Man City prepare Guehi offer - Wednesday's gossip

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Manchester City prepare offer for Marc Guehi, Bayern Munich chief tries to convince the Crystal Palace defender, and Rashford return to Manchester United is off the cards.

Manchester City are preparing to make an offer for Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi, 25, before the end of the January transfer window, but are unlikely to meet Palace's asking price of above £35 million. (Talksport)

But Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl has been making calls in recent days to try to convince Guehi to join them in the summer. (Sky Germany)

Despite the departure of head coach Ruben Amorim, Manchester United do not plan to bring back England forward Marcus Rashford, 28, when his loan spell at Barcelona ends. (Talksport)

Manchester United and England Under-20 striker Ethan Wheatley, 19, will join Bradford City on loan until the end of the season. (Manchester Evening News)

Nottingham Forest have made an enquiry for Bournemouth's English winger Marcus Tavernier, 26, but the Cherries do not plan to sell. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham Hotspur are blocking all enquiries for French forward Mathys Tel, 20, despite loan interest from Paris FC. (Florian Plettenberg)

Bournemouth are continuing talks with Ferencvaros over a deal for Hungary midfielder Alex Toth, 20, after their initial £8.6m offer was rejected. (Sky Sports)

Newcastle are considering signing a defender this month after England full-back Tino Livramento, 23, suffered a hamstring injury that will sideline him for eight weeks. (Sky Sports)

Manchester City, Brentford and Tottenham are set to miss out on Nigeria Under-20 winger Suleiman Sani, 19, with RB Leipzig finalising a £4.5m deal with Slovakian side Trencin. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool will not offload England defender Joe Gomez, 28, this month after Northern Ireland right-back Conor Bradley, 22, suffered a season-ending knee injury. (Football Insider)

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is one of Real Madrid's top candidates to succeed Xabi Alonso as boss, with Antonio Conte and Enzo Maresca also being considered. (Fichajes - in Spanish)

Arsenal do not intend to sell England defender Ben White, 28, despite his lack of game-time and interest from clubs including Everton and Manchester City. (Teamtalk)

Boro close to Sarmiento signing - EFL gossip

Middlesbrough have agreed terms to sign Brighton forward Jeremy Sarmiento on a permanent deal. The Ecuador winger is currently on loan at Serie A side Cremonese. (Lorenzo Lepore)

QPR have turned down St Etienne's offer for Martinique international midfielder Jonathan Varane. The French second-tier club also tried to sign Varane in the summer. (West London Sport)

QPR have entered the race to sign Birmingham midfielder Marc Leonard but the R's are one of "several" Championship clubs interested in the 24-year-old. (Birmingham World)

Stoke City are in advanced talks to sign Hull City full-back Cody Drameh on loan. (Sky Sports)

Plymouth Argyle winger Bali Mumba is undergo a medical at Huddersfield Town with the clubs having agreed a fee in the region of £1m. (Plymouth Live)

Preston forward Will Keane is set to join League One Reading on loan. The 33-year-old is out of contract in the summer. (Lancashire Post)

Bolton Wanderers defender Josh Dacres-Cogley is set to undergo a medical at League One promotion rivals Stockport County. (Pete O'Rourke)

Portsmouth are in advanced talks to sign Luton Town forward Millenic Alli, who only joined The Hatters in January 2025. (Football League World)

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