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This will mark three tournaments in a row.
Manchester United's Amad Diallo has joined Rangers on loan for the rest of the season.
In parallel to Newcastle's deal for Bruno Guimaraes, Lyon are in advanced talks to sign Brest's Romain Faivre.
Nat Phillips and Neco Williams have impressed for Liverpool and it seems that it will take a hefty bid for both players to allow them to leave Anfield.
Manchester City announced the signing of the Norwegian 20 year-old Julie Blakstad who has signed from Rosenborg.
The 36 year-old has turned down the chance to join the Magpies in favour of staying at Villa Park under the tenure-ship of Steven Gerrard.
Juninho Bacuna has signed a three-year deal with Birmingham City from Rangers.
Blues are delighted to announce the signing of @jbacuna07 from Rangers for an undisclosed fee. Powered by @_FarleyandJones.
Newcastle have revitalised talks with Bayer Leverkusen for Dutch left-back Mitchel Bakker who is thought will cost £16m.
Fleetwood Town have confirmed the loan signing of Preston North End striker Josh Harrop.
#ftfc are delighted to announce forward @joshharrop23 has joined the club on loan from @pnefc until the end of the season.
#OnwardTogether
After confirmation from Oliver Kahn yesterday stating that Niklas Sule will leave the club, they have shortlisted four out-of-contract defenders to replace him: Mattias Ginter, Denis Zakaria and Chelsea duo Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger.
All - as things stand - are available for free in the summer and can already discuss terms with Bayern Munich.
Birmingham City are set to announce the signings of Juninho Bacuna and Lyle Taylor. Bacuna is set to join on a permanent deal from Rangers and Taylor on loan from Nottingham Forest.
Newcastle United are still in talks with Lyon over Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.
It's up to Newcastle to pay what OL want now, as Brazilian midfielder's still keen on the move.
Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore is scheduled for a medical tomorrow ahead of his return to Barcelona.
Marko Lazetic has joined the Italian giants from Red Star Belgrade. He has signed a deal until 2026.
The Hernandez has reportedly signed a new deal with the Serie A side which will run until 2026.
Aston Villa are interested in opening contract talks with midfielder Douglas Luiz amidst Premier League interest.
Aston Villa don't want to pay more than €22m for the Uruguayan midfielder but Juventus are still holding out for €30m.
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Nottingham Forest have rejected a bid from Brentford thought to be in the region of £20m for Brennan Johnson, who has impressed with 12 goal involvements so far this season.
This is the best goal of the month contest we have seen in a long time.
After reports saying Saints were looking at another Chelsea forward, Tino Anjorin, it appears that Southampton are also looking to sign Albanian Armando Broja on a permanent deal.
My article for @DiMarzio on the current situation👇
Amad Diallo has finally got his move as he looks set to swap red side of Manchester for the blue side of Glasgow on a six-month loan deal.
Despite Newcastle's best efforts to sign the 29 year-old Brazilian, Sevilla's sporting director says negotiations are finished and Carlos will remain in Seville.
Says negotiations finished despite "good offer" but leaves door open for summer move. Bit of background on what's been going on behind-the-scenes too 👇
Having been linked heavily with making Armando Broja's deal permanent, Southampton are seemingly turning to another Chelsea striker, Tino Anjorin to become Hassenhuttl's first January signing.
Several Championship sides also keen on taking the 20-year-old on loan.
After suffering a hamstring injury in late December, Reece James is on course to be back for Chelsea just in time for Club World Cup campaign in Abu Dhabi.
Reece James is on course to return to Thomas Tuchel's squad ahead of their Club World Cup campaign.
How much of a boost is this for #CFC?
Here's why Cristiano Ronaldo blocked Transfermarkt on social media: "We posted a list of most valued players aged 33 and older, and he sent us a DM saying he is worth much more. We explained our valuation and told him he has the highest value by far in that list. He sent us a few smileys and blocked us".
Midfielder Joan Jordan has signed a new deal with Sevilla that runs until 2027.
Finally some good news for Everton as hot prospect Lewis Dobbin has chosen to remain at Goodison after heavy speculation that he would leave at the end of this contract this summer.
Having seen a couple of talented youngsters leave recently, #EFC will be delighted and relieved to have tied down the latest gem from their academy
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Tchouameni is the man they've got in mind to step up into their midfield in the coming years...
After a couple of recent poor performances, the Manchester United attacker has scored two in two games.
Jack Wilshere has been regaining fitness with Arsenal and now wants to secure a permanent deal with a club in the next few weeks with overseas and several Championship clubs interested.
Donny Van De Beek is said to be unhappy at Manchester United and would be willing to leave Old Trafford but no concrete offer has been submitted for his services yet.
Forgetting the Euro nightmare this is a lovely kit.
You'll be seeing a lot of this shirt atm, but did you know the story behind the green? Well green was used in the national youth teams. The Azzurri Blue was the colour those players were fighting for the right to earn.
After missing out on Bruno Guimaraes, Arsenal are reportedly looking at Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz to help bolster their midfield options.
Adama Traore had looked set to sign for Spurs a few days ago but in an unexpected turn of events, it now looks like he will sign for the Catalonian club on loan to the end of the season.
The EFL and Club Administrators have now agreed to extend the deadline for Derby to show proof of funding from 1st February to 1st March.
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Despite looking like a deal had been struck between Wolves and Spurs a few days ago, Barcelona are now looking to take the 26 year-old back to his boyhood club.
It looks to now be a two-horse race for the manager's position between Vitor Pereira and Frank Lampard with the latter holding further talks with the Everton board today.
Another huge blow as Abdoulaye Doucoure and Fabian Delph will be out for an extended period of time through muscular injuries.
Despite an agreement between Spurs and Valencia is in place, Tanguy Ndombele isn't interested and only wants to be reunited with his former manager Mauricio Pochettino.
The Danish utility player will complete his transfer in the coming days.
(Source: @FabrizioRomano)
They need to bring in a big striker to continue their target forward ways...
[Credit - @DailyMailUK]
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