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No Diallo for Sunderland

Sunderland's sporting director Kristjaan Speakman has revealed how the club missed out on other targets as a result of their pursuit of Amad Diallo.

The Manchester United winger spent last season at the Stadium Of Light and was heavily linked with a move back to Wearside last month.

However the decision was made that he would stay at Old Trafford with Erik ten Hag, something which was a huge blow for the Championship side.

Speakman said: "Amad would have been one of those three or four targets that I spoke about at the start. We are not in control of those factors.

I think you've seen in terms of the market, I think the term that has been used is it's been a fairly dormant market, there has not been as many transactions.

Ultimately you are then waiting on player availability, whether that's on a permanent basis or a loan basis. It ran its course that he wasn't available.

"We stayed in that for as long as we possibly could and could say in hindsight that was maybe to the detriment of signing another player earlier on, but we felt that was a choice we had to make and were comfortable with that choice."

Done deal for Tottenham!

Tottenham have reached an agreement to sign Swedish wonderkid Lucas Bergvall.

The midfielder, who turns 18 today, has agreed a deal that will run until 2029 after beating competition from Barcelona for his signature.

He will officially link up with Spurs on July 1, staying put with current club Djurgarden for the remainder of the season.

Just say sorry!

Andy Townsend believes that the jury is out on Jadon Sancho after he moved to Borussia Dortmund to kickstart his career.

The Manchester United star moved back to Germany following a high-profile fallout with Erik ten Hag, with Townsend of the belief that his inability to apologise may come back to haunt him.

Speaking on talkSPORT Drive, he said: “There’s no value in falling out with players today because they’re on so much money – look at what happened with Sancho.

Ten Hag and him had a falling out and in my era the player would have grovelled back to the manager, even if he thought he was completely out of order and totally wrong, you’d have had to have come back onside and get on with it.

“For me, the kid was totally wrong and we’ll see how he gets on (at Dortmund) and how much he’s prepared to bounce back from that – the jury is out in that respect, for me.

“If you apologise to a coach in football you don’t have to mean every word of it, you just say ‘sorry boss’ and that’s it.”

Done deal

Carlos Vinicius has joined Galatasaray on loan from Fulham until the end of the season.

The 28-year-old striker arrived at Craven Cottage from Benfica in 2022 shortly after the the club's promotion back to the Premier League.

He scored five times in 28 top-flight appearances last season en route to the team finishing tenth

Playing time has been more limited during the current campaign with Vinicius, who previously spent time on loan at Tottenham, making just two starts in the league.

The club sealed a loan move for Chelsea striker Armando Broja late on deadline day, paving the way for Vinicius's departure to Turkey.

In a statement Fulham said: "We wish Carlos the best of luck for the rest of the season."

Reunited in Turkey

Serge Aurier has competed his move to Galatasaray, ending his short stint at Nottingham Forest.

The Ivorian right-back joins two of his former Tottenham teammates at the Turkish Super Lig club - Davinson Sanchez and Tanguy Ndombele.

A Forest club statement read: "Serge Aurier has completed a permanent transfer to Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray.

"The 31-year-old joined Forest in September 2022 and went on to make 41 appearances for the Reds in all competitions.

"The defender, who has featured 13 times this season, now heads to Turkey to join Okan Nuruk's side.

"We would like to thank Serge for his contribution during his time at the City Ground and wish him well for the future."

Computer says yes

Lyon have finally announced the signing of Said Benrahma from West Ham, with deadline day's biggest saga finally brought to a conclusion.

The forward has moved to France on loan with the option to buy.

Lyon are paying the Hammers a £5.1million [€6m] loan fee to do the initial deal, and will have to spend a further £12.3million [€14.4m] to make the switch permanent in the summer.

West Ham also have a ten per cent sell-on clause.

It comes after a 'computer error' was blamed for the deadline day transfer not going through on time before last night's 11pm cut off point.

Lyon had done all the necessary paperwork and slammed West Ham for not getting their side of the deal sorted in time, but then appealed to FIFA to allow the transfer to happen after the deadline had passed - which was approved.

Fornals says goodbye

Pablo Fornals has penned a short but sweet message to West Ham fans after sealing a move to Real Betis.

