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⚽ 7pm GMT deadline | Follow us on Bluesky | Email John Everton and deal sheets. .. another one gone in for the loan signing of Tyrique George from Chelsea. Option to buy in summer. Jean-Philippe Mateta is expected to be re-integrated into Crystal Palace’s squad after the France striker’s deadline day move to Milan collapsed but will face competition for his place from new signing Jorgen Strand Larsen. The Norway striker’s move from Wolves has been confirmed for a club record £48m but Mateta’s failure to pass a medical with the Italian side means he will return to Selhurst Park. Palace are also hoping to wrap up a deal for Everton’s Dwight Mc Neil despite the deadline having already passed. News from Sheffield Wednesday on signing Joel Ndala from Manchester City on a loan deal that runs until the end of the season. Ndala has made 19 Championship appearances for Hull City this season whilst on loan with the Tigers. That Strand Larsen fee, by the way, is £48m. A deal sheet has gone in for Crystal Palace to sign Dwight Mc Neil on loan from Everton, with an obligation to buy for £20m. Wolves, for their part, had this to say, amid a statement: “This term has been more difficult for both club and player, with only one of Strand Larsen’s six goals coming in the Premier League – a penalty against Burnley in October…. All at Wolves would like to thank Jorgen for his efforts while at the club and wish him good luck for the future. ” Club statement: “Crystal Palace are delighted to announce the signing of Jørgen Strand Larsen from Wolverhampton Wanderers in a club-record deal. “The 25-year-old Norway international has signed a four-and-a-half year contract. He will wear the No. 22 shirt for the Eagles and becomes our third arrival of the January transfer window. ” Chairman Steve Parish said: “We’re delighted that Jørgen has chosen to continue his impressive journey with us and look forward to seeing him in action at Selhurst Park. Strand Larsen said: “I’m really excited to come to Crystal Palace. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time now. I’m here to bring energy and goals, and to try to do my best for the club. ” In exciting news I hear West Ham have submitted a deal sheet for Axel Disasi. But there is still doubt over whether the loan happens. So now, let’s see what deals have been completed. The Athletic’s Jacob Tanswell has this to say on the Harvey Elliott situation: “Villa sources say no progress or recent discussions on the removal of the 10-game obligation. Discussions can happen after the deadline to perhaps alter terms of the agreement. ” Deal sheet klaxon: We are awaiting the Axel Disasi to West Ham deal but the stall is believed to related to his personal demands. His Chelsea contract runs until…2029. Deal sheet klaxon: David Ornstein reports Crystal Palace and Everton have agreed a deal for Dwight Mc Neil. In David’s words: “winger undergoing medical before proposed move. Race against time to complete + not guaranteed; may require deal sheet. ” Done deal: “Crystal Palace can confirm that Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has joined Stoke City on loan until the end of the season. ” We’re 15 minutes from the window slamming shut before we enter the netherworld of deal sheets. Matt Collins gets in touch: “Do you think all the clubs who have decided they aren’t doing any business on deadline day watch Sky Sports with their feet up nursing beers from their official beer partners? Must be nice to just decide you don’t feel like working on your industry’s busiest day. ” Ademola Lookman, who has left Atalanta for Atletico Madrid, has released a social media statement: “To the Atalanta family , after nearly four years, the time has come for me to say goodbye. From the moment I arrived in Bergamo, you welcomed me like one of your own and pushed me to be the best version of myself. Together we made history. European champions, a night none of us will ever forget. Scoring a hat-trick in a European final and lifting a trophy with this club after a 61 year trophy drought will stay with me. “Winning the Africa Player of the year award in 2024 as an Atalanta player will forever stay with me. Those moments, those emotions, those nights under the lights, they’re engraved in my heart. Thank you to my teammates, the staff, the club. To the fans, your passion, your