Arsenal transfer news: Gunners ‘could offer’ swap for Lazio star, Man Utd get ‘green light’ to sign Lille ace

Arsenal could be in for a busy January transfer window if they decide the best way to continue their impressive league form is to bring in new recruits.

Mikel Arteta’s side remain top of the Premier League table despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at the weekend and are set to face Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium in their next match. There are only a handful of matchday’s remaining before the domestic football breaks to make way for the FIFA World Cup finals next month.

By the time club’s return after Christmas the next transfer window will be less than a week away from officially opening. Here are the Premier League transfer news stories making the headlines on Wednesday morning:

Leicester and Southampton are tracking Morocco international Zakaria Aboukhlal with the winger having impressed their scouts with his performances in Ligue 1 for Toulouse this season (Football Insider)

Bayern Munich are considering a move to take Manchester City midfielder and captain Ilkay Gundogan back to Germany next summer (90min)

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham could decide to stay at the Bundesliga side next summer, despite reported interest from both Liverpool and Real Madrid (Kevin Hatchard/Sky Sports)

Barcelona are in talks to sign midfielder Ruben Neves from Wolves, with a deal believed to be possible in January (Sport)

Portuguese outfit Sporting CP remain a potential destination for Cristiano Ronaldo with head coach Ruben Amorim saying “Everyone in Sporting dreams of the return of Cristiano” (Football.London)

Arsenal could offer Belgium midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga as part of a deal to midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio (Calciomercato)

Lille star Jonathan David appears to have given Manchester United the greenlight to make a move for him in the January transfer window (Mirror)

Juventus have joined Chelsea in showing an interest in Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes (Calciomercato)

Leeds United looked at Matheus Martins over the summer and the Fluminense starlet is now expected to end up at Championship outfit Watford instead (HITC via Jorge Nicola)