News about Gerard Deulofeu

The 28-year-old was heavily linked with Aston Villa during the January transfer window before Spurs decided against a move in order to bring in reinforcements. Spurs were able to sign Pedro Porro from Sporting Lisbon for £42 million, while simultaneously ending Matt Doherty's deal in order to allow him to join Atletico Madrid on a free transfer. Boss Antonio Conte, on the other hand, was keen to include Spanish actor Deulofeu to expand his offensive options ahead of the window slamming shuts. Before Deulofeu sustained a knee injury last month, a deal was said to be extremely close to being finished.

SIMON JONES: The winter transfer window is less than a week, and everyone in the Premier League - yes even - is looking to add to their squads. We can expect more traffic over the next six days whether it's Arsenal looking to add firepower to their title defense or teams like Everton and Bournemouth trying to prevent relegation. Here's a look at what every club is shooting as the January window draws to a close.

We're only January, but we're already six-pointer seasons when it comes to the Premier League's relegation dog battle. Four matches pitching those in the bottom half of the table are transformed into direct competition in a nice quirk of the fixture calendar this weekend. Aston Villa is currently in 11th place with Everton in 18th, while rock bottom Southampton is only three points away from safety. Any result will have a bearing from now until the end of the season in May, with no one yet cut adrift. We preview the four key games and give our picks ahead of the crunch weekend.

SIMON JONES AND TOM COLLOMOSSE: Aston Villa's discussions about a £12 million contract for Alex Moreno, the Real Betis left-back, are ongoing. Villa also needs a winger with 19-year-old Alberto Moleiro of Las Palmas and Gerard Deulofeu of Udinese. Given that Emery is keen to bring in another left-back, he has set sights on Moreno, 29. Betis is already discussing potential replacements, and we're still looking at potential replacements.

Serie A is finally back! There has been no top-flight action in Italy since November 13, with a long break for the World Cup and the festive season. Fortunately for those with Calcio withdrawal symptoms, the game is back in a big dollop on Wednesday, with a full slate of ten Serie A games distributed fairly throughout the day. ALVISE CAGNAZZO provides us with the state of play at all 20 of the clubs ahead of its return.

Unai Emery is looking at the possibility of bringing Gerard Deulofeu back to the Premier League. To improve their attacking options under new coach Aston Villa, they are on the lookout for wide men during the January transfer window to expand their attacking options. Emery will be backed in the market as he continues to shape the team to his liking after replacing Steven Gerrard at the helm in November.

No one would have bet a single penny on Udinese's spectacular start to Serie A, but this extraordinary start to the season has renewed all the hopes of a team that is destined to be Italy's "Cinderella" story after Atalanta and Igor Tudor's Hellas Verona. Udinese flies and does not want to land on the earth anymore: it is a war machine with all the capabilities to surprise the top clubs and show how money is not linked to triumph in Italy as well as in Europe. For many years, there have been no victories of mid-level clubs in Italy, but the story in England has much more recent, with Jamie Vardy and Claudio Ranieri leading the Foxes to Premier League glory in 2016.

Only two teams are unbeaten in Serie A's seventh round of games, after Napoli put an end to Milan's reign, and Atalanta saw off Jose Mourinho's Roma in the capital. With a 3-0 victory over Inter, Udinese maintained their own fine form against the top teams, while Juventus lost their first victory of the season over the Old Lady who dominated the game with ten men. All of this and more were included in our latest ten things we learned from Serie A with Sportmail's ALVISE CAGNAZZO. He was supposed to be the extra man for Juventus, but Di Maria's 'bullying' attitude against Armando Izzo in the team's personal war against the Monza defender has already sparked suspicion of intolerance, allowing the team to be stifled in times of such turmoil. Angel Di Maria must be the symbolic figure, not a player full of resentment and resentment: against Monza, he lost the best of chances to be a hero, and now his journey in Italy seems to be a disappointment.

In the 22nd minute, a Milan Skriniar own goal disqualified Nicolo Barella's opener in the first half, before Jaka Bijol scored six minutes from time. Tolgay Arslan added a third late in the game to claim the three points. Andrea Sottil will be able to appreciate the three points in a competitive season, with three squads on 14 points and one on 13 in the early rounds of the season, with Inter in sixth place on 12.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: The sixth round of Serie A fixtures saw the league table get to life, with Napoli, Atalanta, and AC Milan all getting off to a good start in the new season as they announce their early hopes to win the Scudetto. Meanwhile, the Udinese beat Sassuolo 3-1, putting them on a collision course. In our new ten things we learned from Serie A with Sportsmail's Alvise Cagnazzo, we've got all of this and more.