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Nice piece from Chris Godfrey, on the agonies of being an Arsenal fan.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Transfer news: Bradford have signed Wrexham striker, and Disney streaming star, Paul Mullin on loan until the end of the season.<\/p>\n Mullin, 31, has scored 110 goals in 170 games in all competitions for Wrexham since joining from Cambridge in 2021 and spent the first half of this season on loan at Wigan.<\/p>\n Good signing at League One level. You may have seen that clip where an Everton fan champions Mullin as a signing for his club.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Jacob Steinberg reports on more happy times at West Ham.<\/p>\n Protests have been held at many matches this season targeting David Sullivan, the largest shareholder, and Karren Brady, the vice-chair, and the anti-board sentiment was evident when a banner stating \u201cTime 2 Sell \u2013 Name Your Price\u201d was held up during the first half last weekend.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> We couldn\u2019t get Barry to interview Thierno Barry, so Will Unwin will just have to do.<\/p>\n \u201cI had played in Belgium and scored 20 goals, easy 20 goals, and then I went to Basel and when I went there I thought it would be easy to score there, too,\u201d Barry says from Everton\u2019s Finch Farm training ground before Saturday\u2019s game at Brighton. \u201cI found it was not easy. With the pressure and everything, I lost my confidence, I lost the love to play football \u2013 I lost everything. I saw some kids playing on the beach. My girlfriend said: \u2018Go and play with these kids.\u2019 I went and played and had a game. I was dribbling and just loved to touch the ball and when I came back to Basel I was like a different person.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s Ed Aarons\u2019 look at the biggest moves of the transfer window\u2026so far.<\/p>\n Sean Dyche on Nottingham Forest\u2019s transfer dealings: \u201cWe\u2019ll see. I\u2019ve said all along, and since I\u2019ve been at the club, the owner\u2019s made it clear he will support the club, but they are a trading club.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo it depends on what\u2019s available. It depends, people can possibly be going out, but more likely looking for people to come in. It\u2019s not easy. These transfer windows are really difficult and January is probably the most difficult of all. But we are active in certain situations, and we\u2019ll see if we can get them over the line.\u201d<\/p>\n In short, expect some deals to be struck. Or at least attempted by Forest.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.58 EST<\/p>\n The Hearts manager, Derek McInnes, has said he has received an apology from Mark Fotheringham, the Celtic assistant coach, after last week\u2019s stormy 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n \u201cI was annoyed. I\u2019ve been up against loads of different dugouts over the years and loads of Celtic teams. And I was really annoyed by the reaction. It surprised me. And I thought it was out of order.<\/p>\n \u201cIn fairness to Mark, he\u2019s not a boy I know too well, but I know people that know him and he\u2019s a great lad, seemingly. But he phoned me on Monday afternoon to apologise. He said there was no offence meant. And if it was, he said he was sorry for that. So I think that says a lot about him.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Graham Ruthven considers some leading soccer questions.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Some words from Sonia Bompastor, the Chelsea manager, her team struggling to keep up with Manchester City in the WSL.<\/p>\n Our mentality is to fight until the end, no matter what happens. The only thing is right now we are not in control, and the most important thing is we need to focus on what we can control. Man City are top of the table and in control. We need to make sure we put the focus on how we want to perform going into the next games to make sure we have a better chance to win.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez have agreed to extend his Barcelona contract until June 2031, the Spanish Ferm\u00edn was close to a move to Chelsea last summer, the 22-year-old Ferm\u00edn is one of the club\u2019s top young talents, along with Lamine Yamal and Pedri.Ferm\u00edn has scored 10 goals and registered 10 assists in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Milan want Mateta on a loan deal, with \u00a335m obligation to buy.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ahead of that Monday transfer window, here\u2019s one of the deals taking shape, and it\u2019s more bad news for Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks, Niall. Back in the saddle\u2026.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Time to hand back to your very own John Brewin for the home straight. I\u2019ll leave you with Football Daily, where I look ahead to Panic Monday \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Staying in Italy, where Antonio Conte is under pressure at Napoli after the team\u2019s early Champions League exit. The home defeat to Chelsea left Napoli 30th in the final table, and their Serie A title defence has stalled after costly draws and a 3-0 loss at Juventus.<\/p>\n Hitting out at his side\u2019s busy schedule, Conte said: \u201cI\u2019d like to know who the genius is that makes the schedules. We play on Sunday, then Wednesday at 9pm, and then Saturday at 6pm. They talk about injuries and other things, but totally don\u2019t give a damn.\u201d<\/p>\n Napoli host a big name in even bigger trouble on Saturday \u2013 Fiorentina are stuck in the relegation zone after three wins from 22 games so far.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Remember Lorenzo Insigne? The former Napoli winger and Euro 2020 winner has spent the last three years outside of Italy, joining Toronto FC in January 2022.<\/p>\n Insigne ended his contract with the MLS club in June and has been a free agent since then \u2013 but he\u2019s now rejoined his former club, Pescara, who are bottom of Serie B.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.46 EST<\/p>\n Celtic assistant manager Shaun Maloney is hoping the club can add up to three more signings before Monday\u2019s deadline. Czech striker Tomas Cvancara and Mexican right-back Julian Araujo have already arrived on loan this month.<\/p>\n \u201cI think if we bring in another two or three, it would be a massive, massive help, but they have to be the right ones,\u201d Maloney said. \u201cThere is no need to bring in numbers. It has to be the right type of player for what we need and what probably the team\u2019s lacking.