Cristiano Ronaldo knows who his replacement will be (not Neymar), Real Madrid star offered to Chelsea, and more: European transfer round-up, 20 January

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Bale is in the news again

Arsenal bid for Dortmund star

German clubs are like an open book and always reveal their transfer rumours, be it Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund, who have officially confirmed Arsenal’s first bid for their star striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

"I can confirm that there has been a first request from Arsenal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and we are not commenting on the sums,” Hanz-Joachim Watzke was quoted on RuhrNachrichten.

Bale makes the transfer rounds again

Gareth Bale wants to leave Madrid, say Don Balon, and he has to choose between two options: Chelsea (in a swap deal for Eden Hazard) or Tottenham. The problem, however, is that Bale doesn’t want to betray Spurs by joining another London club and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino isn’t a fan of Bale due to his persistent injuries.

Speaking of Gareth Bale, Don Balon don’t seem content with the earlier report as they also believe that Jurgen Klopp is a fan of the Welsh international and wants him at Anfield.

A bit of Chelsea

Meanwhile, Gianluca Di Marzio claims that Dzeko has agreed to join Chelsea as the Blues are negotiating a deal for left-back Ederson Palmieri as well.