Report: Fulham in negotiations with Borussia Dortmund over transfer of Lucas Barrios

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Out-of-favor Borussia Dortmund striker Lucas Barrios could be on his way to Fulham before the January transfer window closes, Ruhr Nachrichten reports.

The Premier League club has allegedly offered between 7 or 8 million euros for the 27-year-old. Although Dortmund has officially denied its intent to sell the Paraguay international, a previous report asserted that a bid of 12 million euros would be enough to convince BVB to part ways with the forward.

However, Ruhr Nachrichten reports that Dortmund has decreased its demands to 10 million euros as it hopes to avoid disharmony within its ranks in the club's bid to defend its Bundesliga title.

Barrios was a regular starter for Jurgen Klopp's side for two seasons heading into the current campaign, but after a hamstring injury kept him out of action in August and most of September, he lost his starting role to Robert Lewandowski. In 11 Bundesliga appearances this season, Barrios has failed to score once.

Fulham is not the only side to have been linked with Barrios. Earlier in January, Malaga reportedly made a 10 million euro bid, while Marseille also was said to be keen to complete the player's transfer.

Should Fulham and Dortmund not reach an accord on a transfer of Barrios, the Craven Cottage side could also make a move for Bayer Leverkusen's Eren Derdiyok.

Report: Arsenal eye shock move for Watford defender Adrian Mariappa

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Arsenal could be set to make a shock bid for Watford defender Adrian Mariappa, according to the Sun.

Boss Arsene Wenger has reportedly identified Mariappa as his preferred target to strengthen the Gunners’ back line options having been alarmed by some of the recent performances of his established defenders, most notably Johan Djourou.

Mariappa, who can play either at center back or right back, has already attracted the attention of Newcastle with a string of impressive performances in the Championship, and the club is already thought to have tabled a bid of around 1.5 million pounds.

Watford, however, is reportedly holding out for at least 2 million pounds for its prized asset, and Wenger could be prepared to meet that asking price after apparently being impressed by the 25-year-old in the Hornets’ 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in the FA Cup on Friday evening.

Report: Bayern Munich to make summer move for Basel's Xherdan Shaqiri

Bayern Munich is reportedly lining up a summer swoop for Basel starlet Xherdan Shaqiri.

The Switzerland international looked set to join Galatasaray during the current transfer window but the proposed deal collapsed because of the Turkish club's refusal to meet the asking price.

According to Bild, Bayern is now planning talks with Basel over signing Shaqiri at the end of the season.

The Bavarians are looking to add to their attacking options after missing out on Borussia Monchengladbach's Marco Reus, who has snubbed Bayern and decided to join Borussia Dortmund in the summer instead.

Shaqiri is unlikely to come cheap, though, as the player is under contract to Basel until 2014 and the Swiss outfit has already rejected reported bids of 6.7 million pounds from Galatasary and 10.1 million pounds from Zenit.

The 20-year-old attacker has already been capped 17 times by the Swiss national team and is considered one of his country's most exciting young talents.