January Football Transfer Frenzy

West Ham United are nearing an agreement with Manchester City for a loan deal involving Kalvin Phillips, 28, but Juventus might enter the scene for the England midfielder.

The success of the move hinges on Manchester City relenting on their £7m loan fee demand for Phillips. In a separate development, Manchester United is looking to offload Jadon Sancho, 23, and Antony, 23, to Saudi Pro League clubs for approximately £50m each.

Brian Brobbey, 21, from Ajax and the Netherlands, is keen on joining Manchester United to reunite with former coach Erik ten Hag. However, Manchester United rejected Inter Milan’s proposal to swap Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 26, for Denzel Dumfries, 27, from the Netherlands.

Chelsea remains firm on retaining England defender Levi Colwill, 20, despite interest from Liverpool. Viktor Gyokeres, 25, Sporting Lisbon and Sweden striker, is not a priority for Chelsea, given his £86m asking price. West Ham’s pursuit of Armando Broja, 22, from Chelsea, seems unlikely in January as Chelsea demands at least £50m for the Albanian forward.

Newcastle United is seeking around £12m from Bayern Munich for England full-back Kieran Trippier, 33, who expresses interest in a move to Germany. There’s a possibility of Newcastle parting ways with Miguel Almiron, 29, with Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League showing interest. Morgan Gibbs-White, 23, is viewed as an ideal replacement for Almiron, but Nottingham Forest is likely to resist any attempt to sign the former England Under-21 playmaker.

Nice has informed Chelsea and Manchester United that they won’t consider offers for France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 24, in January. Lyon is attempting to bring back

Karim Benzema, 36, from Al-Ittihad, making him the latest high-profile player to leave the Saudi Pro League.

Newcastle faces financial constraints in pursuing Ederson, with Atalanta valuing the Brazilian midfielder between £30m and £40m. Saudi side Al-Ettifaq has set sights on Everton and Mali midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, 31.

Facundo Pellistri, 22, the winger from Manchester United and Uruguay, faces a stalled loan move to Granada over a salary contribution disagreement. PSV Eindhoven is monitoring the situation. Nottingham Forest rejected Feyenoord’s loan offer for their 22-year-old Wales full-back Neco Williams.

Burnley is in talks to sign Montpellier’s French defender Maxime Esteve, 21. AC Milan has initiated contact with Tosin Adarabioyo, 26, the former England youth defender, who is out of contract with Fulham at the end of the season.

Burnley and Republic of Ireland forward Michael Obafemi, 23, is poised to join Millwall on loan for the remainder of the season.