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The big plan to turn West Ham’s season around is well under way. The forwards Pablo Felipe and Taty Castellanos have checked in, allowing the focus to shift backwards. An offer has been made for the Al-Nassr goalkeeper Bento. The 26-year-old Brazilian, who started his career with Athletico Paranaense before moving to Saudi Arabia, has amassed six international caps, which is not bad going when his rivals are Alisson and Ederson.
Josko Gvardiol’s broken shin could prompt Manchester City to enter the market. They have already recalled Max Alleyne from a loan spell at Watford, but could make a call a little further south and ascertain how much it would set them back to acquire Marc Guéhi. The England international almost moved to Liverpool, who maintain an interest, at the end of the previous transfer window before Oliver Glasner’s foot slammed down. The Eagles, however, might want a bit of cash for a player whose contract ends in six months.
Quilindschy Hartman’s short but sweet time at Burnley could be coming to an end. From the calmness of Lancashire, the left-back could be en route to Istanbul, where Besiktas are calling. A bid is coming Scott Parker’s way and considering the defender is currently out of the first-team picture, he might very well be leaving six months after arriving.
With Antoine Semenyo packing his bags for Manchester, Bournemouth are in the market for a replacement. They quite fancy the Stuttgart and Germany winger Jamie Leweling but an opening bid of almost £35m was rejected.
There was an absolutely massive departure at Old Trafford on Monday – few have been talking about anything else. Yes, the winger Sam Mather got a plane to Turkey in order to finalise a deal with the Super Lig side Kayserispor. After the fall of Ruben Amorim, everyone was focused on that, making this an EFL special Rumour Mill from here on.
To balance out the loss of Liam Rosenior to Chelsea, Strasbourg are plotting a morale-boosting signing. Their eyes are firmly fixed on Sheffield Wednesday’s goalkeeper Pierce Charles. Selling the 20-year-old Mancunian should help the Yorkshire club bring in a decent fee from the French side, owned by BlueCo.
Middlesbrough are preparing a final push for promotion, so want more quality added to their ranks to help their chances. The Hull defender Charlie Hughes is top of a list of targets but is valued north of £10m, although if it secures a spot in the Premier League, it’ll be well worth it.
Elsewhere in the Championship, Blackburn want to bring in Barnsley’s Reyes Cleary. Rovers have opened the bidding at £1m but the Tykes want £5m for the 21-year-old forward who has scored five in 24 appearances this season after moving to Oakwell for nothing, after his release by West Brom.
And down in League Two, Notts County are set to seal the signing of the Harrogate goalkeeper James Belshaw in the coming days. The Sulphurites have lined up a replacement in the form of Harvey Cartwright from Hull on loan.
