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Transfer Deadline Day Live: Southampton make late move for Takumi Minamino

sportsmole.co.uk, 1 February 2021, 21:50

21.29 - Southampton are working on a last-minute loan deal for Liverpool 's Takumi Minamino, the PA news agency understands. Saints had been looking at a full-back on Monday but turned their attention to the attack before the 11pm deadline. The move would free up Shane Long to join Bournemouth.

21.11 - There are plenty of late deals going through in the Championship. As well as Lindsay, Preston have signed Sepp Van Den Berg following Davies' departure. Van Den Berg makes a loan move from Liverpool, the 20-year-old having made four appearances for the Premier League champions since joining them in 2019. Lee Gregory has joined Derby from rivals Stoke, Cardiff have signed Wales midfielder Jonny Williams for an undisclosed fee from Charlton and Nottingham Forest striker Miguel Angel Guerrero has joined Spanish side Rayo Vallecano on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.

20.00 - Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Ben Davies from Preston on a long-term contract. The 25-year-old centre-back has bolstered Liverpool's defensive ranks, with the initial fee believed to be in the region of £500,000, plus structured add-ons. Davies told Liverpoolfc.com: "I'm obviously delighted to be here. It's a huge opportunity. Obviously it came as a bit of a surprise when it first came (out) but once you start to get your head around it, the opportunity that is in front of me is incredible."

19.42 - Aberdeen have completed the loan signing of Scotland Under-21 striker Fraser Hornby. In the EFL, Preston have prepared for Davies' impending departure by signing Liam Lindsay from Stoke and Ipswich have made Wolves youngster Luke Matheson their second deadline-day signing, having earlier landed Tottenham striker Troy Parrott until the end of the season.

18.37 - Liverpool have completed the signing of Preston centre-back Ben Davies, the PA news agency understands. The 25-year-old was undergoing a medical on Monday before signing for an initial fee believed to be in the region of £500,000, plus structured add-ons. Jurgen Klopp is also closing in on Schalke defender Ozan Kabak, with the two clubs close to agreeing an initial £1million loan fee with the option to buy for £18m at the end of the season. Rivals Everton have allowed Cenk Tosun to join Besiktas on loan.

18.25 - West Brom have are till closing in on Maitland-Niles, but the Baggies have the loan signing of Okay Yokuslu from Celta Vigo. Gedson Fernandes' loan at Tottenham has ended to allow the Benfica midfielder to join Galatasaray, while Florian Kamberi has agreed to join Aberdeen on loan, the PA news agency understands. The former Hibernian and Rangers striker left Scotland for Swiss side St Gallen last summer.

17.52 - Scott Wright will complete his move to Ibrox tonight after Rangers agreed to give Aberdeen an £150,000 discount on Ross McCrorie, the PA news agency understands. Dons winger Wright was due to make his Glasgow switch at the end of the season having signed a pre-contract but he is now set to join Steven Gerrard's squad on a four-and-a-half year deal. Gers agreed to slash the £350,000 fee they had agreed with Pittodrie bosses to make loan player McCrorie's Dons move permanent in the summer and the Scotland Under-21 captain will now become an Aberdeen player outright. Rangers have decided to push ahead with the Wright deal after agreeing to allow Brandon Barker join Oxford on loan.

17.39 - Still plenty of deals being done in the EFL. Cardiff striker Robert Glatzel has joined Mainz on loan, Leicester Under-23s captain Callum Wright has joined Cheltenham on a temporary basis and Oldham have taken Serhat Tasdemir from Peterborough until the end of the season.

17.06 - Newcastle full-back DeAndre Yedlin has completed a move to Turkish side Galatasaray.

16.45 - Wycombe have re-signed promotion-winning midfielder Nnamdi Ofoborh on loan from Bournemouth until the end of the season, while Bolton have snapped up Burnley goalkeeper Lukas Jensen on loan.

16.32 - We have another Maitland-Niles update for you. The PA news agency understands West Brom have agreed a deal with Arsenal to take the 23-year-old on loan for the rest of the season.

16.20 - Defender George Taft has turned his loan at Scunthorpe into a permanent move, joining on a two-and-a-half-year deal from Bolton. Elsewhere in the EFL, Birmingham have allowed Miguel Fernandez to join Spanish side CD Guijuelo on loan until the end of June.

16.06 - Brighton have completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo from Independiente del Valle, subject to international clearance. The 19-year-old, who has scored once in four appearances for his country, has signed a contract until June 2025 with the Premier League club.

