Graham Potter on win over Crystal Palace and new signing Mykhailo Mudryk
There's just over two weeks left of the January transfer window and clubs are still working apace to make signings before the 11pm January 31 deadline. Arsenal are scampering to find a forward after watching Chelsea swoop in and snap up Mykhaylo Mudryk. The Blues paid the £88million fee that the Gunners were reluctant to pay to Shakhtar Donetsk for the Ukrainian winger.
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Mudryk was unveiled to the Stamford Bridge crowd on Sunday and will become Chelsea's second most expensive signing ever if all his add-ons are paid to Shakhtar. Arsenal have now moved on to alternatives having also been denied Joao Felix by Chelsea earlier in the window.
Among them are Barcelona duo Raphinha and Ferran Torres, though it is unclear if Mikel Arteta can snare either player. The Spaniard confirmed on Sunday after Arsenal defeated rivals Tottenham 2-0 in the north London derby that they remain keen to bring in fresh talent.
Liverpool are another club who could be on the search for reinforcements late in the window. The Reds are desperately struggling for form and are shy of some energetic midfielders, though Jurgen Klopp has suggested any more additions - having already signed Cody Gakpo this month - are unlikely.
While Manchester United brought in striker Wout Weghorst on loan but could yet be on the market to do more business before the deadline. Erik ten Hag's team were another side to have a good weekend as they defeated Premier League champions and nearby neighbours Man City in the derby at Old Trafford.
Express Sport keeps you up to date with all the latest transfer rumours and confirmed deals below.
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd want deal 'fast', Arsenal’s Raphinha obstacle, Liverpool blow (Image: GETTY)
Nottingham Forest have announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Danilo. Arsenal were interested in signing the 21-year-old but he has switched Palmeiras for the City Ground instead.
Danilo has signed a six-and-half-year contract to keep him at Forest until 2029. Following the deal, he said: "I’m really happy to be fulfilling my dream of playing in the Premier League and playing for Nottingham Forest.
"I learnt a bit about the history of the Club and saw they had won two European Cups. I spoke to Gustavo Scarpa as well, and he told me that Nottingham is a great city and Forest have a quality squad with really good staff."
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West Ham will face competition from French side Nice for Terem Moffi. Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol says Nice have already made a couple of bids for the Lorient striker.
Solhekol said: "[West Ham] spent a lot of money last summer and they still need goals. One player they have bid for is Terem Moffi, a young striker who plays for Lorient in France and has scored a lot of goals this season - only Kylian Mbappe has scored more goals than him [in Ligue 1 this season].
"I think the issue for West Ham is, lots of other clubs are also interested in signing him as well, Nice have made a couple of bids for him."
Transfer news LIVE: West Ham face competition to sign Terem Moffi (Image: GETTY)
Orlando City star Facundo Torres has confirmed Arsenal have shown an interest in him. The Gunners are still in the market for a winger after missing out on Mykhaylo Mudryk.
Torres says he is focusing on being at Orlando but dreams of a move to the Premier League. He told 90min: "Orlando City confirmed to me that there was contact with Arsenal, but then I left for the World Cup and I didn’t want to hear about a potential transfer at that point.
"So the conversation stayed there but now that I am back with the team, we will see where the conversation goes. I would love to play in Europe. It’s a dream I’ve had since I was a kid."
Wolves are set to sign Pablo Sarabia from Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of £4.4million. The Times claims Sarabia will fly to the UK on Tuesday to undergo a medical.
Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui was coy on a deal for his fellow Spaniard at his press conference on Monday. Though he did admit he is looking at a few targets.
Lopetegui said: “We will see. It’s true we have interest in some players but when they are here and our players we can talk about them, not before."
Sarabia has been at PSG since joining from Sevilla in 2019. He has won 22 caps for Spain and was at the World Cup in Qatar.
