January transfer window 2017 live online: Tuesday 17/01/2017
Live coverage of the 2016/2017 winter transfer market: the latest news on all the big rumours, offers and deals today, Tuesday 17/01/2017.
Hello and welcome to our live daily coverage of the 2016/2017 January transfer window.
We'll bring you news and rumours from all the major leagues across Europe as they unfold as the winter market enters its second half.
Stay tuned and we'll keep you up-to-date on all the transfer rumours, big-money offers and completed moves going on in the football world.
Transfer market: live updates
21:25 | Breaking: Sporting Gijon have reached an agreement with coach Abelardo Fernández to terminate his contract at the club.
21:00 | Reports doing the rounds that Chelsea are keen on ex-Barça and current Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore. Untrusted sources say Conte needs someone who can catch Hazard when he runs off with his favourite cantuccis.
20:15 | Mr Versatile-on-the-right for Manchester United, Antonio Valencia, has had his contract extended for a year, a la Fellaini.
18:30 | Yaya Toure has reportedly turned down an incredible half a million euros a week to play in the Chinese Super League. We hope he's still able to have three hot meals a day on his Man City salary.
18:10 | Done deal: English Premier League side from Wales, Swansea, welcome back Tom Carroll from Spurs. The Swans are doing what they can this window to help their push off the bottom of the table.
16:45 | With speculation growing of a Chelsea exit, a profile look at Diego Costa
14:30 | Veteran defender Martín Demichelis is in Malaga and has just finalised his medical ahead of penning a deal with the Costa del Sol based side.
13:30 | Arsenal are close to agreeing a one-year contract extension for captain Per Mertesacker, according to Sky Sports.The 32-year-old centre-back has not played for Arsenal this season after suffering a serious knee injury in pre-season.
12:40 | Barcelona forward Arda Turan is the latest transfer target for Chinese Super League clubs, reports El Confidencial in Spain. Mundo Deportivo, meanwhile, claims Turan is “very happy” at Barca but the exit door is “not completely closed”.
11:50 | Big move in MLS as NY Red Bulls captain Dax McCarty makes the move to Chicago Fire
10:45 | Manchester City have told Barcelona they will pay £100million to sign Lionel Messi, according to The Sun. The UK paper says negotiations between executives of both clubs were held at the end of last month to determine if a world record transfer is possible.
10:00 | Tianjin Quanjian owner, Shu Yuhui, has confirmed that the Chinese club recently placed a bid for Karim Benzema.
09:00 | Good morning! First news of the day is that Real Madrid are reportedly ready to pay 10 million euros for Swedish wonderkid Alexander Isak.