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France and Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, 25, has agreed a deal to join Real Madrid at the end of his contract. (Foot Mercato - in French)
Madrid have offered Mbappe, whose deal at PSG ends this summer, less money than they did in their discussions in 2022. (Athletic - subscription required)
However, Mbappe could yet make a move to the Premier League. (Times - subscription required)
Juventus have pulled out of the race to sign Manchester City and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips because of the loan fee and the breakdown of the 28-year-old's salary. (Fabrizio Romano)
The Serie A club have also dropped their interest in Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28, with the fee proving too costly. (The Sun)
The end of Juve's interest in Phillips could boost Newcastle's chances of signing the midfielder. (Mail)
Liverpool could land a seven-figure windfall if England midfielder Jordan Henderson, 33, is sold by Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq. (Mirror)
Everton have set a £60m fee for Amadou Onana with Arsenal looking to make a move for the 22-year-old Belgium midfielder. (Football Insider)
Chelsea, Manchester United and AC Milan are all watching Nice and France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 24, but the French club hope to keep hold of him in the January transfer window. (RMC Sport - in French)
Barcelona have reportedly been offered a chance to sign former Manchester United and England midfielder Jesse Lingard. The 31-year-old is a free agent since leaving Nottingham Forest at the end of last season. (Sport - in Spanish)
England forward Ivan Toney, 27, says he has "unfinished business" as he prepares to make his return for Brentford after serving an eight-month suspension for breaching betting rules. (Mirror)
Juventus are ready to open contract extension talks with United States midfielder Weston McKennie, 25. (Goal)
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says the chances of his club signing a striker in the January transfer window are "not realistic". (Sky Sports)
West Ham will look at a move for Wolves' English defender Max Kilman, 26, if they raise funds by selling Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd, 27, this month. (Guardian)
Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff could be on his way out of the club if the right offer comes along for the 26-year-old Englishman. (Sun)
Tottenham are hoping to complete the signing of Romania defender Radu Dragusin, 21, from Genoa by the end of the week. (Daily Mail)
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THE TIMES
PSG and France superstar Kylian Mbappe is exploring other options, including a move to the Premier League, after being unimpressed by Real Madrid's attempts to push him into signing a pre-contract agreement.
Exeter Chiefs wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who was born in Cardiff, will take his first steps to representing England over Wales by joining a pre-Six Nations meet up with Steve Borthwick's squad in Bristol next week.
DAILY MAIL
Reports in Spain have suggested that Tottenham's desire to add to their defensive options could include an offer for Sevilla centre-back Loic Bade.
Newcastle's hopes of signing Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips on loan might have improved with Juventus reportedly unwilling to meet the Premier League club's demands for a fee and salary coverage.
Joao Felix's wage during his loan at Barcelona has been increased by 900 per cent "for fair play" after he was initially registered on a low salary in the summer so they could complete his move from Atletico Madrid.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, whose 25 per cent stake in Manchester United is awaiting approval, appears to have made a better start to his involvement with the Premier League giants than the Glazers.
Borussia Dortmund are continuing negotiations with Manchester United over a loan fee for Jadon Sancho.
Chelsea have received a formal loan proposal from Borussia Dortmund for left-back Ian Maatsen but have still to agree the terms.
Paul Heckingbottom is due a sizable bonus should Sheffield United stay up this season - despite getting the sack.
DAILY STAR
Arsenal would want at least £30m from any suitor for striker Eddie Nketiah, who has failed to nail down a place in Mikel Arteta's first-team plans despite a lack of options up front.
FIFA is working on options for the 2026 World Cup in the United States which could include the final being played indoors at AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, because of likely hot summer temperatures.
Amad Diallo has dispelled rumours that he wants to leave Manchester United after he was bizarrely linked to joining whichever club currently unemployed manager Tony Mowbray is appointed by next.
DAILY MIRROR
Reports in Spain have hinted that Manchester United and Newcastle United are interested in signing former Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen from Barcelona, although the player is keen to stay in Spain despite not being a first-team regular.
THE GUARDIAN
West Ham will make a move for Wolves defender Max Kilman if they raise funds by selling Nayef Aguerd - potentially to Saudi Arabia - in January.
Dorival Júnior has resigned as head coach of São Paulo to take charge of Brazil's national team, the club said in a statement on Sunday.
