Gareth Bale to Manchester United: Live transfer news and rumours, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool talk

Up-to-the-minute coverage on the latest happenings in the January transfer window

Simon Rice,James Orr,Mark Critchley,Samuel Stevens,Sam Dymond

Tuesday 05 January 2016 09:26 GMT

Gareth Bale celebrates one of his four goals for Real Madrid (GETTY IMAGES)

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Welcome to our live coverage of the January transfer window. Here, we'll bring you breaking transfer news from the Premier League and the most intriguing rumours you need to know about. Plus, we'll have all the big stories from the Football League and across Europe.

Clubs turning focus on transfer activity following busy Christmas/New Year schedule
Real Madrid unrest following sacking of Rafael Benitez
Manchester United rejected an offer for Marouane Fellaini
Transfer window closes on February 1
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