Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal eye reinforcements as Newcastle want Gordon and Chelsea target Onana

Everton’s lack of form and seeming problems behind the scenes could have a negative effect on the squad as the big Premier League sides come knocking in search of players. Chelsea have lined up Toffees midfielder Amadou Onana as a potential option in case they cannot get a deal for Enzo Fernandez over the line - which seems increasingly more likely as the window draws to a close.

Newcastle are also hovering and have made Anthony Gordon their main focus. The Everton forward missed two days of training as Newcastle prepared a £40m bid for the 21-year-old but the Toffees are reluctant to let one of their key assets leave whilst fighting a relegation battle.

Elsewhere, an injury to Mohamed Elneny means Arsenal may be forced into strengthening their midfield options before the window closes. The Gunners seem focused on winning the Premier League title this season and they will need strength in depth to keep Manchester City at bay. Brighton’s Moises Caicedo is said to be the favoured choice but Chelsea are also interested in the £75m midfielder and manager Roberto De Zerbi believes Caicedo won’t leave the club in January.

Follow all the latest January transfer rumours and confirmed news below:

Transfer news live

• Anthony Gordon back in Everton training despite Newcastle interest

• Arsenal need midfield reinforcements says Mikel Arteta

• Chelsea could move for Amadou Onana if Enzo Fernandez deal falters

• Wolves continue negotiations for Joao Gomes

• Fulham look to sign Cedric Soares from Arsenal

Bielsa and Dyche Everton frontrunners

12:40 , Michael Jones

Marcelo Bielsa and Sean Dyche are leading the race to become the new Everton manager.

Sky Sports News claim both managers have been interviewed in recent days with Everton expected to make an appointment ahead of this weekend.

Frank Lampard was sacked with the Toffees languishing in the Premier League’s relegation zone.

Erik ten Hag hails ‘unstoppable’ Marcus Rashford as Man Utd move towards Wembley

12:30 , Michael Jones

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag praised the “unstoppable” Marcus Rashford after his brilliant goal against Nottingham Forest helped his side put one foot in the Carabao Cup final.

Rashford scored for the 10th time in 10 games since the World Cup to put United on course for a comprehensive 3-0 first-leg semi-final win at the City Ground.

The 25-year-old is arguably the in-form player in the country at the moment and produced a moment of individual brilliance as he ran 50 yards and then converted at the near post.

Wout Weghorst’s first goal for the club and Bruno Fernandes’ late strike means that only a miraculous turnaround in next week’s second leg at Old Trafford will stop United from reaching the February final.

Erik ten Hag hails ‘unstoppable’ Marcus Rashford as Man Utd move towards Wembley

Spurs close in on Porro

12:20 , Michael Jones

Tottenham are close to completing a £35million deal for Sporting Lisbon defender Pedro Porro.

Spurs boss Antonio Conte wants to strengthen his wing back options but Spurs have already seen one offer of £32m turned down.

Further talks are taking place with Sporting holding out for the £40m release clause whilst Spurs have offered add-ons to get closer to his buy-out price.

Big Dunc joins Forest Green

12:10 , Michael Jones

Duncan Ferguson is expected to be announced as the new manager of Forest Green Rovers.

When confirmed it will be the 51-year-old’s first permanent role in management after caretaker spells with Everton and it’ll be a tough job for him to take on.

Forest Green Rovers are bottom of League One and four points from safety.

Everton are a club out of time in every way

12:00 , Michael Jones

Even by Everton’s recent standards, Tuesday was a tumultuous day. It started with Marcelo Bielsa making clear his concerns about the job, continued with Tottenham Hotspur humiliatingly hijacking their move for Villarreal’s Arnaut Danjuma and concluded with Newcastle United trying to argue down a price for Anthony Gordon to more than £20m less than he could have been sold for last summer.

You could call it a day in the life of the modern Everton, but it is the kind of chaos that is to be expected after almost a decade of dysfunction. People in the game now regularly make the argument that they are the worst-run club in the Premier League. One industry figure even quipped about how the Bielsa move is just “taking someone else’s good idea from five years ago”.

It will admittedly be a coup if they appoint the idiosyncratic Argentine, but as much because of his regular approach to negotiations as his reputation. Bielsa likes to take his time with job offers in order to assess every aspect of clubs to see if they are ideologically right for him. The build-up can often “take months”.

Everton are a club out of time in every way

Man Utd looking for another loan deal

11:50 , Michael Jones

Manchester United are reportedly looking to sign another forward on loan this month.

That’s according to The Mail who claim that Erik ten Hag’s side will use the closing week of the January transfer window to search for another attacking addition.

