European Paper Talk: Real Madrid's ambitious plan to sign Neymar

By Tom Bodell, Football Whispers

Saturday 27 January 2018 15:04, UK

It's the final weekend of the January transfer window.

Time is running out for clubs across Europe to complete all the business they want.

Our friends at Football Whispers have scoured the continental press to bring you the latest transfer rumours.

Spain

An ambitious move by Real Madrid for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is becoming a distinct possibility. He is a Real Madrid transfer target and reports in Spain say a deal can be done in the summer to bring him to the Bernabeu a year after he left Barcelona. (Marca)

Barcelona could make Gremio midfielder Arthur their third January arrival after Philippe Coutinho and Yerry Mina and the 21-year-old will reportedly meet with Barca's sporting director Robert Fernandez. Arthur has a release clause of €50million (£43.8m) and is contracted to the Brazilian outfit until 2021. However, he could cost as little as €20m (£17.5m) this month. (Sport)

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has pledged his future to the club, despite rumours he feels undervalued as his pay packet is behind Neymar and Lionel Messi. Asked if he enjoyed life at Real, the club's all-time leading scorer replied: "Of course, I like living here. I've been in this city since 2009 and I love the climate and the people. It's close to Portugal and you can get there by car. Spain is a great country, I love it. Of course, I want to stay here, I love this club." (AS)

Italy

While Javier Pastore is top of Inter Milan's wish-list, the club are also eyeing up other options to the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder. Celta Vigo's Stanislav Lobotka is one such alternative with the Slovakian international a €35m (£30.6m) target. (Gazetta dello Sport)

Genoa starlet Pietro Pellegri has made it clear he is in no rush to leave. The 16-year-old, who has scored twice in three Serie A starts this season, wrote on Facebook: "I do not believe I have to leave my club, I do not believe I have to leave my city. I believe it." (Tutto Mercato)

Cagliari's North Korean forward Han Kwang-song, who has impressed by scoring seven times in 17 outings for Perugia this season, is a Juventus transfer target. The 19-year-old from Pyongyang is wanted by the Turin giants who will offer Alberto Cerri - on loan at Perugia already - or Ronaldo Mandragora - currently at Crotone - as a makeweight. (Tuttosport)

Former Chelsea transfer target Radja Nainggolan is still wanted by Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan but Roma are not interested in selling the controversial Belgian midfielder who, equally, has no intention of leaving. A reported yearly wage of €13m (£11.4m) won't change his mind, either. (Corriere dello Sport)

Germany

Arturo Vidal is a Manchester United transfer target. Out of contract in the summer of 2019, the Bayern Munich midfielder has been linked with a move to the Premier League before. The Chilean said of his future: "I'll stay until the summer. Then we'll see what happens." (Kicker)

Bayern winger Kingsley Coman says he sees himself staying at the Allianz Arena for the next five or six years. The Frenchman, who joined from Juventus in 2016, also admitted his dream move would be to re-join former side Paris Saint-Germain. "I'm certainly here for five, six years," he said. "But I can not say that in 10 years - then I would be 31 - I'm still here. I recently signed a contract until 2023. Sure, I'm staying that long." (Sport Bild)

Turkey

Former Chelsea and Wigan Athletic striker Franco Di Santo looks set to leave Schalke and join Fenerbahce. The Argentine would cost around €2.5m (£2.1m). (Fotomac)

Netherlands

Former Everton and Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has emerged as a contender for the national team job. The 54-year-old, who was sacked by the Toffees in October, is in talks with the Dutch FA about filling the vacant head coach role after Dick Advocaat quit following failure to qualify for the World Cup in Russia. (VI)