belief, your energy meant everything. From day one, you stood by me and by this team through every moment. Your passion, your voices, your belief never faded and together we achieved. Every cheer, every banner, every away trip meant something. Thank you for making Bergamo feel like home and for giving me memories I’ll carry forever. Grazie di tutto, ciao. ” Ed confirms the latter… Arsenal are continuing to search for a Mikel Merino replacement and are understood to have enquired over a move for Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka, although it seems the Germany midfielder is unlikely to join Mikel Arteta’s side this month. Goretzka is out of contract with Bayern in the summer and has already confirmed he will leave but the German champions want to keep him until then. Arsenal may have missed out on 18-year-old James Wilson to north London rivals Tottenham but look set to sign another highly-rated teenager: Jaden Dixon from Stoke for £3. 2m. The England Under 19 defender will sign a four-year contract at the Emirates. About that random Arsenal signing. Stoke City teenager Jaden Dixon is set to join Arsenal in a deal worth £3. 2m plus add-ons, according to Fabrizio Romano. The last Dixon the Gunners signed from Stoke turned out to be quite good, and so did Steve Bould. Let’s see. Done deal: Matt O’Riley will return to Brighton, his season-long loan deal to Marseille having been terminated. Fabian Hurzeler said: “We’re pleased to welcome Matt back to the club. We know all about his qualities, and I have no doubt he will settle back into the group very quickly. He has had a good spell with Marseille, playing regular domestic football and in the Champions League, and we believe he can positively impact the team in the second half of the season. ” European moves: Ademola Lookman has joined Atlético Madrid for €35m, signing a contract until June 2030. Roma have signed Bryan Zaragoza on loan from Bayern Munich with a conditional purchase clause based on minutes played. The Italian club also paid compensation to his former loan club, Celta Vigo. Alisson Santos, who scored the goal that took Sporting through to the Champions League last 16, has joined Napoli on loan with a €15m buy option – despite the player wanting to stay put in Portugal. That random Arsenal signing appears to be Evan Mooney, of St Mirren, 18, who has made 14 Scottish Premiership appearances for the Love Street outfit. Young Scots run free…well, £265k is reported to be the fee. Let’s see if that one comes off. Eric Peterson gets in touch: “So Jorgen Strand Larsen, who’s had the “I’m too big for my club” bug in his brain ever since Newcastle courted him in summer, gets his move out of Molineux. But he’s headed for circling-the-drain Palace? Playing for a manager who has one foot out the door? Sharing a dressing room with Jean-Philippe Mateta, the guy he was to replace in the squad but whose deeply-desired transfer out of town fell through at the eleventh hour? Yeah, that’ll work out well. ” More from Rennes boss Habib Beye on Jeremy Jacquet; he speaks very well: “We negotiated the transfer, obtained the amount the club looked for, we respected the player’s wish and we have him for the remainder of the season. The club he joins will offer him Champions League football. ” Kevin Wilson, presumably not the former Chelsea winger or the Australian comedy singer, gets in touch: “Memo for West Ham, Chelsea sell two types of player. The first is the talented home grown player who they ship out for financial sustainability reasons but may come back to bite them. The second is the bomb squad player that they stupidly bought with the proceeds of that first player and who was replaced within a year. Guess which type West Ham chase? ” Sunderland play Burnley later this evening, a reminder of the Wearsiders’ business, via PA Media: “Sunderland winger Simon Adingra is closing in on a loan move to French side Monaco. The 24-year-old former Brighton wideman is to spend the remainder of the season with the Ligue 1 side in a deal which could eventually become permanent. “Ivory Coast international Adingra, who joined the Black Cats from the Seagulls in July last year, has made 15 appearances for the Premier League newcomers to date, five of them coming off the bench. “Sunderland, who have also sold Patrick Roberts to Birmingham, are attempting to replace Adingra with Anderlecht’s 22-year-old Ecuador midfielder Nilson Angulo in a transfer which could ultimately cost the club around £17. 