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Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the January transfer window.
The transfer roundabout is in full swing and we will provide you with all the latest speculation, gossip and rumours, as well as the latest updates on all the done deals of the day in our up-to-the-minute blog.
Chelsea’s winning run came to a firm halt at Tottenham last night, will Antonio Conte be forced into the market to strengthen? How about Arsenal after their 3-3 draw with Bournemouth? And who will be looking to replace their Africa Cup of Nations stars for the month?
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Monday's Premier League results
Middlesbrough 0 Leicester City 0
Everton 3 Southampton 0
Manchester City 2 Burnley 1
Sunderland 2 Liverpool 2
West Bromwich Albion 3 Hull City 1
West Ham United 0 Manchester United 2
Tuesday's Premier League results
Bournemouth 3 Arsenal 3
Crystal Palace 1 Swansea City 2
Stoke City 2 Watford 0
Wednesday's Premier League results
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Chelsea 0
Hello and welcome to The Independent's live transfer blog for Thursday 5 January 2017. We'll keep you up to date with all the latest ins and outs, rumours and gossip as the transfer window looks to get into full swing...
Here are some of the biggest stories from yesterday...
Middlesbrough sign Rudy Gestede from Aston Villa on a three-and-a-half year deal
Sunderland reject £6m bid for striker Jermain Defoe
Carlo Ancelotti rubbish rumours linking Arturo Vidal with Chelsea
Patrice Evra linked with a Manchester United return
Liverpool news
Jese looks to be on his way out of Paris Saint-Germain after he was left out of the club’s friendly game in Tunisia. Manager Unai Emery admitted after the game that the “possibility of his exit is a reality”. Jurgen Klopp is rumoured to be waiting in the wings, according to Spanish daily AS.
Who is Marco Silva, Hull boss in waiting?
Jack Pitt-Brooke goes into detail on Hull's prospective new manager, the man who has spent the majority of his career with the tag 'the new Mourinho'. READ MORE
No James exit?
Real Madrid were back in action last night in the Copa del Rey, beating Sevilla in a comfortable 3-0 victory. James Rodriguez starred in the victory and click here to see why it may have spelled the end of his exit rumours...
Must Arsenal and Manchester City strengthen most?
After Spurs' win over Chelsea last night, the Gunners fell out of the top four for the first time this season. Meanwhile, Manchester United's resurgence is putting Pep Guardiola's City under increasing pressure. Will they remain outside the Champions League places and miss out on Europe's elite competition? Jack Pitt-Brooke investigates...
West Ham striker watch
Slaven Bilic is desperate to add goal to his front line with Jermain Defoe top of his list. However, he is also monitoring Brentford's Scott Hogan and Celtic's Moussa Dembele. The Mirror Says the Hammers had a £10m bid for Hogan rejected, while Celtic are likely to ignore any approach for their star man, according to the Daily Mail.
Permanent or nothing for Memphis
Memphis Depay's move to Everton will have to be a permanent one, with Manchester United ready to reject any loan deal propositions, report The Sun.
Depay is keen to follow Morgan Schneiderlin, who has already told teammates he is moving to the Toffees, to Goodison Park.
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