Latest Football Transfers Tuesday 31.01.2023

Chelsea have made a €120m (£105.6m) bid to sign Benfica and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in a move that will see him break the England transfer record.

So far there is no indication whether the Blues' offer, thought to include a payment in installments, will be accepted.

But if the deal goes through, it will surpass the £100m Manchester City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in 2021.

Fernandez was chosen as the best young player of the tournament when Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar.

Benfica have previously accused Chelsea of trying to lure the midfielder, with the Portuguese side's manager Roger Schmidt declaring their race "closed".

Sporting Lisbon will replace Porro and take fellow Spanish right-back Hector Bellerin, 27, from Barcelona. (Fabrizio Romano)

Manchester United have received 10 loan offers for Sweden winger Anthony Elanga, with Borussia Dortmund and PSV Eindhoven among the clubs interested in him, but Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag is reluctant to let the 20-year-old leave. (Four four two)

Arsenal are evaluating the possibility of signing Jorginho as the 31-year-old Italian midfielder is out of contract with Chelsea in the summer. (Football London)

Tottenham full-back Djed Spence, 22, is expected to leave on loan at French club Rennes for the rest of the season. (Registration required)

Bournemouth are about to agree a fee with Sassuolo of Serie A for their Ivory Coast midfielder Hamed Traore, 22. (90min).

A training ground clash between Joao Cancelo, 28, and manager Pep Guardiola fueled the possibility of the Portuguese defender leaving Manchester City for Bayern Munich on loan. (Mail)

Arsenal are also considering submitting a late bid for Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans. The 25-year-old Belgium international is out of contract in the summer, but the Gunners want an immediate addition to their squad. (90 Minutes)

The Manchester United captain h, 29, has rejected a loan deal from Inter Milan to fight for his place at Old Trafford - but will reassess his position in the summer. (Daily Star)

Tottenham are close to completing a deal to sign Spanish right-back Pedro Porro, 23, for €45m (£39.5m) from Sporting Lisbon. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Liverpool could make a surprise move to strengthen their midfield by signing Chelsea and France midfielder N'Golo Kante, 31, whose contract at Stamford Bridge expires this summer. (El Nacional - in Spanish)

Paris St-Germain are hoping to sign Chelsea and Morocco forward Hakim Ziyech on loan for the rest of the season, with the 29-year-old believed to prefer a move to France rather than another English club. (L'Equipe)

Southampton have agreed to meet a £26.2 million release clause for Braga striker Vitinha, 22, who has played for Portugal's under-21 team. (Football Insider)

Newcastle see Sheffield United and Norway midfielder Sander Berge, 24, as a good replacement for Jonjo Shelvey, 30, who is set to join Nottingham Forest (Newcastle Chronicle)

Nottingham Forest are close to signing Atletico Madrid defender Felipe, 33, with the Brazilian losing his place in Diego Simeone's first team this season. (Mail)

Manchester United striker Charlie McNeill, 19, is in talks to join League Two side Newport County on loan, while 22-year-old defender Di'Shon Bernard is discussing a move to League One Portsmouth. (Mail)

Leicester have tabled a £15 million bid for Stoke and Australian defender Harry Souttar, 24. The Foxes also want Leeds winger Jack Harrison, 26, but their Danish defender Jannik Vestergaard, 30, and Turkish central defender Caglar Soyuncu, 26 are available. for transfer. (Telegraph - subscription required)

While Fulham are approaching the arrival of Serbian midfielder Sasa Lukic, 26, from Torino for 8.8 million pounds, The Cottagers still have enough information about the signing of Arsenal and Portugal right back Cedric Soares, 31. (Evening Standard).