Transfer News and Rumours of the Day: 14th December, 2016

Antoine Griezmann: Poised for a move?

January brings with it a lot of mid-season crisis as well as solutions. The transfer mill is expected to be the same this time around with many seeking reinforcements and many seeking a new start. There has been a buzz around many players and clubs, with players seeking moves away from their respective clubs for various reasons from playing time to better contracts.

Nonetheless, the January window is poised to give us some interesting news. Here are the transfer news and rumours for the day:

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Premier League

- Chelsea have set their eyes on grabbing Antoine Griezmann from Spanish outfit Atletico Madrid according to reports. With Oscar’s big money move to China looking imminent, the Blues are expected to have a lot of money in their transfer kitty for January and Antonio Conte seems very keen in acquiring the services of the Frenchman. The player pledged his loyalty to the club until 2021 this year and it will take serious amounts of money if Diego Simeone is to consider the deal.

- According to reports in England, Manchester United are plotting a move to bring back former academy defender Michael Keane to Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho is set to miss out on Eric Bailly in January due to the AFCON and the Portuguese has identified the 23-year-old as a perfect replacement in January. The defender has won an impressive 63.6 percent of his aerial duels as well as making 11 tackles and 34 interception in 1350 minutes of action.

- Swansea and Southampton are ready to rival Everton for CSKA Moscow playmaker Alan Dzagoev. The midfielder scored for CSKA in their 3-1 defeat by Tottenham as Everton’s director of football Steve Walsh sat alongside the Russian club’s representatives in the stands. CSKA are expected to accept bids in the range of £15M.

Dzagoev’s agent, Anton Astafiev, told Sportsmail, “He is a top player and he is ready to play in England. I’m sure that after signing, his new club will be very impressed and positive about him because he is a great professional.”