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Arsenal have emerged as one of the front-runners to sign Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi, who is apparently ready to snub presumed favourites Manchester City, as the January transfer window starts to heat up.
The centre-back’s Palace contract expires in the summer and he is said to favour a move to Arsenal or Liverpool rather than City, who were hoping him to sign him during this window to ease their defensive injury crisis. Pep Guardiola’s side have got one deal over the line though, with Antoine Semenyo completing his move from Bournemouth for £62.5m last week and scoring on debut in the 10-1 FA Cup thrashing of Exeter City over the weekend.
The Gunners are also eyeing PSG and France star Bradley Barcola, readying an £87m bid and have opened talks about a move for the 23-year-old forward, while also reportedly having interest in Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento, £86m-rated RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande and Rennes wonderkid Jeremy Jacquet. But they may lose Ben White, with Everton sniffing around the right-back and willing to offer him regular first-team football.
Barcelona have made clear their interest in Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford staying beyond the end of his current loan deal, with United edging ever closer to appointing a new interim manager, while Tottenham are set to battle Aston Villa for the signature of England international and ex-Chelsea star Connor Gallagher, who is currently at Atletico Madrid
Follow all the latest transfer news, gossip, rumours and done deals in The Independent’s live blog below:
January transfer window latest updates
Tottenham in battle with Aston Villa for Conor Gallagher
Tottenham are continuing their interest in ex-Chelsea star Conor Gallagher despite Aston Villa definitively entering the race and emerging as new favourites.
Over the weekend, Talksport reported that Villa are exploring a move for the 25-year-old midfielder, who is reportedly happy at Atletico Madrid but would be open to returning to the Premier League.
This has alerted Spurs but, according to Teamtalk, they are very much still in the hunt, with Man United another party rumoured to be interested.
Gallagher hasn’t been called up for England since June and his chances of playing at the World Cup are slim but Villa and Spurs are likely to offer a loan deal with an obligation to buy.
Luke Baker12 January 2026 08:06
Everton keen on Ben White
Some more Arsenal transfer news, although this time a potential exit. Everton are said to be interested in Ben White.
According to Football Insider, the Toffees have earmarked the 28-year-old to solve their problematic right-back issue but the Gunners are unlikely to be willing to sell a senior player at this point in the race, even though White has fallen down the pecking order and made just four Premier League starts this term.
His contract runs until the summer of 2028 and includes the option of a further 12 months, with any potential Everton move likely to be a loan
Luke Baker12 January 2026 08:00
Man United make progress in new manager search with Solskjaer vs Carrick choice
Manchester United are poised to choose their interim manager for the rest of the season with Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the favourites.
Darren Fletcher, who has been in charge for two games, and Ruud van Nistelrooy are also in contention to oversee the remainder of the campaign, though the Scot’s candidature may have been damaged by their FA Cup exit to Brighton.
United conducted face-to-face interviews with Carrick, their former captain, on Thursday and Solskjaer, the scorer of the winner in the 1999 Champions League final, on Saturday.
Carrick is believed to have interviewed well and went unbeaten in a three-game stint in caretaker charge of United in 2021, before having three seasons as Middlesbrough manager.
Read the latest from Richard Jolly:
Luke Baker12 January 2026 07:52
Arsenal open talks over Bradley Barcola
Arsenal have opened talks over a move for PSG and France star Bradley Barcola.
Spanish outlet Fichajes report that the Gunners have opened negotiations with the French side and that they are at the front of the queue to sign him.
The 23-year-old forward is sought-after all around Europe, with Liverpool among the other clubs interested, and Arsenal were reported to be readying an £87m bid for the summer.
Barcola’s lack of game-time at PSG means he is thought to be open to a move.
Luke Baker12 January 2026 07:48
Arsenal given boost as Marc Guehi makes preferences clear
Arsenal have received a boost in their pursuit of Marc Guehi, with the Crystal Palace defender said to prefer a move to the Gunners or Liverpool, rather than Man City.
City were presumed favourites to capture Guehi, and wanted to bring him in this month to ease their defensive injury crisis, but with his contract expiring at the end of the season, the 25-year-old is said to be happy to wait until the summer and would rather not join City.
The Athletic’s Sam Lee said in an interview for the Let Me Talk podcast: “On Monday night, I was told by somebody who knows what’s going on at City, but also I think probably Palace as well, he said he thinks Guehi wants to stay until the summer and he prefers Liverpool [to City] in any case.
“Somebody else messaged me on Twitter [X] and I know he’s very good on other club stuff, he was like; ‘Yeah, he wants to stay until the summer – and he prefers Liverpool and Arsenal’. I was like; ‘Well I haven’t heard Arsenal’ but that kind of tallies what I’d been told the night before.”
Luke Baker12 January 2026 07:47
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