Thursday news

[Alan]

"BBC Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are among at least six clubs interested in signing England midfielder Kalvin Phillips from Manchester City, with the 28-year-old's future set to be decided next week. (Telegraph - subscription required) Newcastle United are scouring Europe for possible midfield reinforcements with a move for priority target Phillips entirely dependent on the player convincing Manchester City to lower their demands. (i news - subscription required) The Magpies sent their head of scouting to watch Atalanta midfielder Ederson in a 5-0 win against Frosinone but the Italian club have no interest in selling the 24-year-old Brazilian in January. (TuttoMercatoWeb - in Italian) Tottenham have not given up hope of signing 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher from Chelsea. (Football Insider) Chelsea are willing to let Albania forward Armando Broja, 22, leave on permanent deal if a suitable offer is received, with West Ham, Fulham and Wolves among the clubs who are interested. (Athletic - subscription required) Chelsea will ask for ¬£50m for Broja, who has scored two goals in 17 appearances this season. (Telegraph - subscription required) Portugal striker Goncalo Ramos' future at Paris St-Germain is in doubt and the French club could sell the 22-year-old in January if a suitable offer is made. (L'Equipe - in French) Fulham are in talks to sign Chelsea's English centre-back Trevoh Chalobah, 24, on a six-month loan deal with the option to buy. (Florian Plettenberg for Sky Germany) Napoli would be interested in Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg if Tottenham decide to sell the 28-year-old in January. (Telegraph - subscription required) Arsenal are leading the race to sign 20-year-old Netherlands attacking midfielder Xavi Simons, who is on loan at RB Leipzig from Paris St-Germain. (Sport Bild via Football Transfers) The Gunners have also been handed a boost in their January pursuit of Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 26, following reports that Newcastle are searching for his replacement. (Football London) Aston Villa have enquired over the potential signing of Borussia Dortmund's 21-year-old United States midfielder Giovanni Reyna. (Football Transfers) Villa have agreed a deal with Red Star Belgrade to sign Serbia right-back Kosta Nedeljkovic, 18, in January, but he will stay in Serbia until next season. (Football Insider) Marseille are planning to return to make an offer for West Ham winger Said Benrahma after having a first bid for the 28-year-old Algerian turned down. (Foot Mercato - in French) Manchester United winger Amad Diallo, 21, is set to turn down any Championship loans in January, with the Ivory Coast international wanted by Michael Carrick at Middlesbrough. (Fabrizio Romano) Bayern Munich are looking to beat Manchester United to the signing of Nice and France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 24, with the German side also interested in Lens and and Austria defender Kevin Danso, 25. (Football Transfers) Romania defender Radu Dragusin, 21, says he turned down a late move from Bayern Munich to join Tottenham as Spurs ""wanted me from a long time ago"". (Evening Standard) Inter Milan are close to securing a deal with Iran striker Mehdi Taremi, 31, to move to the club on a free transfer in the summer after his contract with Porto runs out. (Calciomercato - in Italian) Tottenham's English defender Japhet Tanganga, 24, is set to end his loan spell at German club Augsburg and move to Championship side Millwall until the end of the season. (Evening Standard) Sky Paper Talk DAILY TELEGRAPH Chelsea are willing to listen to offers for striker Armando Broja over the next two weeks but any interested suitors, which could include West Ham, Fulham and Wolves, will have to find more than ¬£50m to sign him. Kalvin Phillips' future at Manchester City should be decided next week with interest from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid on top of at least four clubs from the Premier League. Manchester United paid Raine Group ¬£24.9m ($31.5m) to broker Sir Jim Ratcliffe's ¬£1.3bn bid for a 29 per cent stake in the club. Everton's takeover remains on course to be completed by the end of the month, according to 777 Partners, who insist there are no fresh doubts over their funding. Chelsea are reported to be paying for round-the-clock security for teenage signing Kendry Paez, and have offered support to the family of midfielder Moises Caicedo, amid ongoing unrest in his native Ecuador. Napoli have registered their interest in Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg should the Premier League club make him available before the January deadline. THE SUN Jordan Henderson has not been paid a