Transfer news live: Third Dimitri Payet bid rejected, Chelsea players urge Joe Hart signing

Follow the latest transfer news on Tuesday 24 January

Payet signed a new deal at the club last February (Getty)

With deadline day a week today, the January transfer window is finally starting to heat up after yet more movement yesterday.

Hull signed Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic on loan until the end of the season as Marco Silva continued his revolution at the Tigers, while Everton’s Gerard Deulofeu left the Premier League for AC Milan, also on loan.

Manchester City remain the only top-six side to complete a move for a new player this month but will there be any late big-name deals elsewhere? Follow the latest here.

• West Ham reject third Dimitri Payet bid, this time worth £22.5m
• Gerard Deulofeu joins AC Milan until the end of the season
• Ashley Young has offers from three Premier League clubs and one Chinese Super League club
• Watford to sign Mauro Zarate but West Brom cool interest in Odion Ighalo
• Lazar Markovic joins Hull from Liverpool until the end of the season

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[24 January 2017 07:26 · Jack Austin]

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s January transfer live blog where we will bring you all the day’s biggest breaking news, moves, rumours and gossip from around the Premier League, Europe – and yes, China.

Here are some of the stories making the papers this morning:

West Ham have rejected a third bid for Dimitri Payet, report Sky Sports, this time worth around £22.5m from Marseille.

BeIn Sports claim that Paris Saint-Germain are set to beat Manchester United to the signing of 20-year-old Benfica winger Goncalo Guedes.

Crystal Palace are nearing a £12m agreement to sign Sunderland full-back Patrick van Aanholt, report the Guardian.

The Sun say that Chelsea players are urging Antonio Conte to move for Joe Hart this summer, should Thibaut Courtois join Real Madrid at the end of the season.

Southampton have made a new approach for Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini after the Serie A side lowers their asking price from £18m.

[24 January 2017 07:40 · Jack Austin]

A bit of morning reading on Sanchez and Costa... 

[24 January 2017 07:41 · Jack Austin]

[24 January 2017 08:03 · Jack Austin]

Yaya's not joining the Chinese revolution... 

[24 January 2017 10:02 · Jack Austin]

Chelsea now in for Lindelof?

​Chelsea eye Manchester United target, third Payet bid rejected and more

[24 January 2017 10:34 · Evan Bartlett]

Arsenal in the market for a midfielder... 

[24 January 2017 11:02 · Samuel Lovett]

Harry Kane has said it would be 'stupid' to leave Tottenham at the moment after garnering interest from a number of Europe's top clubs.

Asked by Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport about the interest in him and his fellow Spurs team-mates, Kane said: “I would be surprised if any of my team-mates were to leave now.

Harry Kane has given an update on his future 

“Something’s going on here, we’re just missing that last step – to win trophies. It would be stupid to leave now.”

Kane also praised manager Mauricio Pochettino whose influence at the club has come to fruition across the past two seasons and has been vital in keeping Kane and Co at the club.

“We have one of the best coaches in the world, perhaps the best,” added Kane. “Soon there will be a new stadium. The future is promising.”

[24 January 2017 11:35 · Evan Bartlett]

He's back... 

But could Lescott's deal at the Stadium of Light pave the way for Patrick van Aanholt's move to Crystal Palace? 

[24 January 2017 14:13 · Evan Bartlett]

Courtois says he's happy at Stamford Bridge despite rumours linking him with a move to Real Madrid.

He also appeared to take a jab at former teammates Oscar and Jon Obi Mikel who recently moved to China: "I prefer to play in big teams, earn a little less money and win trophies.”