Frank Lampard will reportedly be fired today by Chelsea. The Blues beat Luton in the FA Cup on Sunday, but it appears that it was not enough to save the manager’s job after a five-game losing streak in eight Premier League games.
Martin Odegaard to Arsenal is the transfer currently dominating the headlines as we head into the final stages of a relatively quiet window.
The Gunners are finalizing a loan trade for the Real Madrid playmaker, with a season-ending deal worth around £ 1.8 million to be completed. Odegaard is believed to undergo a medical examination in north London on Monday.
Arsenal are said to still be interested in signing Emi Buendia from Norwich despite Odegaard’s imminent arrival.
Elsewhere, West Ham is rumored to be chasing Jesse Lingard, in addition to Copenhagen striker Jonas Wind, as Manchester United prepares to sanction an exit in January, while Liverpool are reportedly beating United and the Tottenham in battle for Derby winger Kaide Gordon.
Crystal Palace is believed to be tracking Leicester’s Demarai Gray, and Sam Allardyce admitted West Brom’s interest in forward Christian Benteke.
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Lampard ‘will be fired by Chelsea’
Big breaking news from The Telegraph, reporting that Frank Lampard will be fired by Chelsea today less than 24 hours after his FA Cup win over Luton.
They claim that Chelsea players have been instructed not to show up for training until this afternoon.
Confirmation of Lampard’s firing is expected to come today after a recent terrible streak that has seen the Blues lose five of their last eight Premier League games.
More on this to come Standard sport shortly.
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Allardyce confirms Benteke’s interest
Speaking of Crystal Palace…
West Brom manager Sam Allardyce has declared his interest in signing Christian Benteke, Jack Rosser informs.
The former Palace boss is desperate to bring in a forward this month to help the Baggies’ battle against the fall.
Benteke has made his way back to Roy Hodgson’s side this season, but his future is in doubt following the arrival of Jean-Philippe Mateta on loan from Mainz last week.
Benteke is in the final six months of his more than £ 100,000-a-week contract at Selhurst Park and will become a free agent in the summer.
It is understood that the Belgian has little interest in leaving Palace, which is 11 points behind relegation, for a team in the middle of a relegation battle and where it would have to settle quickly.
Allardyce, however, says that he would certainly be interested if Palace is happy to speak.
“I’m not sure if Christian is available,” Allardyce said this morning. “If they came to me and told me I was available… I’m not sure that’s the case at this point.
“If he’s available he’d be interested, everyone knows I’m interested in a front man.”
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Crystal Palace in gray race
There seems to be a lot going on at Crystal Palace as we head into the last days of the window.
After the loan of Mainz forward Jean-Philippe Mateta last week, the Eagles are considering trading Leicester winger Demarai Gray.
The Sun claims this would be a possible replacement for Andros Townsend, who is out of contract for the summer.
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Runarsson or Mustafi out?
The departures of Mesut Ozil, who joined Fenerbahce on Sunday, Sead Kolasinac and Sokratis Papastathopoulos have freed up space in the squad, but Arsenal will still need to shed another non-youth player once Odegaard has signed. añade Simon Collings.
Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan, who joined on loan last Friday, has taken a non-youth squad position on the Arsenal side and another must be found to add Odegaard.
Goalkeeper Alex Runarsson is a player who could go on loan, while Shkodran Mustafi, who has six months left on his current contract, is drawing interest from Lazio.
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Odegaard to Arsenal last
Simon Collings of Standard Sport has the latest on Martin Odegaard’s move to Arsenal …
Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard is at Arsenal’s training ground today to finalize his loan to the club.
Odegaard agreed to join the Gunners until the end of the season, and the loan agreement does not contain any option for Arsenal to make the move permanent in the summer.
The 22-year-old has only made seven LaLiga games for Real Madrid this season and is eager for more action in the second half of the campaign.
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Odegaard had also piqued the interest of Real Sociedad, where he was on loan last year, but Arsenal have won the race for the attacking midfielder.
The Gunners have been searching for a playmaker throughout the current transfer window and have pursued a number of goals.
Odegaard’s availability became apparent last week, when Real Madrid decided he would go out on loan, and Arsenal manager Edu has moved quickly to close a deal.
The Norwegian is due to be at the club’s training ground on Monday to undergo his medical examination and complete the relevant paperwork before joining Arsenal, which is believed to pay a loan fee of around 2 million euros (1.8 million pounds sterling).
Arsenal wanted to sign a creative midfielder this month to compete with Emile Smith Rowe, who has burst onto the scene and into the first team.
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Will Gilmour leave Chelsea on loan?
Frank Lampard says Billy Gilmour is unlikely to leave Chelsea this month after his performance against Luton, but has left open the possibility of a loan out.
Gilmour was the star of the Blues on Sunday in their 3-1 FA Cup win over a championship rival at Stamford Bridge and then the issue of their immediate future was raised once again with many clubs said to be interested. In a temporary arrangement.
“Playing like he did today is very difficult (to leave him out) because he was outstanding,” Lampard said.
“His comfort with the ball, the way he moves it, his discipline, his personality on the team. When he plays like he did today, I find it very difficult not to give him a run.
“He trains that way and with his youth and the injury he’s had and the difficult time we’ve had in the last month, I think it’s about me trying to find the right time for Billy to get in there and today I felt good time and it was brilliant.
Let’s see how we move forward. In the short term for me, looking at him today, he won’t be releasing. But let’s keep that open until the end of the month.
“But Billy is a Chelsea player and the levels he showed today show that he has reason to be a Chelsea player in the middle of the park.”
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Liverpool winning the Gordon race
Liverpool look set to win the race for Derby star Kaide Gordon.
The Telegraph claims the Reds are defeating players like Manchester United and Tottenham in a battle to sign the talented teenage winger.
A deal to bring the 16-year-old Gordon to Anfield would reportedly cost around £ 1 million.
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West Ham’s Eye Lingard Movement
West Ham wants to sign Jesse Lingard from Manchester United, according to reports.
The midfielder has yet to appear in the Premier League so far this season and was even left out of the squad for yesterday’s FA Cup fourth round win over Liverpool.
That has led to speculation about a departure before the deadline, with rumors that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is prepared to let Lingard leave Old Trafford on loan.
The Daily Mail says West Ham is among the 28-year-old’s suitors, who is also on the radar for Newcastle and West Brom.
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Gunners still want Buendia
It appears that Odegaard’s imminent arrival has not dampened Arsenal’s ambitions to remove Emi Buendia from Norwich.
According to football.london, the Argentine remains one of Mikel Arteta’s priority targets, although it remains to be seen if anything can be done in the current window with Daniel Farke’s championship leaders, evidently reluctant to sell their main asset midway through. on the way to a Premier League promotion push. .
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Odegaard ready for Arsenal Medical
To the biggest transfer history first this Monday morning!
Martin Odegaard’s loan to Arsenal appears to have been agreed, with widespread reports that the Real Madrid midfielder will undergo a medical examination today.
The 22-year-old Norwegian will join the Gunners until the end of the season, with the Daily Mail reporting that Arsenal will pay a £ 2.5 million loan fee in addition to covering Odegaard’s wages during that period.
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