TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN: Manchester United and Newcastle want West Ham target Serhou Guirassy, Liverpool monitor France Under-21 star Leny Yoro and Napoli are interested in Chelsea outcast Trevoh Chalobah

Halfway through the January transfer window, clubs across Europe continue to look to improve their squads for the second half of the season or sell surplus players.

Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy is in demand after scoring 17 goals in 19 Bundesliga appearances this season, with West Ham, Manchester United and Newcastle all keen to land the Guinea international.

More surprisingly, Anthony Martial has also attracted interest from a number of clubs, with the Frenchman keen to remain in Europe once his United contract expires this summer.

Elsewhere, Liverpool are planning an overhaul of their goalkeeping department and are monitoring Lille’s 18-year-old defender Leny Yoro, who has also been linked with Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa are close to signing 19-year-old right-back Kosta Nedeljkovic from Red Star Belgrade and Napoli are interested in Chelsea defender Trevor Chalobah.

Below, Mailsport looks at the transfer rumors on Monday morning.

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Manchester United and Newcastle want to hijack the move from West Ham for Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy. The Guinea international, who is on the radar of AC Milan, has scored seventeen goals in nineteen games in the Bundesliga this season. (Football insider).

Liverpool are among the clubs interested in Lille defender Leny Yoro. The France Under-21 international, who has been compared to Raphael Varane, is also on the radar of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. (Televoet via AS – in Spanish )

Anthony Martial wants to stay in Europe when his contract with Manchester United expires at the end of the season. The Frenchman has attracted interest from West Ham, Inter Milan and Fenerbahce. (Caught offside)

Karim Benzema’s future at Al-Ittihad is in doubt after former Real Madrid were excluded from the club’s winter training camp in Dubai. (Marca – in Spanish)

Manchester United have officially recalled Alvaro Fernandez from his loan at Granada ahead of his move to Benfica. The deal for the 20-year-old left back includes a loan with option to buy plus a sell-on clause and a buy-back option. (Mailsport)

Aston Villa are close to signing Red Star Belgrade right-back Kosta Nedeljkovic for around £8 million. (Fabrizio Romano)

Liverpool are open to selling Caoimhin Kelleher this summer for around £20 million and plan to replace the Republic of Ireland international with Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson. (Mirror)

Napoli are interested in signing Chelsea defender Trevor Chalobah in January. The 24-year-old was also linked with Bayern Munich this month. (Tuttomercatoweb – in Italian)

Juventus have inquired about a loan for Nottingham Forest midfielder Orel Mangala. Forest have already rejected an approach from Galatasaray, but the biggest threat to Juventus comes from Serie A rivals Napoli. (Mailsport)

West Ham’s pursuit of Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez could be complicated by Tottenham, Arsenal and Fulham all showing interest in the Mexico international. The 22-year-old has scored 19 goals in 17 Eredivisie appearances this season. (Football insider)

Napoli are also close to signing Bournemouh winger Hamed Traore ahead of his medical treatment this week. Traore is loaned out with an option to buy for £22 million. (Mailsport)

Manchester United and Newcastle are monitoring Andreas Christensen’s situation at Barcelona, ​​but the LaLiga giants are reluctant to sell the former Chelsea defender this winter. (Football insider)

Bayer Munich will not sell Joshua Kimmich in January, despite interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Al-Hilal. (Rudy Galetti)

Crystal Palace have asked about Genk full-back and Colombia international Daniel Munoz. (Mailsport)

Sheffield United have eyed Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham as an option to strengthen their back four. (The sun)