TRANSFER NEWS VIDEO: Chelsea and City in £50m Barkley battle, Liverpool eye Vlaar
MANCHESTER CITY and Chelsea are locked in a £50m battle to land Ross Barkley from Everton and Arsenal are closing in on Iker Casillas. Elsewhere, Liverpool want Aston Villa's Ron Vlaar and Manchester United face competition to land Norwegian starlet Martin Odegaard.
The transfer window may have officially closed, but with the season underway Premier League managers can identify their team's weaknesses and search for potential additions in January...
Manchester City are ready to battle Chelsea in the race to sign Ross Barkley from Everton.
The Citizens were ready to offer £30m for Barkley last summer but the Toffees want closer to £50m.
But both City and Chelsea are preparing to substantially up their offers next summer in a bid to boost their home-grown quotas.
Arsenal and Liverpool face disappointment in the race to lure Isco away from Real Madrid.
The talented playmaker looked to be displaced by the arrival of James Rodrgiuez this summer but Carlo Ancelotti wants to keep the player at the Bernabeu.
Marseille winger Florian Thauvin - dubbed one of France's brightest prospects - is set to disappoint Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham and remain in France.
Thauvin was at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war last summer and insists he is now happy to remain at OM despite interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs.
The Dutchman will instead use Radamel Falcao as the striker with Rooney adopting a midfield role.
Rio Ferdinand says Robin Van Persie was hardest hit by Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to step down as Manchester United boss just a year after the Dutch striker joined from Arsenal.
Jose Mourinho has warned his team to stop getting "emotional" if they are to fulfill their destiny and win the Premier League this season.
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