We have a jam packed afternoon of football news for you. There are seven news conferences to come from across the Premier League and we will also bring you any new developments from the transfer window.

The news conference to happen are (all times in GMT):

• 12:30: Man City's Pep Guardiola
• 13:00: Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou and Chelsea's Enzo Maresca
• 13:30: Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner, Everton's David Moyes, Nottm Forest's Nuno Espirito Santo and Wolves' Vitor Pereira

We are also due to hear from Aston Villa's Unai Emery at some point this afternoon.

If you are just joining us you have missed a lot of news. Two breaking stories and three Premier League media conferences have taken place, here are the headlines:

• Haaland signs new 9.5 year Man City deal
• Slegers named Arsenal manager
• Diogo Jota might miss next Liverpool game

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Chicago Fire are in talks over a surprise move to bring Brazil striker Neymar to Major League Soccer.

The 32-year-old is out of contract with Al-Hilal in the summer after two years in the Saudi Pro League.

The Eastern Conference side would be able to make the deal work financially and negotiations are continuing with the Pro League and Neymar's representatives, but sources have told BBC Sport the transfer is not close to being done and remains complicated.

Neymar has not been registered for the Pro League by Al-Hilal this season and it is now up to Brazil's all-time record scorer to make a decision on where he wants to play.

He joined Al-Hilal from PSG in 2023 for £77m but has played just seven times, mainly due to a serious knee injury he suffered just two months after moving.

The MLS transfer window opens from 31 January until 23 April.

Fire, who finished bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, had Neymar on their Discovery List. MLS clubs can have up to five players on their list, meaning no other side in the league can speak to, or sign, Neymar unless Chicago agree.

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Finally, Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said on Newcastle: "It's going to be very difficult - they are flying, they have players in great form especially [Alexander] Isak and [Anthony] Gordon.

"Their midfield is super strong, they have a very good squad and almost everyone is available. It's going to be very tough but we are in a good spot - we finished super strong against Chelsea and we are ready for the challenge."

Bournemouth

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola was also asked about team news before his team take on Newcastle on Saturday.

He said on injuries: "It's not going to be the most difficult starting XI to guess. We are not going to recover anyone from the other day. Half the teams in the Premier League have seven, eight or nine injuries - but in our very short squad, we suffer it more."

Bournemouth

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola was asked repeatedly about the club's need for a striker. He said further on subject: "I think in the past season Dominic Solanke was scoring most of our goals, this season everyone has been contributing more as the amount of chances we have created have been more.

"We don't rely on one goal scorer and as long as we create chances we'll score goals. I don't care if it's the number nine or the fullback."

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Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola added on his side's fighting mentality: "We now have the players healthy and available.

"They have had all the excuses and decided not to take them and instead to keep fighting and doing their job and more in whatever position we needed them and also in whatever condition. Even when they are tired they keep going. I admire them."

Bournemouth

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has faced the media before his side take on Newcastle on Saturday. He said on signing a striker: "There is no news. It's difficult in the market because it's a specific position and no one wants to get rid of number nines in the market.

"But the club continues to work on it and we still have ten, or fifteen days left in the market."

Newcastle United

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe was asked about team news before his side take on Bournemouth in the top-flight. He said on defender Fabian Schar: "We'll make a decision today. He trained yesterday, but he wasn't 100% himself. It was a nasty cough, nasty illness so we'll see how he's recovered. Other than that, it is pretty much the same squad."

He added on goalkeeper Nick Pope, who is coming back from a knee injury: "I think tomorrow might be a little bit too early. Certainly, he is going to be close for next week. He has not trained with us yet but he is certainly building up to that. That's where he is at. Mentally he is getting ready to play."

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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, speaking before his side take on Bournemouth on Saturday, added on Alexander Isak: "I think from our viewpoint we could not regard Alex highly enough, his contribution this season has been immense especially recently.

"I think, I do not want to change the rhythm he's in and it's about for both the team and for Alex it's about not thinking too deeply and going into games with a good frame of mind, enjoying your football and trying to carry on the form that he's in."

"Everything off of the pitch will naturally fall into place with what he does on it. I'm sure there are lots of positive things in the future for him but at the moment I want him to concentrate on scoring."

Newcastle United

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before his side's Premier League match against Bournemouth on Saturday.

He said on Miguel Almiron latest and replacing him: "I think it's not ideal but it's not ideal from anyone's viewpoint. From our side, we don't want to lose players but we know there's a reality to PSR.

"So sometimes as we've said over the last few weeks that we have to make decisions not on football but based on decisions that we have to make potentially for the future."

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Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has been fined £15,000 by the Football Association for improper conduct after being sent off in the game against Newcastle on 26 December.

The Aston Villa forward admitted that he acted in an improper manner in the 32nd minute of the game.

He kicked a water bottle after leaving the pitch and had to be restrained by a member of Villa's backroom staff.

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on Darwin Nunez's confidence: "I don't have the perception that he is struggling with self-confidence. He was involved in Accrington Stanley for the first goal and also with the goal against Fulham that Jota scored and he scored one against Southampton.

"For me, it's the life of a striker, sometimes you score sometimes you don't and he hasn't started every single game, so the most important thing for me is that as a team we can score in every single game. We have so many goals in our team and Darwin will score his goals like he does for this club already."

Did we hear you wanted more Arne Slot? You're in luck, here is some more from his news conference earlier this morning...

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Manchester City's Erling Haaland is not the only player in the Premier League on a big deal.

Chelsea's Cole Palmer signed a two-year contract extension in 2024 which keeps him at the Blues until 2033. Nicolas Jackson's Blues deal also runs out in 2033.

Chelsea also have Enzo Fernandez on their books until 2032 and the likes of Moises Caicedo and Renato Veiga until 2031.

West Ham have Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Max Kilman on contract until 2031.

And while these deals are huge, there are bigger ones in other sports.

Baseball has seen massive contracts signed in recent years with the biggest seeing Juan Soto sign a 15-year deal with the Mets. The deal was also worth an eye-watering $765 million (£627m).

Erling Haaland may be 61st on the Premier League all-time scoring list but he is third for Manchester City.

Only two players have scored more top-flight goals for Pep Guardiola's side, do you know who they are? We'll give you a second to think about it.

Yes, you're right. It is Raheem Sterling and Serigo Aguero.

Sterling played 225 top-flight games for City and scored 91 goals to be the club's second highest scorer. Aguero played 275 and scored 184.

Haaland is currently on 79 Premier League goals in 87 games.

Liverpool

Liverpool manager Arne Slot on if this weekend's Brentford game can put pressure on Arsenal: "No, I didn't even know that they were playing later than us I only look at the opponent we have to face and it's a tough one. Brentford I think was my first Premier League game, and I thought that if this was going to be the resistance that we face every week then this going to be a more difficult league than Eredivisie.

They [Brentford] have had a really good season up until now. They had a 2-2 draw with City which was a great game, both teams were creating a lot of changes and their manager has done an amazing job for so many years."

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on Diogo Jota's fitness: "There is no doubt in the fact that Jota is an important player for us. But he wasn't training yesterday, so today we have to wait and see to decide if he'll be available for us tomorrow.

"He felt a little niggle during the half an hour that he played in the last game, and he could finish the game but afterwards, he complained a bit about it."