16.01 - It's official. Manchester United 's 18-year-old defender Teden Mengi has joined Wayne Rooney's Derby on loan for the rest of the season.

15.40 - News of moves in the EFL keeps coming thick and fast this afternoon. Taylor Harwood-Bellis has joined Blackburn on loan from Manchester City, Bradford have signed Burton's Charles Vernam for an undisclosed fee and Robbie Willmott has moved on loan to Exeter from Newport.

15.30 - Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers believes he has a 50-50 chance of improving his squad before the window closes. Watford's Nathaniel Chalobah has reportedly emerged as a potential target, while Maitland-Niles has also been linked with the Foxes. Asked about Leicester's chances of making a signing before the 11pm deadline, Rodgers said: "There has been dialogue. The moves will be reliant on other teams' movement. At the moment if you were putting a percentage on it I would say 50-50, but we will see how the day goes."

15.15 - Here's an afternoon Arsenal update courtesy of our reporter Mark Mann-Bryans. He says a deal for Willock to move to Newcastle is still progressing and moving towards a conclusion. The same goes for Maitland-Niles to West Brom but that one is a bit earlier in the process given Southampton had been frontrunners before withdrawing.

15.05 - Plenty of deals are going through in the EFL. Frank Nouble has rejoined Colchester on loan from Plymouth, while Mansfield have brought in young Wolves goalkeeper Jamie Pardington on loan for the rest of the season.

14.45 - Oxford have completed the signing of defender Joe Grayson - son of new Fleetwood boss Simon - on loan from Blackburn until the end of the season. The younger Grayson told Oxford's website: "It's funny how it all worked out. I think we were both watching the Oxford v Fleetwood game on Saturday for different reasons!"

14.30 - Hibernian midfielder Stevie Mallan is poised to complete a loan move to Malatyaspor in Turkey but both Kevin Nisbet and Ryan Porteous trained today after the club rejected bids from Birmingham and Millwall respectively last week. Boss Jack Ross said: "Stevie travelled to Turkey yesterday, arrived very late last night. I think he has now completed all his necessary medicals and as I understand it, I think it's just subject to international clearance, so all being well, that should be announced in the near future."

14.20 - Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has poured cold water on talk Patrick Van Aanholt and Christian Benteke could leave the club today. On Benteke, who was linked with a reunion with ex-Palace boss Sam Allardyce at West Brom, Hodgson said: "Christian and I know exactly where we stand with each other and I am happy that he is staying with us."

Meanwhile Van Aanholt was mooted as a potential solution to Arsenal's lack of cover at left-back. But Hodgson added: "Is Patrick Van Aanholt a good enough player to play for Arsenal? Yes he is but I think he is good enough to play for a lot of clubs, not least our own. This is where he is contracted and this is where I am expecting him to stay."

14.15 - Ipswich have announced the signing of Tottenham striker Troy Parrott on loan until the end of the season. Sticking with the EFL... Leyton Orient have re-signed striker Tristan Abrahams on loan from Newport and Harry Pickering has joined Blackburn on a permanent deal from Crewe but will return to Gresty Road on loan for the rest of the season.

14.05 - Birmingham have signed 19-year-old forward Keyendrah Simmonds from Manchester City on a permanent deal until 2023.

13.50 - West Brom boss Sam Allardyce vowed to race against time in his search for another addition. The Baggies are close to signing midfielder Okay Yokuslu on loan from Celta Vigo while Allardyce has also been chasing Arsenal's Maitland-Niles. "We have until 11pm, I think we will try between now and 11pm to try to find one more player who is available," said Allardyce. "It's not just the player, it's also what finances are left. Time is running out but we have spent quite a considerable amount of our budget that was available."

13.45 - It has emerged that Celtic were "very close" to agreeing a pre-contract deal for Preston defender Davies before Liverpool stepped in and had an offer for an immediate move accepted. Boss Lennon said: "It's a blow because we were very close to doing that and obviously we got gazumped at the last minute by Liverpool."

13.30 - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Manchester United will not be making any signings on deadline day. The Norwegian said: "I can confirm there won't be anyone in, so don't stay up late." Solskjaer also confirmed teenager Mengi is set to go on loan and the PA news agency understands Wayne Rooney's Derby is the destination.

Phil Jones has yet to play this season due to injury but Solskjaer has says he will stay put and be registered in United's Premier League and European squads moving forwards.

13.27 - Celtic boss Neil Lennon is hopeful the Scottish giants can finalise Kenny's loan move this afternoon. He said: "We just need the paperwork to be finished. He has been in the building, he travelled up last night so hopefully we can get that signed and sealed this afternoon.

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