Fans were sceptical when Werner arrived on loan in January but he has been involved in four goals in just seven games By Ben McAleer for WhoScored “There is more to come from him for sure,” said Ange Postecoglou when asked about Timo Werner before Tottenham visited Villa Park on Sunday. He was right. Werner scored his first league goal for Spurs in their 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace last weekend, hitting the all-important equaliser as Spurs came from behind to win, and he added another in the 4-0 win against Villa on Sunday. Werner came off the bench against Villa and fired past Emiliano Ma ..read more

Williams, 21, can play on both flanks and interests Chelsea Club realising signings such as Osimhen may be out of reach Chelsea are weighing up a move for the Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams this summer. Williams, who has a release clause of around £43m in his contract, is enjoying an impressive season in Spain and Athletic are planning for life without him ..read more

Former Derby player has impressed at left wing-back in Belgium Juventus, Milan, Lyon and Nice also keen on 21-year-old Chelsea and West Ham are tracking Gent’s Archie Brown with a view to a potential summer move for the English defender. The 21-year-old left Derby County for Lausanne three years ago and could return to England after impressing in Belgium this season. Brown began his career as a left winger but has made strong progress since switching to left-back at Lausanne ..read more

Arsenal manager accepts Real Madrid favourites to sign forward ‘Everybody wants to play for Arsenal,’ Arteta insists Mikel Arteta says Arsenal should be “in the conversation” for the signature of Kylian Mbappé after the striker’s summer departure from Paris Saint-Germain was confirmed, even though Real Madrid remain favourites to complete a deal. Mbappé’s contract expires in June and he has informed PSG that he will leave at the end of the season, either by running down his deal or extending it and earning his employers a transfer fee. Real are long-term suitors but an agreement is yet to be ..read more

USMNT striker due to join the Championship club on loan Blackburn incorrectly submitted documents to transfer system Orlando City and USMNT forward Duncan McGuire’s transfer to Blackburn Rovers broke down due to an “administrative error”, the English club said in a statement on Wednesday. McGuire was due to join the Championship club on an initial loan until the summer with an option to buy. The two clubs had initially agreed to a $4m permanent deal in the waning days of the January transfer window, but the transfer was cancelled with McGuire mid-flight from Orlando’s training camp in Mexico ..read more

Sávio has impressed on loan from another CFG club, Troyes Brazilian has five La Liga goals and seven assists this season Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign the Girona winger Sávio this summer, with documents to be signed in the coming days. Sávio has been a key player for Girona this season as the Catalan club have made an unexpected push for the La Liga title. He has been the subject of bids from Premier League and Bundesliga clubs, reportedly in the region of €30m (£25.7m ..read more

January brought minimal change at St James’ Park but Eddie Howe will have little option but to launch a summer revamp High winds hit the north-east on Thursday night but, once their intensity abated, it became clear they had brought minimal change to Newcastle United. Despite considerable noise about potential transfers, a head count of Eddie Howe’s first-team squad on Friday morning indicated that next to nothing had happened during the January transfer window ..read more

In an unusually quiet window most of the top teams did little or nothing to strengthen and Crystal Palace were the biggest spenders Arsenal’s free-spending summer was counteracted by an austere January and Mikel Arteta will have to battle on with what he believes is one of the league’s thinnest squads. Targets at centre-forward and on the wing were impossible to land this winter so their domestic and European hopes rest on keeping players fit. Although interest from West Ham in Emile Smith Rowe was flat-batted a few younger players were allowed to depart, Bradley Ibrahim and Lino Sousa leaving ..read more

Total spend set to be one of lowest amounts in January Club shareholder: ‘Everyone is worried about spending’ Premier League clubs are on course to spend one of the lowest amounts in a January transfer window, with owners and financial experts blaming the league’s increased scrutiny over its profit and sustainability regulations (PSR) for the significant downturn. Last year English top-flight clubs almost doubled the record for January after paying £815m as the Chelsea owners, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, continued their spending spree but the market has been noticeably quieter this mo ..read more

England Under-20 midfielder signs five-and-a-half-year deal ‘The way Palace develop players is a big reason why I came here’ Adam Wharton has said Crystal Palace’s track record for developing young prospects from the Championship was a big factor in him signing from Blackburn for an initial £18.5m on deadline day. The fee for the 19-year-old could reach £22m with add-ons. The England Under-20 international, who has a five-and-a-half-year contract, leaves Rovers after making 51 appearances for his boyhood club and will hope to follow in the footsteps of Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze in makin ..read more