The European winter transfer window has officially opened, and many clubs have begun to prepare for this summer's reinforcement plans while carrying out reinforcements. Lukaku fell out with Chelsea and wanted to join Tottenham Hotspur this summer; Dutch defender Sven Botman refused to join Newcastle because he didn't want to be relegated with Newcastle; Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti hinted that Mbappe would join the club for free this summer.
Here's a look at more of the latest European club transfer rumours:
Premier league
Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, 28, is unhappy at Chelsea and has recently been banned by the club for a secret interview with the media at home and a misnomer about Chelsea. Lukaku is trying to break his contract with Chelsea and moved to Tottenham Hotspur this summer to work with Conte again. (Italian transfer market)
Spurs will reinforce the team's attacking line or not, with Or not Lukaku joining, and they have now made an offer to Wolves to bring in the team's 25-year-old Spanish winger Adama Traore for £20m. In addition to Tottenham, West Ham United are also very interested in Traore. (The Telegraph)
West Ham's England midfielder Dekran Rice is likely to leave the team this summer, and the Red Devils United have pursued the england international last summer, but they have not succeeded in signing Rice, which has prevented the Manchester United midfield from being strengthened in time and directly affected the team's results.
It is reported that Manchester United will continue to try to bring in Rice this summer, but they will have to face competition from Manchester City and Chelsea. (The Sun)
For Liverpool, the Reds are interested in bringing in Guinean midfielder Ajib Kamala, 20, of the Greek team Olympiacos this summer. AC Milan from Serie A is also very interested in Kamala. (Milan Sports Newspaper)
In order to be able to complete the relegation task this season, Newcastle United will sign up to 6 players in January this year. The Magpies are currently in talks with Watford in the hope of bringing in their Senegalese striker Ismaila Sal in the winter window. Prior to that, Atletico Madrid's England right-back Kieran Trippier and another player will officially join. (Metro Newspaper)
Newcastle's plan to bring in 21-year-old Dutch defender Sven Botmann of Lille in Ligue 1 has been dashed because Botman is reluctant to join a team that could be relegated this season. (The Times)
For Aston Villa, new coach Gerrard is hoping the club will bring in Swiss midfielder Dennis Zakaria of Borussia Mönchengladbach this summer. However, Villa will have to face competition from a number of Premier League clubs such as Liverpool, Leicester City, Arsenal and Everton. (The Post)
Spanish
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti recently said that the club is in no hurry to sign Paris Saint-Germain's 23-year-old French striker Mbappe in the winter window, and hinted that Mbappe will join Real Madrid as a free agent this summer, when his contract with Paris Greater Paris will expire. (Goal)
In Barcelona, the 32-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Neto, who is determined to leave the team in the winter window, has issued an ultimatum to Barca, hoping that the club will accept an offer from The Brazilian side Flamengo in order to return to Brazil this month. (Spanish National Newspaper)
Serie A
AC Milan are poised to bring in 28-year-old Italian striker Belotti this summer, whose contract with Torino expires this summer, when Milan will get the active Italian international for free. (Milan Sports Newspaper)