TRANSFER GOSSIPS: Transfer gossips from European newspapers (January 5, 2022)

Here are some of the biggest and most interesting transfer gists across Europe for the day...

• Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes his club will be able to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland in the summer, (Marca.) 
• Ironically, Real Madrid want the same thing, Florentino Perez also wants to secure the signing of Erling Haaland.
• Borussia Dortmund has reportedly told Haaland that he must decide his future by the end of January as speculation continues. 
• Arsenal wants Philippe Coutinho on loan without the obligation to sign the Brazil international permanently. (Diario Sport)

• Eleven players want to leave Manchester United. Four players named within the report are Jesse Lingard, Donny van de Beek, Eric Bailly and Dean Henderson. (The Mirror)
• Newcastle United have agreed to a fee in the region of £12 million-plus add-ons for Athletic Madrid right-back Kieran Trippier (Sky Sports)
• Juventus have made contact with Paris Saint-Germain about the possibility of signing Mauro Icardi. (L'Equipe.) 
• Napoli, Internazionale and AC Milan are all interested in signing Empoli left-back Fabiano Parisi. – (Calciomercato)
• Arsenal will listen to offers for 32-year-old Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who could leave the club this month. (Sky Sports)
• The Gunners have made a 70m euro (£58.3m) offer to Fiorentina for 21-year-old Serbia forward Dusan Vlahovic - which would see Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 25, move to the Serie A club on a permanent basis. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian via BBC)

• Red Bull Salzburg's German striker Karim Adeyemi, 19, is Borussia Dortmund's top target to replace Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 21. Fiorentina's Vlahovic, Stuttgart's Austria forward Sasa Kalajdzic, 24, and Benfica's Uruguay 22-year-old striker Darwin Nunez are also on the Bundesliga club's shortlist. (Marca - in Spanish via BBC)

• Flamengo's Brazilian forward Gabriel Barbosa, 25, is open to joining Newcastle United despite the club being involved in a relegation battle. (90min via BBC)
• Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek, 24, will assess his options in January as the 24-year-old considers a move away from Manchester United. (ESPN via BBC)
• AC Milan 'REJECT' Tottenham’s offer of swap deal involving Tanguy Ndombele for Franck Kessie with Serie A giants put off by French midfielder’s wage demands(Daily Mail)
• Manchester City 'open to swapping Aymeric Laporte for Frenkie de Jong' with Barcelona eyeing a second raid on Pep Guardiola after signing Ferran Torres... but their Dutch midfielder 'wants to stay put' at the Nou Camp (Daily Mail)
• Chelsea are reportedly accelerating their plans to sign Lucas Digne on loan following Sunday's 2-2 draw with Liverpool. (Daily Mail)
•  Andreas Christensen edges closer towards a free move to Barcelona as the out-of-contract Chelsea defender signs with an agency linked to Lionel Messi's older brother... (Daily Mail)
•  Alvaro Morata is doubtful that his move to Barcelona will happen this January. (Marca)

• Liverpool are keeping a close eye on Villarreal winger Arnaut Danjuma. (Marca)
• Roma are closing in on the signing of Ainsley Maitland-Niles on loan from Arsenal. (Fabrizio Romano.) 
• AC Milan have identified Lille midfielder Renato Sanches as the ideal replacement for Franck Kessie, who is set to leave the Rossoneri when his contract expires next summer.(Marca)
• Samuel Umtiti has turned down a proposal to join Fenerbahce in Turkey. He wants to go to a Champions League club if he is to leave Barcelona.(Sports)
• Football agent Giovanni Branchini claimed that Real Madrid have offered 50m euros to PSG to sign Kylian Mbappe this window. (La Gazzetta dello Sport ) 
• Real Madrid are no longer interested in signing Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger, who they had previously been targeting on a free transfer as his current contract is set to expire next summer. (El Chiringuito via Marca)