Transfer news and rumours: 19 January 2016

Is Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini moving to the Italian Serie A?With less than two weeks to go before the winter transfer window closes, more reports have emerged of clubs trying to finish their transfer dealings. While Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid look to appeal their transfer bans, other clubs have already been busy snapping up talents or looking to sign some experienced players.We take a look at some of the major transfer stories from around Europe today.

#1 Serie A

Will Cristian Tello leave Barcelona on a permanent basis?

– Fiorentina are close to signing Barcelona winger Cristian Tello on loan, according to Forza Italian Football. The 24-year-old Spaniard has been on loan at Porto since 2014 but it looks like his two-year loan will be cut short after failing to adapt to the Portuguese Primeira Liga. La Viola will also have the chance to sign him on a permanent deal if they cough up €8 million.

– Juventus have signed Genoa midfielder Rolando Mandragora for €6 million but he will be loaned to Pescara, who play in Serie B, for the rest of the season. The 18-year-old is an Italian teenage sensation who was being chased by a number of Serie A clubs.

The club statement on their website said: “Juventus has reached an agreement with Genoa for the definitive acquisition of the rights to the player for a fee of €6m which is payable over three years,”

– Juventus are also interested in signing Fiorentina’s Federico Bernardeschi, according to Calciomercato. The 21-year-old is known for his incisive passing and even Barcelona were interested until club president Josep Maria Bartomeu came out and said they wouldn’t be after him. With Bayern Munich also interested, Fiorentina raised his price to €45 million.

– AC Milan could sign Marouane Fellaini from Manchester United, according to The Week. The 28-year-old Belgian midfielder has failed to impress consistently at Old Trafford and his agent will meet the Italian club’s officials to see if a deal can be struck. But Milan are not willing to pay the £20m fee set by the Red Devils, who signed him for £27.5m from Everton in 2013.

#2 La Liga

Nolito is almost a Barcelona player

– According to EuroSport, Celta Vigo forward Nolito could become a Barcelona player in the next few days. While the Catalan club have decided to sign him, they are yet to reach an agreement with Celta Vigo. But Barcelona don’t want to spend too much on him now and Nolito could be loaned for the remainder of the season before he becomes a permanent signing over the summer.

– Barcelona are also trying to get rid of full-back Douglas Costa, according to Mirror. The Brazilian has only played three times in the league after joining the club in 2014 and he has also been offered to other clubs on a free transfer. But clubs are not exactly getting in line for Barcelona to release him for free.

– After a winless run in La Liga since Gary Neville took over, Valencia are set to make a move for Marseille’s 25-year-old defender Nicolas N’Koulou. The Cameroon international is seen as a fix for their defence after their £20m signing of Aymen Abdennour has flopped and also dropped from the starting lineup.

#3 Premier League

Could Graziano Pelle move to London?

– Chelsea are reportedly trying to sign Southampton’s star striker Graziano Pelle. The Saints themselves are not interested in renewing the 30-year-old’s contract after signing Charlie Austin from QPR. With the Blues struggling to find a striker of Diego Costa’s calibre to play when he is injured, Pelle could be their man.

– According to The Telegraph, former Arsenal full-back Emmanuel Eboue wants to return to the north London club. The Ivorian was released by Galatasaray after they decided not to renew his contract.

“We are looking for options,” Eboue said. “But I'd love to come back to Arsenal.” Eboue is now 32 and a free agent. He had been a Gunner for six years between 2005 and 2011 and was a cult favourite at the club and could play in various positions.

– Arsenal are looking to sign Real Betis midfielder Dani Ceballos according to Fichajes. The Gunners could submit a £11.5m bid to bring the 19-year-old to the Emirates. But Wenger could be in a fight with Atletico Madrid and Napoli to sign the youngster.

#4 Rest of Europe

PSG’s highly rated youngster Adrien Rabiot wants regular first team football

– Granit Xhaka of Borussia Monchengladbach could soon be on his way out of the club after he revealed to Bild that he wanted to move to a big club, provided he does not sit on the bench.

“Gladbach are a top club,” he said. “But if I were someday to go to a top, top, top club, I want to play there. I'm not the type to be on the bench.” Arsenal are reportedly targeting him with the club’s Director of Sport claiming he could leave if they received a good offer.

– PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot could join Marseille on loan in a bid to get regular first team football, according to Daily Mail. The 20-year-old has only started nine times in Ligue 1 and has already reuested the club president for a loan move this month after getting frustrated with the lack of playing time in spite of training hard.

– Bayer Leverkusen could try and sign out-of-favour Arsenal right-back Mathieu Debuchy. With Euro 2016 on the horizon, Debuchy wants to play regularly to ensure he is selected for the France squad. The 30-year-old is even ready for a loan spell if it means he can play regularly and return to Arsenal at the end of the season.

“Whatever happens, even if it is to return (to Arsenal) this summer and then start again, I have to go this winter,” Debuchy said. “I cannot stay at Arsenal.”

When asked about the interest from Leverkusen, he said: “(It) is true and it may interest me too. The most important thing is to play in an attractive league.”