TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN: Borussia Dortmund ‘can’t afford’ to sign Jadon Sancho, Chelsea enter the race for Amadou Onana and Bayern Munich look to hijack Tottenham’s deal for Radu Dragusin

The first big domino chips are beginning to fall in the transfer window, with Tottenham signing Timo Werner on loan.

Spurs, however, may face a battle to land their second signings of the window as Bayern Munich are looking to hijack their deal for Genoa defender and Romania international Radu Dragusin. 

Meanwhile, Jadon Sancho is expected to return to Manchester Unitd at the end of the season even if he joins Borussia Dortmund on loan this month, as the Bundesliga club cannot afford a permanent deal.

Elsewhere, Chelsea have joined the race for Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, who’s also on Arsenal‘s radar.

Below, Mail Sport takes a look at the transfer rumours on Wednesday morning.

Jadon Sancho will return to Manchester United at the end of the season even if he joins Borussia Dortmund on loan in January as the Bundesliga club cannot afford to make the deal permanent. (Mirror)

Chelsea have joined the race to sign Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, who has also been linked with a move to Arsenal (Mirror).

Arsenal are open to sell Eddie Nketiah and Aaron Ramsdale this month to raise funds. (ESPN)

Bayern Munich are looking to hijack Tottenham’s deal for Genoa defender Radu Dragusin, offering terms to the Romania defender and submitting a formal offer to the Serie A club. (Fabrizio Romano)  

Newcastle are among the clubs keeping tabs on Jordan Henderson, should the former Liverpool captain return to the Premier League. The England international has also attracted interest from Ajax and a number of Bundesliga clubs. (Ben Jacobs)

The Magpies will reject any offers from Paris Saint-Germain for Bruno Guimaraes, with the Brazil international settled on Tyneside. (The i) 

Chelsea and Arsenal are keen to sign Everton midfielder Amadou Onana

Tottenham are the latest Premier League club to show an interest in Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney

Tottenham are the latest Premier League club to show an interest in Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney, who scored the winner in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Tuesday night.  Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool have all been linked with the 21-year-old. (Evening Standard)

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi wants Kylian Mbappe to remain with the Ligue 1 giants beyond the end of the season. The 25-year-old can leave PSG for free in the summer and reports earlier this week suggested he’d agreed a deal with Real Madrid. (RMC Sports – in French)

PSG are hoping to sign Bayer Munich midfielder and Germany international Joshua Kimmich in January. (Sky Germany)

PSG and Bayern are also in advanced talks over a deal for Nordi Mukiele, with the right back thought to be keen on a move to the Bundesliga. (Sky Germany) 

Steven Gerrard is looking to bring Liverpool defender Joel Matip, who is out of contract at the end of the season, to Al-Ettifaq in the summer. (ESPN)

Wilfried Zaha has no interest in leaving Galatasaray to return to the Premier League. The 31-year-old has scored seven goals in 14 league appearances in his debut season for the Turkish giants. (The Guardian) 

Juventus want to extend Samuel Iling-Junior’s contract. The England Under-21 international’s current deal expires in 2025. (Tuttosport – in Italian) 

Enzo Maresca is hoping to sign Italy midfielder Stefano Sensi to Leicester City from Inter Milan. The 28-year-old signed for the Serie A giants in 2020, but has been on loan to Sampdoria and Monza in the past two seasons. (Sky Sports Italy)

Mario Balotelli is considering returning to Serie A in a bid to have a chance to make Italy squad for the European Championship. The 33-year-old currently plays with Turkish outfit Adana Demirspor and has been linked with Udinese and Empoli. (Foot Mercato – in French)