Tag: January

Man Utd may be forced into transfer market in January – Paper Talk | Football News
9 October 2026 Off

Man Utd may be forced into transfer market in January – Paper Talk | Football News

By Total Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…

PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United could be forced into January action in the transfer market to strengthen at left-back and in attack – The Sun

Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso has insisted Cole Palmer was right to withdraw from England duty, amid criticism from Thomas Tuchel – Daily Mail

Johan Manzabi is a quick learner and making huge strides at Aston Villa, according

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Man Utd transfer news: Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde eyed for January move – Paper Talk | Football News
27 September 2026 Off

Man Utd transfer news: Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde eyed for January move – Paper Talk | Football News

By Total Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers…

PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United have a strong interest in Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde and are keeping a close eye on the 22-year-old, who might leave Barcelona in January – Mundo Deportivo

EFL

Robbie Savage is emerging as a serious contender for the Peterborough job – talkSPORT

SCOTLAND

Gvidas Gineitis insists he still considers Celtic an “interesting” opportunity after his summer switch

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Stanley Mills: Oxford United winger will join Preston in January
15 August 2026 Off

Stanley Mills: Oxford United winger will join Preston in January

By Total Football News

Oxford United head coach Aaron Ramsey has confirmed that a deal has been agreed for Stanley Mills to join Championship side Preston North End in January.

The U’s winger has been linked with a move this summer and will now leave the Kassam Stadium, but not until the winter window.

Oxford are currently under a temporary transfer embargo which they hope to have removed before January.

Ramsey expects Mills to

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Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg and Alan Browne win January awards
13 February 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg and Alan Browne win January awards

By Total Football News

Championship leaders Middlesbrough are celebrating winning both the manager and player of the month awards for January.

Boss Kim Hellberg led Boro to five wins from their six league games last month, with them scoring 14 goals as they chased down the leaders Coventry City before overtaking them at the top of the table last weekend.

Midfielder Alan Browne won the player award, having also filled in at wing-back and

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Championship player of the month: Alan Browne, Charlie Hughes, Sam Smith and Caleb Taylor nominated for January award
12 February 2026 Off

Championship player of the month: Alan Browne, Charlie Hughes, Sam Smith and Caleb Taylor nominated for January award

By Total Football News

Alan Browne, Charlie Hughes, Sam Smith and Caleb Taylor are the nominees for January’s Championship player of the month award.

Browne has come back into favour under Kim Hellberg at Middlesbrough and has been deployed at right wing-back as well as in central midfield.

The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland international helped Boro to five wins in January, scoring in the 4-0 home wins over Southampton and Preston and scoring one

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Birmingham City: Chris Davies says busy January maintains expectation levels
7 February 2026 Off

Birmingham City: Chris Davies says busy January maintains expectation levels

By Total Football News

Birmingham City boss Chris Davies says the club’s busy transfer window last month does not change the high level of expectation at St Andrew’s this season.

Blues brought in six new players in January and also turned Patrick Roberts’ loan move from Sunderland into a permanent deal on deadline day.

The mini-rebuild has coincided with an improved run of form that has seen Birmingham take 11 points from the last

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Chris Davies: Birmingham City manager wants two or three more players in January window
22 January 2026 Off

Chris Davies: Birmingham City manager wants two or three more players in January window

By Total Football News

Birmingham City boss Chris Davies has said he would like to add another two or three more signings before the end of the January transfer window if possible.

Blues have already brought in four new players this month: striker August Priske, winger Ibrahim Osman, midfielder Jhon Solis and defender Kai Wagner.

Davies believes the new arrivals have already pepped up the squad.

“It’s important in January to get some fresh

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Mick Mills: Ex-Ipswich skipper says goalscorer needed in January
6 January 2026 Off

Mick Mills: Ex-Ipswich skipper says goalscorer needed in January

By Total Football News

Ipswich’s tally of 42 goals is second only to leaders Coventry City, but midfielders Jaden Philogene (nine) and Jack Clarke (eight) are the main contributors.

First-choice striker George Hirst has six in the league but is currently injured, while Ivan Azon and Chuba Akpom have only scored twice each.

The Tractor Boys brought in 11 players last summer following relegation from the top flight and boss Kieran McKenna insisted in

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Norwich City: Opinion – Who will call the shots for the Canaries this January window?
5 January 2026 Off

Norwich City: Opinion – Who will call the shots for the Canaries this January window?

By Total Football News

The January transfer window becomes crucial if you are in a pickle.

And Norwich City are still in a positional pickle in the Championship, even though Philippe Clement has got them close to an escape.

So, the club has to be a player in this window.

It will be Norwich’s most crucial and fascinating window for a long while. But that’s not because of who they will buy, but more

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Championship transfer window: Hayden Hackney, Imran Louza and the EFL players who could be on the move in January
2 January 2026 Off

Championship transfer window: Hayden Hackney, Imran Louza and the EFL players who could be on the move in January

By Total Football News

In an inconsistent season for the Terriers, Castledine’s class has been a constant and while there is no indication parent club Chelsea want to sell the 20-year-old, they may look to reassign him in the Championship to increase his challenge.

Castledine has 10 league goals from midfield and it is the manner of how he has tended to score them that catches the eye – free-kicks, volleys, bursts from deep

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