He wrote: "Hello everyone,

"So, West Ham fans, I am here one more time at London Stadium and hopefully not the last one.

"I just want to thank you for these four seasons and a half and for the support and the good memories.

"I arrived as a kid and became a man here and it was such a great pleasure for me to fight from relegation in my first season to become sixth in the league, to play a semi-final of European football with you the next season and to win a trophy.

"I have such big memories.

"You’re always going to be in my heart.

"This stadium, this team and this crowd will be with me always.

"I think you are waiting for this…

"West Ham are massive, everywhere we go!"

Pab-go Fornals

West Ham have confirmed that Pablo Fornals has now joined Real Betis over 17 hours after the UK deadline ended.

The midfielder’s deadline switch was a transfer the Hammers were accused of botching by not submitting the paperwork in time before last night’s 11pm deadline.

However, Betis successfully appealed to FIFA to allow the transfer to progress and Fornals has now returned to his homeland in a deal worth around £6.8million.

In a statement, the Irons said: "Everyone at West Ham United would like to thank Pablo for everything he has given to the Club during his time in Claret and Blue, and wish him and his family all the best for the future."

St-erling effort

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola gave a spiky response when asked about reports linking Erling Haaland with a move to Real Madrid.

The Norwegian returned to action this week after two months on the sidelines with a stress fracture in his foot.

But his return has coincided with reports in Spain claiming the 23-year-old is unhappy in Manchester and is angling for a move to the La Liga giants.

Ahead of Man City’s trip to Brentford on Monday, Guardiola was asked his stance on the rumours and whether there was any truth in the reports.

“You have to ask the media from Madrid, maybe they have more information than we have,” said Guardiola. We don’t have that feeling.”

“He could not play for two months because he was injured but maybe the media from Spain, and especially Madrid, have more information than us. We cannot say he didn’t adapt quickly and he was not fine since he arrived.

“It’s the level he showed since he arrived on day one. We cannot control what people say. When he’s unhappy, he will take his decision.”

Noo interest

The Ghana FA are reportedly attempting to persuade Manchester United starlet Kobbie Mainoo to ditch England and represent the African nation instead.

Mainoo played for England at age-group level, but his recent breakthrough at Old Trafford has led the homeland of his parents to try and convince him to play for them.

The 18-year-old was described as a “generational talent” by his team-mate Rasmus Hojlund following his stoppage-time winner in Man United's 4-3 win away at Wolves on Thursday - and his progress hasn't gone unnoticed by Ghana.

“The Ghana Football Association is interested in monitoring, attracting, and persuading all eligible talents for its various national teams,” Randy Abbey, a member of the executive council of Ghana FA, told The Times.

“Kobbie is definitely one of such incredible talents, and the Association will love to work with him and many like him home and abroad.”

Go ahead

Pablo Fornals' transfer to Real Betis has also been approved by FIFA.

The midfielder's deadline switch was another deal West Ham were accused of botching by not submitting the paperwork in time before last night's 11pm deadline.

But, along with Lyon with their Said Benrahma deal, Betis appealed to FIFA to allow the transfer to progress as they had done everything in time on their end.

And it has been decided that both deals will be cleared to go ahead, with Hammers cult hero Fornals now set to return to his homeland in a deal worth around £6.8million.

Green lit

Said Benrahma has been cleared to join Lyon from West Ham, despite yesterday's deadline drama, with the decision now lying with the FA.

Lyon appealed to FIFA this morning to allow the transfer to go ahead, despite West Ham not getting their side of the paperwork done on time before the 11pm deadline.

Lyon have just held a press conference about the situation, and mid-way through the club learned that FIFA had accepted their request and will give the transfer the green light outside the registration window.

Benrahma is now expected to depart the Hammers and sign for the Ligue 1 club in a deal worth £15million, with the FA now having seven days to accept the transfer from the French FA.

Lyon's American owner John Textor told a press conference: "The Benrahma story looks like it's going to be an ongoing story for, in don't know if it will be several hours or a couple of days."

Still time

While the transfer window has shut in the UK, it remains open elsewhere in Europe, and Galatasaray are looking to take advantage.

The Turkish market doesn't close until February 9 and the Super Lig giants are looking to do a double raid on the Premier League.

