Sunday News (includes West Ham)

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BBC

Tottenham Hotspur look to have moved ahead of Wolves in the race to sign Lens and Austria defender Kevin Danso, 26. (Talksport), external

Spurs have also expressed an interest in Chelsea's French defender Axel Disasi, 26, in case a move for England defender Fikayo Tomori, 27, from AC Milan falls through. (Telegraph), external

Newcastle's English defender Lloyd Kelly, 26, is closing in on a move to Serie A side Juventus. (Chronicle), external

Manchester United are keen to sign a forward before the transfer deadline, with Bayern Munich's 19-year-old France Under-21 international Mathys Tel and Aston Villa's Jamaica international Leon Bailey, 27, under consideration. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Aston Villa are set to sign 29-year-old Spain midfielder Marco Asensio on loan from Paris St-Germain. (Birmingham Live), external

Southampton have put in a bid to sign Ivorian defender Loubadhe Abakar Sylla, 22, on loan from Strasbourg. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Crystal Palace have approached Chelsea over signing England defender Ben Chilwell, 28, on loan. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Manchester United's Dutch defender Tyrell Malacia's proposed loan move to Benfica has collapsed, but the 25-year-old could still leave Old Trafford in the transfer window. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Manchester United are also stepping up their chase to sign Mali striker El Bilal Toure, 23, who is currently on loan at Stuttgart from Atalanta. (Teamtalk)

AC Milan are close to signing Feyenoord and Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez, 23. (Goal), external

West Ham have made an offer worth up to £30m for highly rated French 18-year-old forward Eli Junior Kroupi, who is currently with Lorient. (Football Insider), external

Galatasaray have expressed an interest in signing Newcastle's 34-year-old former England full-back Kieran Trippier. (Mail), external

Fulham are keen on Sunderland's 22-year-old Northern Ireland full-back Trai Hume. (Belfast Telegraph - subscription required), external

Burnley are close to signing 26-year-old English winger Marcus Edwards from Sporting. (Talksport), external

Middlesbrough are in talks to sign Aston Villa's English winger Samuel Iling-Junior, 21, who is currently on loan at Bologna. (Mail), external

Napoli are set to complete a loan move for French winger Allan Saint-Maximin, 27, who is currently on loan at Fenerbahce from Saudi side Al-Ahli. (Calciomercato), external

Marseille are keen on a loan move for Chelsea's Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino, 19. (Footmercato - in French), external

A move by Bayern Munich for Chelsea's French forward Christopher Nkunku, 27, will not happen in this transfer window but could be revived in the summer. (Christian Falk)




Sky Paper Talk

SUNDAY MIRROR

Mathys Tel is ready to join either Manchester United or Arsenal after rejecting Tottenham.

Manchester City must decide whether to spend more than £50m on Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez - a player they twice failed to sign when he was a schoolboy.

Virgil van Dijk appears to have called upon Liverpool team-mate Mo Salah to extend his stay at Anfield and declared 'let's keep going' after the Egyptian scored his 21st goal of the season.

Manchester United have ramped up talks with agents in a bid to sell Casemiro before deadline day, according to reports.

Pep Guardiola failed to get a transfer bid off the ground to bring Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets to Manchester City.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

Manchester United have held further talks with Bayern Munich over a deal for Mathys Tel.

Marcus Rashford said his goodbyes to team-mates at Manchester United on Saturday as he heads towards his move to Aston Villa.

Tottenham hold an interest in Chelsea defender Axel Disasi as an alternative to Fikayo Tomori in their efforts to sign a new centre-back ahead of Monday's deadline.

Fulham are in talks with Roma to sign Turkish right back Mehmet Zeki Celik on loan.

Marcus Rashford is due to have a medical at Aston Villa on Sunday as he closes in on completing his loan move from Manchester United.

Patrick Dorgu is expected to be at Old Trafford on Sunday after completing his move from Lecce.

Ajax fans showed their support towards Jordan Henderson at an open training session on Saturday, despite him recently demanding to leave the club.

Graham Potter believes getting sacked by Chelsea might be the best thing that ever happened to him.

