Premier League transfer news: Tottenham worried about Eriksen, Manchester United bid higher than Real Madrid to win race to sign defender and more - January 2, 2019

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#5 Gary Cahill to Arsenal

Former Arsenal academy graduate Rhys Weston is of the opinion that Gary Cahill would be a good signing for the Gunners. The Chelsea defender is currently out of favour at the Stamford Bridge and could move in order to get more playing time.

And according to Weston, Cahill would be the perfect signing for the North Londoners simply because he won’t be needing any time to adjust to the surroundings at the Emirates.

“If they're going to bring someone in now, who is there?” he said.

"The only person that really stands out is someone like Gary Cahill at Chelsea that you could potentially go and get, slot straight in and not need any time to bed in.”

He then singled out Arsenal’s trend of signing young defenders who would need time to adjust to the Premier League. However, he also emphasized the importance of the dressing room’s reaction to a new signing.

"There seems to be this trend with Arsenal bringing in young, continental centre-backs who need time to acclimatise.

"They need to bolster the defence in January if they can but you have to take into consideration how it's going to affect the dressing room.”

Finally, he stated that if Emery’s goal is to make a special unit out of the players he has, then signing a player that doesn’t suit such an environment might have a negative effect on the Gunners.

"If Emery is building something and he wants a group, a collective that is going to pull together, maybe adding someone in that isn't quite the right fit could have a detrimental effect."

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#4 Juve want Ramsey

Ramsey wanted by Juve

Aaron Ramsey is a target for Juventus and this has been confirmed by club director Fabio Paratici. The Welshman’s contract runs down in the summer and he is now free to sign a pre-contract with another club.

According to Paratici, Ramsey is a great player who is liked in Turin. He further added that the Old lady are monitoring his situation but kept his feet on the ground by stating that they are not the only club that are after his signature.

“He’s a great player, we really like him and he plays for a great team. His contract is expiring and we’re always alerted to situations that the market offers, so we’ve also been alerted to Ramsey,” Paratici was quoted as saying.

“I repeat, for now, he’s an Arsenal player and we’re not the only team who want the Welshman.”

#3 Chelsea sign Christian Pulisic

Christian Pulisic has been signed by Chelsea

Chelsea have officially completed the signing of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund. The player, however, won’t join the Blues yet as he is set to play the remainder of the season on loan at Borussia Dortmund.

The Blues had been linked with the American for a while now and it is being reported that the fee paid for him is in the region of £58 million – making him the third most expensive purchase in the history of the Stamford Bridge outfit.

Pulisic, meanwhile, spoke of his happiness and the honour of signing for Chelsea: “In summer I move on to Chelsea and to a new competition, the English Premier League. It’s a privilege to have signed for such a legendary club and I look forward to working hard towards being a contributor to their team of world-class players.”

#2 North London

Eriksen hasn't signed a contract yet

Arsenal have been linked with both Isco and Keylor Navas and Real Madrid manager Santi Solari gave a rather open-ended update on them. He stated that the transfer dealings of the club are something outside his jurisdiction and that’s why he doesn’t think about their future in the market.

"I do not consider any hypothesis about whether Isco or Keylor leave or stay," he said.

“They're all squad players. It is not for me to talk about the transfer strategy. That is something private. ”

Meanwhile, Tottenham seem to have a problem. The Londoners are yet to convince Christian Eriksen to sign a long-term deal with them and according to Standard, Spurs are beginning to get worried as the Dane is stalling contract talks

Spurs are reportedly offering him £150,000-per-week but Madrid or Barcelona could offer him much more, which is perhaps why he is waiting.

#1 Manchester madness ft. Tammy Abraham

He is in demand

And now we get to the madness at Manchester. The Red Devils seem to be back on track with three wins out of three under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. However, they still need to strengthen their defense and we may have some update on that.

According to Don Balon, the Red Devils made a €40 million offer to sign Porto defender Eder Militao, beating Real Madrid, who are also interested in the player but don’t want to sign him for anything over €25 million.

Meanwhile, football.london report that the stories of Wolves making an £18 million bid for Chelsea’s on-loan striker Tammy Abraham are not true. Abrahams is currently on loan at Aston Villa and the report further clarifies that Wolves are indeed interested in signing him.

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