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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is on a three-man shortlist to replace Xavi at Barcelona, along with Liverpool's outgoing boss Jurgen Klopp and Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann. (Gerard Romero via Sun)
Arteta is considering stepping down as Gunners boss at the end of the season despite having 18 months left on his contract, although there has not yet been any approach from Barcelona. (Sport - in Spanish)
Former Germany and Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick is also being considered by Barcelona. (Bild)
Paris St-Germain are confident of signing Newcastle United's 26-year-old Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes this summer. (Mirror)
PSG and Newcastle are interested in a summer move for 24-year-old AC Milan and Portugal forward Rafael Leao. (Telefoot - in French)
Brentford have agreed a £25m deal with Club Brugge for 18-year-old Norway winger Antonio Nusa, who was also attracting interest from Tottenham. (Standard)
Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28, has rejected a move to French club Lyon but the Denmark international is open to leaving Spurs before the end of the January transfer window. (Sky Sport Germany)
Luton are in talks with Sint-Truiden over a deal to sign 24-year-old Japan full-back Daiki Hashioka. (Telegraph)
Liverpool are considering a move for Bournemouth technical director Richard Hughes to succeed Jorg Schmadtke, who is stepping down as sporting director at the end of the January transfer window. (Mail)
AC Milan have approached Arsenal over a deal for their 23-year-old Poland defender Jakub Kiwior. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Spanish keeper David de Gea is in talks to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab, with the 33-year-old a free agent since leaving Manchester United last summer. (Mail)
Lille's 24-year-old Canada striker Jonathan David has emerged as a transfer target for Chelsea. (Telefoot via CaughtOffside)
Bayer Leverkusen are eyeing a late move for Crystal Palace's 26-year-old French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is valued at £20m. (Sun)
Fulham are expected to make a second bid for Chelsea's 22-year-old Albania forward Armando Broja after an initial loan offer, with an obligation to buy at the end of the season for £25m, was rejected. (Teamtalk)
Aston Villa have made a third bid worth around £15m for Middlesbrough's 21-year-old English winger Morgan Rogers. (Birmingham Mail)
Everton are interested in Lyon's 22-year-old Irish centre-back Jake O'Brien. (Irish Independent)
Cardiff, Blackburn and Leeds are interested in signing Liverpool's 26-year-old English defender Nat Phillips on loan. (Mail)
Greece boss Gus Poyet has emerged as a candidate for the Republic of Ireland job after Lee Carsley indicated he did not want to leave his role as England Under-21 manager. (Times - subscription required)
West Ham still hope to complete a deal for FC Nordsjaelland's 19-year-old Ghanaian winger Ibrahim Osman before the deadline despite having a £15m bid rejected. (Sun)
Sunderland are in talks with Arsenal over a loan deal for 19-year-old English winger Charles Sagoe Jr. (Football Transfers)
Chelsea must sell a player if they want to make any signings before the transfer deadline this month, with England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 23, continuing to attract interest from Tottenham. (Football Insider)
Sunderland have rejected a 16m euros (£13.6m) offer from an Italian club, reportedly Lazio, for Jack Clarke and do not want to sell the 23-year-old English winger this window. (Fabrizio Romano)
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DAILY MIRROR
Paris Saint-Germain are confident of winning the chase for Newcastle United crowd favourite Bruno Guimaraes.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is poised to make his long-awaited comeback to football.
Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are set to 'release funds' for a big January transfer - as they continue to be linked with signing a new striker.
THE SUN
Kyle Walker has revealed how he almost followed Harry Kane to Bayern Munich to escape the looming baby scandal.
Marcus Rashford is facing a fine of two weeks' wages of £650,000 for partying and missing training.
Thomas Tuchel has dropped a huge hint on where he wants to manage next - and it left Bayern Munich fans fuming.
In-demand winger Michael Olise reportedly favours a move to Old Trafford, according to reports.
Former Tottenham star Pascal Chimbonda has apologised after his side were defeated 10-1 in the Northwest Counties Premier League.
Sheffield United will listen to offers for keeper Wes Foderingham - and cash in if they can before his deal runs out in the summer.
Bayer Leverkusen are making a shock move for Crystal Palace striker Jean Philippe Mateta.
Nottingham Forest are keen on Jose Sa at Wolves.
Brentford are looking into a shock cheap return deal for West Ham attacker Said Benrahma.
Newcastle United have put a 'not for sale' sign on Joe Willock despite rival Premier League interest.
Ipswich Town are offering Sam Gallagher a three-year deal to tempt him to leave Blackburn Rovers.
Barcelona defender Jules Kounde's house was reportedly broken into while he was playing against Villarreal on Saturday night.
Blackburn Rovers are hopeful of signing Liverpool defender Nat Phillips on loan.
THE ATHLETIC
Erik ten Hag refused to discuss Marcus Rashford's absence from the Manchester United matchday squad that defeated Newport County in Sunday's FA Cup clash.
Aston Villa have made an improved third bid to sign Middlesbrough forward Morgan Rogers worth in the region of £15m, including add-ons.
Luton Town are closing in on the signing of right-back Daiki Hashioka from Belgian club Sint-Truiden.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta admitted that the club's expectations have not been fulfilled this season after Xavi announced he would step down as the club's head coach in June.
Morocco head coach Walid Regragui's two-match suspension has been overturned after a successful appeal.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Marc Skinner says he wants more investment from Manchester United to add depth to his squad before the end of the transfer window, despite his side getting back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.
Lewis Hamilton's preparations for the new season have been boosted by the return to his inner circle of friend and former right-hand man Marc Hynes.