5million. ” PS: Sunderland managed to hold on to Lutsharel Geertruida, who was linked with Liverpool over the weekend but the deal would be with RB Leipzig. I am told by Ben Fisher that Che Adams to Wolves is unlikely, though Angel Gomes and Adam Armstrong are both highly possible Crystal Palace are still working hard to get one or two new signings over the line before the deadline but there are major doubts over whether Jean-Philippe Mateta will now depart after his move to Milan collapsed because the France striker failed a medical. Juventus have also shown an interest in a loan but time is running out for the 28-year-old to find a new club, with some reports suggesting he may need surgery on a knee injury that was picked up in the medical and has been carefully managed by Paace over recent months. As things stand, Jorgen Strand Larsen is still expected to join from Wolves for £48m even if Mateta stays at Selhurst Park having already completed his medical, while Palace have made an improved bid for Dwight Mc Neil that they hope will be accepted by Everton. Their search for a centre back to replace Marc Guehi has yet to come to fruition despite being linked to a number of names including Ruben Kluivert of Lyon, West Ham’s Max Kilman and Josh Acheampong of Chelsea. We’re under an hour to go, and we await the completion of that deal for Disasi, as well as Strand Larsen to Crystal Palace, Angel Gomes, Adam Armstrong and Che Adams to Wolves, whether Nottingham Forest can land Arne Engels. There’s also James Wilson to Spurs rather than Arsenal, and that mystery Gunners move, which is now looking unlikely. “Axel Disasi is having his West Ham medical but there’s concern over the conditions of the deal for the Chelsea defender repeatedly changing. ” Edan Tal gets in touch: “Didn’t Kanu fail a medical at Milan before having a *very* long career after that? Liverpool probably don’t regret missing out on Neil Fekir but there must be some good examples of players failing medicals then going to have brilliant and healthy careers anyway? ” Kanu’s failed medical was at Inter in 1996. He was still playing in 2012. Nabil Fekir is now with UAE Pro League club Al Jazira; a huge talent, sad story. In Scotland, Rangers hope to finalise a deal for Hansa Rostock forward Ryan Naderi, who has reportedly arrived in the UK, but it remains to seen if the German 3. Liga club will sanction the sale this month or hold on to their top scorer until the summer. Chris Wheeler, the Daily Mail’s Manchester United reporter, has heard from club sources that Tyrell Malacia has not been set to join any Turkish club and no travel arrangements for the player have been made. Patrick Dorgu’s hamstring injury altered the picture. Does this mean Mateta will play in the forward line? Habib Beye, the Rennes coach and Newcastle legend, on the sale of Jérémy Jacquet to Liverpool) and Kader Meïté to Al-Hilal: ‘We have to see it as a privilege. Rennes could make €100m of profit on two players who were maybe worth €3m between them 6 months ago. ” He also had this to say on Jacquet: “I don’t want to comment on something that is not yet real. It’s supposition. We negotiated the transfer, obtained the amount that the club looked for, we respected the player’s wish and we have him for the remainder of the season. ” More from Signor Riso on Sky Italia: “Inter did not get Curtis Jones from Liverpool so Davide Frattesi will not join Nottingham Forest. Inter don’t want Frattesi to leave now”, told Sky. ” Monday’s Football Daily concentrates on a bit of transfer difficulty in Saudi Arabia. This season only one PIF club (Al-Hilal) has spent more than Al-Nassr, who have signed some of Europe’s best players in Mohamed Simakan (from RB Leipzig, £30m), João Félix (from Chelsea, £26m) and Kingsley Coman (from Bayern Munich for £21. 