Daily Transfer Updates: 18th December

The English Premier League winter transfer window may not start until January 1st, but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill, has it?

And as each website or paper keeps churning out the stories, we bring to you our Daily Transfer Updates, which will help you keep track of all the transfer stories that are being reported across the web and print media.

Dani Alves – off to the Emirates?

1. Liverpool join race for France U21 Isimat Mirin after being priced out of a move for Feyenoord centre-back Stephan De Vrij (Daily Mail)

2. Club World Cup winners Corinthians are to make a £12.2m move for AC Milan’s striker Alexandre Pato, who has also been linked with a move to Chelsea (La Gazetta Dello Sport)

3. New York Red Bulls technical director Gerard Houllier claims he has heard nothing from Arsene Wenger about Theirry Henry’s loan return to Arsenal (The Sun)

4. Former Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka is in talks to cancel his contract with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua and wants to join Queens Park Rangers (Daily Telegraph)

5. The agent of Liverpool target Arda Turan has said that the winger plans to leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season (Daily Star)

6. England centre-back Joleon Lescott might consider a loan move after playing only seven games for Manchester City this season (The Guardian)

7. Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri wants to be reunited with Frank Lampard at French second division club Monaco, as Lampard will leave Chelsea at the end of his contract (Daily Mail)

8. The New York Red Bulls have signed Brazilian midfielder Juninho, 37, who played in the World Cup for Brazil in 2006 (New York Times)

9. Inter Milan prepared to loan out Wesley Sneijder next month (Various)

10. With Daniel Alves’ future not clear at Barcelona, Arsenal could try signing him next month (AS)