THE SUN
Erik ten Hag does not feel more pressure to win trophies at Manchester United following Sir Jim Ratcliffe's arrival.
Jesse Lingard, who remains a free agent despite being linked with a number of Premier League clubs, recently offered himself to Barcelona according to reports in Spain.
Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are among the clubs showing interest in Palmeiras' teen sensation Estevao Willian, who has been dubbed "Little Messi".
Sunderland are ready to make a move to bolster their striking options with an offer for out-of-favour Bournemouth target man Kieffer Moore.
Bolton Wanderers are showing interest in former Tottenham midfielder Josh Onomah, who is available on a free transfer after recently trialling with Stoke City.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Jordan Henderson will risk having to pay at least £3m in tax to HMRC should he return to the Premier League in January, as current tax laws mean anyone working overseas has to do so for at least 12 months or pay 45 per cent on their earnings if they return early.
Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been forced to cancel a team bonding trip to St George's Park, scheduled to last for three days, as they have to replay their FA Cup third round tie with Bristol City.
Former Pakistan coach Grant Bradburn is set to replace Matthew Maynard as the all-format head coach at Glamorgan County Cricket Club.
Jockeys riding at British racing's first ever Sunday night meeting have revolted against the new initiative calling it "a joke".
DAILY RECORD
Celtic has been floated as a possible destination for Jordan Henderson, should he get his wish and leave Al-Ettifaq, because of his relationship with Bhoys boss Brendan Rodgers.
Ross County have told Hearts they do not want to lose playmaker Yan Dhanda in January and could gamble on letting him leave as a free agent in the summer to try and stay in the Scottish Premiership.
Rangers could remain in position to sign former Hibs defender Josh Doig after reports he was about to join Torino were shut down by their head coach Ivan Juric.
Rapid Vienna sports director Markus Katzer has played down talk of any players leaving the club in January, including possible Celtic target Nicolas Kuhn.
Potential Rangers transfer target Million Manhoef has insisted he is ready to continue fighting for his current club Vitesse Arnhem if they decide not to cash in on him.
The Athletic
West Ham trio Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta and Konstantinos Mavropanos sustain injuries during FA Cup draw
By Roshane Thomas
West Ham United have been handed injury concerns with Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta and Konstantinos Mavropanos sustaining knocks in their 1-1 third round FA Cup draw against Bristol City.
Paqueta lasted only 14 minutes having aggravated the calf injury, which ruled the attacking midfielder out of the goalless draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Paqueta initially suffered the injury during the warm-up before the 2-0 win away to Arsenal and was substituted in the 33rd minute.
The Brazil international provided the assist for Jarrod Bowen’s goal against Bristol City and both will be an injury doubt for the replay against the Championship side.
“I’m more disappointed about Paqueta, we got him back and then he’s out after five or ten minutes,” said Moyes. “We were all of the understanding that things were fine because he trained yesterday. But obviously something must be annoying him and it’s the same injury.”
Bowen, who scored His 14th goal in all competition this season, had to be assisted off the field by two members of the physio team having injured his left ankle. It is another blow for Moyes who is without Mohammed Kudus because of Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ghana, while Michail Antonio, who has been sidelined since November with a knee injury, suffered an injury setback in training last Friday.
“It’s that time of the year, you can get injuries,” said Moyes. “We’ve seen it over the years. We’ve had a really good clean bill of health for the most part of the season. We’ll hopefully find they’re okay but we have to wait and see.”
Mavropanos sustained a knock when he landed awkwardly following a contested header with Bristol City forward Tommy Conway.
The Athletic takes a look at what may be in store during the rest of the January transfer window.
Last three January spends
January 2023
In: Danny Ings (£12million),
Out: Craig Dawson (£3.3million), Darren Randolph (free), Conor Coventry (loan)
January 2022
In: None
Out: Frederik Alves (£1million), Conor Coventry (loan)
January 2021
In: Said Benrahma (£20million), Jesse Lingard (loan), Frederik Alves (£1million)
Out: Sebastien Haller (£20million), Robert Snodgrass (£100,000), Winston Reid (loan)
How much money is likely to be available?
West Ham are operating with a limited budget, which could hinder their prospects of signing players this window.
“I don’t think we’ll have much money to spend,” said Moyes. “It will depend on what the outgoings are.”
