Transfer news live: Real Madrid challenge Liverpool for Wharton, Mainoo could leave Man Utd, Semenyo to Man City latest

Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior has not ruled out replacing Enzo Maresca at Chelsea, with the 41-year-old saying on Friday that he could not guarantee he would remain at the French club until the end of the season.

“I’m calm. There is a lot of noise and speculation,” Rosenior told reporters.

“If you pay attention to it as a coach, you go crazy. We are working on the preparation for the Nice match. I’m the coach of Strasbourg and I hope we get a good result.”

Strasbourg and Nice drew 1-1 and speculation over Rosenior’s future continues to grow.

The 18-year-old is seen as one for the future and Pep Guardiola will hope to secure a deal this month.

Though City will face competition from the likes of Roma and Monaco.

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola said he expects Antoine Semenyo to feature against Tottenham on Wednesday, in what would be his third game for the Cherries since the January window opened.

Speaking after the 3-2 defeat to Arsenal, in which Semenyo played the full match despite his much-mooted move to Manchester City, Iraola said: “I expect that. The situation hasn’t changed. I expect him to play against Spurs. There is a lot of noise around him but this is the situation.”

Real Madrid are looking into a move for Spain midfielder Rodri, reports Marca.

But a deal for the 29-year-old won’t happen this month.

That’s because Madrid will wait until this summer, when Rodri will have just one year left on his contract at the Etihad Stadium.

Crystal Palace’s creative midfielder Adam Wharton is a prime target for plenty of Premier League clubs including Liverpool and Manchester United.

He is valued at around £60m but is unlikely to move away from Palace in January despite the growing interest in his skills.

Some of that interest comes from abroad with AS claiming that Wharton has been offered to Real Madrid who would then challenge Liverpool – seen as the English club in pole position – for his signature.

This is all speculation as, in another report, AS say that Madrid will not be making any moves in the January window meaning the path is clear should some of the Premier League big hitters want to make their move before the month is out.

Napoli have enjoyed reviving a Manchester United midfielder’s career previously, after Scott McTominay’s sensational impact in Serie A.

And now the Azzurri want Kobbie Mainoo, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

The 20-year-old could emerge as a target this month, but only if Dutch winger Noa Lang can find a move away from the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.