The transfer window is heating up and we have our daily transfer gossip column to keep you in the loop. Here, we look at the top headlines doing the rounds in Europe’s media on Sunday.
STURRIDGE CENTRE OF SERIE A BATTLE
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is a target for both Roma and Inter Milan, according to Corriere dello Sport.
The 28-year-old is desperately seeking first-team football to force his way back into the England squad ahead of this summer’s World Cup and is looking to secure a move away from Liverpool this month.
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Coincidental timing that the Giallorossi and Nerazzurri meet in a mouthwatering clash on Sunday with both sides competing for a Champions League spot and now for Sturridge.
Inter, who are seeking an initial loan deal with an option to buy, were understood to be the frontrunners but Roma have since entered the chase with Chelsea interested in Edin Dzeko.
The Reds have set an asking price of €40million for a permanent deal but it remains to be seen whether the two Italian clubs will meet that valuation. Regardless, a move away from Anfield is perhaps the best for all interested parties with Sturridge’s sketchy injury record and playing style seeing him fall down Jurgen Klopp’s pecking order.
Inter have made a "serious" offer to take Daniel Sturridge on loan this month (substantial fee, the full assumption of his salary, path to a permanent deal).
— Melissa Reddy (@MelissaReddy_) January 19, 2018
Sevilla are the #LFC striker's first choice, but they have not made a formal submission yethttps://t.co/QOEPtZCWXk pic.twitter.com/Q5UuMGulX3
ARSENAL MUST RAISE AUBAMEYANG OFFER
Arsenal have been told to raise their opening €50million bid in order to secure the services of Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to The Telegraph.
The Gabon international is the Gunners’ top target following Alexis Sanchez’s impending departure to Manchester United.
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In typical Arsenal fashion, the club have tested the waters below the known asking price with Dortmund seeking around €60million for a striker who has already scored 21 goals in 23 games.
Aubameyang has been left out of Dortmund’s last two Bundesliga games amid talk of an exit and if Arsenal do raise their offer it seems a foregone conclusion he’ll swap the Bundesliga for the Premier League.
Up your offer: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
