Follow Mail Sport’s live blog for all the latest news and updates ahead of the January Transfer window on Thursday, December 28. 

Everton will have a low-key window, says football director

Everton suffered a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night.

While the Toffees were on the ascendency, following their 10-point deduction by the Premier League, they had risen to becoming one of the form teams in the competition, winning four games on the bounce.

Despite that they’ve suffered three defeats in their last three outings across all competitions, with the Toffees now 17th in the table, one- point off the relegation zone.

Amid the construction of their new stadium, Everton are currently working on a much tighter budget than we have seen them before, with their director of football Kevin Thelwell advising fans this week not expect ‘a great deal of transfer business’ in January.

He said, according to the Liverpool Echo: ‘The evolution of a squad can be a challenge when fiscal prudence is also a key factor. But progress and financial diligence can be delivered together.

‘And so, as we look to January, I can assure you that, whilst there may not be a great deal of transfer business taking place in the coming weeks, it does not mean the hard work is not continuing.’

Newcastle hoping to do their business late in the window

While Ange Postecoglou wants to get deals in the door quickly, it seems other sides are predicting things to be a little slower in January.

Eddie Howe is preparing to do business later on in the window, rather than at the beginning.

The Magpies have a raft of injuries and the Newcastle boss admitted his team would be analysing whether they need to bolster their squad or can hold out until they return.

Nick Pope, who recently dislocated his shoulder, harvey Barnes and Jacob Murphy are among those sidlined at the moment, while Sandro Tonali is currently serving a 10-month ban after breaching betting rules.

When asked on whether his side’s long injury list was something that had changed his mind about what’s needed in January, Howe said: ‘Not currently because we’re still in the process of analysing who is coming back and when.’

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Breaking: Andre Onana named in Cameroon squad

Man United goalkeeper Andre Onana has been named in Cameroon’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

It comes after he was involved in rows with manager Rigobert Song that led to him being booted out of their 2022 World Cup squad.

With Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton waiting in the wings, United are well covered for back-up options between the sticks and could look to strengthen their squad elsewhere.

According to Correio da Manha, United are ‘mulling a move for Viktor Gyokeres’ of Sporting Lisbon.

The forward has an £87million release clause after he signed for the Portuguese outfit from Coventry City in the summer.

Barcelona willing to let Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto leave

The Spanish champions are reportedly ready to let Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto leave the club at the end of the season.

Rather than tieing them down to new contracts, Football Espana claim that the pair are set to be released instead of keeping them on.

Despite that, LaLiga rivals Atletico Madrid are rumoured to be keen on acquiring the pair – having previously shown an interest in Alonso earlier this summer.

Postecoglou insists he wants new signings quickly

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has insisted he is looking to make some quick signings in the January transfer window, amid injuries to key players.

Spurs currently have a raft of key players out of action, with their squad set to be depleated even further with Son Heung-min, Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma all set to depart the club in the coming months for international tournaments.

Cristian Romero, meanwhile is set to be ruled out of action for several weeks due to a hamstring strain, while Ivan perisic, Rodrigo Bentancur, Micky van de Ven and James Maddison, amongst others are all out with injury.

‘We’ll tackle it like we’ve tackled everything else,’ Postecoglou said on the upcoming transfer window. ‘We’ve just got to get on with it.

‘You can see other clubs going through it as well. We’ve been going through it for quite a while, but I like the attitude everyone is taking internally.

‘We’ve still been disappointed with our losses, still disappointed if we’re not playing our football. That’s the most important thing.

‘I like the fact we’re winning games and playing decent football without some of those players.’

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Could Raphael Varane be set for a Man United exit?

Amid what’s been an up and down season for the central defender, Raphael Varane has struggled to string together a consistent run of games.

Amid several injuries and a drop-off in form, Varane has now only managed five Premier League starts so far this season, with Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof both being favoured over the French defender.

But it now appears Bayern Munich and Real Madrid could be set to battle it out for Varane.

Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund has recently been vocal on their hopes to sign a new defender and the Bundesliga champions could have a budget of around £20million to spend on a new defender.

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Good morning!

Hello and welcome to our transfer news live blog for today!

It’s nearly that time of year again and were less than a couple of days out until the start of the January transfer window.

And we’re seeing a lot of speculation arising already on some big deals, with Kalvin Phillips making headlines recently amid links that Newcastle could be interested in signing him on loan for the remainder of the season.

Eddie Howe’s side are reportedly ‘confident that a deal can be finalised’ and are hoping to get a loan switch done as quickly as possible.

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Key Updates

  • Newcastle hoping to do their business late in the window
  • Andre Onana named in Cameroon squad
  • Postecoglou insists he wants new signings quickly

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