Galatasaray are keen to sign Kieran Trippier.

The NFL is reportedly going to Australia, with a 2026 game between Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams set to be held in Melbourne.

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins is unlikely to join Arsenal during the January transfer window.

Marcus Rashford and Ruben Amorim fell out just days into the Manchester United manager's reign.

Jhon Duran's astonishing deal at Al-Nassr is worth £16.7m per year.

Marcus Rashford will continue to earn his £325,000-a-week wage at Aston Villa, with Manchester United set to cover 25 per cent of that. Unai Emery's side have the option to buy the England striker at the end of the season for around £40m.

Rob Holding is involved in a two-way transfer battle with Sheffield United and Coventry.

Blackburn have been told to up their bid for Nantes striker Mustafa Mohamed.

Plymouth are chasing Swansea's midfielder Jay Fulton, 30, on loan to bolster their bid for Championship survival.

THE ATHLETIC

Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Lens to sign defender Kevin Danso in a permanent transfer.

Trent Alexander-Arnold will undergo a scan to determine the extent of the damage sustained after he limped out of Liverpool's 2-0 win at Bournemouth.

Samuel Iling-Junior is set to join Middlesbrough after being recalled from his season-long loan at Bologna.

Tom Green, a senior performance analyst at Manchester United, is set to leave the club to take up a similar but more senior role at Besiktas under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has confirmed that Wojciech Szczesny is his No 1 goalkeeper.

Bayern Munich's Mathys Tel and Aston Villa's Leon Bailey are options being considered by Manchester United ahead of Monday's transfer deadline.

Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign Marco Asensio on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.

Southampton manager Ivan Juric has said he thinks Tyler Dibling will stay at the club beyond the January transfer deadline.

Chelsea are considering loan offers from several clubs for centre-half Aaron Anselmino and are thinking about sending him away for the rest of the campaign.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Liverpool and Aston Villa are vying for the signature of Red Star Belgrade prodigy Andrija Maksimovic, his representative has revealed.

SUNDAY MAIL

Celtic's hopes of signing Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia this month have been handed a major boost.

Red Bull Salzburg's sports director Rouven Schroder has left the door open for midfielder Bobby Clark to leave the club amid reported interest from Rangers.

Celtic fans are sensing a potential return to the club for Matt O'Riley after Brighton's disastrous defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Persepolis have reportedly set their sight on signing former Liverpool and Rangers left-winger Ryan Kent.

Former Liverpool winger Adam Hammill has revealed that he was once prevented from joining Celtic on a permanent transfer by Anfield boss Rafa Benitez.

SCOTTISH SUN ON SUNDAY

Rangers are eyeing a loan move for Chelsea defender Aaron Anselmino.




The Athletic

West Ham reach agreement for Evan Ferguson loan from Brighton

By David Ornstein

West Ham United have reached an agreement to sign Brighton & Hove Albion striker Evan Ferguson on loan.

The Republic of Ireland international, whose Brighton contract runs until 2029, will have a medical later on Sunday ahead of the proposed move that will see West Ham pay his salary, loan fee and add-ons.

The Athletic previously reported that the Premier League club were prepared to allow the 20-year-old to depart the club permanently in the winter transfer window.

This move will see him move to the London Stadium for the remainder of the season on a straight loan without an option to buy and see the forward reunite with Graham Potter, who was Ferguson’s first head coach at Brighton.

The Athletic reported in November that Brighton were expected to make Ferguson available for loan during the upcoming transfer window, while the DealSheet on January 21 cited interest from West Ham, Everton and Bournemouth, alongside other Premier League clubs.

Bayer Leverkusen had been interested in a loan for Ferguson, however that move hinged on their striker Victor Boniface securing a move to Al Nassr, a deal which fell through when the Saudi Arabian side signed Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran instead.

Brighton and the player’s camp are in agreement that he needs game time to get regular game time and kick-start his career again.

Ferguson has struggled for game time this campaign, finding himself competing with Danny Welbeck, Joao Pedro and Georginio Rutter under head coach Fabian Hurzeler.

He has made 15 appearances in all competitions this campaign, but started only twice in the Premier League, scoring once.

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