single penny from his lucrative contract with Al Ettifaq and may never see any of it after agreeing to forgo his deferred salary so he can leave the club and potentially join Ajax. Arsenal and Tottenham are interested in Real Sociedad winger Ander Barrenetxea, a current Spain U21 international. Isaac Hayden has vowed to sue prospective Everton owners 777 Partners after he returned from a loan spell with their Belgian club Standard Liege and claimed he was still owed unpaid wages. Reports in France have suggested PSG will attempt to cash in on former Manchester United target Goncalo Ramos because of doubts whether he is a good fit for their team. Ray Parlour has urged Arsenal to strengthen their spine with a new centre-back, central midfielder and striker this month, but concedes the players he would like to see signed could cost upwards of ¬£150m combined. London's six Premier League clubs face extra costs next season with the Met Police calling on them to contribute to the ¬£18.5m bill covering their games costs. As things stand only police officers who enter stadiums are paid for by the clubs. A group of Newcastle fans opposed to the club's Saudi takeover have demanded the resignation of chairman Yassir Al Rumayyan after he was hit with a ¬£59m lawsuit accusing him of waging a ""malicious"" campaign against a dissident former Saudi spy chief. Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be at risk of having to sell his 25 per cent stake in Manchester United in just 18 months. The 2026 World Cup final is now set to be played indoors - after FIFA chiefs agreed Dallas' AT&T Stadium will host the biggest game in football. Reports in Spain have suggested Barcelona will not host F1's Spanish Grand Prix after its current license expires in 2026 and hinted at an imminent announcement of a street race in Madrid. DAILY MAIL Anthony Martial is training alone to improve his fitness before boss Erik ten Hag will even consider him for a place in Manchester United's first team. Newport County are installing a temporary stand ahead of their FA Cup fourth-round date with Manchester United later this month to increase capacity by 1,000. Inter Miami will fly more than 23,000 miles in three weeks as part of a punishing pre-season tour including trips to El Salvador, Dallas, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah is attracting interest from Fulham. Kylian Mbappe has revealed that LeBron James offered him advice on how to 'cement' his legend by helping young people off the field. Jose Mourinho's agent has reportedly put the 60-year-old's name forward to become Xavi's replacement at Barcelona. DAILY MIRROR Manchester United have been placed on red alert amid reports that Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt could leave this summer because of a tense relationship with boss Thomas Tuchel and a lack of playing time. Chelsea's interest in former Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres appears unlikely to end in an offer to current club Sporting Lisbon. Jordan Henderson is set to become Ajax's highest paid player as he finalises his move to the Dutch giants - as he is set to earn a basic of around ¬£85,000-a-week which will climb to ¬£110,000-a-week after initial bonuses. Manchester United winger Amad Diallo appears to have quashed rumours of a loan move to Championship side Middlesbrough. DAILY STAR Darts sensation Luke Littler has revealed he received two pieces of advice when he met Sir Alex Ferguson during a trip to watch Manchester United take on Tottenham - stay dedicated to his sport and believe in himself. DAILY EXPRESS Chelsea are reportedly keen on reviving their interest in Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters. Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou could be set to see his transfer budgets rise over the coming seasons due to the work of Daniel Levy behind the scenes. THE TIMES Criminals using football clubs to launder money or commit other serious offences are being targeted in a new operation that has been launched by the police across the United Kingdom. A Wolverhampton Wanderers fan has spoken of his ""killer' disappointment after coming out of the crowd to stand in as the fourth official during their FA Cup game against Brentford - but not being able to celebrate his team's winner. Louis Rees-Zammit believes he has quit rugby union ""for good"" to try to break into the NFL, according to the Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington. THE GUARDIAN Clubs interested in a deal to sign Manchester City and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips are waiting for them to drop their ¬£7m loan fee demand. Norwegian Football Federation president Lise Klaveness has called on FIFA to publish its report on possible failings at the