- January transfer window is nearing end of first week and deals are going ahead
- Tottenham are set to wave goodbye to Eric Dier as terms agreed with Bayern
- It’s about survival! FA Cup replays must remain for the good of English football – It’s All Kicking Off
With the first week of the transfer window drawing to a close, a number of Premier League clubs are focusing more seriously on their upcoming business.
As squads begin to be depleted by exits to AFCON and the Asia Cup, managers are thinking more seriously about the recruiting needed to see out the season.
Despite an injury to Ben Davies during their FA Cup clash with Burnley, Tottenham are still likely to wave goodbye to Eric Dier after the England international agreed terms with Bayern Munich.
And Jadon Sancho is readying for a temporary exit at Manchester United, ending months spent out in the cold after his public falling-out with Erik ten Hag.
Here, Mail Sport runs through all the biggest transfer stories on Saturday morning.
West Ham are believed to be open to offers for Nayef Aguerd if they can nail down his replacement during the window
Brighton pipped top-flight rivals to the post to pay the release clause of Valentin Barco
Meanwhile, Eric Dier may have waved goodbye to Tottenham after agreeing terms with Bayern
West Ham are open to selling Nayef Aguerd if they can secure a replacement, with Bayer Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah a leading target (Evening Standard)
Brighton have activated the release clause for Boca Juniors youngster Valentin Barco for £7.9m, beating Manchester City to the punch to secure the defender (TyC Sports)
Man City would prefer that Kalvin Phillips went to Paris Saint-Germain for his half-season loan, as talks with Juventus falter and Newcastle remains an interested party (Give Me Sport)
The Serie A giants lack the financial might to bring the out-of-favour midfielder to Turin, and will also give up on Tottenham target Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (The Sun)
Arsenal are monitoring AC Milan defender and former Chelsea academy star Fikayo Tomori, but could face fierce resistance from Italy, after Bayern Munich were rebuffed (Football Transfers)
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