Transfer news and rumours of the day: January 18, 2016
Alvaro Morata is a wanted manThe January transfer market in in full swing, with clubs searching high and low to solve their problems or augment their challenges near the top of the table. The transfer mill continues to churn out rumours at full pace, as agents work day and night to get the best deal for their clients.With players seeking out pastures anew, the reasons range from more money to greater playing time, resulting in a January transfer window that will definitely supply us with intriguing deals.Here are the transfer news and rumours for the day.
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- Juventus and Inter Milan are looking to perform a straight swap for midfielders Roberto Pereyra and Freddy Guarin, as reported by Gazzetta dello Sport.
Inter Milan gave been trying to offload their Colombian midfielder Freddy Guarin, for quite a while now, and with Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri being a long time admirer, hope to swap him for Argentine midfielder Roberto Pereyra, who is out of favour in Juventus, as both sides look to strenghten their respective title challenges.
- AS Roma are close to completing a deal to bring Genoa winger Diego Perotti, according to Il Corriere dello Sport.
With Gervinho reportedly on his way out of the club to Chinese club Jiangsu Suning, where he will join Luiz Adriano, Roma are keen on completing a move for winger Diego Perotti as his replacement, subject to the approval of new coach Luciano Spalletti. The Giallorossi are also keen on bring Stephan El-Shaarawy back to the Serie A, who is on loan at Monaco from AC Milan.
- AC Milan and Sampdoria are competing to sign Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia, according to Gazetta World.
The Italian defender is out of favour at Inter Milan and AC Milan and Sampdoria are competing for his signature. However, Sampdoria are seen as favourites for the deal, with AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani confirming as much, saying “It’s more of a no than yes right now regarding Ranoacchia. We thought of another center-back when Rodrigo Ely was hurt, but the priority is not for another defender. We have four, but we’ll see what happens on transfer deadline day.”