🚨 Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino expected to miss considerable period with suspected broken bone in foot. #AFC surveying market for potential loan as short-term cover for 29yo Spain int’l; no guarantee anything materialises before deadline

🚨 Liverpool reach pre-agreement with Rennes to sign Jeremy Jacquet in summer 2026. Deal for 20yo #Rennes centre-back £55m + £5m. Personal terms expected to be no problem after France U21 int’l picked #LFC; viewed as key part of team rebuild

🚨 Jeremy Jacquet flying to North West this morning for medical today as all parties work to complete summer move from Rennes to Liverpool. 20yo #StadeRennais defender joining #LFC on contract until June 2031 + 1 after clubs agreed £60m deal

🚨 AC Milan conducting further medical checks on Jean-Philippe Mateta in London this morning ahead of potential switch from Crystal Palace. #ACMilan offer worth more than €30m accepted by #CPFC & Jorgen Strand Larsen lined up as replacement

🚨 Taylor Harwood-Bellis to stay at Southampton. 24yo centre-back subject to multiple bids from West Ham United for permanent move but #SaintsFC knocked back #WHUFC. England int’l deemed too important to go this window - no #DeadlineDay exit

🚨 Sheffield United reach full agreement with Manchester City to sign Kalvin Phillips. Deal in place between clubs for straight loan until end of season - no buy option. 30yo #MCFC midfielder undergoing medical before completing #SUFC switch

🚨 AC Milan pull out of Jean-Philippe Mateta transfer after medical checks. 28yo France striker returns to #CPFC for now but interest ongoing from elsewhere in possible loan before deadline. Jorgen Strand Larsen deal still on as things stand

🚨 Nottingham Forest reach agreement with Borussia Monchengladbach to sign left-back Luca Netz in permanent deal. 22yo Germany youth international undergoing medical before proposed #DeadlineDay move from #gladbach to #NFFC on 4.5yr contract

🚨 Sandro Tonali offered to Arsenal by agent so #AFC explored but no contact with Newcastle United; nothing will happen this window. 25yo’s camp put idea to Andrea Berta so looked into as per any player of interest. #NUFC exit now impossible

🚨 Crystal Palace reach agreement with Everton over potential deal for Dwight McNeil. Fee ~£20m in place & 26yo #EFC winger undergoing medical before proposed #CPFC move. Race against time to complete + not guaranteed; may require deal sheet

🚨 Dwight McNeil move from Everton to Crystal Palace off. Deal sheet submitted in time + 26yo #EFC winger completed medical. But after Mateta sale collapsed #CPFC changed terms from £20m purchase to loan with buy obligation & then pulled out

🚨 EXCL: Liverpool to pay max £6.8m for signing of Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea. Tribunal rules #LFC owe #CFC initial £2.8m + £4m in potential bonuses relating to senior appearances, contracts & England honours. Also 20% of profit on future sale

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Frank sacked as Tottenham Hotspur head coach. #THFC working through various possible contingency plans to replace 52yo Dane as club sit 16th in Premier League - 5 points above relegation zone after 2 wins from 17 matches

🚨 Kai Havertz set for spell on sidelines with muscular injury. Problem expected to keep 26yo Arsenal forward out of #AFC games against Brentford + Tottenham Hotspur but hoped not to be serious issue for Germany international.

🚨 EXCL: Kristjaan Speakman leavs Sunderland. #SAFC decision to move forward without sporting director. DoF Ghisolfi led football set-up since July; central to building current team & operation. Club feel organic end to transition, not start

🚨 Tottenham Hotspur reach verbal agreement with Igor Tudor to become interim head coach. 47yo Croatian set to join #THFC on contract to end of season; no permanent option. Arrives with big-club experience. Process led by Venkatesham & Lange

🚨 Tottenham Hotspur rebuffed enquiries from rivals for Lucas Bergvall in January. Chelsea + Aston Villa made contact to check situation while looking to strengthen midfield & amid 20yo’s reduced role but #THFC clear no plan to consider exit

🚨 Arsenal set-piece coach Nico Jover’s contract contains a “set-piece goal bonus” clause.

Smart piece of negotiating - and after a record-equalling 16th goal from a corner, #AFC will be paying out gladly.

🚨 Tottenham Hotspur players face wage cuts if relegated from PL. Most contracts include clauses to lower salary (vast majority by ~50%) in event of going down. Provision placed in all deals under Levy so #THFC have some financial protection

🗣"Liverpool, from what we hear, are steadfastly behind Arne Slot and he’s under contract until 2027 and they want him to be their coach. The hierarchy are determined that he is the man to get things right."

"If they were looking at a recruitment process for coaches, he's said to be the exact profile that they would be looking at and that there's not people on the market that they think better suit what they're looking for. That they're happy with him."

"I’m expecting this to go on and that the club get to the summer in whatever shape… I don’t think taking out the head coach is on Liverpool’s agenda at all…"

✍️@David_Ornstein

🚨 EXCL: Reece James commits future to Chelsea by signing new 6yr contract. 26yo’s previous deal 2028; fresh agreement runs until June 2032. Deal aligns England right-back with #CFC incentivised wage structure.