TRANSFER NEWS: Herrera's Man Utd exit, Chelsea's Varane bid, Henry's Arsenal return

The summer transfer window may be just a distant memory, but with the season well underway managers have started their preparations for January...

Ander Herrera looks set to leave Man Utd.

Bayern Munich are keen on the midfielder, and Louis Van Gaal will agree a £7m deal plus Xherdan Shaqiri with Pep Guardiola.

Chelsea look set to miss out on Real Madrid's Raphael Varane.

Carlo Ancelotti is keen to keep the Frenchman in Spain, but will sanction a move for Pepe to join Man Utd or Man City.

Rickie Lambert could leave Liverpool in January.

The former Southampton star has been linked with a loan move back to St Mary's.

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Thierry Henry could return to Arsenal as a player-coach.

The Frenchman is out of contract at current club New York Red Bulls next month.

Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin.

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has admitted it will be hard to keep the midfielder at the south-coast club.

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Cardiff owner Vincent Tan has had his say on Wigan's Dave Whelan.

Former Bluebirds boss Malky Mackay is now in charge at the DW Stadium.