TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: Man Utd to sign Sanchez; Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea updates PLUS latest from across Europe
Sunday January 21
Newcastle have given Rafa Benitez the green light to move for Bristol City left-back Joe Bryan.
According to the Sunday Mirror, Newcastle are preparing a bid for Bryan but face competition from two Premier League rivals.
Everton are on the hunt for a left-back after losing Leighton Baines to injury.
Brighton also fancy Bryan, who can also play on the left wing.
15:21: Roma want to sign Daniel Sturridge as a replacement for Edin Dzeko.
Express Sport understands Chelsea are keen to sign star striker Dzeko to patch up their forward problems.
And Sky Sport Italia claim Liverpool outcast Sturridge has been earmarked as a replacement.
Sturridge has struggled to break into the Liverpool first team this season and is firmly behind Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in the pecking order.
Liverpool are supposedly demanding a £1.76m loan fee for Sturridge, with a £26.4m option to buy at the end of the season.
Inter Milan have also been linked to the England international.
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14:32: Chelsea have emerged as suitors for Burnley striker Ashley Barnes.
Chelsea are desperate to sign a new forward in this transfer window.
They have already been linked with moves for Peter Crouch, Andy Carroll and Edin Dzeko.
And now Sky Sports claim a swoop for Barnes is on the cards.
13:45: Zooming! Alexis Sanchez has now arrived for his medical at Manchester United. This transfer saga could be over sharpish.
Sanchez landed in Manchester earlier today after chartering a private jet from London.
Sanchez was seen sat in the back of a car, being driven to United’s training complex.
United are expected to announce Sanchez’s signing by Monday.
13:20: Well that was quick! Alexis Sanchez’s short-haul flight from London to Manchester is over.
He is said to have landed at Manchester airport, having thought to have departed from Farnborough this morning.
Sanchez will now make his way to Carrington for his medical.
12:47: Alexis Sanchez has boarded a private jet on his way to Manchester.
The Arsenal star is thought to have departed from London Luton airport with the help of flight support firm Signature.
He filmed himself getting on the private jet via his instagram account.
He will head to Carrington for his medical today.
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12:05: Paul Ince says the Manchester United forwards will be panicking over Alexis Sanchez’s impending arrival.
“He’s a world class signing, which is why everyone was desperate to get him,” Ince said.
“In that current United side, there’s no one like him.
“That can beat two, three, four players and find the net and totally change a game within minutes. There’s not been someone like that at United for a long time, either.
“I would imagine there are some players who are panicking about his arrival.
“Mourinho is clearly looking to improve and change that team up, to make them more enjoyable to watch.
“That means people will need to make way if they can’t meet the standard.
“You know what you’re getting from Romelu Lukaku. Anthony Martial can do that, when he switches on, which isn’t often.
“Marcus Rashford is still young and doesn’t get the game time, but none of those players are on the same level as Sanchez.
“None of them have got that wow factor. They’re good players on their day – but Sanchez is a game changer. He’s priceless.”
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11:15: Alexis Sanchez is yet to arrive at Carrington for his Manchester United medical.
Express Sport understands United manager Jose Mourinho has given his players the day off after yesterday’s win over Burnley.
There have only been a few arrivals at the training ground so far this morning.
Sanchez is expected to have a medical later today and will meet his new team-mates on Monday.
11:00: Watford have sacked Marco Silva and blamed Everton for the decision.
Everton approached Silva over their vacant managerial role before they appointed Sam Allardyce.
And Watford say that approach impacted on Silva’s performance at Vicarage Road.
A statement read: “This has been a difficult decision and one not taken lightly. The Club is convinced the appointment of Silva was the right one and had it not been for the unwarranted approach by a Premier League rival for his services we would have continued to prosper under his leadership.
“The catalyst for this decision is that unwarranted approach, something which the Board believes has seen a significant deterioration in both focus and results to the point where the long-term future of Watford FC has been jeopardised.”
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10:45: Thomas Lemar wants to join Barcelona.
Liverpool are keen to sign the player, who was also chased by Arsenal last summer.
But the Monaco winger is said to be desperate to land a place in the Barca XI.
The Daily Star Sunday claim Liverpool are set to miss out on the 22-year-old, with Barca his preferred choice over Atletico Madrid.
10:15: Chelsea have been told to stump up £53m to sign Emerson Palmieri and Edin Dzeko from Roma.
The Rome club are said to have contacted the Blues to outline their price.
Antonio Conte wants to strengthen the left-back and striker positions at Chelsea.
And Palmieri, 23, and ex-Manchester City forward Dzeko are his top targets.
10:00: Arsenal will make a £55m bid for Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Express Sport understands the 28-year-old will cost a club-record transfer fee if he is to join this month.
Arsenal have offloaded Alexis Sanchez onto Manchester United and Aubameyang is being targeted as a like-for-like replacement.
09:45: Real Madrid are reportedly willing to pay £200m to sign Harry Kane.
Tottenham do not want to lose Kane but Real are plotting a deal that could break the world transfer record this summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale are all facing uncertain futures at the Bernabeu.
And the Sunday Times claim Spurs talisman Kane is the man Zinedine Zidane wants to restore the goals in the Spanish capital.
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09:30: Arsenal and Manchester United have agreed a straight swap deal for Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The deal was confirmed last night and Arsenal will now work on Mkhitaryan’s contract before announcing the transfer.
Sanchez will sign a £500,000-a-week contract at United once he has passed a medical.
He was not in attendance for their 1-0 win at Burnley yesterday.
Be sure to follow our Alexis Sanchez LIVE blog today for all the latest on the Chilean’s movements.
