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A bit more background on that João Cancelo move to Bayern Munich: turns out Pep Guardiola was unhappy with the full-back’s attitude to having a reduced role in the team in recent matches. Our man in Manchester has more …

Done deal: Kamaldeen Suleman to join Southampton

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The Sky Sports ticker of hubbub is reporting that Arsenal’s move for Manchester United’s Alessia Russo is off. Lyon’s Signe Bruun is now a likelier target, as Jonas Eidevall tries to find cover for the injured Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema.

A few more nuggets: Crystal Palace are close to a loan deal for the highly regarded teenage St Mirren midfielder Dylan Reid, Brentford’s Sergi Canós is on his way to Olympiakos and Leicester have secured a move for the Ghanaian striker Nathan Opuku, who will be loaned out straight away to the Belgian club Oud-Heverlee. Also arriving at the King Power Stadium is Stoke’s Harry Souttar on a £15m deal. That could be a smart move by Leicester, giving Brendan Rodgers’s team some much-needed steel. The Australian international is currently having his medical.

News of Christian Eriksen’s indisposition has prompted Manchester United to enquire about Bayern Munich’s Marcel Sabitzer, as the man who never sleeps at this time of year confirms. Panic-buy?

At the bottom of the Premier League, Bournemouth have agreed a deal for the Dynamo Kyiv centre-back Ilya Zabarnyi worth around £20m. The 20-year-old is currently coughing for the docs at the Vitality Stadium.

A couple of stories for you: first, more details on Christian Eriksen’s injury:

Then, some rather unedifying news about the Women’s World Cup’s sponsors.

Still no white smoke over Stamford Bridge with Chelsea and Benfica still locked in talks over the structure of the payment – Chelsea want it in instalments, Benfica want a bit more up front. This one’s going to drag the day into all manner of shapes isn’t it?

On the subject of the big deal that is set to go through today, Jorginho to Arsenal, the north London club have confirmed that Mohamed Elneny is out for a lengthy period, probably the rest of the season, with his “significant” knee injury, which adds a bit of context to Arsenal’s move for the Italian.

Some WSL latest: Natasha Dowie of Reading is set to rejoin Liverpool on loan for the rest of the season. The former England striker Dowie spent three fruitful years at Liverpool a decade ago.

“If Jorginho’s career trajectory is going to be similar to Willian’s on moving from Chelsea to Arsenal,” wonders Richard Hirst, “can we cut out the bad patch and have him come straight to Fulham? At least then we’ll have someone who usually scores penalties.”

Thanks Will, Tom here to steer you through the next couple of hours of frantic human-chattels day manoeuvring. Some other bits and bobs – Southampton have agreed a £24.6m deal for the Rennes and Ghana wideman Kamaldeen Sulemana, while Saints manager Nathan Jones’s old club Luton have secured a loan deal for Aston Villa’s Marvelous Nakamba.

Right, it’s lunchtime, so I’ll hand over to Tom Davies for a while. Play nice!

Ten Hag unlikely to sign Eriksen replacement

Bottom of the Bundesliga with the second-worst defensive record in the division, Schalke have attempted to strengthen their spine by signing Éder Balanta from Club Brugge. Thomas Reis, Schalke’s head coach, is delighted to have gained “a very robust defensive midfielder who is good at winning challenges and is defined by his physicality … I’m convinced that his style of play will help ease the pressure on our defence and be of benefit to us.” Football Manager fans may remember Balanta as a must-buy circa 2015. Whether or not he will have the same impact at Schalke as he did in the game is yet to be seen.

Julian Nagelsmann, the Bayern manager, is equally pleased. “[Cancelo] can feature in a number of positions and is a very attacking-minded defender,” he said. “He’s able to cut in and is good from crosses. He’s got a different character to some of the other players [we have] in his position. It’s a logical signing for us.”

Hasan Salihamidzic, Bayern’s sporting director, has been practically purring over Cancelo’s arrival. “We’re very happy that João Cancelo will now play for FC Bayern,” he said. “We’ve signed him on loan now and have the possibility of signing him permanently in the summer. João is a player we’ve been thinking about for a while now because we very much appreciate his qualities. He’s the optimal fit in our system with his attacking style of play and dynamism, and his mentality and experience fit very well in our team. I’m convinced João will help us in the coming weeks and months where we want to win titles.”

In his debut press conference as a Bayern Munich player, Cancelo has spoken about his first impressions of the club. “It’s a great feeling so far [to have signed],” he said. “I knew how big the club is and wanted to take this opportunity and be able to train with the other players as soon as possible. I’m looking forward to getting to work.”

Hello! And thanks to Barry for digging in on the Deadline Day hill and holding it at great emotional and spiritual cost all morning. Let’s start with some big news from Aberdeen. Having just parted ways with their manager, Jim Goodwin, they have brought in Jay Gorter, a 22-year-old goalkeeper, for the benefit of his successor. Gorter arrives on loan from Ajax until the end of the season and will compete with Joe Lewis and Kelle Roos for a starting spot between the sticks.

Handover: With a little over 11 hours of this nonsense remaining, this lightweight is off for a lie down in a darkened room. Fear not, however, as Will Magee is champing at the Deadline Day bit and ready to take up the cudgels …

Nottingham Forest: With Wayne Henessey the only fully fit senior goalkeeper currently on their books, Forest are in the market for a new one and had been trying to get Keylor Navas in from Paris Saint-Germain. Reports suggest they are now looking elsewhere as talks between the two clubs have reached an impasse.

In better news for Forest fans, Jonjo Shelvey and Felipe are expected to finalise their moves to Forest today, while the club are trying to trim squad numbers by offloading Steve Cook, Lyle Taylor and Cafu. Reading are interested in taking Taylor and Cafu off their hands, while Steve Cook is attracting interest from Luton Town, Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers.

