Transfers and rumors of January 18: R. Varane won't leave "Real", but Pepe could depart

The winter transfer window has started, and the most popular football news portal in Lithuania "Eurofootball.com" will review the most interesting player transfers and rumors of January 18th.

London's "Tottenham" wants to get rid of Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado and acquire "Porto" sniper Jackson Martinez in their place. However, the "Spurs" would have to sell their forwards first (Daily Express).

Fiorentina showed interest in Southampton's defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama. It is reported that representatives of the Italian club have already contacted the "Saints," but they would have to pay 32.5 million euros for the player from Kenya (Nairobi News).

West Brom wants to sell record signing Brown Ideye, who does not fit into the plans of their new manager Tony Pulis. The Nigerian cost 10 million pounds sterling in the summer (Daily Mail).

Liverpool has decided to give striker Mario Balotelli another chance and not sell him this winter. The Italian will have to prove his worth before the summer (Daily Mirror).

Samuel Eto'o has agreed on contract terms with Genoa's "Sampdoria." Liverpool's "Everton" will allow the Cameroonian to leave without major obstacles (Daily Mail).

Madrid's "Atletico" and "Valencia" are monitoring "Pacos de Ferreira" player Jean-Michael Seri (L'Equipe).

London's "Arsenal" is interested in 18-year-old "Roma" forward Antonio Sanabria (Leggo).

Raphael Varane will not leave Real Madrid. The more likely scenario is that Pepe will leave, whose contract with the club ends in 2016, and the Frenchman will take his place in the starting eleven (L'Equipe).

Chelsea's full-back Mohamed Salah has attracted interest from even more clubs. Among them: "Roma," Istanbul's "Besiktas," Milan's "Inter," and "Napoli" (Daily Mirror).

Chelsea's strategist Jose Mourinho wants "Real's" right-back defender Alvaro Arbeloa in his team. The Spaniard could be sold for a small sum, as he has not had much playing time in the "Royal" club (Daily Express).

Real Madrid also offered Borussia Dortmund to acquire midfielder Sami Khedira (El Confidencial).

Athletic Bilbao wants to loan "Real's" midfielder Asier Illarramendi (Mundo Deportivo).

Sky Sports reports that Anderlecht's footballer Youri Tielemans has reached an agreement with Barcelona and will join the Catalan team when the transfer ban is lifted.