Manchester United’s Amad Diallo is poised to join Rangers on loan for the rest of the season after the move was approved by Ralf Rangnick.
There is no option for the Scottish champions to buy the winger, who has played only once for United in this campaign, as a substitute in the Champions League dead rubber against Young Boys. He joined from Atalanta last January and made a handful of appearances last season.
Subject to a medical, Diallo will move to Rangers, who are four points clear of Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership and face a Europa League play-off against Borussia Dortmund next month. Rangnick, United’s interim manager, was happy for the 19-year-old to go in search of game time.
Brentford have had a £20m offer for Brennan Johnson rejected by Nottingham Forest. The fee would represent a record sale for Forest but the club are determined to keep the 20-year-old attacking midfielder, one of the Championship’s outstanding performers this season.
The Wales international came through the Forest academy and has scored seven times this season. Forest are trying to sign the Blackpool winger Josh Bowler, with Millwall’s Jed Wallace another option.
Southampton are in talks with Chelsea over a move for Tino Anjorin, who has cut short his loan at Lokomotiv Moscow. The 20-year-old winger moved to Russia last summer but was disrupted by a broken foot and he is back in London.
There are still minor details to sort with Lokomotiv, who had a £17m option to buy, but Anjorin’s future lies elsewhere. Several Championship clubs are interested in loaning the Chelsea academy graduate and Southampton are pushing to sign him on a permanent basis.
It is thought it could take about £20m for Chelsea to sell. With the window shutting on Monday, Southampton do not have much time and the deal could have to wait until the summer.
Southampton also want to sign Chelsea’s Armando Broja, who is on a loan at St Mary’s, on a permanent basis. West Ham are also interested in the Albania international but Broja could decide to see whether there is a role for him at Chelsea next season. Tuchel rates the 20-year-old and could take a look at him in pre-season.