They’re hoping for a similar deal to the one that Wout Weghorst has signed but will only accept it if the loan comes with a small fee.

Sporting eye up Lamptey

11:40 , Michael Jones

Sporting Lisbon are interested in Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey.

Sky Sports News revealed on Wednesday that the Portuguese club are looking a right back to replace the outgoing Pedro Porro, who is strongly linked to Tottenham.

Porro could move to Spurs for his £39m release clause but Sky Sports News understands Sporting are open to negotiating this fee and have lined up Lamptey as a possible replacement should Porro leave the club.

Marcelo Bielsa and Everton reach crunch moment in new manager negotiations

11:30 , Michael Jones

Everton and Marcelo Bielsa have reached an impasse in negotiations, with a considerable gap in positions.

The influential Argentine coach has asked for a package of over £10m for himself and his staff, but there’s also a growing feeling that a number of requests and questions cannot be dealt with in sufficient time. Bielsa is notorious for months-long negotiations as he assesses every aspect of a club, and that has been proving the case here. The length of a deal has also been an issue.

The 67-year-old has not been Everton’s only target, and they have been speaking to other candidates. Among those the board see as potential options are Ralph Hassenhuttl, Sam Allardyce and West Brom’s Carlos Corberan, who has worked with Bielsa. The process has been difficult so far, and connected sources say it was one reason why there was a delay in dispensing with Frank Lampard.

Marcelo Bielsa and Everton reach crunch moment in new manager negotiations

Burnley sign Foster

11:20 , Michael Jones

Championship leaders Burnley have signed forward Lyle Foster. He moves to Turf Moor until the summer of 2027 and joins from Belgian outfit Westerlo for an undisclosed fee.

Check out the Clarets announcement video, it’s a corker:

Hull sign Darlow

11:10 , Michael Jones

Hull have signed Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow on loan until the end of the season.

The 32-year-old goakeeper has made 229 professional appearances including 52 games in the Premier League.

“Karl Darlow is coming from Newcastle, we have completed his paperwork,” Hull chairman Tan Kesler said,

“In terms of when we will announce it’s a tricky one, I want fans to be patient with us. The club - Newcastle - and the player wanted to participate in their cup journey and we have respected that. Hopefully once it’s done he will be joining us but the paperwork already has the signature on it.

“There’s no problems with the deal.”

Arnaut Danjuma reveals why it was a ‘no-brainer’ to turn down Everton for Tottenham

11:00 , Michael Jones

New Tottenham Hotspur loan signing Arnaut Danjuma has insisted it was a “no-brainer” for him to turn down Everton over their Premier League rivals.

Danjuma completed a loan switch to fifth-placed Spurs from Villarreal on Wednesday to cap a remarkable turn of events.

The ex-Bournemouth attacker had agreed a move to relegation-threatened Everton last weekend and been set to be announced in the early part of this week before Tottenham hijacked the deal for the forward.

Arnaut Danjuma explains why it was a ‘no-brainer’ to turn down Everton for Tottenham

Benfica boss reiterates Fernandez stance

10:50 , Michael Jones

Benfica manager Roger Schmidt has reiterated the club’s stance that Enzo Fernandez will not be joining Chelsea this month.

He told reporters: “Yes, of course. When you see Enzo playing for Benfica you can tell he’s in shape and happy. He’s not thinking about anything else.

“I’m not expecting to lose any of our regular starters. I see the players concentrated and I hope this continues.”

Aubameyang to Villa?

10:40 , Michael Jones

Aston Villa may be looking into the possibility of signing Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the summer.

Aubameyang cannot leave Stamford Bridge in January - unless he returns to Barcelona - but will probably make an exit at the end of the season after failing to ignite at Chelsea.

The Athletic says Unai Emery is fond of Aubameyang from his time at Arsenal and that Villa have big plans for the end of the season.

Lyon’s Mousa Dembele is another name on their list with Udinese’s Gerard Deulofeu and Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech also on the radar.

Franca not for sale

10:30 , Michael Jones

Flamengo’s vice-president Marcos Braz has confirmed Matheus Franca is “not for sale” in a blow to Newcastle United.

The Magpies were thought tp be pursuing the 18-year-old midfielder but won’t be able to secure his services this time around.

Braz told reporters: “We do not put Matheus Franca up for sale. He is not for sale. We are not interested negotiating for Matheus Franca at this moment.”

Marcus Rashford’s latest salvo sends Manchester United to the brink of Wembley date

10:20 , Michael Jones

It was not the most important goal a forward with the initials MR has scored for Manchester United against Nottingham Forest – not when Mark Robins went down in folklore as the man who saved Sir Alex Ferguson’s job – but it was possibly the best.

