Football gossip: Rossi, Rabiot, Ramsey, Hudson-Odoi, Piatek, Sancho
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Updated at 16:00 on Friday, 18 January
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says the club will not be signing former Manchester United and Italy forward Giuseppe Rossi this month. The 31-year-old is a free agent. (Sky Sports), external
Paris St-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel says 23-year-old France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who has been linked with Barcelona and Chelsea, is not available for selection because of his contract stand-off. (Goal), external
Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri says he is uncertain if Chelsea and England defender Gary Cahill, 33, wants to join the Cottagers, who are one place off the bottom of the Premier League table. (Football.London), external
West Ham striker Marko Arnautovic will not be moving to China. The Hammers rejected a £35m bid for the 29-year-old Austria international from an unnamed Chinese club, and it is believed they will not make a second offer. (Mirror), external
Inter Milan are close to completing the signing of Cagliari's Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella, 21, who has been linked with Chelsea. (Calciomercato), external
Friday morning gossip:
Aaron Ramsey has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Juventus from Arsenal in the summer, The 28-year-old Wales midfielder completed his medical with the Serie A champions over the weekend. (Sky Sports), external
Ramsey will sign a four-year contract, worth £300,000 a week, putting him among the best-paid British footballers. (Times), external
Chelsea are prepared to offer English winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 18, a new deal worth £50,000 per week - rising to as much as £70,000 - in a bid to hold off another bid from Bayern Munich. (Mail), external
West Ham have had two offers for Genoa's Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek, 23, rejected as the Italians hold out for a bid from AC Milan. (Mail), external
Borussia Dortmund director of football Michael Zorc has warned Premier League clubs off a summer move for former Manchester City winger and England international Jadon Sancho, 18. (Mirror), external
Chelsea are trying to complete the signing of Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, 31, from Juventus in time for him to make his debut against Arsenal on Saturday. (London Evening Standard), external
Chelsea are also closing in on a £31m deal for Zenit St Petersburg's Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes, 24. (Express), external
Manchester United are ready to double Marcus Rashford's wages to £150,000 a week in an effort to prevent Europe's top clubs from making a move for the 21-year-old England forward this summer. (Mirror), external
Tottenham have revived their interest in Barcelona Brazilian forward Malcom, 21. (Independent), external
Arsenal could make a move for SC Braga and Portugal Under-19 forward Francisco Trincao, 19, after sending scouts to watch the Juventus target. (Tuttomercatoweb - in Italian), external
Celtic will continue to watch Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay but will only bid for the 22-year-old if another midfielder leaves Parkhead. (Daily Record), external
Porto and Brazil defender Eder Militao, 21 - a target for Manchester United - has "verbally agreed" to join Real Madrid. (SporTV via Mirror), external
Liverpool are monitoring Schalke's 20-year-old USA midfielder Weston McKennie. (Sun), external
Arsenal manager Unai Emery says "primitive" talks have been held with Barcelona's 25-year-old Spanish midfielder Denis Suarez, but admits it will not be easy to conclude any deals this month. (Mirror), external
Bournemouth's English defender Tyrone Mings, 25, is wanted on loan by West Brom. (Sun), external
Former Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has revealed the club held talks with former England defender John Terry, 38, over a move from Chelsea in 2009. (Sky Sports), external
Everton manager Marco Silva says there will be more departures than arrivals this month at Goodison Park as he has been told by the club's board that finances are not available for new signings. (Mail), external
Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri is targeting Fiorentina's Burkina Faso international midfielder Bryan Dabo, 26. (Sun), external
Aston Villa are considering a move for Romanian Gaz Metan midfielder Darius Olaru. Borussia Dortmund are also said to be interested in the 20-year-old. (Birmingham Mail), external
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers stressed his focus remains on the Scottish champions amid speculation about interest from Leicester. (Leicester Mercury), external
Former Italy Giuseppe Rossi, 31, is reluctant to re-launch his career in MLS, with the former Manchester United forward determined to find a new club in Europe. (ESPN), external
Manchester United's first signing of the January transfer window will be 16-year-old Amiens French forward Noam Emeran. (Manchester Evening News), external
Inter Milan are set to offer a new contract to 23-year-old Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar, who has been linked with Manchester United and Manchester City. (Calciomercato), external
Sheffield Wednesday are in discussions to sign Fulham's Congo midfielder Neeskens Kebano, 26, on loan. (Sheffield Star), external
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says defender Joe Worrall will remain on loan from Nottingham Forest for the rest of the season and has ruled out moves for Liverpool's England midfielder Adam Lallana, 30 and Lazio's English midfielder Ravel Morrison, 25. (Daily Record), external
Leeds United have rejected a bid from Crystal Palace for English winger Jack Clarke, 18. (Yorkshire Evening Post), external