But the Toon face a major stumbling block in their bid to sign the England midfielder.Kalvin Phillips has recently been in Club World Cup actionPhillips, 28, is a long-term target for Eddie Howe's side.Newcastle are eager to strengthen their midfield following Sandro Tonali's betting ban.According to the Guardian, the Toon are the "front-runners" to sign Phillips next month.They add, however, that

Manchester United are tracking Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri due to Stuttgart frontman Serhou Guirassy preferring a move to Tottenham Hotspur, reports The Sun.The Red Devils are keen to add extra quality to their squad after enduring an underwhelming season so far, as they are out of Europe and the Carabao Cup while sitting seventh in the Premier League. With Rasmus Hojlund yet to score in lea

Chelsea reach out to Sporting for Ousmane DiomandeChelsea have reached out to Sporting CP over a potential transfer for defender Ousmane Diomande, as they want to add more centre-backs in January.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set to join BesiktasFormer Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the verge of being appointed Besiktas head coach, according to reports.Finlay Gorman to join Manchester

Roy Hodgson revealed he feels “more than satisfied” with what his injury-plagued Crystal Palace side have achieved despite conceding a late equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Brighton.Substitute Danny Welbeck nodded past home debutant Dean Henderson in the 82nd minute to cancel out Jordan Ayew’s opener and ensure the rivals’ fifth consecutive Premier League meeting at Selhurs

Paul Warne wants his Derby team to be “braver” despite closing in on the top two with a 3-1 win over Lincoln.Derby’s head coach brought on Kane Wilson for the second half and he scored and set up the third goal which sealed a sixth win in seven games.Conor Hourihane gave Derby a 26th-minute lead with a drive from just inside the area after Lincoln failed to clear a Joe Ward cross

Danny Welbeck headed home late in the second half to earn Brighton a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.A lapse by Seagulls goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen led to Jordan Ayew’s nodded opener just before the whistle blew to end an uneventful first half.Eberechi Eze returned from injury as a second-half substitute and had a few chances to double his side’s advantage, but it was the

Kane Wilson came off the bench to inspire Derby to a 3-1 win over Lincoln that lifts them to third in Sky Bet League One.Lincoln started brightly but the first chance fell to the Rams in the 16th minute when Tom Barkhuizen crossed and Max Bird’s shot deflected behind off a defender.But there was no stopping Conor Hourihane’s drive from just inside the area in the 26th minute which flew

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The Gunners are once again firmly in the title race and go into the hectic festive period one point clear at the top.Arsenal have been linked with a swoop for Spanish star Martin ZubimendiHaving been ahead for the majority of last season only to be pipped to the Premier League by Manchester City, Mikel Arteta is desperate to see no repeat of that this term.And that could see the Arsenal manager di

Crystal Palace and Fulham are interested in a January move for Sunderland midfielder Pierre Ekwah.The 21-year-old Frenchman left the West Ham academy to sign a four-and-a-half-year deal with Sunderland in January, and has since made 35 appearances for the Championship club.Ekwah, a box-to-box midfielder, was at Chelsea's academy between 2018 and 2021, and is also attracting interest from Nottingha