Manu Tuilagi's teenage nephew Posolo Tuilagi has been called up by France ahead of their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Friday.
THE INDEPENDENT
Richard Masters has been urged to publish the minutes of the board meeting when the Premier League decided to adopt the punishment that led to Everton being given a 10-point penalty and put them at risk of a second points deduction this season.
DAILY EXPRESS
Arsenal have reportedly sent scouts to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the hope of getting a closer look at Ousmane Diomande.
Omar Berrada has insisted that Manchester United's commercial performance during his tenure as CEO will be underpinned by their level of success on the pitch.
Chelsea have reportedly joined the race to sign Lille's Jonathan David to bolster Mauricio Pochettino's frontline.
THE TIMES
Kieran Trippier has admitted that while he was flattered by Bayern Munich's repeated attempts to sign him he did not "throw his toys out of the pram" over Newcastle United blocking the move.
DAILY RECORD
Lens winger Oscar Cortes is on his way to Rangers as Philippe Clement is on the brink of landing his third January signing, according to a report.
Struggling Sam Lammers has admitted he needs to take more "responsibility" to end his goal drought as the Rangers loanee searches for his first Utrecht goal.
APOEL president Prodromos Petrides revealed the transfer fee to land Rangers target Jefte is "not prohibitive" after being thwarted from signing him themselves because of a FIFA embargo.
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Stuart Goodwin
Ange Postecoglou’s one-man campaign to keep done deals aflame continues apace. Having moved on one versatile holding midfielder in Eric Dier, on loan to Bayern Munich, Tottenham are reported to be back in talks with the Bundesliga side … this time with up to £60m in a back pocket in exchange for the signature of Joshua Kimmich.
Postecoglou may, however, be thwarted by Thomas Frank in his attempts to land Antonio Nusa, the “Norwegian Neymar” – Brentford are thought to be closing on a £30m move for the tricky Club Brugge winger. It may not hold off talk of Ivan Toney moving on – the Bees could loan Nusa back to Brugge until the summer, so the striker may never get to see what kind of crosses this young buck might feasibly chuck his way.
Left to right: Sweden's Emil Forsberg, Barcelona unveil their new signing Vitor Roque, Eljif Elmas.
Spurs have also been linked with Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher this month. But while uncertainty over their midfielder persists, Mauricio Pochettino simply can’t stop getting himself linked to new forwards. Suggestions that the likes of Victor Osimhen and Karim Benzema could be heading Stamford Bridge-wards have lended a persistent bassy thrum to this window, but a mooted move for Jonathan David may be more plausible. Napoli and Manchester United have also reportedly batted eyelashes at the 24-year-old Canadian international, who flew to 24 league goals for Lille last season but is down at six from 19 games so far this time around.
Jumping ahead a window. Paris Saint-Germain are noting Newcastle’s balance sheet with interest and would like to know more about release clauses in the five-year contract that Bruno Guimarães signed in October. “I’m delighted to get Bruno signed and committed to the long-term future of the football club,” Eddie Howe said at the time. “But an eye-popping offer of £100m next summer could send all that paperwork to the shredder,” he might well have added.
Divock Origi’s ill-fated loan spell at Nottingham Forest appears likely to end this week. Still only 28, the 2019 Champions League securer and 2018 Jordan Pickford befuddler is in talks with Forest and parent club Milan to bin one temporary deal and exchange it for another at MLS side Los Angeles FC. Another occasional Liverpool folk hero, Nat Phillips, whose Celtic loan ended this month, is a fair bet to get his head on more or less everything airborne at either Leeds or Cardiff for the rest of the season.
Blackburn are also reportedly interested in a loan move for Phillips, and Newcastle may find themselves battling for the signature of the Championship side’s England youth international Adam Wharton, with Crystal Palace getting the bidding rolling for the midfielder at just below the £20m mark.
One deal to look out for today: Angeliño to Roma. The left-back has racked up eight clubs since signing for Manchester City in 2015, and Leipzig have reportedly reached an agreement with Galatasaray to end his loan spell in Turkey to facilitate a temporary move to Italy, with an option to buy this summer.
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‘Agreement reached’ – West Ham one step away from signing, player ‘waiting for green light’ to travel
It appears that West Ham United are getting the forward they have been looking for this January, even if he isn’t an out and out striker.
That man is Jota, formerly of Celtic fame, who has had a rough time in Saudi Arabia since moving to Al-Ittihad in the summer.
The Portuguese winger, according to Foot Mercato’s Santi Aouna, appears to be on his way to West Ham, with an ‘agreement reached’ between the Hammers and the 24-year-old.
The hard bit remains to be solved, however, meaning the two clubs exchanging handshakes, but ‘positive talks are taking place’ to get that over the line.
In fact, those close to the deal believe that clubs can reach a ‘full agreement’ to help bring Jota back to Europe in the next couple of days.
As things stand, the forward is ‘waiting for the green light’ from Al-Ittihad and West Ham to ‘travel to the United Kingdom’ in order to undergo the necessary medicals ahead of the move.
It isn’t stated if this will be a loan or a full transfer, but considering how little Jota has been used since his arrival (11 appearances, two goals over 517 minutes) at the Saudi club, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them trying to get rid of him for good, much to the delight of the Hammers.
That being said, whether Al-Ittihad will get all of their €29.1m back from their summer purchase remains to be seen.
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Agreement reached between Jota and West Ham
Positive talks are taking place between Al-Ittihad and West Ham. Sources feel clubs can reach full agreement
Jota, waiting for the green light from the clubs to travel to UK medicals
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