Qatar World Cup and says delays make her concerned about a lack of transparency at the world governing body. THE ATHLETIC Granada are confident of securing Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign. Nottingham Forest attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White will be out for up to two weeks with an abdominal injury. Israeli footballers Sagiv Jehezkel and Eden Kartzev are facing bans of up to eight matches for ""ideological propaganda"" relating to the Israel-Gaza war. Bournemouth have received loan offers from Sunderland and Ipswich Town for Kieffer Moore but are yet to reach an agreement for the striker. Former world No 1 tennis player Arantxa Sanchez Vicario has been handed a suspended two-year jail sentence for fraud by a criminal court in Barcelona. DAILY RECORD Hibernian are keen on Hertha Berlin winger Myziane Maolida but are unlikely to be able to meet his wage demands. Sheffield Wednesday will have to make other changes to their squad to be able to bring in striker Mika Biereth, who is currently on loan at Motherwell. Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin does not want David Wotherspoon to be his last January addition as he looks for a player who can ""unlock opposition defences"". Hellas Verona are the latest Italian club considering a loan move for Celtic's Gustaf Lagerbielke. Scott Fraser has opened the door on a return to Scottish football, with the Charlton Athletic midfielder keen to return north for family reasons. SCOTTISH SUN Dumbarton boss Stephen Farrell is gutted loan keeper Jay Hogarth won't face parent club Rangers in the Scottish Cup - despite the Ibrox side being happy for him to play. Danish side FC Midtjylland were sent out on a survival mission in the freezing Scottish Highlands and ordered to hunt their own food to survive in a bizarre team bonding exercise last week. Guardian Rumour Mill John Brewin With Joelinton‚Äôs prognosis on his muscle injury not looking at all good, Newcastle really need a midfielder. They‚Äôre in the hunt for Kalvin Phillips, who is this window‚Äôs most recurring name, give or take Ivan Toney. Phillips, with no real chance of playing for Manchester City, is wanted by a long list that includes Barcelona and Atl?©tico Madrid. There‚Äôs Juventus, too, while a loan move to West Ham or Crystal Palace would keep him in Gareth Southgate‚Äôs sightlines. A ¬£7m loan fee is the asking price. Ivan Toney is poised to make his return to action for Brentford in Saturday evening‚Äôs home game against Nottingham Forest There is an alternative for Newcastle, namely Ederson at Atalanta even if the Serie A club do not want to sell. How about Conor Gallagher, on the market as Chelsea address their own profit and sustainability concerns. Another means to achieve that is the sale of Armando Broja, valued around ¬£50m, a prohibitive price for those interested, including West Ham, Fulham and Wolves. Broja, like Gallagher, having been youth team hewn, counts as pure profit on the FFP chitty for the Bridge money men. That high price arrived via a weighting on Manchester United paying ¬£64m for Rasmus H??jlund, their similarly goal-shy striker. Another pure profit sale would be Levi Colwill, who Liverpool may fancy to solve their injury problems across the defensive line. Trevoh Chalobah, wanted for a loan by Fulham, seems a more likely departure. Talking of sell-to-buy, and this would be highly unpopular on Tyneside, there‚Äôs talk that Arsenal would like to buy Bruno Guimar?£es. And PSG‚Äôs Xavi Simons, too, as Mikel Arteta seeks the latest refresh of his squad. Those moves look more likely in the summer rather but how about this one? Karim Benzema, like Jordan Henderson, is reported to be unhappy with life in the Saudi Pro League and could be on the January market. Will, like Hendo, he defer his wages earned so far and join the Arsenal revolution? You‚Äôd have to say that would be very exciting. Chelsea are interested, too, in what would be the wildcard arrival in the Premier League this month. Is that deal more doable than Ivan Toney for ¬£80m now that he‚Äôs declared his interest in moving to a big club. Meanwhile, both Tottenham and Arsenal are interested in signing Real Sociedad winger Ander Barrenetxea, who for the Gunners is an either/or option for Simons, who is currently on loan at RB Leipzig and is a highly talented player who could play off the wings or as an attacking midfielder. Let‚Äôs close out with a player who won‚Äôt be going anywhere. Amad Diallo will be allowed to stay and fight for his Manchester United place rather than go on another loan."

[ludo21]

A £7m loan fee for Kalvin Philips? What for 4 months?

[Thanks Alan]

BillyJenningsBoots 1:00 Thu Jan 18 & Yes. Just.

[BillyJenningsBoots]

Thanks Alan BTW Does include West Ham