LIVE Transfer Talk: Arsenal agree deal for Shakhtar's Mykola Matviyenko

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Arsenal have agreed a deal to make Shakhtar’s Mykola Matviyenko their first signing since manager Mikel Arteta took charge last month, according to reports in Ukraine.

The centre-back has featured 14 times in the Ukrainian Premier Liga for Shakhtar this season, as well twice facing Manchester City in the Champions League.

Sources told ESPN Brasil on Tuesday that Arsenal’s deal to sign Flamengo defender Pablo Mari has collapsed, opening the door to sign Matviyenko.

Mari, 26, arrived in London on Saturday to complete a transfer to the Emirates but the defender is now set to stay at Flamengo.

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23.09 GMT: Could Leroy Sane’s move from Manchester City to Bayern Munich be back on?

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has refused to rule it out.

“If we are still interested in principle, which I do not rule out, we will first talk to the club in order to create a friendly atmosphere of conversation,” Rummenigge told German journalist Manuel Bonke. Sane, who tore is ACL just 13 minutes into the Community Shield this season, is nearing a return to action, which naturally has reignited the move to Bayern rumours.

The 24-year-old was close to a move to Bayern in the summer but that obviously fell through after his unfortunate injury. Sane will be entering the final year of his contract starting this summer and faces a very uncertain future.

Pep Guardiola said earlier this month: “It’s a question for Leroy, his agents and the club. I’m not involved in that,” Guardiola said on Sane’s future.

“I have no doubts about him and his quality but each one has his own family, desires, dreams and, above that, I cannot do anything else.

Sane was one of the more dynamic players in the Premier League last season, notching 10 goals and 11 assists as City won a second-straight Premier League title.

22.26 GMT: Carlo Ancelotti took the Everton job on as a project and was promised heavy investment by club owner Farhad Moshiri.

So far Ancelotti has won three, lost one and drawn two in the league, accumulating 11 out of a possible 18 points. With the transfer window open for only three more days, Ancelotti is looking for some of that financial backing to sign former Napoli charge Allan, according to Sport Wtiness. The Napoli midfielder won’t come cheap, though, as the Partenopei are demanding €80 million for the Brazilian.

The Italian boss has urged the board to sign his “dream” signing, according to Italian outlet Il Mattino. It is unlikely a deal gets done before Friday’s deadline but don’t be surprised to see the Toffees circle back for the central midfielder come the summer.

21.58 GMT: Man City haven’t made any signings this window but a report from Spain suggests a major signing could be on the horizon.

El Desmarque claims that Pep Guardiola’s side are close to signing Inter Milan centre-back Milan Skriniar. City’s centre-back issues/injury troubles this have been well-documented and the club could badly use a centre-back in January. Midfielders Fernandinho and Rodri have been used in defence this season, while Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones have failed to convince.

The report says City would be willing to pay €95 million to sign the 24-year-old Skriniar and pair him with Aymeric Laporte. City have also been linked with Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, Bournemouth’s Nathan Ake and Leicester’s Caglar Soyuncu but according to El Desmarque, it is Skriniar who will be moving to the Etihad.

The report notes that City likely will wait until the summer to sign the Slovakian, with Guardiola previously stating that City would not be signing new players in January.

21.19 GMT: Are Chelsea set to see another talented youngster leave Stamford Bridge?

Nineteen-year-old Tariq Lamptey is the player in question, with the young full-back’s contract set to expire at the end of the season. The lively youngster has made three appearances this season for the Blues and is reportedly being courted by Lille and Torino with pre-contracts, while Goal.com can confirm that Paris Saint-Germain, Wolves and Nice are all also interested in the young full-back.

With an abundance of young talent (Tammy Abraham, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Christian Pulisic, Mason Mount, Reece James, Fikayo Tomori, etc.), Chelsea can’t keep hold of everyone.

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” width=”40″>20.50 GMT: We mentioned Man United had made a breakthrough with Sporting Lisbon regarding Bruno Fernandes but the Portuguese isn’t the only midfielder on the club’s radar.

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic is also a midfielder United are keen on, sources tell ESPN. Barcelona have made the Croatian, 32, available, although it seems Rakitic would prefer to keep his family in Spain.

If Barcelona moved for Rakitic, the World Cup runner-up would cost the club somewhere in the neighborhood of €20 million.

Fernandes seems to be in the closing stages but might Rakitic follow? United supporters hope…

20.23 GMT: Arsenal’s biggest issue is its defence and it looks as if rookie manager Mikel Arteta has identified so much.

With the club nearing a deal for Shakhtar Donetsk defender Mykola Matviyenko, reports are also circling that another defender could arrive at the Emirates this month. The Daily Mail understands that the Gunners are preparing to make a late move for Southampton’s Cedric Soares.

The versatile defender, 28, can play centre-back, right-back or even left-back and…