Sports Transfer Market Live Update: Monday, 23rd January 2016

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will not prevent forward Wayne Rooney making a big-money move to the Chinese Super League, with champions Guangzhou Evergrande and rivals Beijing Guoan prepared to pay the 31-year-old England captain £700,000 a week.

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Below are other transfer stories for today.

- Everton are targeting Chelsea's Serbia defender Branislav Ivanovic, 32, to replace their 34-year-old England centre-back Phil Jagielka, who is set to leave Goodison Park and has been linked with Sunderland. (Daily Express)

- Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will make a decision over his Gunners future at the end of the season. The England international, on loan at Bournemouth, has 18 months to run on his deal at Emirates Stadium and has yet to be offered an extension, with the Cherries keen to keep him beyond next summer and Italian side AC Milan reportedly monitoring his situation. (Daily Mirror)

- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger must face a lengthy touchline ban for pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor during Sunday's dramatic victory over Burnley, says former Premier League referee Graham Poll. (Daily Mail)

- Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is unsure whether striker Diego Costa, 28, will be handed a new contract when his current deal expires in 2019. (Sun)

- Manchester United will make a decision this week on whether to bring forward the £38m signing of Benfica defender Victor Lindelof. The 22-year-old Sweden international had been expected to move to Old Trafford in the summer. (Daily Star)

- Meanwhile, United target Goncalo Guedes, the 20-year-old Benfica winger valued at about £26m, is preparing to say his goodbyes to the Portuguese club. (Record, via Express)

- Everton's 22-year-old Spanish winger Gerard Deulofeu will have a medical on Monday before joining Italian side AC Milan on loan. (Tuttosport, via Sun)

- Liverpool's Serbia winger Larko Markovic could join Hull City on loan, with his season-long stay at Sporting Lisbon set to be cancelled following a miserable spell in Portugal. (Liverpool Echo)

- Watford will sign Fiorentina's Argentine striker Mauro Zarate, 29, on loan for the rest of the season before completing a £2.4m deal in the summer for the former West Ham United player. (Daily Mirror)

- AIK Solna's 17-year-old forward Alexander Isak - Sweden's youngest ever goalscorer and a target for Everton - is expected to join German side Borussia Dortmund. (Guardian)

- Brentford striker Scott Hogan, 24, is expected to complete a move to West Ham this week.(Sky Sports)

- Barnsley midfielder Conor Hourihane, 25, has admitted his head has been turned by interest from Championship rivals Aston Villa. (Birmingham Mail)

And finally…

- Bradford City striker James Hanson, 29, is close to completing a six-figure move to League One rivals Sheffield United. (Telegraph & Argus)
 
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