With Fulham signing Armando Broja from Chelsea in deadline day, the Cottagers are ready to let Carlos Vinicius leave with Gala ready to pounce.

The Brazilian is set to depart Craven Cottage in a loan deal, which could be finalised today.

The Istanbul club are also keen on signing Serge Aurier from Nottingham Forest.

Missed opportunity

Arsenal have been told they could have signed top striker target Ivan Toney in January and avoided any Financial Fair Play punishment.

That is according to FFP expert and financial adviser Stefan Borson, who has poured cold water on talk the Gunners didn't have enough funds this month.

talkSPORT understands the Bees were demanding at least £80million for Toney - something Borson has hinted Arsenal had the means to do.

Hammers in trouble?

FIFA are reportedly investigating West Ham and the failed deadline day exits of Said Benrahma and Pablo Fornals.

Benrahma was set to join Lyon in a £15million deal while Fornals was expected to move to Real Betis for around £7m, but both moves broke down - with the French and Spanish clubs laying the blame firmly at the Hammers' door.

Betis bosses claimed a 'computer failure' led to Fornals staying put in London despite the deal being signed off on their end and with the player.

The same was said for Benrahma's move to Lyon, with the Ligue 1 hammering West Ham in a strongly worded statement.

And now the Daily Mail claim FIFA are looking into why the deals didn't happen.

Surprise move

Former Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng has signed for Italian club Salernitana - who are rock-bottom of Serie A.

The former Germany international, 35, last played for Lyon spending two seasons in France after ending his ten-year spell at Bayern - where he won nine consecutive Bundesliga titles and lifted the Champions League twice in 2013 and 2020.

The 2014 World Cup winner's contract at Lyon expired in the summer and has spent the last six months as a free agent.

But he has now found his new club in Italy, where he will hope to help Salernitana survive the drop to Serie B.

The club is currently bottom of the top flight, but only seven points adrift of safety.

Not over

Real Betis are still hoping their deal for West Ham midfielder Pablo Fornals will go through, according to reports in Spain.

Spanish outlet Relevo claim Fornals' move to LaLiga is 'not 100 per cent closed' and this morning Betis officials still hold hope the transfer will be allowed to progress.

For the second time on deadline day, following Said Benrahma's failed move to Lyon, West Ham were blamed for a processing error as another transfer fell through.

Betis CEO Ramon Alarcon has claimed it was due to a 'computer incident' at West Ham, but it is claimed LaLiga did register the player in time before the 11pm deadline.

"Let's hope it can be fixed," the Spanish club's chief said.

"The thing about Pablo Fornals happened at the last minute. There has been a computer incident, we have worked on it to be able to justify it. Betis has delivered the documents in a timely manner. West Ham seems to have had a problem with their computer tools . It has not only been in the case of Betis, but also in other cases. We hope it will be resolved in the coming days.

"The substance of the matter has been established. We understand that it is a computer error and it will be resolved. We are working on it. We are optimistic, although in these things we have to be cautious."

QPR strike late

Championship strugglers QPR strengthened their midfield with the late signing of Isaac Hayden on loan from Newcastle for the rest of the season.

Hayden has been out of favour on Tyneside for the last couple of years and spent last season at Norwich. He made 10 appearances for Belgian side Standard Liege during the first half of this campaign.

The ex-England Under-21 international brings significant Premier League experience, having played more than 100 times in the top flight, and hopes he can help preserve Rangers' status in the second tier.

"It is obvious to see the position the club are in at the moment," he said on the club's official website. "But it's a challenge that I feel I can add some value to, on and off the pitch - be an experienced player and be a leader to try and help the club stay in the league.

"Everyone knows what the Championship is like but if we can get a consistent run of performances, hopefully the points will come.

"I've looked at the squad and there are some really good players in it. There is definitely enough there but it is about us proving that on a matchday when it counts."

QPR also completed a deadline-beating loan move for Wolves midfielder Joe Hodge.

One to shout about

Crystal Palace's swoop for midfielder Adam Wharton from Blackburn looked to be the biggest Premier League move of deadline day as the transfer window closed with a flurry of late loan deals.

The Eagles - fighting to stay clear of being dragged into a relegation battle - are said to have paid an initial fee of £18million, which could potentially see a further £4m in add-ons for the talented 19-year-old.

