The Gunners have enjoyed a quiet January window, largely thanks to a frenetic summer in which they welcomed eight new signings to the. club, including Martin Zubimendi, Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze. But while Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is looking to the summer when it comes to incomings, there may yet be an outgoing or two before the winter transfer window closes.
I really like Carlos Baleba at Brighton and think he could replace Casemiro at Manchester United, Stam told TEAMtalk. I like Frenkie de Jong a lot too, but it looks as though he'll be staying at Barcelona. Manchester United need to be looking for a replacement that has good legs and the engine to run up and down the field. They also need to be very good with the ball too. Baleba can do that.
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl expects "the next three, four days to be a little crazy" as they try to assemble the best possible squad for the Scottish title run-in. Rohl's team visit Porto in their final Europa League match on Thursday evening and, with Rangers unable to progress, his pre-match news conference was dominated instead by questions about possible ins and outs.
"He is someone I obviously know well from our time together at Wolves, and I am looking forward to working with him again. Adama is someone who knows the Premier League very well. His unique qualities as a player will help us between now and the end of the season. He will give us a different option in attacking areas. He is also very motivated to fight for us and ready to bring energy, commitment and determination to our challenge."
He has been part of this squad for so many years. I am happy to have him and I am glad he is available because that is not normal for us right now. He will be part of the team and nothing is happening on this side. It's hard to say anything definite in this world we are in but I expect him to stay.
Eberl had a mixed two years in his tenure. His first big task was finding a successor to Thomas Tuchel. Bayern missed out on several first-choice options. Eberl eventually went ahead by hiring Vincent Kompany as the new head coach of Bayern. The Belgian head coach hit the ground running at Die Roten, guiding the club to a Bundesliga title. Eberl has also done well with several transfers like Michael Olise, Luis Diaz, and Jonathan Tah.
Much to the disappointment of Barcelona's coaching staff, and especially Hansi Flick, the club recently had to sanction the exit of Pedro Fernandez 'Dro'. Regarded as one of the most gifted players to come out of La Masia in recent years, Dro joined Paris Saint-Germain after he expressed his desire to leave Barça earlier this month. Reports suggest Barcelona are set to earn a total of around €8.2 million as the final fee, even though the youngster had a release clause worth €6 million in his contract.
Besiktas have paid 11.2m to Roma for Tammy Abraham - as the Turkish club prepare to sell him to Aston Villa. The striker had a medical on Saturday having travelled to the UK on Friday after Villa agreed an 18m deal with the Super Lig side. Besiktas had an obligation to buy in the loan deal which took Abraham from Roma last summer and did not want to sell him, but are reluctantly allowing Abraham to return to England.
According to a report via the Sunderland Echo, Neil has been left out of the squad ahead of the Premier League match against West Ham United due to speculation surrounding his future. Several outfits are interested in signing the player, and it will be interesting to see if they can get the deal done. The midfielder is no longer a key player for Sunderland, and it would make sense for him to move on and join a club where he can play regularly.
Tottenham have reportedly intensified their interest in Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, with the North London club exploring the possibility of a late-window move as part of their broader push to strengthen the squad. Spurs' interest comes alongside their ongoing pursuit of Andy Robertson, signalling a bold effort to lure two established Liverpool stars to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Liverpool insider DaveOCKOP claims Tottenham are preparing an initial 30 million bid for Jones before the transfer deadline.
Barcelona have struck gold with Joan Garcia, and just over six months have been enough for the new signing to prove his worth. In just his first season at the club, the youngster is already making a case to be called the best goalkeeper in Spain, and is at the doorstep of a national team call-up. Further, he has already won the Catalans multiple games single-handedly, with his best ever performance coming under pressure against his former club Espanyol.
Offers came in some were rejected by the club, some by me, others jointly, Mendieta recalls to FourFourTwo. The most famous was from Real Madrid. When they became interested in 2001, I knew Valencia wouldn't let me go for less than my release clause, which was 60 million, and Real weren't going to pay that for me. If they had triggered it, the debate would have shifted: would I have gone? But it never got to that point.
During my time at Juventus, the number of foreign players allowed went up from two to three, Laudrup tells FourFourTwo when asked how his move to Barcelona came about. Platini retired, Ian Rush came in, and then one season later they also signed Rui Barros and Oleksandr Zavarov. That made four, and since I'd been there the longest, I thought that I'd be the one they'd let go. I was a little disappointed, but PSV were interested and had just won the European Cup.
Sources in the industry have told me that Chelsea and Manchester United have shown a clear interest, while Tottenham have been tracking him for months and were impressed by his recent Champions League display against them. As first reported in my exclusive here for the Daily Briefing, another source added: Scouts from a number of English clubs have also watched him closely in recent weeks. However, Nmecha's fine form means this deal will be far from straightforward.
I think that's always very positive, for the players as well, because that means they have to raise their standards in training, Arteta said. The next day you don't know how many minutes because the moment we want to change the game we're going to have options. In the last few years that's something we haven't had for different reasons. And it's something that, once we have it, we have to make sure that we're using it in the right way to be a better team.