- Newcastle United had a £40m bid for Napoli’s 25-year-old Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz turned down, but the Magpies are expected to renew their interest in the summer. Arsenal are said to have also shown interest. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)
- West Ham failed with a late deadline-day bid to sign Colombia striker Duvan Zapata, 30, on loan from Italian club Atalanta. (Sky Sports)
- Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes France winger Ousmane Dembele, 24, has already agreed to sign for a club as a free agent in the summer when his contract at the Nou Camp ends. (Goal)
- Liverpool are confident of completing a pre-contract agreement to sign 19-year-old Fulham forward Fabio Carvalho as a free agent in the summer after missing out on the Portugal-born England youth international on deadline day. (Sky Sports)
- Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will go back in for Sven Botman, 22, in the summer after missing out on Lille’s £35m Dutch defender. (Mirror)
- Kevin Friend has been dropped from the Premier League refereeing roster for the next round of games over his performance in Liverpool’s 3-1 win at Crystal Palace. (Mail)
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- Aaron Ramsey’s move to Rangers reportedly means a potential automatic contract extension through the summer of 2024 cannot now happen.(Scottish sun)
- Vitesse Arnhem manager Thomas Letsch blocked all of Atalanta and Rangers’ moves to sign striker Danilho Doekhi in January, according to reports in the Netherlands.(Scottish sun)
- Arsenal are preparing a new long-term contract offer for England star Bukayo Saka to avoid him getting anywhere near the end of his current deal, due to expire in 2024.(Sun)
- Manchester United could have the chance to secure Mauricio Pochettino as their next manager as early as March with his Paris Saint-Germain future likely to depend on their Champions League last-16 clash with Real Madrid. (Mirror)
- Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 22, says it was an “easy” decision to snub Arsenal for a move to “glorious” Juventus during the January transfer window. (Metro)
- West Ham’s 23-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice, 23-year-old Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde and his France team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni, the 22-year-old midfielder from Monaco, have been shortlisted by Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel as summer targets. (Athletic, subscription required)
- Manchester City “will do what they can” to convince Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland to sign for them in the summer, despite knowing the Norway international would prefer a move to Real Madrid. (Athletic, subscription required)
- Haaland, 21, is however said to not be “in Real’s plans right now”, with the Spanish club instead focused on signing France forward Kylian Mbappe, 23, from Paris St-Germain in the summer. (El Chiringuito, via AS in Spanish)
- Newcastle United defender Jamal Lewis, 24, is said to have rejected potential deadline-day moves to Stoke and Birmingham City, and is now set to be left out of the Magpies’ revised 25-man Premier League squad to make way for their January additions. (Football Insider)
- Barca are reportedly considering terminating Dembele’s contract early, which could see Chelsea, Tottenham and Paris St-Germain renew interest in the winger. (Express)
- Spanish winger Bryan Gil, 20, said his family urged him to return to Spain with Valencia on loan just six months after he joined Tottenham from Sevilla for £21m. (Sun)
- Former Germany manager Joachim Low has agreed to take charge of Turkish club Fenerbahce, with the 61-year-old World Cup-winning boss to take the helm before the start of next season. (Haber Global, in Turkish)
- Mino Raiola is ready to look for a new club for Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt as the Serie A side’s management will not match Dusan Vlahovic’s contract in talks over fresh terms.(Sun)
- Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has slammed Premier League clubs over their January transfer window spending, branding it “disgusting and obscene”.(Star)
- Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is set to return to Lyon as a free agent in the summer after no move was secured in January.(Sun)
