By Rangers rebel Igamane in Lille for Medical
Rangers striker Hamza Igamane has undergone a medical in France and has passed his medica ahead of his £10.4m move to Lille, The 22-year-old is now finalising the paperwork on a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 club.
Head coach Russell Martin revealed on Sunday that Igamane refused to come on as a second-half substitute during Rangers’ draw away to St Mirren, claiming he was injured.
Sterling, Jackson closer to Chelsea exit door?
Chelsea have yet to bring forward a plan to enable Raheem Sterling to leave the club as they also look to offload players, Fulham, Crystal Palace and West Ham United could all be potential destinations for the forward.
Meanwhile, it’s being reported that Chelsea might be willing to consider sanctioning a loan move for Nicolas Jackson ahead of next week’s transfer deadline as long as an obligation to buy is inserted in the deal, up to six clubs are interested in signing Jackson, including Aston Villa.
Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson
AC Milan reach deal for Nkunku as Chelsea pursue new forwards
AC Milan have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign forward Christopher Nkunku, The total amount the transfer could reach is just over £36m (€42m).
If Chelsea manage to sell Nkunku and Nicholas Jackson, it would put them in a strong position to sign two new forwards themselves, They are close to an agreement with Manchester United for Alejandro Garnacho, And they also remain interested in RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons and Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez, RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich had also tried to sign Nkunku.
Christopher Nkunku
Late moves for Isak AND Guehi at Liverpool
Liverpool are growing in confidence that they could seal a sensational late deal for Marc Guehi, The club received a boost in their plot to sign Alexander Isak yesterday after Newcastle belatedly said they are open to negotiations.
Sky Sports News has reported that Palace value Guehi at more than £40m, but Liverpool do not want to overpay for a player that is into the final year of his deal,The south London side host Fredrikstad at Selhurst Park in the Conference League play-off tonight, before going to Norway for the return leg a week later.
Marc Guehi
Could Napoli be end destination for Hojlund AND Mainoo?
Napoli are emerging as surprise suitors for Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, Questions over Mainoo’s playing time and role within Ruben Amorim’s system have rumbled on since the backend of last season.
United are already in negotiations with the Serie A champions over a loan deal for striker Rasmus Hojlund, They sanctioned a move for Scott McTominay to join Napoli last summer and he has since been shortlisted for the 2025 Ballon d’Or award.
Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Gernacho and Kobbie Mainoo
West Ham agree Fernandes deal
West Ham have agreed a £42m deal with Southampton for Mateus Fernandes, The fee is broken up into £38m guaranteed payment plus £4m in add-ons,A medical is already underway.
Mateus Fernandes
Forest approach Leipzig for Geertruida
Nottingham Forest have approached RB Leipzig over right-back Lutsharel Geertruida, He is one of four full-back options the club are working on with five days of the window remaining.
Serie A side Atalanta are also interested, however, and have approached RB about a deal as well, Geertruida has several options and a possible loan move with an option to buy is being discussed, Geertruida himself is dissatisfied and open to a departure, despite joining the club only last summer from Feyenoord.
Brentford reject advances for Ajer
Brentford have rejected a bid from Wolfsburg for defender Kristoffer Ajer, The offer was understood to be worth an initial £11m, rising to a total of just under £13m (€15m).
The 27-year-old was on the bench for the two opening Premier League games but played 90 minutes in the EFL Cup win at Bournemouth on Tuesday night.