<\/p>\n \u201cThe two that we brought in, I really like, but hopefully we can do two or three more.\u201d Celtic are in a three-way title race with Hearts and Rangers, and face Stuttgart in the Europa League playoffs.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Sign up for the Recap and get the best of our coverage, fresh in your inbox on Sunday to enjoy with your morning coffee.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here are 10 things to look out for in the Premier League this weekend, from Brighton to Sunderland.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n If you\u2019re after some free-to-air football tonight, you can watch Cologne v Wolfsburg on iPlayer \u2013 but my pick is over on BBC Scotland, where St Johnstone host Partick Thistle. Wait, come back!<\/p>\n It\u2019s first against second in the Scottish Championship, and the winner will be in pole position for promotion. Last week\u2019s Friday game saw third-placed Arbroath draw with Morton in a North Sea gale so strong, it blew one goal kick out of the stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea may be searching for a centre-back, but Rosenior had a positive update on Levi Colwill\u2019s knee injury. \u201cI spoke to him this morning. He\u2019s really good, he\u2019s working so hard. It\u2019s been brilliant to see him back on the pitch running.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s itching to get back. But we need to make sure he feels 100% perfect. He could return this season, but it\u2019s step by step. I don\u2019t want to make promises I can\u2019t keep.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba was Aston Villa\u2019s hero last night against Salzburg, and the teenage playmaker could get a loan move before Monday\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n According to BBC Sport, West Brom are keen to bring him in to boost their attacking options. Eric Ramsay\u2019s side have already signed Crystal Palace defender Danny Imray on loan today.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Rosenior bristles at one reporter\u2019s use of the term \u201cbomb squad\u201d, and says Axel Disasi isn\u2019t close to finding a new club. If Chelsea need another centre-back, is Disasi really such a bad option?<\/p>\n On Cole Palmer: \u201cHe came through with two assists and an outstanding performance. [Physically] he\u2019s fine, he\u2019s ready to start tomorrow [against West Ham]. Was he happy after the Napoli game? He\u2019s always happy.\u201d<\/p>\n On Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez: \u201cHe\u2019s a winner, he wants to learn and asks tactical questions, so I know he\u2019ll keep improving. He\u2019s a magnificent guy and a top player \u2013 I\u2019m really excited to see what we can get out of him.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Time to check in with Liam Rosenior. \u201cThings can change very quickly in the January market, and it\u2019s about being prepared for any development. [A new centre-back] is a possibility, but we want to make the squad as strong as it can be, in every area.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDifferent players come up, and if we see someone who can improve the team, I know the guys will try to make it happen. It could be busy on Monday \u2026 it could be quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n That\u2019s an interesting tactic from Thomas Frank, perhaps trying to calm fan anger about a lack of signings. Semenyo\u2019s release clause meant any \u2018big six\u2019 team could make a move in January but Spurs weren\u2019t heavily linked, as far as I can tell. But at the end of the day, they didn\u2019t sign him \u2013 and to add insult to injury, he scored his last Bournemouth goal<\/a> to consign Frank\u2019s side to a 3-2 defeat.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Frank says Spurs ‘did everything’ to sign Semenyo<\/p>\n On transfer dealings, Frank says: \u201cThe club worked relentlessly to try and improve the squad, we can\u2019t be too obsessed with short-term fixes. I will go against my rule, hopefully only once, that there\u2019s no doubt the club wanted to sign [Antoine] Semenyo.<\/p>\n \u201cThey did everything \u2013 I think that\u2019s a clear signal that the Lewis family is very committed. That\u2019s a big signing with finances and all that. So that\u2019s the quality of players we\u2019re looking for to improve the squad, and if we can\u2019t find that, then it\u2019s definitely better to take the right decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Thomas Frank says \u201cMicky [van de Ven] will be touch and go for Sunday\u201d but there are no further injury updates.<\/p>\n Can he bring Spurs\u2019 Champions League form to their domestic games? \u201cFull focus on the next game, Man City on Sunday. Not everything has been perfect, but things are more consistent, we are improving.\u201d<\/p>\n Did he think Spurs would be 14th in the table at this stage? \u201cNo, I didn\u2019t \u2013 I\u2019m very aware that this season, like any other, is one where we should be ambitious, but it\u2019s a transitional season.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Is your Friday afternoon dragging a bit? Why not try our sport quiz of the week, featuring goals by goalies, Adama Traor\u00e9 and plenty more football teasers \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s Unai Emery on Aston Villa\u2019s injury issues: \u201cOllie Watkins has had a scan, he\u2019s not clearly injured but he has felt tired so we will give him time and assess tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n Emery adds that Ross Barkley could feature in his squad to face Brentford on Sunday, but Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Andr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda and new recruit Alysson are all out injured.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.30 EST<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Morecambe have agreed an early end to their kit deal with Terrace Teamwear, who were very popular among fans for supporting the club through their financial turmoil. Morecambe have also parted company with their manager, Ashvir Singh Johal, today \u2013 the Shrimps sit second-bottom of the National League.<\/p>\n![\"Will](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769800990_923_Will_Unwin.png\")
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The top five moves of the 2026 January transfer window \u2013 videoShare<\/a><\/p>\n