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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are all in the spotlight on this transfer deadline day and you can follow the latest right here throughout the day.
The January window closes at 11pm GMT and before then Liverpool are hoping to sign a centre-back, with Preston defender Ben Davies arriving permanently with Schalke’s Ozan Kabak joining him until the summer. Manchester United are looking to complete final exits with defender Marcos Rojo set to join Boca Juniors in his native Argentina, and Phil Jones and Sergio Romero set to depart in the summer if not today. Arsenal are also facing a decision on a defender’s departure as bids come in for Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Southampton, West Brom, Newcastle and Leicester are all thought to be jostling in the queue for the England international.
Elsewhere Leicester want Watford midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah, Paris Saint-Germain’s Idrissa Gueye has rejected a loan move to Newcastle United, and Christian Eriksen’s future remains up in the air with Tottenham interested in securing his services on loan until the end of the season, after last night’s disappointing defeat at Brighton. Newcastle defender DeAndre Yedlin is heading for Galatasaray but Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour is staying put after a U-turn from new boss Thomas Tuchel. And in France, Paris Saint-Germain are interested in taking Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos to join Mauricio Pochettino’s team.
Follow all the latest rumours, gossip and done deals below.
BRIGHTON CLOSE IN ON CAICEDO
Brighton are confident that they can get a move for Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo done before the deadline.
Earlier in the window Caicedo had been linked with Manchester United but negotiations broke down and Brighton swooped in.
The Seagulls have been trying to finalise Caicedo's move from Independiente del Valle for a couple of weeks and BBC Sport understands club officials feel the move will go ahead and be completed by 11pm.
GILMOUR AND GIROUD STAYING AT CHELSEA
The uncertainty over a number of Chlesea players looks to be over as Thomas Tuchel is happy with his current squad according to Fabrizio Romano.
Billy Gilmour, Tino Anjorin and Olivier Giroud are all amongst the players set to remain at Stamford Bridge:
NEWCASTLE REJECT INTEREST IN LONGSTAFF
Newcastle have rejected interest from Watford over signing Matty Longstaff on loan.
ChronicleLive also reports that the Hornets asked about the availability of Sean Longstaff but he does not want to leave the Premier League side on deadline day.
FULHAM IN TALKS TO SIGN STRIKER ON LOAN
Fulham are in talks with Bordeaux over a loan deal for striker Josh Maja.
The former Sunderland man has scored nine goals in 20 starts for the French side since joining in 2019.
Fulham manager Scott Parker has been open with his desire to sign a striker before the transfer window closes but a deal for Maja may depend on the club first releasing another player.
Parker said:
I think we need that in that area because we're light in numbers.
"I feel for competition to help the team evolve in this division, it is an area we need to look at. At the same time, I also understand how difficult it is in this present time."
KABAK UNDERGOING MEDICAL
Goal’s Ronan Murphy says centre-back Ozan Kabak is having a medical at Schalke in order to help his reported move to Liverpool go ahead.
ARTETA NOT EXPECTING ‘BAD SURPRISES’
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta isn’t expecting any surprises on deadline day despite a number of players linked with moves away from the Emirates:
Arsenal not expecting any ‘bad surprises’ on deadline day
Gunners have signed Martin Odegaard and Mat Ryan this month but are still in the market for a left-back
PERISIC LINKED WITH EVERTON
Football Insider claim that Carlo Ancelotti wants to bring Inter Milan’s Ivan Perisic to Goodison Park before the close of the transfer window.
The 31-year-old is seen as a replacement for winger Bernard who has been linked with a move to Dubai-based club Al-Nasr.
However, Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta said that the club were not going to buy or sell any players today.
DELE ALLI WANTS LAST MINUTE PSG MOVE
Tottenham’s Dele Alli reportedly wants to secure a move to PSG before the transfer window closes at 11pm today.
According to the Daily Mail Spurs boss Jose Mourinho is happy to sanction the move but chairman Daniel Levy will only give the green light if a replacement can be brought in.
Dele has made only 12 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring two goals and creating a further two.
NEWCASTLE REJECT RITCHIE BID
Newcastle have rejected Bournemouth’s bid for defender Matt Ritchie and have told the Cherries he won’t be leaving the club this window.
ARSENAL TARGET CRYSTAL PALACE’S VAN AANHOLT
Arsenal are interested in Crystal Palace left-back Patrick van Aanholt but their priority for deadline day is on potential outgoings.
Arsenal target new left-back with fringe players set to leave
Arsenal are set to prioritise player exits on deadline day
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