Transfer News and Gossip – Oct 16th

With clubs constantly linked with moves for new players, here at The Sports Lowdown, we’ll bring you the latest transfer rumours and which players could be making a move in January.

Premier League and Europe:

• Newcastle United will not make an emergency signing to replace goalkeeper Tim Krul and will instead wait until January to make a move for anyone. (Newcastle Chronicle)
• Manchester United and Tottenham are both looking at 22-year-old Newcastle striker Ayoze Perez. (Newcastle Chronicle)
• Dutch striker Robin van Persie could make a switch to Barcelona in January to provide cover for current strikers Luis Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi. (Daily Mail)
• Aymeric Laporte looks set to move to Barcelona next summer with Manchester United losing out on the under-21 French defender. (Daily Mirror)
• Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has stated that star striker Odion Ighalo will not be sold to a bigger club in the January transfer window despite his lethal form. (Daily Star)
• Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony says he has had the worst year of his career since his transfer from Swansea City. (Daily Express)
• According to reports in Spain, Aston Villa may make a shock move for Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez. (Metro)
• Liverpool and Everton could go head-to-head to sign 27-year-old Italian defender Andrea Ranocchia. (Liverpool Echo)