English Football
Tottenham make late Conor Gallagher bid, Almiron’s Saudi move stalls
Tottenham are considering making a late bid for Chelsea’s 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher. (Times – subscription required)
La Liga president Javier Tebas believes there is a “more than 50%” chance that France striker Kylian Mbappe, 25, will join Real Madrid in the summer after his Paris St-Germain deal comes to an end. (Goal)
Brentford’s deal to sign 18-year-old Norway winger Antonio Nusa from Club Bruges is stalling. (Sky Sports)
Granada have revived their loan move for Manchester United’s 22-year-old Uruguay winger Facundo Pellistri. (Manchester Evening News)
Aston Villa are considering selling academy graduate Jacob Ramsey to raise funds in order to comply with profit and sustainability regulations, with Newcastle, Tottenham and Bayern Munich interested in the £50m-rated 22-year-old English midfielder. (Athletic – subscription required)
Miguel Almiron is reportedly not keen on joining the Saudi Pro League
Miguel Almiron is set to stay at Newcastle United after Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab failed to meet the Magpies’ £30m valuation of the 29-year-old Paraguay winger. (Guardian)
Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s lawyer says the 28-year-old Denmark international has no intention of leaving Spurs in January, despite being linked with a move. (Sky Sports Germany, via Standard)
West Ham are in talks with Al-Ittihad over a deal for 24-year-old Portuguese winger Jota after talks with FC Nordsjaelland over a move for 19-year-old Ghanaian forward Ibrahim Osman stalled. (Standard)
Chuba Akpom won the Greek Super League title with PAOK
Everton and Luton are interested in signing 28-year-old English forward Chuba Akpom on loan from Ajax. (Teamtalk)
The United States forward Timothy Weah, 23, has rejected a loan move from Juventus to Everton. (Guardian)
Everton are under no pressure to sell players before the transfer deadline despite the uncertainty over the club’s finances. (The i)
Lyon want to sign Nottingham Forest and Belgium midfielder Orel Mangala, 25. (L’Equipe – in French)
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen are looking at making a move for Paris St-Germain and Spain attacking midfielder Marco Asensio, 28, before the January transfer window closes on Thursday. (Sky Sports Germany)
Al-Ittihad are in talks with an unnamed Saudi Pro League club based in the capital Riyadh over a deal to sell former France striker Karim Benzema, 36. (L’Equipe)
Southampton are closing in on the signature of Bournemouth and Wales winger David Brooks, 26, on loan. (HITC)
Ben Godfrey joined Everton from Norwich City
Leeds United have made a loan offer for Everton’s 26-year-old England defender Ben Godfrey. (Sun)
Sunderland have agreed a £2m fee with Leeds for 20-year-old Norway Under-21 full-back Leo Fuhr Hjelde. (Fabrizio Romano)
Burnley and Hull City have made official approaches to Millwall for 18-year-old English midfielder Romain Esse. (Football Insider)
Chelsea will listen to offers for 22-year-old Albania striker Armando Broja this month as they prepare to recruit a new big-name striker this summer. (90min)
Brentford’s English winger Michael Olakigbe, 19, is in advanced discussions to join Peterborough United on loan before Thursday’s transfer deadline. (Teamtalk)
