English Football
Transfer Deadline Day: Arsenal make Jorginho move, Maguire reject Inter, Liverpool eye Kante
Arsenal are exploring a move for Jorginho with the 31-year-old Italy midfielder out of contract at Chelsea in the summer. (Football London)
Paris St-Germain hope to sign Chelsea and Morocco forward Hakim Ziyech on loan for the rest of the season, with the 29-year-old thought to prefer a switch to France rather than joining another English team. (L’Equipe)
Arsenal are also considering a late bid for Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans. The 25-year-old Belgium international is out of contract in the summer, but the Gunners are keen for immediate reinforcements to their squad. (90min)
Manchester United captain and England defender Harry Maguire, 29, has turned down a loan approach from Inter Milan, but will reassess his position in the summer. (Daily Star)
Tottenham have edged closer to completing a deal to sign Spain right-back Pedro Porro, 23, for 45m euros (£39.5m) from Sporting Lisbon. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Sporting Lisbon will replace Porro with fellow Spain right-back Hector Bellerin, 27, from Barcelona. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester United have received 10 loan offers for Sweden winger Anthony Elanga, with Borussia Dortmund and PSV Eindhoven among the clubs interested, but Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag is reluctant to let the 20-year-old leave. (FourFourTwo)
Liverpool could make a surprise move to bolster their midfield by signing Chelsea and France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31, who is out of contract at Stamford Bridge this summer. (El Nacional – in Spanish)
Tottenham full-back Djed Spence, 22, is set to head out on loan to French side Rennes for the rest of the season. (Athletic – subscription required)
Bournemouth are close to agreeing a fee with Serie A side Sassuolo for their Ivory Coast midfielder Hamed Traore, 22. (90min)
The Cherries are also in talks with Dynamo Kyiv over a deal for 20-year-old Ukraine defender Ilya Zabarnyi. (Mail)
Leeds have enquired about signing Italy winger Nicolo Zaniolo, 23, from Roma. (Calciomercato)
A training ground bust-up between Joao Cancelo, 28, and manager Pep Guardiola instigated the Portugal defender’s likely departure from Manchester City to Bayern Munich on loan. (Mail)
Southampton have agreed to meet the £26.2m release clause for Braga forward Vitinha, 22, who has played for Portugal’s under-21 side. (Football Insider)
Newcastle see Sheffield United and Norway midfielder Sander Berge, 24, as an ideal replacement for Jonjo Shelvey, 30, who is set to join Nottingham Forest (Newcastle Chronicle)
Nottingham Forest are closing in on the signing of Atletico Madrid defender Felipe, 33, with the Brazilian having lost his place in Diego Simeone’s starting line-up this season. (Mail)
Leicester have tabled a £15m bid for Stoke and Australia defender Harry Souttar, 24. The Foxes are also interested in Leeds winger Jack Harrison, 26, but their Denmark defender Jannik Vestergaard, 30, and Turkey centre-back Caglar Soyuncu, 26 are available for transfer. (Telegraph – subscription required)
While Fulham are closing in on the £8.8million arrival of Serbian midfielder Sasa Lukic, 26, from Torino, the Cottagers still have details to sort around the signing of Arsenal and Portugal right-back Cedric Soares, 31. (Evening Standard)
Manchester United forward Charlie McNeill, 19, is in talks to join League Two side Newport County on loan, while 22-year-old defender Di’Shon Bernard is discussing a move to League One Portsmouth. (Mail)
Everton want to sign at least two attacking players on deadline day. Among their targets are Rennes‘ 20-year-old Ghana winger Kamaldeen Sulemana, Coventry’s Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 24, Newcastle United’s Scotland winger Ryan Fraser, 28, and Manchester United’s 20-year-old Sweden forward Anthony Elanga among their targets. (Liverpool Echo)
The Toffees are also targeting Union Berlin’s Suriname striker Sheraldo Becker, 27, and Ghana striker Andre Ayew, 33, who is a free agent. (Mail)
Norwich are close to signing 19-year-old Brazilian winger Marquinhos on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season. (Express)
Leeds are willing to listen to offers for Jack Harrison with Leicester considering a bid for the 26-year-old English winger. (LeedsLive)
