Friday's transfer roundup: Marko Arnautovic staying at West Ham as Crystal Palace deny Borussia Dortmund approach for Wilfried Zaha
All of Friday's news, gossip, rumours and done deals from the January window
Marko Arnautovic put an end to “all the writing and speculation” as the Austrian took to Twitter to confirm he will stay at West Ham this season.
The striker had been subject to lucrative bids from China and appeared to wave goodbye to supporters before insisting today that his future was with the club.
The Hammers were reported to have Celta Vigo’s Maxi Gomez lined up as a replacement and remain in talks with the Spanish side.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Roy Hodgson denied that Crystal Palace had been approached by Borussia Dortmund over Wilfried Zaha while Mauricio Pochettino confirmed Tottenham are looking at new signings.
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A done deal from Championship and - shock horror - a Chelsea player has moved on loan.
The central defender has joined Reading for the remainder of the season.
Real Madrid have been linked with a move for Juventus' Paulo Dybala.
The Sun say it'll take north of £90m to get him.
Manchester City and PSG have also been linked.
RB Leipzig are desperately trying to keep hold of Timon Werner as some of Europe's biggest clubs circle their star striker.
Liverpool, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain are all said to be interested in the 22-year-old.
Bild report the Bundesliga club have made another offer of a new deal this week in a bid to keep him from leaving.
To Manchester United where the resurgent Red Devils are looking to tie down two of their in-form stars.
Paul Pogba could be first at the negotiating table according to the Sunwhile Anthony Martial is said to not be far behind report ESPN.
United getting their (in house) business done early.
A done deal over in Turkey and another exit from Chelsea today.
As we told you earlier Victor Moses has joined Fenerbahce on a season-long loan.
Leicester midfielder Adrien Silva is looking to agree a loan deal with Bordeaux, according to L'Equipe.
Although reports in Italy suggest Inter Milan are also keen.
Over to Liverpool where a surprise target has emerged.
Schalke's Weston McKennie is the object of Jurgen Klopp's affection with the Reds boss said to be a big fan of the USA international.
The Sun say the 20-year-old could be available for £20m.
Arsenal are looking for reinforcements this month with Belgian international Yannick Carrasco one of them.
However, they cannot afford to sign him from Chinese club Dalian Yifang unless they sell Mesut Ozil first, according to Fox Sports Asia.
The 25-year-old is keen on a return to Europe this month.
Over to Tottenham where Christian Eriksen appears unlikely to sign a new deal with the club.
Real Madrid are his No 1 suitors and AS report that they are the only club he will consider moving to.
Yet more bad news for Spurs who would hope to recoup £100m for the Denmark international in any sale.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has dismissed reports linking Wilfried Zaha with a transfer to Borussia Dortmund, insisting there has been no contact between the two clubs.
It is in the final third where Hodgson hopes to strengthen his team - Bakary Sako is close to concluding a return to the club - so the loss of his finest player would significantly disrupt his plans.
To that end, Everton's Cenk Tosun has been linked with a loan move to Selhurst Park following the collapse of a similar bid for Dominic Solanke, but Hodgson also refused to discuss any potential interest in him.
"There has been no dialogue whatsoever between Borussia Dortmund and Crystal Palace," the 71-year-old said. "Wilf signed a long-term contract with Crystal Palace. He's very much our player.
"I'd be very surprised if there were any clubs out there who wouldn't think he's very good, but that doesn't mean they are going to try and buy him.
"I'm (also) not prepared to talk about any individual players (like Tosun) because we could be here all afternoon if I was supposed to take notice of every player we're supposedly interested in.
"We have two players coming back from long-term injuries. Connor Wickham, after two years' absence, and Christian Benteke coming back from a serious operation. We don't know how long it will take before he is back to the player we know he can be, so we don't have an awful lot of attacking options.
"So it's not surprising we're being linked with attacking players. But we do have players. A lot depends upon how it pans out with Connor and Christian in terms of their recovery."
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