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Conor Hourihane has admitted he left Aston Villa because of a lack of regular game time.

The midfielder has joined Swansea on loan until the end of the season after making just five appearances so far this term.

“It just ticked all the boxes and it made the decision quite easy," Hourihane told Swansea's website.

“I am desperate to play, I could have sat around at Villa for the rest of the season, but I want to play. I hope I can bring some experience as I have had a couple of promotions in my career.

“But I want to add quality too, in terms of goals and assists my numbers have been pretty good in seasons where I have played, so I hope I can bring that here.”

Liverpool and Arsenal have identified Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr as a potential target, according to OkDiario.

The Premier League champions were reportedly interested back in the summer but failed to negotiate a deal.

But Real Madrid may be willing to sell the 20-year-old as they look to raise funds in their pursuit of Kylian Mbappe.

Former Manchester United midfielder Bobby Robson has hinted that the Premier League leaders will not pursue the signing of Jack Grealish.

The Aston Villa captain, in exceptional form this season, has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford.

“He’s a powerful player. He’s quite a strong boy and he’s quick and the way he can sort of go either way past people he’s always going to be a danger and that’s why he gets so many free kicks," Robson told Sky Sports.

“Him and Villa have been terrific this season. He’s been linked with us but those decisions, thank goodness, are with Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] and the board of directors.

“I wouldn’t mind seeing Jack Grealish in a Manchester United shirt. But I don’t know whether the staff at Old Trafford fancy him, as much as you’d like to see him playing for your club.”

Fikayo Tomori's loan move from Chelsea to AC Milan is all but completed, according to Calciomercato.

The Serie A club are reportedly waiting for the defender to arrive for a medical and for the final paperwork to go through.

The loan is being held up by "bureaucratic" problems, but Milan hope to have completed the deal within the next 24-48 hours.

Mikel Arteta has revealed that Arsenal will now focus on bringing in players after letting several fringe players leave this month.

"We've done the first part (trimming the squad) more or less and now we are focusing on the second phase," the Arsenal boss said.

"Obviously this market and the context makes it really difficult but we are looking at options and we will see what we can do. We are looking at various positions because the movements that we've made in this transfer window with some players leaving the club leaves us a little bit short in certain areas. If we can then we will do it, if we can't then we will just keep going with what we have.

"We could not carry on with 31 players in the squad. This is unmanageable. When you have to leave some of the foreign players out it makes it even more difficult.

"For a few weeks maybe it’s ok but to do it for months and maintain the health and ambition and the chemistry around the place it’s really complicated. One of the main objectives was to make some decisions of how we’re going to offset that."

Wolves are one of several Premier League clubs monitoring the progress of Bolton youngster Finlay Lockett, according to Football Insider.

The 17-year-old has already made five appearances for Bolton's first-team but has yet to earn a professional deal at the club because of financial problems.

Fulham will listen to offers for Stefan Johansen, Maxime Le Marchand and Jean Michael Seri, according to Sky Sports.

Johansen is reportedly a target for QPR, while Galatasaray want to sign midfielder Seri, who has failed to meet expectations following his high-profile move to Craven Cottage in 2018.

Le Marchand, meanwhile, could head to Ligue 1 side Nice having featured just twice this season.

Manchester United have "moved behind the scenes" to sign Palmeiras forward Gabriel Veron, according to Sport.

The 18-year-old is also believed to be a target for Barcelona and Manchester City.

Veron, who has scored eight goals in 33 appearances this season, could be available for a reported fee of around €20m.