Chelsea and Manchester City are leading the race to sign Barcelona's 18-year-old Spanish midfielder Dro Fernandez, who has a £5.1m (6m euros) release clause in his contract

Aston Villa could move for Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Dani Ceballos, 29, after missing out on signing Conor Gallagher.

Chelsea want to bring in a defender this window with Bournemouth's Argentina international Marcos Senesi, 28, among several targets.

Manchester City are preparing to make an offer for Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi, 25, before the end of the January transfer window, but are unlikely to meet Palace's asking price of above £35 million.

England and Roma striker Tammy Abraham, 28, who is currently on loan with Besiktas, is keen on returning to England with Aston Villa a potential suitor.