What are the priority positions and who are the targets?
Given West Ham’s struggles without Lucas Paqueta and Mohammed Kudus, Moyes needs to bolster his attacking options. The club’s technical director Tim Steidten has suggested Ajax forward Steven Bergwijn, who previously played for Tottenham Hotspur between 2020 and 2022.
Stuttgart forward Serhou Guirassy has been linked with a switch to West Ham but Bergwijn’s experience of playing in the Premier League makes him the preferred option. But with West Ham having to sell before they can buy this window, an offensive arrival will be contingent on whether they can move on the out-of-form attacking trio of Said Benrahma, Maxwel Cornet and Pablo Fornals.
West Ham are also short of options in defence following Thilo Kehrer’s loan move to Monaco, Nayef Aguerd out on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Morocco and now Konstantinos Mavropanos sustaining an injury against Bristol City. If Mavropanos’ injury is worse than first feared, this leaves captain Kurt Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna as the only recognised options at centre-back.
Peterborough United’s Ronnie Edwards, 20, remains on West Ham’s radar. Mark Phillips, formerly the assistant coach for the under-18s and now assistant to sporting director Mark Noble was previously assigned with scouting the young defender. Bayer Leverkusen defender Odilon Kossounou was considered an option by the recruitment team but with the defender at AFCON with Ivory Coast, West Ham will explore other defensive targets.
Moyes’ recruitment team consists of Steidten, head of recruitment Rob Newman, European scout Georges Santos and first-team scout Adam Clarke among others, but it is largely Moyes, Steidten and majority shareholder David Sullivan who discuss potential incomings.
Who could be on their way out?
Aguerd is the subject of interest from an unnamed Saudi club and Italian sides AC Milan and Roma. But is unlikely the centre-back will leave West Ham this month. The defender received offers from a club in the Saudi Pro League and two unnamed European suitors last summer.
West Ham have not received any approaches from Saudi clubs for Said Benrahma, but will listen to offers in the January transfer window. The 26-year-old, whose contract expires in 2026, has featured sporadically this season, having only registered one assist across 24 appearances. He was an unused substitute in the draw against Bristol City. Lyon are said to be interested in signing the attacking midfielder on loan.
Kehrer, 27, has joined Monaco on loan for the remainder of the season and the French side have an €11million (£9.55m, $12.2m) option to buy. The versatile defender had interest from Roma and Eintracht Frankfurt, but wanted to return to France having played for Paris Saint-Germain between 2018 and 2022. Kehrer only played 19 minutes in the league and has been an unused substitute in 14 of West Ham’s 20 league games.
Ben Johnson, 23, is entering the final months of his contract. There has been no progress with talks over an extension. In February 2022, West Ham offered the full-back a six-and-a-half-year contract but failed to reach an agreement. The defender started the goalless draw against Brighton & Hove Albion, but has only made six appearances this season. Johnson had interest from Southampton last summer, but the Championship side were reluctant to pay a high loan fee.
Vladimir Coufal’s agent expressed his frustration at West Ham activating the one-year option in his deal, which runs until the summer of 2025. It was activated based on the number of appearances the right-back has made this season, but Coufal’s representative wanted to negotiate a long-term deal for the 31-year-old right-back.
The club have not received any approaches for Maxwel Cornet. The winger had interest from Everton last summer, but looks set to stay at West Ham for the remainder of the season despite his lack of playing time.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Danny Ings on loan. The 31-year-old striker, whose contract expires in the summer of 2025, has had to settle for a reduced role this season, with the majority of his 18 appearances coming from the bench. It is Ings’ preference to remain in the Premier League and he has no interest in dropping down to the Championship, despite interest from former side Southampton.
Divin Mubama’s long-term future is yet to be determined. The 19-year-old forward is entering the final months of his deal having previously rejected a contract extension. League One side Charlton Athletic have enquired about Conor Coventry’s availability. The 23-year-old midfielder, whose contract expires at the end of the season, is yet to play for West Ham this season.
League Two’s Colchester United are interested in signing Callum Marshall, 19, on loan. The Northern Ireland international has scored 19 goals and registered five assists in just 13 appearances for the under-21s. Meanwhile, Kamarai Simon-Swyer, 21, could be recalled from his loan spell at League Two side Crawley Town due to lack of playing time.