Wharton, who has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract, feels Crystal Palace is the right place for him to further his ambitions.

"The way they have brought players from the Championship and developed them into world-class players in the Premier League is something that stood out to me," Wharton said on the club's website. "It is a big reason why I wanted to come here."

All gone quiet over there

Premier League clubs spent just £100million in one of the quietest transfer windows in recent memory.

That figure, as estimated by leading finance company Deloitte, is down from a staggering £815m last January and an average of just over £319m since the 2016-17 season, when the value of domestic television rights first jumped past £5billion in a three-year cycle.

A relative plateauing of broadcast revenues and the threat of sanctions under the league's profit and sustainability rules - with Everton already docked 10 points this season - have been cited as potential reasons for the lack of activity this month.

Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte's Sports Business Group, said: "After record-breaking spending in the last three transfer windows, Premier League clubs' spending this January has been subdued.

"The more prudent approach is likely driven by the high level of spend invested during the summer window, but may also have been influenced by a heightened awareness of the Premier League's financial regulations and the potential repercussions of non-compliance.

"Securing the highest-quality player talent remains pivotal for Premier League clubs, but we've seen in this window that retention has been of higher priority than attraction."

Over the line

Fulham confirmed the signing of Armando Broja on loan from Chelsea late last night.

The Blues initially wanted a £50million permanent deal for their 22-year-old striker but settled for a straight loan.

talkSPORT understands Chelsea lowered their loan fee demand from £5m to a nominal figure, and there is now an option to buy rather than an obligation.

Fulham will owe the Blues more money if appearance-related clauses are not met - and the deal could be worth £4m in total.

Broja said: "It feels amazing. I'm really happy to be here and I can't wait to get started, meet the players and manager and play for the fans. 

"The fans always play a big role and I can't wait to go to Craven Cottage and meet them all. I'm going to work hard for the team and create a real bond.

"I'm really honoured and excited to be here."

Lyon hit out at West Ham over Benrahma

Lyon have slammed West Ham over the failed transfer of Said Benrahma - and stated their pursuit of the winger isn't over.

A statement read: "Olympique Lyonnais were delighted to welcome Saïd Benrahma to Lyon this Thursday to finalize his transfer from West Ham.

"The two clubs had signed a temporary transfer agreement, and Olympique Lyonnais had obtained approval from the DNCG to allow the transfer to take place smoothly and transparently.

"However, at the start of the evening, while Olympique Lyonnais had entered all the administrative data on the dedicated FIFA platform (FIFA TMS), West Ham had never launched the slightest technical procedure on its part, despite the repeated reminders from the OL and continuous mutual telephone communication.

"In the absence of this reciprocal action on the part of the English club and following this incomprehensible behaviour, raising questions, the international transfer certificate could not be requested before closing time.

"Olympique Lyonnais deeply regrets this situation and this decision, demonstrating a profound lack of respect on the part of West Ham towards the Institution and the player.

"The club reserves the right to initiate all appropriate procedures necessary to validate the transaction at a later date, and to hold West Ham responsible if necessary."

Said and done

Incredible late news breaking - Said Benrahma's move from West Ham to Lyon is off at the 11th hour, talkSPORT understands.

Benrahma had put pen to paper over a £15million switch to Lyon having made the trip to France today to complete a move.

The deal was an initial loan for the rest of the season, with the obligation to buy for the above fee, as the Ligue 1 side beat away late competition from Fulham.

However, due to an 'admin error', all of the relevant paperwork was not ratified in time.

Lyon are set to appeal the decision but as it stands, the 28-year-old is now expected to return to the London Stadium.

Wolves boss O'Neil on failed Broja move

Gary O’Neil opened up on Wolves’ failed bid for Armando Broja as he completes a loan switch from Chelsea to Fulham.

He admitted after his sides' 4-3 defeat to Manchester United: “We could not afford to do it.

“That is where we are as a football club. But we have not been deducted 10 points.”

Benrahma deal collapsed?

Said Benrahma's proposed exit from West Ham to Lyon has collapsed, according to reports in France.

Irons boss David Moyes confirmed the Algerian was in France today to complete the final stages of a switch to Ligue 1.

But the longer this deal dragged on the more in doubt it was and now it looks like Benrahma may be returning to east London.