frustration is really good because he wants more.”

And now Sky Sports claim a bid could arrive from the Blues, with Mykhailo Mudryk provisionally suspended by the Football Association in December and neither Christopher Nkunku or Joao Felix able to find their best form.

They took his tally to 16 goals for the season, nine in his last 12 outings. Pep Guardiola has a policy of letting players leave if they want to and Atletico’s £82m offer was persuasive, but the Argentinian was a favourite of the City manager. He left a void that Marmoush will be charged with filling, of being a Swiss army knife of an attacking option: starter and substitute, striker and No 10 and player who can come inside from a starting berth on the sides, a sidekick for Erling Haaland or a deputy for him. Full of pace and goals, Marmoush may be better equipped than Alvarez for the job of a quasi-winger; that never suited the World Cup winner, but his work rate was such that Guardiola even employed him as a No 8 on occasion.

News broke over the last couple of days that Napoli have entered talks with Karim Adeyemi as the club keep tabs on alternatives to Alejandro Garnacho.

Patrick Berger of Sky DE reports that Napoli are willing to pay an overall package of €52.5m, while other reports state that the club are still in talks with Man Utd over Garnacho.

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Oleksandr Zinchenko is set to leave Arsenal this month.

Borussia Dortmund are the club being linked with the Ukrainian, having missed out on Chelsea’s Renato Veiga, and the report states that Zinchenko “is currently rated as Dortmund’s top target”.

Arsenal are close to formalising a warm-weather training camp in Dubai following their emphatic 3-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb which put them on the brink of automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16.

Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard scored in a comfortable win at the Emirates Stadium which meant Arsenal could even afford to lose their final group fixture in Girona next week and still be assured of a direct passage through to the next phase.

Arsenal will face Newcastle in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at St James’ Park on February 5.

Now Manchester City are found on the wrong side of the dotted line. With a game to go, they have sunk to their lowest point. Crowned officially the best team in Europe 19 months ago, the standings say they are now only the 25th finest in this competition. Pep Guardiola believes a table with a surreal look tells a truth. “Of course,” he said. “It’s the points we had.”

City were not merely beaten by Paris Saint-Germain. They were battered, their flaws highlighted by the team who had looked the Champions League’s greatest underachievers. City were overpowered, overrun, overcome. Collapsing, capitulating, they met their match in Paris. “They were better,” said Guardiola. “They were quicker, faster, they win the duels with the ball.”

In his first comments after joining City, Omar Marmoush said that “this is a day I will never forget”.

“To sign for Manchester City – one of the best teams in the world – is an amazing feeling. I am delighted, my family are so proud, and we are all very happy to be here in Manchester.

“With Pep, his technical staff and the world-class facilities here, players have everything they need to improve. That was really enticing for me when I had the chance to come here.

“And I cannot deny I also want to win trophies. City have been the most successful club in England for many, many years, so I know I am joining a winning environment and winning culture.

“I want to learn from the staff and my teammates, and I want to become a valued member of this winning team,” he added.

Manchester City have taken their spending past £120m in a week by bringing in forward Omar Marmoush for €70m (£59m).

Marmoush, who is the second highest scorer in the Bundesliga this season, passed a medical in Manchester and has signed a four-and-a-half year contract.