Transfer news LIVE: Spurs hunt Chelsea talent, Villa could sell star, plus Man Utd and Newcastle latest

Lyon have offered Nottingham Forest €32m for Belgian midfielder Orel Mangala.

That’s according to The Athletic, which reports Forest would like to keep Mangala but would benefit from a tidy profit if he were to go, after buying the player for £10.5m only 18 months ago.

Meanwhile, Forest defender Jonathan Panzo has joined Belgian side Standard Liege until the end of the season.

Newcastle forward Almiron has become a much-loved figure on Tyneside, but may be moved on with Al Shabab most strongly linked. The Saudi Pro League club are not one of those who have benefitted from the involvement of the country’s Public Investment Fund, but the obvious ties between Newcastle and the nation may make a deal more likely.

His departure could allow Newcastle to invest, with Eddie Howe expressing frustration that the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) have hindered the search for additions to his squad.

Although it sound like Gallagher is happy where he is…

Chelsea are willing to sell Conor Gallagher over the next two days to help meet FFP regulations, so long as they get the right offer, and Tottenham are considering a last-ditch bid, according to The Times.

The Blues asked for £50m last summer which turned Spurs to other targets, but that price is likely to have come down with only 18 months left on Gallagher’s contract.

Spurs want to offload Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, although he wants to stay.

Transfer deadline day for the Premier League and all men’s sides in England is Thursday 1 February, with the window shutting at 11pm GMT.

The Scottish window will shut half-an-hour later, at 11.30pm.

La Liga’s window closes at the same time as the Premier League, which is midnight in Spain. Clubs in Ligue 1, meanwhile, will have an hour less to make their signings.

Business in the Bundesliga has to be concluded by 6pm German time (5pm GMT), and Serie A’s window an hour later.

WSL clubs have until 11pm GMT on Wednesday 31 January to complete any deals.

Time is tight for sides looking to make additions in the January transfer window with the deadline drawing near.

It has been a relatively quiet window, particularly in the Premier League, where financial fair play restrictions have meant squads have largely remained settled.

But there has been late drama in January before, and with a number of open title races across Europe, a few top clubs could yet invest.

Of interest, too, will be the fate of those based in or targeted by the Saudi Pro League, with Jordan Henderson’s move to Ajax one of the highest-profile deals of the window so far.

Follow all the latest transfer news, rumours, gossip and done deals right here as the January deadline nears.