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Brentford striker Ivan Toney

Brentford’s England striker Ivan Toney, who has been linked with Arsenal and Chelsea, will not push for a January move and the 27-year-old plans to stay with the Bees until the summer. (Mirror)

Newcastle United will not sell their England pair, 33-year-old defender Kieran Trippier – a target for Bayern Munich – or 31-year-old striker Callum Wilson, who has been linked with Atletico Madrid, this month. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Trippier and Wilson will not agitate for a move but Bayern will test Newcastle’s resolve by making an improved bid for the full-back after an initial offer was rejected. (Guardian) external-link

Newcastle want 15m euros (£12.9m) from Bayern Munich for Trippier, while the German club only want a loan deal. (Sport Bild – in German)external-link

Newcastle United will be forced to sell Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 26, and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 24, to meet financial fair play regulations. (Football Insider)external-link

Jose Mourinho’s preference is to stay in Italy following his sacking by Roma and the Portuguese is set to hold talks with Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis about taking charge of the struggling Serie A champions. (Times – subscription required)external-link

Crystal Palace have started drawing up a shortlist of potential candidates to replace manager Roy Hodgson, with ex-Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper, former Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui, Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna and former Mainz boss Bo Svensson among the candidates. (Mail)external-link

Tottenham have turned down an offer of £20m from Al-Nassr for 25-year-old Brazil defender Emerson Royal, with the Saudi Pro League side weighing up whether to increase their bid. (Talksport)external-link

Juventus are still interested in Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28, but Spurs will only consider a permanent sale or a loan with an obligation to buy for the Denmark international. (Sky Sports Germany)external-link

Everton defender Ben Godfrey could be an option for AC Milan, while Sheffield United and Leeds United are also interested in the 26-year-old Englishman. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link

Aston Villa have rejected West Ham’s offer to sign 20-year-old Colombia striker Jhon Duran on loan with an option to buy. (Guardian)external-link

Liverpool want £20m for Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, 25, who has been linked to Celtic. (Football Insider)external-link

Greek side PAOK are in talks to sign Wolves defender Jonny Castro Otto, 29. The Spaniard is banned from first-team activities following a training-ground incident in November. (Shropshire Star)external-link

German club Eintracht Frankfurt have reached a verbal agreement with Paris St-Germain’s French forward Hugo Ekitike, 21, about a move and are set to step up talks. (Sky Sports Germany) external-link

La Liga clubs Cadiz and Getafe have made offers for Sporting Gijon’s French midfielder Jonathan Varane, the half-brother of Manchester United defender Raphael Varane. Championship sides Norwich and QPR also have bids in for the 22-year-old. (L’Equipe – in French)external-link

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