Sunday News (includes West Ham)
Posted: 18 Jan 2026, 11:21
BBC
Chelsea are prepared to pay 50m euros (£43.3m) for 20-year-old French defender Jeremy Jacquet, but Rennes are holding out for more than 60m euros (£52m). (RMC Sport - in French), external
Napoli could look to sign Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 21, who is on loan at Roma from Brighton, if Netherlands winger Noa Lang, 26, leaves this month. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external
Tottenham's hierarchy are expected to meet on Sunday to discuss the future of manager Thomas Frank following Saturday's defeat against West Ham.(Independent), external
Bournemouth are in advanced talks with Lazio over a loan deal for 24-year-old Greece goalkeeper Christos Mandas. (Sky Sports), external
Newcastle have registered their interest in Netherlands and Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij, 33. (Football Insider), external
Aston Villa have spoken with Club Brugge about signing Raphael Onyedika, 24, but Galatasaray remain the frontrunners for the Nigeria midfielder. (Sacha Tavolieri), external
Arsenal are eyeing moves for 22-year-old Germany and Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown and Sporting's Ivory Coast centre-half Ousmane Diomande, 22. (Caught Offside), external
Liverpool have turned their attention to Inter Milan and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni, 26, after missing out on Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi who is set to join Manchester City. (Teamtalk), external
Juventus have stepped up their interest in Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, and held talks with the France striker's representatives on Friday. (Mail), external
Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United are all eyeing a deal for Juventus defender Pierre Kalulu, 25, but are unlikely to make a move for the France international until the end of the season. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Manchester United want to bring in Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 28, during the winter window but Al-Hilal will demand a fee in the region of £20m. (Football Insider), external
Liverpool have set their sights on Real Madrid and France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 23. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
West Ham held talks with Barcelona over the possibility of signing Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 33, but the Germany goalkeeper looks set to join Girona. (Teamtalk), external
Tottenham are competing with Aston Villa and Newcastle for 24-year-old Brentford and Germany striker Kevin Schade. (Caught Offside), external
Chelsea are set to recall Celtic target David Datro Fofana, 23, from his loan spell with Turkish club Fatih Karagumruk as they look to sell the Ivory Coast striker this month. (Football Insider), external
England winger Jadon Sancho, who is on loan at Aston Villa, could be set to return to Borussia Dortmund for a third time with the German club wanting to sign the 25-year-old on a free when his contract at Manchester United expires at the end of the season. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
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PREMIER LEAGUE
Juventus have stepped up their chase for Crystal forward Jean-Philippe Mateta after talks were held with his representatives on Friday - Daily Mail
Tottenham are weighing up sacking boss Thomas Frank after Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to West Ham - The Times.
Manchester United's team ahead of Man City was leaked over an hour before it was due to be announced on Michael Carrick's grand opening - Daily Mail
Chelsea have held further talks over Jeremy Jacquet of Rennes as they close on a new centre back for January - Daily Mail
Newcastle United have checked on Club Brugge full-back Joaquin Seys - Daily Mail
Brighton centre back Diego Coppola is attracting interest from Spanish sides Valencia and Girona - Daily Mail
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
Real Madrid boss Florentino Perez is eyeing a big transfer move this summer to lift the Spanish giants out of a slump. However, a deal for Erling Haaland will not be straightforward due to his massive contract which ties him to Man City until 2034 - The Sun
Florentino Perez has added former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca to his Real Madrid head coach shortlist - The Sun
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Wilson’s last-gasp West Ham winner deepens Frank’s Tottenham crisis
Callum Wilson’s late winner earned West Ham three crucial points in their fight for survival. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
It was the chant that had simmered for weeks and there was an inevitability when it was belted out by the Tottenham support at the very last. “Sacked in the morning,” they yelled at Thomas Frank, the frustration unbearable. They have seen enough. In their opinion, the manager has to go.
Whether the club’s board agree is unclear. They know the problems Frank has faced and continues to face during a season of turmoil and transition. The acid test of nerve is upon them.
