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All the latest Newcastle transfer news, rumours and gossip, as new manager Eddie Howe looks to improve his squad in the January transfer window…
Wood becomes second January arrival
Newcastle have completed the £25m signing of Burnley striker Chris Wood.
Erling Haaland says pressure from Borussia Dortmund to make a decision about his future is proving to be a distraction.
Haaland, who scored twice in the 5-1 Bundesliga win over Freiburg on Friday, has a contract with Dortmund until the summer of 2024, with a £64m release clause
Melbourne Victory could face sanctions after Football Australia issued a ‘show cause’ notice to the club on Saturday following the homophobic abuse directed at Adelaide United’s Josh Cavallo by fans in an A-League match last week.
Cavallo, who last year became the only out gay
Wrapping up the Man City transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 January window.
Who have Man City been linked with?
Manchester City have Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr on their radar after suffering a setback in their pursuit of Erling Haaland (El Nacional, January 15).
Philippe Coutinho is available for Aston Villa to play Manchester United on Saturday Night Football, but Steven Gerrard won’t rush his new signing, admitting he is not match fit.
Gerrard also says Lucas Digne is available for the clash, live on Sky Sports, after he became Villa’s second signing of the window in a £25m move from Everton.
Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal are being held back by “liability” Granit Xhaka and insists they must move him on if they are to take the next step in their progression under Mikel Arteta.
The Swiss international was shown the fifth red card of his Arsenal career for a last-man foul on Diogo Jota in the first half of Thursday night’s Carabao
Rangers are closing in on a move to sign Hearts defender John Souttar on a pre-contract.
The Scotland international is out of contract this summer and wanted by several English Championship clubs including Blackburn Rovers.
Wrapping up the Chelsea transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 January window.
Who have Chelsea been linked with?
Chelsea have revived their interest in Sevilla defender Jules Kounde and are also looking at fellow Frenchmen Presnel Kimpemba and Aurelien Tchouameni (The Sun, January 13).
Newcastle have completed the £25m signing of Burnley striker Chris Wood.
Wood says he is “delighted” to have signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Magpies and is available to play in Saturday’s Premier League match against relegation
Aston Villa have signed Everton left-back Lucas Digne in a deal worth up to £25m.
It follows several days of negotiations, in which Villa beat off interest from Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham.
Steven Gerrard brings in his second signing as manager following the arrival of his former Liverpool team-mate Philippe Coutinho, with Brighton’s midfielder