Tottenham are a delayed move for Bournemouth’s prolific striker Dominic Solanke, SunSport can EXCLUSIVELY reveal.
Spurs are set to pay and close a deal worth over £50m before the transfer window closes tonight.
Elsewhere, PSG have reportedly returned to Manchester United with a big deal to sign Marcus Rashford.
And this follows the revelation by league president Javier Tebas that there is a “high probability” that Kylian Mbappe will move to Real Madrid.
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Solanke, 26, is England’s top scorer in the Premier League with 12 goals and signed a contract extension until 2027 last September.
The former Chelsea and Liverpool striker is flourishing under Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola.
It’s officially the deadline for the January transfer window, clubs will be scrambling to find last-minute deals to bolster their squads.
Will Dominic Solanke make a £50million switch from Bournemouth to Tottenham?
Will Chelsea get rid of one of their key players, Conor Gallagher, this winter?
Will any team manage to raise the money needed to reach a surprise deal with football icon Karim Benzema?
Find out all those questions on the SunSport blog as we bring you the latest updates since the deadline.
Chelsea have reduced Armando Broroja’s asking price to £40m as the move deadline approaches.
But Wolves and Fulham are still resisting the striker’s payment as time runs out to reach an agreement.
Chelsea had first demanded £50m for Broja, who has scored just one goal in the Premier League this season.
The 20-cent cut is something of a compromise and shows that Chelsea hope to get rid of their former academy player in the next 36 hours.
Chuba Akpom is reportedly fit to return to English football soon.
The former Arsenal prospect joined Ajax in the summer on a £10. 5m contract from Middlesbrough.
However, it is possible that the club will allow him to return to England.
According to The Telegraph, several Premier League clubs are making a belated decision for the striker.
Ange Postecoglou has shut down the prospect of Tottenham making any deadline day signings.
Spurs ended their January season with the signings of Radu Dragusin and Timo Werner.
Speaking after Wednesday’s win over Brentford, Postecoglou said: “I said the signings were yesterday, and today they are even less. “
Giovanni Reyna joins Nottingham Forest from Borussia Dortmund.
The American midfielder signs on a temporary deal until the end of the season and will wear the number 20 shirt.
Reyna is the son of former Premier League star Claudio and was born in Sunderland before opting to set up in the United States.
He scored 17 goals and added assists in 121 appearances for Dortmund.
Carlos Alcaraz has left Southampton to sign on loan from Juventus until the end of the season.
The move includes a £3 million loan payment as an option to buy for more than £40 million this summer.
Alcaraz joined the Saints from Racing Club in January 2023, scoring eight goals in appearances.
Wolves have completed the signing of Noha Lemina on loan from Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the season.
The 18-year-old is the younger brother of current Wolves midfielder Mario.
Lemina previously spent time on loan in Italy with Sampdoria.
Wolves have an obligation to make the loan permanent at the end of the season.
Lino Sousa is now on the verge of completing his move from Arsenal to Aston Villa.
The 19-year-old full-back has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Villa until the summer of 2028.
He is expected to complete an immediate loan to Plymouth until the end of the season.
Although he appeared in the Gunners’ first team, Sousa has been on the bench in the league and FA Cup.
Armando Broja has been named on the bench for Chelsea’s trip to Anfield.
The striker has been valued at £40million by the Blues ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline.
Wolves have already noted that a loan offer was rejected this week, before Fulham submit an offer on Wednesday.
Rangers’ hopes of signing Jefte this month have been dashed, ahead of Fabrizio Romano.
The Scottish giants had reached a statement to sign the Brazilian full-back from Fluminense.
However, Cypriot side APOEL have blocked the player from ending his loan spell early and halted the potential transfer.
Rangers’ agreement will remain active in the summer, though, when the deal could finally be completed.
Former Premier League defender Mamadou Sakho needs to sign up for the Saudi Pro League.
The Frenchman has been a free agent lately after leaving Montpellier in November.
According to RMC Sport, Sakho is now at a new club and is interested in moving to Saudi Arabia.
The 33-year-old made 128 Premier League appearances across spells with Liverpool and Crystal Palace.
Adam Wharton finished his before moving to Crystal Palace.
The 19-year-old midfielder will join Blackburn Rovers from Selhurst Park.
Palace have agreed an initial fee of £18m with the league side for the England youth international.
Mahmoud Dahoud picks up an injury in Stuttgart before leaving Brighton.
The German midfielder is set to complete a loan return to the Bundesliga.
His move includes an option to buy for around £8 million, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Dahoud joined Brighton on a free last summer but has made just nine Premier League appearances for the Seagulls.
Newcastle are on the verge of completing the signing of Alfie Harrison from Manchester City.