Done deal klaxon! Cancelo to Bayern Munich confirmed

Swindon Town: A lifelong Swindon Town, Squires will be excited by the news that his beloved club have just appointed the former Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris as their new manager. It’s the 44-year-old’s first job in management following spells as Frank Lampard’s No 2 at Derby County and Chelsea.

David Squires: The latest masterpiece from our resident cartoonist has dropped and even by his own lofty standards, this one is an absolute belter. Feast your eyes and prepare to LOL …

Arsenal: Five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand over their nearest rivals, Arsenal have just agreed a deal to sign an excellent European Championship and Champions League winner as back-up for their midfield. The response from the more deranged elements of their Twitter fanbase? Calls for the head of their sporting director Edu. You really couldn’t make it up. #EduOut

Burnley: Manchester United academy graduate Deji Sotana has signed for Championship leaders Burnley from French side Nice and claims to be happy happy about the move, although you wouldn’t know it to look at his face in this photo. As well as Manchester United, the 20-year-old from Waterford has had spell at Brentford B and made two appearances for Kilmarnock during a loan spell earlier this season.

Jorginho to Arsenal …

Everton: Sunderland have completed the signing of 21-year-old Everton centre-back Joe Anderson on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. “Joe fits the profile of player we want to keep adding to the club and we look forward to supporting his development in a senior environment,” said Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray. “He will add immediate competition and depth to our squad and is going to be a real long-term asset for the club.” An academy graduate who has been at Everton since the age of 15, Anderson has never made a senior appearance for the club.

Chelsea’s pursuit of Enzo Fernandez: “Benfica’s president, Rui Costa, is trying to line up a replacement for Fernandez,” writes Jacob Steinberg. “I’m told that the man in the frame is the Feyernoord midfielder, Orkun Kokcu. But Chelsea still need to agree a fee with Benfica for Fernandez.”

Djed Spence is off to Rennes

Meanwhile at Everton: “I might be a bit late to the party on this one but I have just spotted tenacious midfielder Vinny Samways tucking into a sandwich in a trendy Liverpool cafe,” writes Darrien Bold. “It seems as if Sean Dyche’s first act as Everton manager is to reintroduce some of the old dogs of war spirit into the midfield, with rumours of a cool £2m deal doing the rounds over here.”

The latest on Jorginho:

Porro coming to Spurs on loan

Doherty off to Atlético Madrid on loan

Newcastle sign Ashby from West Ham

Fulham are on the verge of signing Serbian central midfielder Sasa Lukic from Torino for the thick end of £9m but are believed to have cooled their interest in taking Arsenal right-back Cedric Soares on loan as they are not prepared to cover all his wages. Fulham are also believed to be favourites ahead of Newcastle United in the race to sign the Norwegian midfielder Sander Berge, who is expected to leave Sheffield United today. It’s not all one-way traffic at Craven Cottage, mind, as Nathaniel Chalobah is dropping a division and heading to West Brom.

Leicester City: A rock in the heart of Australia’s defence during the World Cup despite having spent the previous year sidelined with a serious knee injury, Stoke central defender Harry Soutar is on his way to Leicester in a deal worth £15m.

Jorginho to leave Chelsea for Arsenal?

Everton: Having appointed Sean Dyche as their new manager and with the thick end of £40m in readies in the war-chest following the sale of Anthony Gordon to Newcastle, today could be an interesting one for Everton.

Genk striker Paul Onuachu, Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres, Manchester United winger Anthony Elanga and Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher are among those to have been linked with a move to Goodison Park.

Gallagher is keen on staying at Chelsea but could find his opportinities limited if they are successful in their pursuit of Enzo Fernandez. The 22-year-old is also believed to have admirers in Newcastle.

Marquinhos joins Norwich from Arsenal on loan

Leeds sign Diogo Monteiro

Tottenham Hotspur’s reportedly aborted effort to sign Pedro Porro from Sporting is very much back on again. The Spanish right-back flew into Luton Airport overnight to undergo a medical at Spurs, while his current and prospective new employers thrash out the terms of a deal that could amount to £42m. Should negotiations come to a satisfactory conclusion, Sporting are expected to sign former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin from Barcelona as Porro’s replacement.

Chelsea are closing in on the £115m signing of Enzo Fernández after productive talks with Benfica over a deal that would break the British transfer record, writes Jacob Steinberg.

Manchester City: Unhappy with the amount of playing time he’s been getting at Manchester City, having featured in fewer than half of their games since the World Cup, Joao Cancelo is off on loan to Bayern Munich, who will have an option to buy the Portuguese full-back in the summer.

Nottingham Forest have agreed a fee with Atlético Madrid to sign the veteran Brazilian centre-back Felipe, who is on his way to England to cough for the Forest medics. Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is also Nottingham-bound, while Steve Cooper is also hiopeful of bringing Keylor Navas in from Paris Saint-Germain as cover for his injured goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

Leicester City: Former Syracuse University striker Nathan Opoku has forfeited the opportunity to be first pick in the MLS draft to sign for Leciester City instead. The Ghanaian youngster has signed a three-year deal at the King Power Stadium and will be loaned out to Belgian side OHL Leuven in Belgium to further his development.

Women’s football: “Arsenal have tabled a world-record bid for the Manchester United and England forward Alessia Russo,” reports Suzanne Wrack. Read on …

Bournemouth: Gary O’Neil’s relegation-threatened side have just agreed a £24m deal to sign Ukrainian central defender Ilya Zabarnyi from Dinamo Kiev. The 20-year-old will travel to London this morning to conduct his medical. Bournemouth have already finalised the loan signing of Uruguayan left-back Matias Vina from Roma and are also reported to be after Sassuolo’s Ivorian midfielder Hamed Traore.

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