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Villa increases offer for Malen

Aston Villa have increased their offer for Borussia Dortmund star Donyell Malen.

Villa is closing in on Dortmund’s assessment of Malen as negotiations continue.

According to Sky Sports, the Villans’ latest offer is around £21m.

BVB, however, are demanding around £25m for the striker.

The Prem club wants a former United star

Ipswich are interested in signing former Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic, according to Florian Plettenberg.

Como, Napoli and Fiorentina are also monitoring the situation, with Matic under contract at Lyon until 2026.

Football Manager prediction window

OLBG simulated the January transfer window through the Football Manager 24 simulation.

Here is the business that took place in the video game.

Manchester United arrivals:

RB Salzburg’s Amar Dedic – £15.75m

Chicago Fire’s Federico Navarro: £4.6m

Manchester United departures:

Marcus Rashford to Paris Saint-Germain – On loan

Tyrell Malacia to Brighton – Loan

Sam Mather to Tranmere – Loan

Arsenal arrivals:

Barcelona’s Ferran Torres: £49m

PSV’s Joey Veerman: £40m

Arsenal departures:

Jorginho to Newcastle: £10m

Chelsea arrivals:

Gastón Benedetti from Estudiantes: £3.5 million

Tomás Cuello of Atlético Paranense – £4.6 million

Erick Sánchez de Pachua – Free

Chelsea departures:

Tyrique George to Coventry City – Loan