Today’s tell-all is that little souvenir of a terrible year that makes our eyes feel soreTransfer interactive: Every deal from Europe’s top leaguesWith Callum Chambers sidelined for up to nine months with a ruptured cruciate ligament, Mikel Arteta has turned his gaze to the Bundesliga in search of a replacement. Arsenal’s new manager has identified Bayern Munich’s Jérôme Boateng as the ideal man to fill the Chambers-shaped hole in his squad and will be able to bring him to the Emirates if
Arsenal stump up the thick end of €15m (£12.8m). The World Cup-winning 31-year-old last played in the
Premier League for
Manchester City against Fulham in February 2011.
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Surplus to requirements at
Juventus where he has featured just eight times this season, former
Liverpool midfielder Emre Can could make a surprise return to Merseyside wearing the blue of Everton. Carlo Ancelotti has identified the 26-year-old German international as a January target and Goodison Park bean-counters are preparing a bid somewhere in the region of £30m.