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  1. Chelsea, Arsenal & Man Utd all alerted to Wilson availabilitypublished at 07:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Callum WilsonImage source, Getty Images

    It has been a fairly quiet winter transfer window so far but there are a number of moves that are being mooted on the gossip page.

    According to the Evening Standard, Newcastle United could sell English striker Callum Wilson, 31, for about £18m in the final week of the January transfer window, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United all alerted to his availability.

    Meanwhile, ESPN say that France forward Kylian Mbappe, 25, has received an offer to join Real Madrid as a free agent in the summer and another to renew his contract with Paris St-Germain, but he remains undecided on his future.

    And the Daily Mirror reckon that move could help Manchester United secure the signing of Real Madrid's 23-year-old Brazil winger Vinicius Junior.

  2. Brooks happy to 'explore options' for more minutespublished at 07:20 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Bournemouth 5-0 Swansea

    Bournemouth's David BrooksImage source, Getty Images

    Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks says he is willing to "explore opportunities elsewhere" to guarantee first team football and more minutes.

    The Wales international set up the first two Cherries goals before scoring one himself in a 5-0 hammering of Swansea City in the FA Cup on Thursday.

    Brooks has made just two Premier League starts this season and has under 10 hours of playing time for the season.

    "I just want to play first team football," the 26-year old said.

    "I've had a lot of time of the sidelines and I don't want to continue there.

    "I'd love to continue my football here but it's up to everyone what they think the best situation is.

    "I'd rather be playing here but if he [manager Andoni Iraola] thinks there isn't guaranteed football for me here I'll try and explore opportunities elsewhere."

    Brooks is looking to make up for lost time after missing 536 days worth of Premier League fixtures as he recovered from cancer treatment.

    Brooks was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma in October 2021 and in May 2022 said he was "cancer free" before returning to Premier League action last March.

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  3. Five-goal Bournemouth hammer Swansea in FA Cuppublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Bournemouth 5-0 Swansea

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    FA Cup: Bournemouth 5-0 Swansea City highlights

    Premier League Bournemouth thrashed Swansea on Thursday evening to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

    The tie was pretty much done after 14 minutes when the Cherries raced into a three-goal lead and it was five before the break.

    Click play above to watch how Andoni Iraola's side made light work of their Championship opponents.

  4. Four more FA Cup ties on Friday's menupublished at 07:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    There are also of course four FA Cup fourth-round ties on the menu for this evening (along with my fish and chips):

    • Bristol City v Nottingham Forest (19:45)
    • Chelsea v Aston Villa (19:45)
    • Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City (19:45)
    • Tottenham v Manchester City (20:00)

    (All times GMT)

    But let's quickly have a look at one match that has already been played...

  5. Postpublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    In terms of manager news conferences, Eddie Howe at Newcastle should be first up around 09:00 GMT.

    But it’ll be early afternoon before we get to Manchester United, Fulham, Luton, West Brom and Brighton.

  6. Good morningpublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Hello everyone, the clock is very much ticking with the January transfer window set to shut next Thursday and we're expecting to see some movement today with Kalvin Phillips' loan switch from Manchester City to West Ham expected to be announced.

    Oh and there'll be a load of manager news conferences later today with the FA Cup fourth round getting under way on Thursday evening.