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Untitl turned down Anfield move

Samuel Umtiti, the Barcelona centre-back, turned down the chance to join Liverpool in the last transfer window. The Premier League champions were driven into the transfer market after Joel Matip joined long-term absentees Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez on the Anfield treatment table. In the end they signed Ben Davies from Preston and took Ozan Kabak on loan from ...

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Marseille reject Liverpool bid for centre-back

Liverpool were successful in bringing in defensive reinforcements on deadline day, agreeing a permanent deal for Ben Davies from Preston and bringing in Ozan Kabak from Schalke on loan. However, they had a bid for another centre-back, Duje Caleta-Car turned down. The Croatian international currently plays for Ligue 1 side Marseille, and the Premier League champions offered them £20 million ...

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Spurs cut short Parrott loan

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Spurs have cut short Troy Parrott’s loan to Millwall. Instead they have recalled him and immediately out on loam to Ipswich Town of League One for the rest of the season. 18-yewr-old Irish international was loaned out to the Championship side in August for the season, in the hope that regular football would aid his development. However, it has not ...

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Liverpool sign Preston defender

Liverpool signed Preston defender Ben Davies for £2 million on transfer deadline day to help solve their defensive crisis. They have allowed their 19-year old Dutch defender Sepp can den Berg to go the other way on loan for the rest of the season as part of the deal. Having spent nearly all January insisting that the club did not ...

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Liverpool to sign highly rated Derby youngster

Liverpool are on the verge of signing highly-rated Derby stroker Kaide Gordon. The 16-year-old has already broken through into the Derby County first-team. However, the Championship club are cash-strapped ahead of a planned takeover and, struggling to pay wages currently, they are desperate for a funds’ injection. Gordon has been tracked by a number of clubs, with Tottenham, in particular, ...

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Derby block City move for goalkeeper

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Manchester City’s attempts to sign goalkeeper Scott Carson on a permanent basis are being frustrated by his parent club Derby County. The 35-year old former England international has been on loan at the Etihad for the past two seasons, with the Championship club receiving two instalments of £500,000 a year to cover his wages and loan fee. City want to ...

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Arsenal end Buendia interest

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Arsenal have dropped their interest in Norwich City midfielder Emi Buendia. That is after the Championship club quoted them a price of £40 million for the 24-year-old Argentine. The Gunners are in the market for a creative midfielder, now that the Mesut Ozil saga now finally seeming to be coming to an end, with the German World Cup winner edging ...

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Arsenal want Norwich midfielder

Arsenal want to sign Norwich City midfielder Emi Buendia in the January transfer window, although they have yet to make a formal offer for the 24-year-old. The Premier League side are considering offering a cash-plus player deal for the playmaker, with suggestions that either Joe Willock or Reiss Nelson could be offered in  part-exchange. However, Norwich, who are leading the ...

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Phil Jones in demand

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A number of clubs are interested in signing out of favour Manchester defender Phil Jones in January. They include West Bromwich Albion and Derby County and Burnley could also be interested in mounting a bod if James Tarkowski leaves the club. The 28-year-old is completely out of favour at Old Trafford, having been left out of their Premier League squad ...

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New rules for transfers announced

Given that the Brexit transition period is about to come to an end, and from January 1st players from EU countries will no longer be able to come and live and work in England as they please, new transfer rules have been announced by the FA, the Premier League and the EFL. From January, players will require a Governing Body ...

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