Wednesday's transfer news: Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea, Newcastle and Spurs latest rumours, gossip and done deals
Arsenal looking to follow Denis Suarez deal by renewing Yannick Carrasco talks, Manchester United scout Benfica youngster Joao Felix and Spurs told no by Adrien Rabiot as he seeks Liverpool switch
Re-live the latest news and updates from the Premier League's January transfer window with Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle all set to be busy.
Arsenal look set to be the busiest club as the deadline rapidly approaches. With no money to spend loans are on the agenda with the move for Barcelona's Denis Suarez confirmed. Inter Milan's Ivan Perisic and PSG's Christopher Nkunku remain options, but the club have renewedd interest in Yannick Carrasco in a late move. Chelsea have made the biggest splash with the signing of Borussia Dortmund's Christian Pulisic but could well add more after seeing Gonzalo Higuain arriving from AC Milan on loan.
Manchester United are flying - could Ole Gunnar Solskjaer add to his in-form squad this month - while Manchester City and Liverpool could look to dip their toes in the water with the title race looking set to go right down to the wire.
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Eddie Howe says Bournemouth have "had no contact from any other club" as he dismissed rumours of a potential departure for key defender Nathan Ake.
Centre-back Ake, who cost £20million from Chelsea in 2017, has been linked with a return to Stamford Bridge.
"We love working with him, we think he's got outstanding attributes, he's getting better and better in his position," Cherries manager Howe said of Ake.
"The speculation, as it has been all January, has been purely that - as with all our players.
"We've had no contact from any other club so it's business as usual."
More from Howe, who did not rule out strengthening his squad further before Thursday's transfer deadline after the signings of defenders Nathaniel Clyne and Chris Mepham and striker Dominic Solanke.
The Cherries have been linked with a move for out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater, while Howe thinks defender Tyrone Mings could depart on loan.
"We hope the majority of our business is done, if not all of it," said Howe.
"But I learnt a long time ago never to give clear-cut answers in this situation because you can then have to act in the last few hours."
Speaking about a temporary move for Mings, Howe added: "That's a possibility. Tyrone has been dreadfully unlucky since he signed for the football club. He's such a talented lad, he's desperate to play so we'll wait and see."
BREAKINGNews in from Scotland brings the inevitable as Hibernian have confirmed that manager Neil Lennon and assistant Garry Parker have both left the club by mutual consent.
A statement issued by the club stresses that neither has been sacked or resigned, but that after lifting their imposed suspensions following an internal review, all parties felt it best if their time together came to an end.
BREAKINGBarcelona have confirmed that Denis Suarez has agreed a new contract extension with the club, and subsequently has joined Arsenal on loan for the rest of the season.
A statement from the Spanish club read: "FC Barcelona and Denis Suárez have reached an agreement for the extension of the player’s contract with the club, which ended on 30 June 2020, until 30 June 2021.
"FC Barcelona have also agreed a loan deal for Suárez with Arsenal for the remainder of the 2018/19 season. The Premier League club will pay the player’s salary during this time and the agreement includes an option to buy."
Luke Brown has the full details as Arsenal sign Denis Suarez on loan until the end of the season:
BREAKINGThe news is coming think and fast as West Ham have an announcement of their own...but it's not the one fans have been waiting for!
With talks ongoing over a move for Celta Vigo's Maxi Gomez, the Hammers have announced that Portugal Under-20 international Mesaque Dju has joined the club from Benfica on a three-and-a-half-year deal on a free transfer.
Tottenham winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou may have featured in the FA Cup at the weekend but it looks like he is on his way out of the club.
The BBC are reporting that Nkoudou is on the verge of joining Monaco after and offer was accepted, though there is no option included to buy him permanently.
It's added that the 23-year-old will head to Monaco to undergo a medical in the morning before an announcement is made.
Mesut Ozil has turned down a move from Arsenal to French giants Paris Saint-Germain, according to German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung.
They claim PSG wanted to sign the German on loan, but were informed by Ozil’s representatives that he had no intention to leave London.
The French champions have already had a busy window, signing Leandro Paredes from Zenit Saint Petersburg, but want to make at least one more signing after Neymar’s injury.
Ozil is Arsenal’s highest-paid player but has struggled to hold down a starting spot under Unai Emery, often finding himself left out of the Spaniard’s matchday squads altogether.
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