Arsenal and Manchester United are among the clubs weighing up a move for Mathys Tel but it's Tottenham who have moved to agree a deal worth £50million with Bayern Munich

Mathys Tel could be at the centre transfer tug-of-war in the final days of the January window after leading Premier League clubs were offered the chance to sign him. Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are among those interested in Tel,

Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are all interested in a deal to sign Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window. Tel dropped a transfer bombshell on Tuesday – deciding that he wishes to leave Bayern this month – which has seen Arsenal and United join Chelsea in a dramatic late race to land his signature.

Aston Villa have rejected a formal offer from Arsenal for Ollie Watkins, sources have told ESPN. Arsenal want to sign a forward before Monday's transfer deadline and are pursuing alternative options after accepting Benjamin Sesko is unlikely to leave Red Bull Leipzig this month.

Watkins started and scored in Villa's Champions League game against Celtic on Wednesday night at Villa Park, with reports of a £60m Arsenal bid first surfacing hours before kick-off. Villa sources say they have no intention of allowing Watkins to leave,