Manchester United had a scout at Porto's game with Maritimo on Sunday.

Left sided Holland international Bruno Martins Indi played in the 1-0 win for Porto while young midfielder Ruben Neves came on for the last 20 minutes.

United manager Louis van Gaal has struggled with personnel this season, especially in the full-back positions, with Luke Shaw, Ashley Young, Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian all picking up varying degrees of injuries.

Porto defender Bruno Martins Indi was watched by Manchester United in the recent 1-0 win over Maritimo

Porto's midfielder Ruben Neves (left) is attracting the attention of several Premier League clubs this window

Eighteen-year-old Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has broken into the first team this campaign, but Martins Indi would provide the side with greater experience in the club's bid to retain their status as a Champions League club.



Neves, who won his first senior caps with Portugal earlier this season, has previously been scouted by Chelsea and Arsenal and the 18-year-old has a £29million release clause in his contract.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are following Sparta Rotterdam teenager Rick van Drongelen.

The 17-year-old can play at centre-back and left and has broken through into Sparta's first team this season and played in their last three games.

Chelsea midfielder Ramires is due to link up with his new side Jiangsu Suning in Malaga in the next 24 hours

Sparta Rotterdam teenager Rick van Drongelen

Chelsea scout Piet de Visser told Dutch media: 'I have filed a report about Van Drongelen to Chelsea. I think he's a serious guy who always trains extra hard and shows good mentality. First, he must focus on his spot at Sparta and the Holland under 19s. There he is doing a good job.'

Meanwhile, Chelsea midfielder Ramires is due to link up with his new side Jiangsu Suning in Malaga for their training camp over the next 24 hours.

Winger Christian Atsu is also planning a similar trip but to sign for La Liga side Malaga on loan. Hull and Norwich remain among those keen on Patrick Bamford. Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa have all expressed an interest in Loic Remy as have Spartak Moscow.

Marseille's Michy Batshuayi is wanted by a host of clubs including West Ham, who sent scouts to watch him

Manchester United, Liverpool, West Ham and Aston Villa were all represented at Sunday night's 1-1 draw between Lyon and Marseille.

The main focus remains on Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi. As Sportsmail reported earlier this month, the Belgian is being considered by West ham for the summer but they face competition and Marseille want £25million. His teammate, winger Georges Kevin N'koudou has also come under scrutiny as have full-backs Brice Dja Dejedje and Bernard Mendy.

Though Batshuayi and N'Koudou are highly-rated by Marseille, the concern among Premier League scouts is whether they would withstand the physical element of playing in England.

West Ham have expressed an interest in Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz, 30, also for January. Manager Slaven Bilic wants a striker to replace Mauro Zarate who joined Fiorentina last week while there is interest from China in Nikica Jelavic. West Ham have lined up Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike for a loan move from Fenerbahce and he remains their preferred choice.

Leicester City have increased their offer for Sampdoria forward Eder with Inter Milan also expressing interest

Leicester City have increased their offer for Sampdoria striker Eder up to £10m after their £7.95m bid was knocked back.

Eder is an Italy international but is 29 so Leicester, though willing to hand him a three year contract, do not want to bid beyond their value. Inter Milan have also expressed an interest but have yet to bid.

Leicester also have other forward options that they are working on parallel to the Eder transfer, including Chelsea's Loic Remy, as manager Claudio Ranieri looks to replace Andrej Kramaric.

Ranieri also has half an eye on the summer should they receive big bids for Jamie Vardy or Riyad Mahrez. No official bids have been received as yet though there is interest from many top clubs, particularly in Mahrez.

Watford target Mario Suarez has been asked to give Fiorentina news on which club he is joining by Monday

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend is wanted by Watford but they face competition from Newcastle

Watford target Mario Suarez has been asked to give Fiorentina an answer on which club he is joining by Monday night. The Spain international midfielder was left out of the Fiorentina squad to face Torino at the weekend and was given 72 hours to make a decision.

Watford also hope to sign Andros Townsend on loan from Tottenham but face competition from Newcastle. QPR winger Matt Phillips is an alternative for both clubs and West Brom should they offload either Saido Berahino or James Chester.

As reported in Sportsmail last week, Birmingham have made a bid to sign Watford's Diego Fabbrini but must wait for Middlesbrough to cut short his loan arrangement first.

Bolton's Zach Clough is one of a number of players in Neil Lennon's squad who could be heading for the exit

Swansea City are considering a £2million plus offer for Bolton midfielders Zach Clough and Josh Vela.

The south Wales club posted a scout at Bolton's 3-1 win over MK Dons at the weekend though Clough missed the game with a hip injury. Swansea have watched 20-year-old forward Clough and 22-year-old midfielder Vela several times over recent months.

Clough was the subject of a £2m bid from Bristol City earlier this month while Bolton had an offer from Cardiff for Vela prior to their transfer embargo.

Swansea are understood to be willing to offer £2million for the pair plus add-ons based on appearances and Premier League survival. Swansea also took the opportunity to check on Jonny Williams who is on loan from Crystal Palace at MK Dons.

Bolton, meanwhile, have interest from Ipswich Town in Darren Pratley while Preston and Charlton like winger Liam Feeney.

Bolton midfielder Darren Pratley is wanted by fellow Championship side Ipswich Town this transfer window

Real Madrid are talking to Manchester United target and Servette striker Lorenzo Gonzalez. The 15-year-old has been on and off of United's list with club scouts pushing for his Swiss international teammate Nishan Burkhart.

However, Madrid, facing the prospect of a transfer ban have brought forward talks and the Swiss U16 international is in Madrid this week. Gonzalez turns 16 in April and has also had talks with Borussia Dortmund.

Blackburn Rovers full-back Marcus Olsson could be on his way to Derby County before the end of the month

Derby County are close to finalising a deal for Blackburn Rovers left-back Marcus Olsson. Blackburn may have to wait on a proposed loan for Everton's Darron Gibson following injury to Muhamed Besic. Stoke City midfielder Steve Sidwell is discussing a move to Brighton though Fulham are also interested. Fulham are signing Austria international defender Michael Madl from Sturm Graz.