Transfer news LIVE: Pablo Sarabia is set to join Wolves this week (Image: GETTY)
Newcastle are reportedly keen on signing three Chelsea players. The Telegraph claims the Magpies are looking into the possibility of deals for Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Hakim Ziyech.
Newcastle are yet to make any signings in this window. But they could be bringing in three players from the same club.
Chelsea are willing to let Ziyech go but are more reluctant to lose England duo Gallagher and Loftus-Cheek. Manchester United's Scott McTominay is also a target for Eddie Howe.
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The representatives of Real Valladolid right-back Ivan Fresneda were in London on Friday, according to reports. Newcastle and Arsenal have both been linked with the Spanish youngster.
Sky Sports claims the Magpies have watched the player several times this season since he made his senior debut in September. Arsenal are also keeping an eye on the player.
The report says the representatives were discussing potential deals with Premier League clubs. Valladolid want Fresneda to stay but would let him leave for the right price in this window.
Transfer news LIVE: The representatives of Ivan Fresneda were in London on Friday (Image: GETTY)
Arsenal have reportedly made West Ham star Declan Rice their top target for the summer transfer window, according to The Times.
The England international is expected to leave the Hammers at the end of the season having refused to pen a new deal at the club last year.
Chelsea and Manchester United have shown a strong interest in Rice previously and it would be no surprise to see either side put a concrete offer on the table in the summer, knowing that the player's contract expires in 202 - if West Ham opt not to activate the one-year clause in his contract.
Crystal Palace and Newcastle have both expressed an interest in signing Conor Gallagher on loan for the rest of the season, according to Football.London.
The Chelsea playmaker has been slowly but surely breaking into Graham Potter's plans so far this season and is reportedly not set to be offloaded this month.
Palace have been keen to re-sign Gallagher since his successful loan spell at the club last season, though their approaches over the summer were turned away.
Chelsea's continued spending spree has reportedly 'set off alarm bells' inside the academy, with fears growing that the pathway to the first-team is being blocked by new arrivals.
Since Todd Boehly's arrival at Stamford Bridge the Blues have spent £445million, and they have unfinished business in this month's window with a midfielder and right-back being targeted.
According to The Telegraph, fears are growing within the academy that talented youngsters will not break into the first-team due to the club's willingness to plug holes in their squad with new signings. It has reportedly alerted German clubs, with hopes that they can sign the 'next Jamal Musiala'.
Manchester United are looking to extend the contracts of five players in the near future, according to Manchester Evening News.
The Red Devils have enjoyed a solid start to the season and showed signficant signs of progress since the arrival of Erik ten Hag.
United are keen to keep their main group of players together this year, preparing contract extension offers for Marcus Rashford and David De Gea. Ten Hag is also pushing for Diogo Dalot, Fred and Luke Shaw to be tied down to long-term deals.
Tottenham transfer target David Raya would jump at the opportunity to join the club, according to Alex Crook.
The Brentford shot-stopper has impressed so far this season and played a crucial role in the successes of the Bees, catching the attention of several top clubs. Spurs are looking to replace Hugo Lloris in the future and weighing up their options, with Everton’s Jordan Pickford and Brighton star Robert Sanchez linked.
Raya has been cited as Tottenham’s top target though, and journalist Alex Crook believs the Spain international would not hesitate to make the move. He told Give Me Sport: “With the greatest respect in the world to Brentford, I’m sure if he could make the step up to Spurs he’d grab it with both gloves.
“Again, I think probably one to keep an eye on in the summer, as opposed to now.” Spurs are willing to persist with Lloris until the end of the season and feel that the summer is a better chance for them to bolster their ranks.”
With interest from Premier League clubs growing, Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that striker Youssoufa Moukoko has been offered a new contract.
Chelsea, Newcastle and Liverpool are amongst those to have been linked with the German international recently, but Dortmund are desperate to retain his services.
Moukoko's contract expires at the end of the season and is weighing up his options, with a new deal currently on the table.
Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl told Kicker: "We have put together a very attractive offer that gives him a lot of room for development. That should lead to a decision. He has to make it with his environment and his advisor.
"Youssoufa can now accept this offer and commit to Borussia Dortmund – or we will go our separate ways. I would like him to choose us because he is not yet at the end of his development and I am huge I see potential in him. But there are limits for us as a club. And we have shown these limits. Now it's up to him to confess in a timely manner."
Marco Reus' agent Dirk Hebel and colleague Darren Freeman were pictured at Old Trafford on Saturday, the Mail report.
Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-1 in the derby and could be on the hunt for a short-term attacking midfielder.
Donny van de Beek has been ruled out for the rest of the season through injury, potentially leaving Erik ten Hag short of Bruno Fernandes competition.
Hebel's presence at Old Trafford has sparked speculation that United could challenge Al Nassr for his signature.
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Manchester United have already starting working towards bringing Napoli striker Victor Osimhen to the club this summer.
According to Il Mattino, United are lining up Osimhen and figures behind the scenes are working hard to take him to the Premier League at the end of the season.
Erik ten Hag wants to recruit a long-term striker before his second campaign in charge, and the Nigerian is a leading target.
The report adds that he won't come cheap, with Napoli valuing him at £133m.
Anthony Elanga has emerged as a January target for Borussia Dortmund.
According to talkSPORT, Manchester United could allow Elanga to leave this month after he fell behind Alejandro Garnacho in Erik ten Hag's pecking order.
And though Bournemouth and Everton are among his Premier League suitors, a Bundesliga switch is expected to be more attractive.
Elanga's exit could depend on whether United sign a replacement.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has reacted for the first time after Chelsea hijacked the club's January move for Mykhaylo Mudryk.
The 22-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk winger has joined Chelsea in an £88million deal, despite pushing for an Arsenal switch all month.
And Arteta has aimed a subtle dig at the fee the Blues paid for Mudryk, claiming Arsenal kept their 'discipline'.
He told Sky Sports: "I am happy with the players we have. We always try to improve the squad. We have to be consistent with the targets we want.
"The club is the first one that is trying, but I think as well we have to have some discipline.
"We can get those players [that we already have] better, so let's focus on that. We had injuries which are not helpful, but we go [again] tomorrow. We go day by day.
"The window is open, and we try to improve the team. The club is willing, they have my support, and we'll try and do it together."
Chelsea beat Arsenal to Mykhaylo Mudryk. (Image: GETTY)
Manchester United are eager to wrap up new contracts for Marcus Rashford and Diogo Dalot 'fast' with the former in the best form of his career.
Rashford has scored in seven successive matches after scoring the winner in United's 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday but is out of contract in the summer of 2024.
United have already activated a one-year option to extend his current deal but want to tie him down to a longer-term extension, as they have with Dalot.
Fabrizio Romano reports: "For Diogo Dalot, he has been very honest in saying he loves the club. It's the reality. He would love to continue at Man Utd.
"Now it depends on the financial proposal but also, in this case, Man Utd want to be fast with Dalot and fast with Rashford."
Arsenal target Raphinha has no interest in joining the Gunners before the end of the January transfer window, claim Mundo Deportivo.
They report that the Brazil winger intends to make it clear that he does not want to join Arsenal as he looks to fight for his place at Barcelona over the coming months.
It had been suggested the ex-Leeds United player could be on the market after a difficult first six months at the Nou Camp since joining from the Whites.
But Raphinha seemingly intends to prove he can make the grade at Barca despite the possibility of a return to the Premier League with in-form Arsenal.
Good morning and welcome to Express Sport's latest transfer blog.
It's Monday, and we're fresh from a weekend full of Premier League drama - including what happened off the pitch.
Chelsea snatched Mykhaylo Mudryk from Arsenal's clutches, and there'll be plenty more transfer storylines in the coming fortnight.
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