It was the West Ham substitute, Callum Wilson, who took a match to the tinderbox of emotions in the second minute of stoppage-time. The striker, who has been touted for a move away, had just been kept out by a last-ditch Pedro Porro block. But when Oliver Scarles dropped over the corner and the Spurs goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, lacked the strength to make his presence felt, it was the prompt for an unholy mess. A metaphor for the Frank era? When the ball deflected and sat up for Wilson, he shot home from point-blank range.
What a result this was for Nuno Espírito Santo and his relegation-threatened West Ham. Their first Premier League win in 11 matches represented hope and it was deserved, certainly on the back of an excellent first-half performance, the high point being Crysencio Summerville’s goal. It was the best period of football under Nuno.
It had been billed as El Dissatisfactico and all of the angst and misery belonged to Spurs. When Porro whipped in the cross from which Cristian Romero equalised midway through the second half, what happened next was instructive. Porro turned to the Spurs fans in the West Stand and cupped his ear in their direction. Then he celebrated with a guttural roar.
It was an internal battle throughout for the home crowd. They yo-yoed between wanting to show their support and venting their spleen. In the end, the latter held sway, the boos ringing out in venomous fashion. Frank has overseen two league wins at home. His team have three victories in 15 in the competition. The shortcomings are most pronounced in the final third. The supporters have grumbled for some time, many already reaching the unwanted verdict on Frank. Is there a way back when they turn like this?
It was hard to know where the West Ham belief had come from after the shattering home loss to Nottingham Forest, which followed the embarrassing defeat at Wolves. Nuno put it down to the FA Cup win over QPR last Sunday and there was joy and disbelief in the visiting enclosure when Summerville put them ahead.
Callum Wilson scores from close range to put West Ham in front late on. Photograph: Tony O Brien/Reuters
He was in the mood at the outset, eager to run at the Spurs defence, to ask questions and he profited after cutting in from the left after a well-worked counter. It was ignited by Jarrod Bowen, who shrugged off a Ben Davies challenge in which the Spurs left-back seriously injured himself. Davies was given oxygen and taken off on a stretcher. When Summerville bought himself a yard of space and unloaded, the shot flicked off Micky Van de Ven to wrongfoot Vicario.
Mathys Tel had shot high for Spurs early on when well-placed – a big miss – and it came to feel like a story about the home crowd, tracking their struggles, their inability to keep the howls at bay as their players laboured.
They were hugely edgy when Vicario tried to begin moves with low passes from the back; they wanted greater urgency. The first boos were heard when Taty Castellanos blew a free header at the far post after a corner in the 26th minute. There were more when Xavi Simons misplaced a pass for Djed Spence, who had come on for Davies. And there was a loud and angry blast of them at the half-time whistle.
West Ham ought to have been further in front by then. They created a fistful of good openings. Castellanos could not control in a good position; Bowen had a shot blocked by Van de Ven; Bowen had the ball in the net only to be pulled back for offside and Vicario had to stretch to repel a Kostantinos Mavropanos header.
Spurs’ only response in the first half was a Wilson Odobert header on 25 minutes that Alphonse Areola blocked brilliantly. The goalkeeper would deny Spence on the rebound.
Frank introduced Yves Bissouma for the second half – it was the midfielder’s first game of the season – and the Spurs support really did have to stay with the team. The red rags endured, the biggest one being Vicario in possession, playing out with little conviction. There were more boos for him and his efforts on the hour, the situation not helped when his teammates repeatedly went back to him.
The tackles flew in, including some bad ones. Bowen on Simons. Van de Ven on Bowen in retaliation. There was also a death-or-glory slide challenge from Van de Ven on Summerville as the winger ran through. He came up with glory.
Bissouma worked Areola and there was yet more anger in the South Stand when Frank introduced Dominic Solanke at the expense of Tel. The fans wanted him to stay on. It was febrile. But it lurched the other way when Romero equalised, the thumping header a real captain’s contribution.
It looked as though Spurs might pinch the win. West Ham got away with one when Scarles touched the ball inside the area with his fingertips before the Spurs debutant Conor Gallagher crossed. No penalty, said the VAR. Simons would also be denied by Areola. The finale added up to agony for Frank.