The summer transfer window was unlike any other. See all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn't mean the rumours won't keep coming. Here's the latest gossip and speculation.

Barcelona have held discussions over a potential move for Juventus winger Federico Bernardeschi, according to Sport.

The Blaugrana sit eighth in La Liga, 18 points behind league leaders and rivals Real Madrid. New Barca boss Xavi Hernandez has the task of turning the team around and competing again. In an attempt to do that, the club have been linked with several players struggling for minutes and also those available on a free transfer.

Italy international Bernardeschi is out-of-contract at Juve in the summer, with Barca's football director Mateu Alemany said to have held informal discussions with the player's agent.

The contact came the same day that club president Joan Laporte made the trip to Turin for the Golden Boy presentation for Barcelona midfielder Pedri, where he also met and held discussions with agent Mino Raiola over potential future deals.

Bernadeschi somewhat fits both, with his current deal running out and the winger only playing 13 times in Serie A this season. He has made 164 appearances in his time in Turin, though he only has 32 goal involvements in that time.

The Catalan side have been linked with a number of players as they attempt to bolster their forward line after losing Sergio Aguero, who retired on Wednesday due to a heart condition.

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14.22 GMT: Manchester United are yet to receive a serious enquiry about Anthony Martial's availability in January more than a week after the Frenchman's agent announced his client is keen to leave Old Trafford, sources told ESPN's Rob Dawson.

Philippe Lamboley went public with Martial's desire to leave, insisting the 26-year-old wants to find more regular first team football.

But sources told ESPN it has not yet prompted a wave of interest and there are doubts at United about which clubs could afford a fee for the striker plus a significant wage. Martial is under contract until 2024 with the option of another year.

Sources added that United are willing to consider offers for Martial, particularly because interim coach Ralf Rangnick has made it clear he only wants to work with players who are happy at the club. Still, they are unlikely to sanction a cut price exit and would also be reluctant to subsidise Martial's wages as part of a loan arrangement.

Following Lamboley's comments last week, Rangnick hit back by insisting Martial would have to inform the club himself if he wants to leave.

Martial is yet to feature under Rangnick because of a knee problem and has made 10 appearances so far this season.

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13.30 GMT: Barcelona are pressing ahead with plans to sign Manchester City and Spain forward Ferran Torres in January, according to reports in the Catalan press.

Both Diario Sport and Mundo Deportivo claim that Barca are increasingly optimistic of doing a deal with City next month. Mundo Deportivo says Barca "have put the foot on the accelerator" since getting knocked out of the Champions League, with Torres said to be keen to return to Spain. Meanwhile, the journalist Gerard Romero says there's now just "€5m between the two clubs," with Barca initially prepared to pay €45m and City demanding more than €60m.

City coach Pep Guardiola and director of football Txiki Begiristain were in Barcelona this week for Sergio Aguero's announcement that he was retiring due to a heart condition, with Mundo Deportivo saying their visit served to move the negotiations on.

12.39 GMT: Ukraine international defender Vitaliy Mykolenko is set for a move to Everton in the January transfer window, according to his club manager at Dynamo Kiev.

Sky reports that Mykolenko, who has also been linked with interest from Roma, has been identified as the player to replace Lucas Digne. The France international has not played for Everton since the Dec. 1 defeat to Liverpool and has reportedly fallen out with manager Rafa Benitez.

Dynamo boss Mircea Lucescu is quoted as saying of the 22-year-old Mykolenko: "[He] is going to Everton. He will be the first big transfer out of Dynamo since [Andriy] Yarmolenko.

"He's a young player and he should be an example to others. It's very important to allow players to fulfil their potential and give them chances to fulfil them."

11.46 GMT: Manchester United winger Anthony Elanga is close to signing a new long-term contract after impressing interim manager Ralf Rangnick, the Daily Telegraph reports

Elanga, 19, has broken into the first-team squad this season, and started in last week's 1-1 draw against Young Boys in their final Champions League group fixture.

The Sweden under-21 international, who last year won the club's Jimmy Murphy Youth Team Player of the Year award, only agreed his current deal in March but such has been his progress that the club are keen to commit him to a bigger contract.

10.51 GMT: Barcelona have made contact with Real Betis defender Marc Bartra, according to Diario Sport, as the rebuild continues under new coach Xavi Hernandez.

Sources have told ESPN that Barca will target attacking reinforcements in January, but they are also scouring the market for a new centre-back for next summer.

Bartra, 30, has just 18 months left on his contract with Betis and played alongside Barca boss Xavi at Camp Nou before leaving for Borussia Dortmund in 2016. After two years in Germany, he returned to Spain with Betis, where he's gone on to make over 100 appearances for the LaLiga side.

