With winter approaching, it's natural that we think about Christmas and New Year. However, for football fans, this also means not only the usual holidays, but also an approaching transfer window. Every Monday in December, the Eurofootball.com portal will help you review the rumors prevailing in the press last week and form an opinion on what transfers can be expected in January. London's Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is interested in Newcastle United defender Moussa Sissoko, valued at £16 million (Daily Mirror). The same newspaper reports that the Gunners are also interested in West Ham defender Winston Reid. Forward Saido Berahino has ended negotiations for a new contract with West Bromwich and wants to move to one of the big clubs interested in him: either London's Tottenham or Liverpool (talkSPORT). Bayern Munich would like to see Barcelona defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets among their ranks (Express). On the other hand, according to Metro, the Spanish player is also wanted by London's Chelsea. According to Italian football agent Matteo Materazzi, Manchester United have almost agreed on the transfer of Roma defender Kevin Strootman, costing €40 million (Daily Star). Southampton player Morgan Schneiderlin is ready to reject Tottenham's offer, as he would prefer to move to Arsenal. The Frenchman's price is €32 million (The Sun). Swansea is close to an agreement with Lisbon's Benfica for the loan of striker Nelson Oliveira. He is expected to replace Wilfried Bony, who will soon be leaving for the African Cup of Nations (BBC). Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini wants to strengthen the team's attack line, and he is interested in Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic, valued at €32 million (Daily Star). Representatives of Milan's Inter club are confident they can attract Tottenham defender Paulinho for €15 million (Daily Mirror). The same Italian club and Arsenal are interested in Nantes player Jordan Veretout (Daily Mirror). Liverpool is also eyeing Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan (Daily Star). Sampdoria are preparing an offer for Liverpool's Mario Balotelli, and the Reds may offer them goalkeeper Sergio Romero in return (The Guardian). Chelsea wants to buy Juventus winger Kwadwo Asamoah for €30 million (Ghanaweb). Arsenal has offered Inter to loan forward Yaya Sanogo until the end of the season (Daily Express). Liverpool has made a €64 million offer for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema (Daily Star). Arsenal has renewed their interest in Sporting Lisbon defensive midfielder William Carvalho. The Gunners are willing to pay €25 million for him (Daily Mail). Manchester United wants to buy Everton's right-back Seamus Coleman, who is expected to cost around £25 million. However, the Irishman is also interested in Chelsea (Daily Star). AC Milan wants to replace the departed Fernando Torres with Fulham-owned Greek striker Kostas Mitroglou (Corriere dello Sport). Juventus is preparing an offer for Galatasaray's Wesley Sneijder (Gazzetta dello Sport). Dortmund's Mats Hummels is determined to leave Germany in winter and wants to move to Arsenal or Manchester United (Daily Express).
