Check out the transfer talk for the Football League…
• St Pauli have confirmed they are aware of claims Leeds United are looking at Finn Ole Becker.
• Sheffield United are now serious contenders to secure the signature of Wigan Athletic defender Antonee Robinson. The 22 year old could go for as little as £1.5million.
• Ethan Ampadu will likely be loaned to Premier League newboys Fulham next season. The Welsh defender spent last season on loan from Chelsea with RB Leipzig, but struggled for game time in the Bundesliga. Norwich set to miss out. (Source: The Athletic)
• Liverpool, Everton, Tottenham and West Ham are all interested in signing Wales midfielder David Brooks, 23, following Bournemouth’s relegation. (Star)
• Swansea City have submitted a bid for 18 year old Southend forward Charlie Kelman as they look to seal a deal for the youngster, who scored seven goals in 19 appearances last season. Shrimps chairman says he’s not for sale.
• League Two Cheltenham Town are set to sign 18 year old highly ratwd goalkeeper Josh Griffiths on loan from West Brom, according to reports.
• According to Sky Sports, Queens Park Rangers attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze dreams of joining Arsenal. It has been reported that Eze will leave QPR in the summer transfer window if a club pays £20 million in transfer fees to the Championship side.
• Derby County, Cardiff City, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers and Middlesbrough are all being linked with 6ft 4in Welsh international Kieffer Moore, now Stoke City are said to have entered the race for his signature.
• Celtic have lost out in their bid to stop Wigan Athletic star Joe Gelhardt agreeing a move to Leeds United, Football Insider has learned.
• Livingston have turned down a “seven-figure” bid for reported Derby County forward target Lyndon Dykes from an unnamed Championship team. The Australian international has been heavily linked with a move south of the border. Dykes scored 12 goals and ten assists in 33 Scottish Premiership games last season. TEAMtalk claimed back in November how Derby, Blackburn and Cardiff were keen. Barnsley already had £1m bid rejected.
• A host of Premier League clubs including Leeds United are showing keen interest in signing £3m highly rated centre-back Rob Dickie from Oxford in the summer transfer window. Newcastle, Fulham, and West Brom are also interested.
• Derby County are battling Brentford and a number of MLS and other European sides in the chase to sign exciting Ghanaian midfielder Gideon Offe. The 22-year-old versatile attacker was at Alsager Town last season, scoring five goals in 17 appearances for Town. It is claimed that Brentford have offered a four-year deal to Offe who was born in England.
• Leeds are looking to make up to five signings in the transfer window. One of those is £7m rated Slavia Prague forward Nicolae Stanciu. They have enquired for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher. Been linked with Brentford duo Ollie Watkins and Said Benrahma. Want Ben White back from Brighton and also expressed an interest in Arsenal’s Rob Holding. (Daily Star)
• West Ham’s 22 year old attacking midfielder Grady Diangana impressed heavily last season on loan at West Bromwich Albion. The likes of Southampton, Crystal Palace and Leicester City are also reportedly keen to sign him.
• Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock is aiming to land a double transfer blow on his former club Cardiff City in Kieffer Moore and Junior Hoilett.
• According to The News, Portsmouth’s bid to sign defender Charlie Mulgrew from Blackburn Rovers has hit the buffers. A loan deal with Portsmouth is still possible but as it stands a deal has not been agreed. (The72)
• Ipswich Town and Sunderland are reportedly keen on former Blackburn striker Danny Graham. The 34-year-old was released by Rovers at the season having netted four times last season.
• QPR have received no approaches for Ryan Manning. West Ham have been strongly linked with the Irishman, who has impressed in the Championship. (West London Sport)
•Sunderland and Derby are reportedly interested in Marcus Maddison, a Black Cats fan, currently a free agent after leaving Peterborough at the end of last season.
• Ipswich and Sunderland are interested in a move for former Everton left-back Luke Garbutt, the Black Cats are apparently front-runners, but face competition from unnamed Championship sides.
• Sunderland and Ipswich could be set to battle it out for goalkeeper Remi Matthews. The shot-stopper is out of contract having left Bolton in the summer, and has been training with the Tractor Boys.
• Swansea are in talks with Middlesbrough’s Daniel Ayala over a potential move according to a report from journalist Alan Nixon.
• Stoke City could loan out Josh Tymon next season, as per a report by Stoke On Trent Live.
• Rotherham United are closing in on a move to sign ex-Blackburn Rovers striker Dominic Samuel, as per a report by the Lancashire Telegraph.
• Shrewsbury boss Sam Ricketts insists the club will explore the loan market but that permanent signings would be preferable. “We’ll certainly enter the loan market,” he said. “I would prefer to try to take our own players. If it’s a possibility to take someone very, very good on loan then we’ll certainly do so. You have to take each case as it comes. Ultimately we want to try to get our own players so every year you’re not losing five loans. But at the same time we do want to add real quality and sometimes that will be a loan, because we won’t be able to sign all the players we would like to. We can have them for six months or 12 months, but clubs will want to keep them because they have a bright future.”
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