Transfer news and rumours of the day: 10th December, 2016
Welcome to our daily transfer news roundup which has been dominated by Manchester United's shock swap deal in January and Alexis Sanchez’s surprising demand to stay at Arsenal. Meanwhile, there have been concrete developments in Cesc Fabregas’ exit from Chelsea after a Serie A club have approached Chelsea with a lucrative offer.
Here are the best transfer news and rumours from December 10, 2016.
Serie A
AS Roma approach Chelsea for Fabregas
Italian reports claim Roma have asked Chelsea to take Cesc Fabregas on loan in January. The Spaniard has struggled for game time under new manager Antonio Conte and is currently the 4th choice midfielder at Stamford Bridge. Fabregas has been linked with the likes of Inter, Arsenal and West Ham in recent past but Roma feel they can lure the former Barcelona midfielder away from Stamford Bridge by offering him regular playing time.
AC Milan remain favourites for Kjaer
As per the reports from Calciomercato, AC Milan are confident of signing Fenerbahce central defender Simon Kjaer. Despite Inter Milan in advance negotiations with the defender, Sports Mediaset are reporting that AC Milan will put in a €12million bid for Kjaer and complete his signing in January.
Juventus eye cut-price deal for Manchester City star
As per the reports from Football Italia, Juventus are eying a move for Manchester City midfield ace Fernandinho, as their surprising January signing. Although Fernandinho has impressed under the new manager Pep Guardiola, he has not signed a new contract yet. His current deal expires at the end of this season and the Brazilian will be free to negotiate his next move in January. Juventus are eying Fernandinho as an alternative for Axel Witsel, who was close to signing for them last summer.