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With less than a week to go until the end of the transfer window, clubs are starting to secure their homes to see out the remainder of the season.
Despite this season being unusually quiet, there remains a lot of speculation about where some of the sport’s biggest stars could be plying their trade in just a few weeks.
It is believed that clubs at both the top and bottom of the Premier League are preparing to fine-tune their squads for the second half of the season, with both Manchester City and Luton Town eyeing the market.
But some clubs may still be able to successfully retain their biggest stars during the short period, including Newcastle. They will be keen to see Bayern Munich drop their plans to sign centre-back Kieran Trippier amid the club’s financial worries.
Here, Mail Sport takes you through all the window’s biggest stories on Thursday morning.
Joshua Kimmich has struggled to work with Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel and could yet be tempted to move to the Premier League
Man United’s pursuit of Karim Benzema has ended abruptly due to his sky-high wages
Paris Saint-Germain loanee Xavi Simons has caught Arsenal’s attention during the break
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Genoa are considering a move for Ben Godfrey from upcoming 777 Partners sister club Everton (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool and Manchester City have both entered the race to lure Joshua Kimmich away from Bayern Munich, despite the midfielder’s intention to stay in Bavaria.BIL)
Bayern Munich have ended their pursuit of Newcastle’s Kieran Trippier after a number of offers were rejected by the Tyneside club (Mail Sport)
Arsenal follow Paris Saint-Germain’s Xavi Simons, who is currently on loan at RB Leipzig after the French giants brought him back to Parc des Princes from PSV Eindhoven last summer (Football transfers)
Manchester United have pulled out of talks to sign Al-Ittihad outcast Karim Benzema due to the striker’s ‘exorbitant’ wages.The sun)
AC Milan have suspended their search for Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah but continue to monitor Premier League stars Jakub Kiwior of Arsenal and Tosin Adarabioyo of Fulham.Calciomercato)
Milan’s red and black side are also keeping a close eye on Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson with a view to recruiting the Scotland international during the summer window.Calciomercato)
Real Madrid are preparing to offer Kylian Mbappe a salary of £59.8m per season to make the move from Ligue 1 to LaLiga, and plan to pay the soon-to-be free agent a staggering £85.5m signing bonus to pay.BIL)
Manchester United will not attempt to sign a replacement for Anthony Martial despite the striker being ruled out for 10 weeks after groin surgery (Mail Sport)
Luton Town could expand their ranks with the recruitment of Ben Sheaf (pictured centre)
Tosin Adarabioyo has attracted interest from AC Milan as they prepare for some late business
Paris Saint-Germain have signed Brazilian wonderkid Gabriel Moscardo from Corinthians, fending off interest from Premier League clubs including Chelsea and Arsenal.L’Equipe)
Championship clubs Cardiff and Blackburn are looking to raid Liverpool’s reserves of youth talent, with Nat Phillips and Calvin Ramsay the likely players to be loaned out for the rest of the season (Mail Sport)
Luton Town are planning a move for Coventry City midfielder Ben Sheaf in a bid to boost their prospects of staying in the Premier League at the end of the season.TeamTalk)
Marseille are keen to target Nottingham Forest in the hunt for the signature of Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna, and could also sweep Nuno Tavares from the Tricky Trees (Mail Sport)