The youngster has reached an agreement with the club until 2027 with an option for a further year.
According to Fabrizio Romano, all the documents were signed before the move was completed.
The 18-year-old midfielder joined City’s youth academy years ago, in 2013.
Former Arsenal ace Chuba Akpom is set to return to English football.
Akpom joined Ajax over the summer in a £10. 5m deal from Middlesbrough.
The striker has been with the Dutch giants for six months and the club has performed up to expectations this season.
According to The Telegraph, a number of Premier League clubs are making a belated decision for the former England youth international.
He adds that Ajax are “reluctant” to let Akpom leave the Johan Cruyff Arena this month.
And it would take a permanent offer for the club to be tempted into parting ways with the 28-year-old.
Fulham have made an early bet on Chelsea striker Armando Broja.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the Cottagers have submitted a loan offer with an option to buy.
Chelsea had in the past rejected a loan offer from Wolves for the Albanian international.
SunSport understands the Blues are £40 million ahead of Thursday’s move deadline.
Former Manchester United ace Jesse Lingard missed the minute-by-minute against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
The Saudi Pro League transfer window closed last night, meaning no players will be able to return to the Middle East until the summer.
According to Sky Sports, Al-Shabab tried to reach an agreement for the midfielder before the window slammed shut.
But the Saudi outfit were unable to iron out all the details and lure the former England international to the Middle East.
The 31-year-old will remain a free agent after struggling to find a new home since leaving Nottingham Forest in June.
Chelsea have dropped their asking price for Armando Broja to £40million as they get twitchy ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline day.
But Wolves and Fulham are still holding out at Broja’s expense as time passes before a deal is closed.
The Blues initially demanded £50m for the striker, who has scored only one Premier League goal this season.
The Albanian foreigner is still in the final stages of his full recovery from a serious knee injury.
The 20% relief is something of a compromise and shows that west Londoners expect to get rid of the 22-year-old in the next 36 hours.
Fulham remain interested, but manager Marco Silva is pessimistic about the chances of reaching an agreement until 23:00 on Thursday.
Arsenal ace Marquinhos will return to Brazil ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline.
According to the Evening Standard, the 20-year-old will leave the Emirates after two stints at Norwich and Nantes.
Fluminense is the favorite to sign the winger, but Corinthians is also attentive.
The Brazilian transfer window doesn’t close until March and negotiations are “accelerating” for the Brazil Under-23 international.
Borussia Dortmund ace Giovanni Reyna will arrive on loan at Nottingham Forest.
According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, however, Reyna has signed a new deal with Dortmund valid until June 2026.
This makes the playmaker’s transfer to Forest a direct loan with no option to buy.
The USA international is now ready to undergo a medical in Nottingham.
Manchester United ace Marcus Rashford faces an uphill war in the dressing room as his team-mates are fed up with his self-absorbed behaviour.
Rashford was considered one of the leaders of the team and manager Erik ten Hag held him in such high regard that some in the dressing room were content to let in players he feared would be a bad influence on him.
But despite having been at the club since he was a child, the 26-year-old now feels isolated after his friends were sold or loaned out.
Marcus doesn’t have the same guys around him anymore and doesn’t mess with jokes as much anymore.
He can be in a very bad mood in education and at parties and just doesn’t seem happy.
He no longer hangs out with any of the players and is distant.
Former Liverpool ace Glen Johnson has claimed that Xabi Alonso replacing manager Jurgen Klopp would “scare” him.
It would be a bit scary for Xabi Alonso or Steven Gerrard.
The next appointment is going to be tricky and I’d be scared to hire someone with so little experience.
Also, I think we’ve seen bringing a legend back to manage the club can often not work out.
Paris Saint-Germain are signing Manchester United star Marcus Rashford after talks with manager Erik ten Hag.
Rashford claimed he was too ill to work out on Friday, before revealing he was partying in Belfast the night before.
The striker then thrashed the Red Devils 4-2 over Newport in the FA Cup.
PSG had already shown interest in England before signing a new five-year contract last summer.
According to i, the Ligue 1 champions would be “tempted” to update the 26-year-old at the end of the season.
The Manchester giants have no plans to sell their local star and he will reportedly not move for the time being either.
Following his disciplinary offence last week, Rashford was fined two weeks fine worth £650,000.
Arsenal sent scouts to the Africa Cup of Nations to watch Ivory Coast star Ousmane Diomande.
Diomande, who plays for Sporting Lisbon, has caught the attention of some European teams.
According to A Bola, the Gunners are the heavyweights following the centre-back’s progress.
The North Londoners made a £30m offer for the 20-year-old this summer and rejected it via Sporting, but remain interested.
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