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Newcastle United will reject any January offers from Paris St-Germain for 26-year-old Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.

The 26-year-old joined from Lyon in January 2022 and has gone on to make 68 Premier League appearances, scoring 10 goals, and becoming a crucial cog in midfield.

The Brazil international signed a new five-year contract in October 2023.

Eagle Football Holdings is exploring selling its 45 per cent stake in Crystal Palace, in a move that could have repercussions for the direction of the club as well as the Premier League.

Internal talks on the prospect deepened over the last two weeks, although they are still at an early stage and no formal negotiations with outside parties have yet begun.

Should group chairman John Textor ultimately decide to sell the stake, which is the direction of talks right now, it could lead to wider changes. Early soundings have indicated that most buyers would only consider the move if they could take majority control of Crystal Palace, and that would almost certainly mean buying out Steve Parish’s 10 per cent stake, due to his outsized voting rights.

There is a fair bit of interest in the possible move of Amadou Onana away from Goodison Park with Arsenal the likeliest of destinations at present.

It seems unlikely that any deal would take place in January with Onana such an integral part of the Toffees midfield but if the right price came through Everton may consider a transfer.

Arnaut Danjuma could also be on the way out. He is currently on loan from Villarreal and his agent has spoken about a potential loan move to Lyon for the back half of the season.

That would mean his team with Everton is cut short before then being loaned back out to the French side.

No club more than Chelsea understands what winning the Carabao Cup can do to a Blues manager’s career, having seen the competition kickstart Jose Mourinho’s ascension to the pantheon of coaching greats.

A semi-final draw with a midtable Championship team gave Maurico Pochettino the perfect opportunity to continue his such journey, even if Chelsea in their current guise are operating in a different realm to Mourinho’s Premier League 2004/05 champions elect.

Yet, after seeing his side slip to a shock first-leg defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside, the Argentine can only look at himself when the dust has settled on another defeat that leaves the Blues faithful doubting whether their side will ever overcome their dizzying struggles with inconsistency this season.

Nottingham Forest are close to wrapping up a deal for Rangers youngster Jamie Newton says the Daily Record. They are set to offer the 18-year-old a two-year contract and see him work with academy head Craig Mulholland.

Newton, who is predominantly a left-back, will be keen to show his qualities at the City Ground if his move does go through.

Wolves’ pursuit of a striker during the January transfer window is ongoing with Che Adams rising to the top of the list alongside the likes of West Ham’s Danny Ings.

The midlands club are one of three Premier League sides interested in bringing in Adams whi is in the final six months of his contract with Southampton.

The Saints are weighing up whether to cash in now or utilise Adams’ skillset for the promotion push and potentially see him leave for free this summer.

Wolves’ big priority is to recruit a striker in this window having allowed Sasa Kaladjic and Fabio Silva to leave on loan. PSG’s Hugo Ekitike is another striker on their list should a move for Adams or Ings not materialise.

Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders insists no-one is irreplaceable after influential full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold was ruled out for at least three weeks with a knee injury.

The England international tore a lateral ligament after hyper-extending the joint in Sunday’s FA Cup win at Arsenal and is not expected to feature until the end of the month at the earliest.

Liverpool’s winter break means he may only miss three matches – both legs of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Fulham and the Premier League match at Bournemouth – and he could be back for the January 31 visit of Chelsea.

With the team already without central defender Joel Matip and both left-backs Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas and Joe Gomez deputising on that flank, it leaves them short at the back.

But it is Alexander-Arnold’s pivotal contribution to the way the team operates, stepping into midfield in his now well-established hybrid role, with two goals and eight assists this season which makes his absence so difficult to cope with.

Manchester United’s main business this window will be outgoings and with the news Hannibal may be exiting for a loan so too could Facundo Pellistri.

PSV Eindhoven have approached United over the possibility of signing the winger who has 18 months on his contract. The club have the option to extend for a further year and prefer a loan deal over anything permanent at this stage.

Pellestri has started three games in all competitions this season.

Sevilla are in talks with Manchester United over the loan signing of midfielder Hannibal Mejbri.

Both parties feel a loan move would benefit the player and allow him to get more game time than his few appearances off the bench this season.

United triggered the one-year option in Hannibal’s contract and are planning to assess his future in the summer with interest also coming from Everton.

He has started four games in all competitions this season though injured midfielders Casemiro and Mason Mount are close to returns which could limit his game time.

From Goodison Park to the Bernabeu? Real Madrid are interested in Everton’s 21-year-old centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, according toDaily Mail.

Branthwaite has certainly caught the eye for Sean Dyche’s team this season, a tall, rangy, and technically excellent left-sided centre-back, who displays a fine passing ability.

He has attracted interest from Premier League sides, including Manchester United and Tottenham, as well as England manager Gareth Southgate ahead of this summer’s Euros.