Perhaps the finest goal of what is shaping up as the greatest season of Marcus Rashford’s career might lead to the kind of prize United have lacked in recent seasons. As in 1990, when Robins struck against Brian Clough’s team, United could be on course to end a lengthy wait for silverware with a first honour of a manager’s reign.

Erik ten Hag had described winning trophies as the best feeling. It is one United are on course to experience, with a three-goal lead to take back to Old Trafford and a probable Carabao Cup final after that.

Marcus Rashford’s latest salvo sends Manchester United to the brink of Wembley date

Havertz to leave Chelsea?

10:10 , Michael Jones

According to Sky in Germany, Kai Havertz does not have faith in Chelsea’s squad and could leave the club in the near future. The 23-year-old was signed from Bayer Leverkusen for £71m in September 2020 but has failed to make the forward position his own.

He scored the winning goal in the Champions League final in May 2021, but has returned just 29 goals in 119 games for the Blues.

The Germany international will not leave Stamford Bridge in January but the situation could change over the coming months and it is believed Chelsea would want at least €60m (£53m) for his services.

Southampton agree Bree deal

10:00 , Michael Jones

Southampton have completed a deal with Luton Town for right-back James Bree.

Southampton’s offer was around £500,000 but could rise to £750,000 with add-ons.The 25 year old is out of contract in the summer hence the smaller fee and has worked with Nathan Jones before.

Bree has made 29 appearances for Luton this season and is expected on the south coast today to complete his medical and finalise the deal.

Fulham make move for Cedric

09:55 , Michael Jones

Fulham are set to complete a loan deal for Arsenal right-back Cedric Soares.

Fulham boss Marco Silva has pushed hard for the 31-year-old with the deal having been held up as they sort out Cedric’s wages. That issue seems to have been solved and the Cottagers are confident of securing the deal before the end of the transfer window.

Mikel Arteta admits Mohamed Elneny injury could see Arsenal move for midfielder

09:50 , Michael Jones

Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal may be forced into the transfer market for a new midfielder as fears mount over an injury to Mohamed Elneny.

The Egypt international is not a first-team regular at the Emirates Stadium but, with Arteta operating with a small squad, his absence could be felt in the Premier League title race – especially with FA Cup and Europa League fixtures in the mix.

Arsenal have already signed Belgium forward Leandro Trossard from Brighton and Jakub Kiwior – a highly rated Poland international defender – in the January window.

The Gunners sit five points clear at the top of the Premier League and travel to face closest challengers Manchester City in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday night.

Mikel Arteta admits Mohamed Elneny injury could see Arsenal move for midfielder

Wolves close in on Joao Gomes

09:45 , Michael Jones

Wolves are closing in on a deal to sign Flamengo’s Joao Gomes.

The club has agreed terms with the Brazilian midfielder over a move to Molineux, but Flamengo upped the asking price - after an initial £14m agreement - due to interest from French club Lyon who offered marginally more to sign the 21-year-old.

Lyon officials failed to persuade Gomes to move to Ligue 1 as he remained steadfast in his desire to move to the Premier League so OL are moving onto other targets.

Wolves stood their ground over the initial agreed terms and there is a confidence that they will get their man before the transfer window closes but the deal is not yet complete.

Chelsea target Onana

09:39 , Michael Jones

Chelsea have reportedly stepped up their interest in the Everton midfielder Amadou Onana as a possible alternative to Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedo.

The Times claim that the Blues have wanted to bring in a midfielder during this transfer window but their pursuits of Benfica’s Fernández and Brighton’s Caicedo have not gone to plan.

Now they are considering alternatives with Everton’s Belgium international Onana high on the list. Of course, Everton do not want to sell him so a deal for 21-year-old could prove difficult.

Gordon returns to training

09:34 , Michael Jones

Everton winger Anthony Gordon will return to training today after missing the last two days amid interest from Newcastle United.

Gordon hoped to force Everton’s hand is securing a potential £40m transfer by skipping training with Newcastle believed to be front runners to sign him.

There is a determination from the North East club to get the signing done as they also targeted Gordon during the summer.

Anthony Gordon forcing Everton’s hand as he skips training again

09:29 , Michael Jones

Everton are more receptive to bids for wantaway winger Anthony Gordon than they were last summer after the forward failed to turn up for training for a second successive day.

Gordon, who is eager to move, is a target for Newcastle and Everton, who rebuffed interest from Chelsea in the early weeks of the season, would consider selling the England Under-21 international for £30 or £40 million.

Former manager Frank Lampard was determined to keep Gordon in August while Everton did not want to lose another of their prize assets after Richarlison moved to Tottenham.

Anthony Gordon forcing Everton’s hand as he skips training again