Transfer news: Chelsea target Marco Verratti 'given £68m price tag' by PSG

A round up of transfer rumours in the Premier League and around Europe

PSG have told Juventus they are willing to let Marco Verratti go for €80m (£68m), according to Italian paper Corriere dello Sport.

The midfielder has long been linked with a move to Chelsea but it appears the Italian champions have made him their number one priority after selling Paul Pogba in the summer.

Meanwhile, Roma's sporting director Frederic Massara travelled to London on Wednesday to hold discussions with Chelsea over out-on-loan midfielder Charly Musonda, according to the same paper.

While there he is also reported to have approached Everton on the availability of Gerard Deulofeu.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea on supposedly hot on the tail of in-form Torino striker Andrea Belotti. But Arsene Wenger has been put off by the player's £50m price tag, according to The Sun.

West Ham are lining up a £20m move for highly-rated Celtic striker Moussa Dembele, according to Goal. But the Hammers will be told to stump up at least £30m, according to the Daily Mail.

Rio Ferdinand may want him back at Old Trafford, but it looks like Patrice Evra might be heading to the London Stadium instead. With West Ham clearly looking to improve their squad, the out-of-favour Juventus left-back is rumoured to be "in talks" with the club about a January switch.

On the other flank, the Hammers are reportedly interested in signing Stoke right-back - and former West Ham academy graduate - Glen Johnson.

Leicester are considering an offer for Norwich winger Robbie Brady. Any deal could hinge on Jeff Schlupp's future with the champions, according to Sky Sports.

Sam Allardyce wants to make Motherwell striker Louis Moult his first signing as Crystal Palace manager, according to TalkSport. The Englishman has scored 11 goals north of the border so far this season.

Jordan Rhodes is willing to drop back down into the Championship in order to get first-team football, according to The Mirror. The Scot has only played twice for Middlesbrough this season and Aston Villa are thought to be lining up a £10m move after Rudy Gestede went the other way.

Watford striker Odion Ighalo is the latest target of the super-rich Chinese Super League, according to Sky Sports. Sven Goran Eriksson, the former coach of Shanghai SIPG, tried to sign him for £37.5m in the summer. Since then, the Nigerian forward has scored just two goals in 18 appearances for the Hornets. That tally, and a warning from Chinese sport's governing body to "stop burning cash", apparently hasn't put SIPG rivals Shanghai Shenhua off...