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Arteta expects "immediate impact" from new signing Trossard

Everton’s lack of form and seeming problems behind the scenes could have a negative effect on the squad as the big Premier League sides come knocking in search of players. Chelsea have lined up Toffees midfielder Amadou Onana as a potential option in case they cannot get a deal for Enzo Fernandez over the line - which seems increasingly more likely as the window draws to a close.

Newcastle are also hovering and have made Anthony Gordon their main focus. The Everton forward missed two days of training as Newcastle prepared a £40m bid for the 21-year-old but the Toffees are reluctant to let one of their key assets leave whilst fighting a relegation battle.

Elsewhere, an injury to Mohamed Elneny means Arsenal may be forced into strengthening their midfield options before the window closes. The Gunners seem focused on winning the Premier League title this season and they will need strength in depth to keep Manchester City at bay. Brighton’s Moises Caicedo is said to be the favoured choice but Chelsea are also interested in the £75m midfielder and manager Roberto De Zerbi believes Caicedo won’t leave the club in January.

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Leicester transfer situation clear says Brendan Rodgers

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers insists all his players know where they stand ahead of the transfer deadline. Ayoze Perez, Caglar Soyuncu and Jannik Vestergaard have all been linked with moves away.

“There will be adjustments in the squad but everyone is clear from the summer what their situation is,” said the Leicester boss.

“If a senior player has to miss out (in the 25 man Premier League squad) he will have known that will have been the case or known he needed to get football elsewhere.

“We have to do what’s best for the club and the squad. We don’t need to move any out, the club are working very hard to get the right type of player we need in.

“We can get a player in, there’s no problem with that, but you have to get the right type of player in.”

Michael Jones26 January 2023 18:45

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Duncan Ferguson lands first manager’s job - and it’s not Everton

Former Everton player and coach Duncan Ferguson has been appointed as head coach of Forest Green Rover.

The League One club announced the 51-year-old Scot had taken the reins in succession to Ian Burchnall, whose departure was confirmed earlier this week.

Ferguson was a fans’ favourite as a player at Goodison Park across two spells, first between 1994 and 1998 and then between 2000 and 2006. He was an FA Cup winner with the Toffees in 1995.

was linked with a possible permanent role following Frank Lampard’s sacking, but this represents his first head coach position.

Michael Jones26 January 2023 18:15

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The endearing improbability of Wout Weghorst takes latest twist

Wout Weghorst has become the man who keeps distinguished company. There were three of them at the end, applauding the Manchester United fans: the de facto captain Bruno Fernandes, the World Cup winner Lisandro Martinez and Weghorst, his long frame in the coat of a man who had been substituted.

He was joined on the scoresheet by Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, the form player in the Premier League. A month ago, he had been the Dutch answer to Lionel Messi, cancelling out the two-goal lead he had earned Argentina in a World Cup quarter-final, matching him by scoring a penalty in the subsequent shootout.

And in between, his previous goal had come with a motley crew of Premier League rejects, in a team with Arthur Masuaku, Cenk Tosun and Gedson Fernandes, with Dele Alli an unused substitute. For some, Weghorst had been out of sight and out of mind when on loan at Besiktas. Not for Erik ten Hag, however.

The first striker he signed for United was borrowed from a Championship club, in Burnley. The first goal he scored for them came in a cup semi-final and was greeted with clenched fists. “I just turned to the goal hoping for a rebound and it came exactly like this,” Weghorst reflected. “It was nice.”

Michael Jones26 January 2023 18:00

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Leeds striker Joe Gelhardt close to Sunderland loan move

The Athletic are reporting that Leeds striker Joe Gelhardt is closing in on a loan move to Sunderland

Sunderland expect to finalise a the move move before next week’s deadline having successfully agreed a deal with Leeds over the past 48 hours.

Numerous Championship clubs made enquiries for Gelhardt and the 20-year-old was strongly considering returning to Wigan Athletic - the club who sold him to Leeds in 2020 as part of the fire sale organised by the club’s then administrators Begbies Traynor.

Sunderland are hopeful that Gelhardt will undergo a medical tomorrow and that the paperwork will be sign in time for him to make a debut away at Millwall.