Transfer information LIVE! Deadline day twist for Tel plus Arsenal and Man Utd updates
It’s transfer deadline day as Premier League clubs face a frantic few hours to complete last-minute deals before 11pm tonight.
And there’s already been one huge twist today as Mathys Tel looks to have reversed his decision not to join Tottenham. The Bayern Munich forward has flown to England and will undergo a medical ahead of a loan move to the north London club.
The young Frenchman had reportedly been the target of both Manchester United – who are on the hunt for a new forward after Marcus Rashford joined Aston Villa on loan – and Arsenal, who had not given up hope of signing him.
Arsenal have been heavily linked over the past few days with Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins to bolster their Premier League title chances but Mikel Arteta has been told that Watkins will not be leaving for less than £60m after an opening offer for the England international was rejected last week and a move now appears unlikely.
Elsewhere, Manchester City’s flaws were exposed by Arsenal in a 5-1 defeat yesterday and Pep Guardiola’s side look set to sign defensive midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto. Chelsea could still see some action too, with Ben Chilwell, Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku among the players who may depart.
Chelsea have been linked with Alejandro Garnacho throughout the window and while the 20-year-old Manchester United winger looks unlikely to follow Rashford out of the door, Red Devils left-back Tyrell Malacia is set to sign on loan for PSV as we tick towards tonight’s 11pm deadline. Follow all the latest updates in our live blog below.
Jeffrey Schlupp headed to Celtic
Scottish champions Celtic will be signing winger Jeffrey Schlupp on loan from Crystal Palace.
Sky Sports News’ Anthony Joseph says it’s understood the 32-year-old will undergo a medical in London tonight.
Chelsea v West Ham LIVE
If you’d rather follow some live Premier League action, we’re also blogging Chelsea vs West Ham tonight.
The big team news is Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez finally being dropped, with Filip Jorgensen starting between the posts. Jarrod Bowen also returns from injury for the Hammers.
Follow that game here:
Update on Man Utd’s deadline day plans
The Independent’s Senior Football Correspondent Richard Jolly reports that no further incomings are expected for Manchester United tonight.
That means there will be no striker signed, which will surely frustrate Red Devils fans.
United have little leeway within the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and would rather give themselves more scope to spend in the summer.
DONE DEAL! Marco Asensio joins Aston Villa
A move we’ve been expecting confirmation of for a while, Marco Asensio has joined Aston Villa on loan from PSG.
The three-time Champions League winner joins until the end of the season.
Asensio adds another attacking option to Unai Emery’s side after they captured Marcus Rashford from Man Utd on loan.
West From turn down offer for Fellows
The Independent’s Miguel Delaney reports that West Brom have turned down a £15m offer from Everton for English forward Tom Fellows.
It is said that Everton, Brentford and Southampton are the sides most interested in the 21-year-old, who will likely leave in the summer.
Everton set to complete deal for former Saints man
The Daily Mail reports that former Southampton midfielder Carlos Alcaraz is “having his Everton medical” ahead of a move to Merseyside.
Alcaraz joins on loan from Brazilian club Flamengo, and will stay at Goodison Park until the end of the season.
Garnacho to stay at Man Utd
The links surrounding Alejandro Garnacho’s future dominated the rumour mill for several days, but it appears that the Argentine will stay in Manchester.
Fabrizio Romano reports that Garnacho is “set to stay, [an] internal decision has been made”.
Tottenham revive Mathys Tel deal with forward set to join from Bayern Munich
Tottenham have managed to revive their move for Mathys Tel with the Bayern Munich forward set to join the club, the PA news agency understands.
Spurs entered talks with the 19-year-old last week after an agreement with Bayern had been struck for a deal worth in the region of 60 million euros (£50.2m).
However, negotiations stalled on Friday with Premier League rivals Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United also interested in France international Tel – but he is now set to link up with Tottenham, although the exact structure of the deal is still to be finalised.
Villa to make another attacking addition?
Tom Collomosse of the Daily Mail is reporting that Aston Villa’s deal to bring Marco Asensio to Villa Park is “edging closer”.
Asensio “should join Villa until the end of the season”, after PSG freed up an international loan spot with the sale of Cher Ndour to Fiorentina, reports Collomosse.
Three things new signing Patrick Dorgu will bring to Manchester United
Manchester United signed two new players over the weekend, the first arrivals of Ruben Amorim’s reign: the 18-year-old centre-back Ayden Heaven joined from Arsenal on Saturday, and 20-year-old left-back Patrick Dorgu landed from Lecce on Sunday. After a summer window spent signing young but established talent for Erik ten Hag, the winter window has seen a shift towards raw potential.
What is so unusual about Dorgu is just how quickly he has risen from relative obscurity to join one of Europe’s giant clubs (giant by reputation if not by actual football). Lecce spotted Dorgu playing in the youth ranks for Danish side Nordsjælland – a club renowned for nurturing young talent with Brighton’s Simon Adingra and Brentford’s Mikkel Damsgaard among their graduates – and he moved to Italy aged 17 in a transfer worth £170,000.
At the time, there was no suggestion that he was the next great hope of Danish football. “He never really did that well as a youth player in Denmark,” journalist Karsten Krogh told the BBC. “He was never a star anywhere. It wasn’t like the other teams in Denmark were lining up to get his signature.”
