Football transfer rumours: Chelsea ready Martinez swap bid; Man Utd battle Real Madrid for midfielder

90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world...

Chelsea remain interested in signing Inter striker Lautaro Martinez but do not want to pay his €100m (£84.5m) asking price and could instead offer all three of Benoit Badiashile, Carney Chukwuemeka and Mykhailo Mudryk to the Italian giants. (Inter Live - Italy)

Scouts from Real Madrid will be in attendance for Sunday's north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur to compile reports on centre-backs William Saliba and Cristian Romero. (Defensa Central - Spain)

Athletic Club winger Nico Williams is keeping his options open ahead of the 2025 summer transfer window, when Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona could all return for his signature. (Fabrizio Romano)

Liverpool scouts are following Sevilla centre-back Loic Bade as they prepare for a future without Dutch international Virgil van Dijk. (CaughtOffside)

Jamal Musiala has turned down Bayern Munich's offer of a new contract and is looking for £300,000 per week from his next club. Manchester City are leading the race for his signature. (The Daily Star)

Arsenal officials have been watching Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra, 21, as they seek to bolster Mikel Arteta's squad further. (Football Insider)

Manchester United are interested in 21-year-old Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Martin Baturina but may have to fend off competition from Real Madrid, with fellow Croatia international Luka Modric trying to lure the midfielder to the Santiago Bernabeu next summer. (Defensa Central - Spain)

Sean Dyche could look to replace Jordan Pickford as Everton's starting goalkeeper and is tracking Newcastle United's Nick Pope as a possible transfer target. (The Sun)

Barcelona remain keen on Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana but recognise the challenges of such a deal and are also following Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich and PSV Eindhoven's Jerdy Schouten. (MARCA - Spain)

Arsenal lead Aston Villa, Newcastle, Napoli, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund in the race to sign Lille midfielder Angel Gomes in the January transfer window. (CaughtOffside)

Meanwhile, Liverpool have also joined the race for Gomes' signature after his impressive England debut. (Football Insider)

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