5m), all arriving to the tune of nearly £100m. Further news from Sky Italia, who spoke to Sandro Tonali’s agent, Giuseppe Riso: “We never had any conversation with Arsenal”. “Newcastle were never gonna let Tonali leave in January. There’s absolutely nothing into it … We didn’t even talk about it. ” So where did that story come from? A couple of moves in Italy: Bologna’s announcement: “Bologna FC 1909 announces that it has acquired the rights to the sporting performances of defender João Mário from Juventus FC on a loan basis until June 30, 2026. ” Via Sky Italia: “Emil Holm is a new Juventus player. The 2000-born defender arrives on loan from Bologna until June 30, 2026. The Bianconeri can also acquire the player outright with a buyout fee set at €15 million. ” Why always Palace? We await developments on Jean-Philippe Mateta after the collapse of that Milan deal. And also Dwight Mc Neil’s and Jorgen Strand Larsen’s moves. Here’s a team who have done decent business. The stripping of the club’s most prized assets had already begun earlier in the summer when Rayan Cherki left to join Manchester City. Georges Mikautadze and Lucas Perri would also depart, both bringing in considerable sums; Nemanja Matic, one of the highest-paid players on the wage bill, was released; and Alexandre Lacazette’s deal expired. To this. Lyon were once a model club, and look like one again. Lyon have become more expansive and, as the new signings have bedded in, optimism has crept in. Pre-season fears have turned into hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. Morton has been excellent since moving from Liverpool and Pavel Sulc (27 games, 12 goals, five assists) has proven to be one of the signings of the season in Ligue 1. There are success stories across the pitch, from Afonso Moreira (26 games, five goals, eight assists) to Adam Karabec and now Endrick, who scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 5-2 win over Metz last week. So, just two hours of this madness to go. Who knows what happens now? Thanks for joining me for the past hour. John Brewin is here for the serious business. Midfielder Tobias Brenan has joined Harrogate on loan from Wigan for the remainder of the season. I think the League Two side could add a goalkeeper before the final whistle blows at 7pm. There must be hope of some excitement in the final couple of hours because it’s all been quite slow so far. Forest were not too confident of getting Engels over the line and it looks like Celtic have rejected their latest bid worth £25m in total. FC Dallas transferred veteran goalkeeper Maarten Paes to Dutch powerhouse Ajax on Monday. The 27-year-old Netherlands native recorded 26 clean sheets in 128 appearances from 2022-25. “Dallas meant so much to me, ” Paes said. “I came to Dallas in 2022, and these past four years have changed me so much as a person in the right way. I want to thank the entire city of Dallas, FC Dallas and everyone I have worked with. These have been the most beautiful years of my life, and I enjoyed every single minute. Thank you for all your support. Dallas till I die. “ Paes earned MLS All-Star and MLS Save of the Year honors in 2024. Reuters Manchester United are sending plenty of young lads out on loan today. Gabriele Biancheri is the latest set for a short-term move, with Rotherham expected to take him until the end of the season. CHAMPIONSHIP TRANSFER NEWS: Leicester have confirmed the loan signing of Joe Aribo from Southampton. Burnley are not expecting to do anything else today. I feel they really need a striker, so I am surprised they did not bring one in. It’s quite difficult to take the thing seriously. The do or die attitude of those on SSN discussing transfers really is something to behold. “Just think how many players Celtic can not buy with that money! ” suggests Gerry Scott. It seems like a deal worth up to £25m for Arne Engels seems like a lot of money for Nottingham Forest, especially as they started the bidding at around £10m less yesterday for the Celtic man. It was all quite calm at Nottingham Forest earlier today but looks like they will have a busy end. A deal for Borussia Monchengladbach left-back Luca Netz is in the offing. Hi! Let’s hope this is a glorious golden hour of transfer activity. Righto, my watch is over. Here’s Will Unwin to guide you through the next hour, before John Brewin returns as the window gently eases closed. I guess that seems a little surprising, as who only knows what’s going on at Tottenham. Other hand, perhaps there’ll be more opportunities there – Chido Obi, for example, left Arsenal because he didn’t think he’d get to play enough. Spurs will beat Arsenal to the loan signing of Hearts teenager James Wilson. Option to buy at end of season is part of the deal. As with Arsenal, expected to spend the coming months in Spurs’ U21 squad.