Friday's Tottenham Hotspur transfer talk news roundup: Jack Clarke, Marcel Sabitzer, Roger Ibanez

The January transfer window is now open and here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest news on possible comings and goings at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Friday morning's Tottenham Hotspur transfer talk news roundup:

Arsenal 'join Liverpool in race for Roger Ibanez'

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Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Roma defender Roger Ibanez next summer.

The 22-year-old is technically on loan with Roma from Atalanta BC until the end of the 2020-21 campaign but will complete a permanent move to the former if certain conditions are met.

Liverpool have recently been linked with the centre-back amid suggestions that he could be available for a fee in the region of £36m in next summer's transfer window.

However, according to Calciomercato, Arsenal are also interested in his services as head coach Mikel Arteta looks to sign another defender, and the Gunners have already contacted Roma over a potential move.

The report claims that Paris Saint-Germain, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton are also admirers of a player who has been capped on five occasions by Brazil's Under-23s side.

Ibanez has scored once in 16 appearances for his Serie A club this season.

Arsenal to rival Tottenham Hotspur for Marcel Sabitzer?

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Arsenal have reportedly joined Tottenham Hotspur in the race for RB Leipzig attacker Marcel Sabitzer.

The 26-year-old has been a key player for Leipzig since arriving from Red Bull Salzburg in 2015, scoring 46 times and registering 38 assists in 204 appearances for the Bundesliga outfit.

Tottenham are interested in signing the Austria international, claims Leipzig sporting director Markus Krosche, but according to European football expert Julien Laurens, Arsenal are also in the hunt.

Laurens told ESPN that the Gunners are "very keen" on the playmaker, who has scored three times and registered three assists in 16 appearances at club level this term.

Sabitzer is believed to be valued by his German club in the region of £45m but his contract at the Red Bull Arena only has 18 months left to run, placing Julian Nagelsmann's side in a difficult position.

Arsenal are thought to be determined to bring a new playmaker to the Emirates Stadium in January and have also been linked with Real Madrid's Isco and Inter Milan's Christian Eriksen.

More transfer news from Tottenham Hotspur:

Championship trio 'battling to sign Tottenham Hotspur's Jack Clarke'
Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City want to sign Tottenham Hotspur youngster Jack Clarke on loan in January, according to a report. Read more.

What deals could be done in the January transfer window?
The January sales could be a busy time in the English top flight. Read more.