Sport reports that Xavi has remained a fan of his former teammate and Barca have made moves to see whether he would be keen on returning to the club in the future. Barca are hoping to remodel their defence next summer, with Gerard Pique turning 35 in February, Samuel Umtiti surplus to requirements and the club open to offers for Clement Lenglet

10.05 GMT: Flamengo are hoping to convince former coach Jorge Jesus to return to the club, according to reports in Brazil.

Flamengo's vice-president Marco Braz and club director Bruno Spindel are travelling to Portugal in search of a new coach for 2022. They dismissed Renato Gaucho on Nov. 30 after the club's loss to Brazilian rivals Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores final.

Their first meeting will be with Jorge Jesus, who returned to Benfica in the summer of 2020 after a successful spell at Flamengo. Under Jesus, Flamengo won the Brazilian first division title, the Copa Libertadores and Rio de Janeiro state championship in his 14 months in charge.

However, the chances of Jorge Jesus returning next year to Flamengo are slim with Benfica having qualified for the Champions League round of 16, where they will face Ajax.

Flamengo are also considering Portuguese coaches Paulo Fonseca and Paulo Sousa. Ex-Roma coach Fonseca is a free agent while Sousa is currently managing Poland's national team.

09.17 GMT: Chelsea are still pursuing Sevilla's Jules Kounde, sources told ESPN's Julien Laurens, with the possibility of a move in January not off the table as the LaLiga club are willing to drop their €80m valuation.

Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta's deals all expire in the summer and no breakthrough has been made in negotiations with them. Sources have told ESPN that Barcelona are monitoring the situation with Azpilicueta.

While sources said a move for Kounde is more likely in the summer, a January transfer has not been ruled out. Tuchel is a huge admirer of Kounde, sources said, with his interest dating back to when he was Paris Saint-Germain manager and Kounde was at Bordeaux.

Chelsea were in direct negotiations with Sevilla over the transfer of Kounde last summer but a move broke down when neither side could agree on a fee for the France international. The LaLiga side wanted the full release clause of £80m for the centre-back but are now willing to negotiate a fee between €50m-€60m for a player with two-and-a-half years remaining on his contract.

Sources told ESPN that Kounde is keen on a move to Stamford Bridge and the 23-year-old is believed to have agreed the framework of a four or five-year contract.

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08.30 GMT: LaLiga president Javier Tebas believes Barcelona's chances of signing Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland are slim.

Diario Sport reports that Barca are working on the possibility of adding the Norway international next summer as their top signing. Relations between Haaland's agent, Mino Raiola, and Barca's executives are good, but the 21-year-old will choose the best offer depending on the sporting project.

Haaland is a target of all top European clubs and Raiola revealed that the player could leave Dortmund next July.

"Many circumstances would have to happen in order for them [Barca] to sign Haaland," Tebas said. "They are in a race with other clubs and with Mino Raiola, his agent, who doesn't sell sweets but sells at a big price."

Barca, who could not register Lionel Messi's contract in the summer and had to let him go for free, are still working on lowering their wage bill. The club will have to sell players to afford new signings in the winter transfer window.

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- Liverpool value defender Nathaniel Phillips at £15m ahead of a potential move away from the club in January. According to The Athletic, the Reds are holding out for more than the reported £10m in recent days, with West Ham and Newcastle heavily linked with a potential transfer.

- Mauro Icardi and Edinson Cavani top the list of potential strikers for Juventus in January, reports Tuttosport. The Serie A side are said to be on the lookout for a new forward, with Alvaro Morata struggling during his loan spell

.- Juve also have Anthony Martial and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as potential transfer targets, according to journalist Nicolo Schira. Martial has failed to play many games so far this season for Manchester United, while Aubameyang's future is in doubt after disciplinary issue at Arsenal saw him stripped of the captaincy. However, according to Schira, the duo's wages are very high and would not fit in with the current structure at Juventus.

- Paris Saint-Germain are willing to move on midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum and are interested in signing Frenkie de Jong as a potential replacement, says journalist Ekrem Konur. Wijnaldum, 31, has struggled for minutes in the French capital since signing in the summer and could be set to leave after just a few months at the club.

- Barcelona and Manchester City are close to reaching an agreement over the transfer of Ferran Torres, reports Mundo Deportivo. The report claims that club sources have said the difference between the clubs in valuation being just €4-5m. Ten days ago, the outlet claimed that it was a €15m difference, showing some optimism that a deal can be reached.