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Transfers done deals: Villa sign Levante full-back Garcia, Man City sign defender Khusanov Other transfer news: Chelsea agree deal for Strasbourg's Sarr Premier League reaction: Chelsea beat Wolves to go fourth Champions League: Monaco v Aston Villa (17: 45 GMT) & Liverpool v Lille (20: 00) Watch Man City training (11: 00 GMT), Arsenal training (13: 30) and Arsenal news conference (15: 00) Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Craig Nelson, Holly Bacon & Sam Drury. Edited by Murray Burnell New Aston Villa player Andres Garcia can play at right-back or as a right winger, according to the club. The Villa announcement added that the 21-year-old defender, who has signed from Spanish second-tier side Levante for a reported £6m, is "energetic and with an eye for goal". He has scored three goals and weighed in with three assists in 23 appearances so far this season. Garcia is the club's second signing of the current transfer window. He follows Netherlands forward Donyell Malen, 25, who completed a move from Borussia Dortmund for an initial £19m fee on 14 January. Before we move on, we have another piece of transfer news to bring you, hot off the press. .. well, Aston Villa's website to be exact. Villa have dipped into the market for the second time this month, bringing in 21-year-old Spanish full-back Andres García from Levante. The Premier League club have not disclosed the fee, but reports suggest the it is around £6m. Right, while we poke our analyst friends to check out that stat, let's have a recap of the topics we have covered so far and what we have coming up. .. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Most notable point about Chelsea's win last night was that, when Sancho came on in the second half, Chelsea had seven English players on the pitch. No doubt someone at the BBC will now be searching to find the last time that happened. Nick in Fulham Well we weren't Nick, but are now. .. thanks! Tuesday's newspapers The I New Everton owners The Friedkin Group will back manager David Moyes in the transfer market this January as the Scot looks to add a more attacking edge to his team and support at full-back, the i reports. Director of football Kevin Thelwell was working on possible targets with previous head coach Sean Dyche, but Moyes is now keen on finding "creative" options to improve his squad "immediately". BBC Radio 5 Live Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham future was one of the talking points in the Monday Night Club on BBC Radio 5 Live. We have more on that topic coming up. .. Tuesday's newspapers The Guardian The Guardian has more on a "precarious" situation for Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou. It reports that club chairman Daniel Levy intends to give the Australian the opportunity to revive the club's fortunes and he will remain in charge for this week's two games. Spurs play Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday and host struggling Leicester City in the Premier League on Sunday. Tuesday's newspapers The Daily Express Away from transfer talk, the Express reports that Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has enjoyed helpful conversations with the club's legendary former boss Sir Alex Ferguson as he struggles to revive their fortunes. The Portuguese head chose is quoted as saying he has spoken with Sir Alex several times as the Scot helps him to "keep positive". Tuesday's newspapers The Times The Times also has stories on Marcus Rashford's desire to win his starting place back at Manchester United and Aston Villa's £80 valuation of striker Jhon Duran, as well as a piece on Chelsea interest in Juventus's Serbia forward Dusan Vlahovic. According to the article, the Stamford Bridge outfit held talks with Juve over the possible sale of defender Renato Veiga and could now use that line of communication to sound out the Italian club on a move for their leading goalscorer. Tuesday's newspapers The Daily Telegraph The Telegraph leads with a report on a new bid from West Ham for Aston Villa's Colombia striker Jhon Duran. West Ham offered £32m for the 21-year-old in the summer and are reported to have increased their bid to £57m, but this is still well below Villa's reported £80m valuation. It is reported that Villa have rejected this latest bid as they do not want to sell the striker in January, and are angry with the timing of the offer, coming on the eve of an important Champions League tie in Monaco. Tuesday's newspapers The Sun Ok, there are few more interesting transfer lines in this morning's national newspapers. The Sun has more on Marcus Rashford, acknowledging the England forward's "U-turn" in his desire to stay at Manchester United, but also reporting that French side Monaco are interested in a loan move for the 27-year-old and would be willing to pay most of his £325, 000-a-week wages. Chelsea 3-1 Wolves Simon Stone BBC Sport's chief football news reporter Alejandro Garnacho's agent was an interested spectator at Stamford Bridge last night for Chelsea's Premier League victory over Wolves. Chelsea are one of a number of clubs linked with Garnacho this month but so far Manchester United have not received an offer they would be willing to sell the Argentina winger for. Italian title contenders Napoli seem the most likely to hit the sum in excess of £50m United want. The Old Trafford outfit say they are not encouraging bids for the 20-year-old. However, Garnacho does not fit Ruben Amorim's system and is one of the players United could actually use to generate some finance to boost their ailing squad. Tuesday's gossip While Marcus Rashford's future may up in the air, the possible destination of Manchester United team-mate Alejandro Garnacho is also in the news. A story on the 20-year-old Argentina winger leads today's BBC Sport gossip page, with Italian website Corriere dello Sport, external reporting that Serie A leaders Napoli are hoping to reach an agreement on a £50m deal to sign him. However, Garnacho could have another option a little closer to his current home. .. Marcus Rashford has not abandoned all hope of playing for Manchester United again. Rashford has not featured for United since being substituted in the Europa League victory over Viktoria Plzen on 12 December, after which his training performances were called into question by head coach Ruben Amorim. The 27-year-old has been on the bench once in the intervening period, when he was an unused substitute in the 3-0 home defeat by Newcastle on 30 December. Sources close to the player have stressed Rashford wants to play for United and has no significant issue with Amorim and would play if he was called upon. Rashford has been linked with a number of European clubs and the likelihood remains he will leave on loan before the current transfer window closes at the beginning of February. It is not known how often Rashford has trained with the first team since his exile from Amorim's matchday squad began. Nottingham Forest centre-back Murillo has agreed in principle a new four-year contract which would keep him at the City Ground until 2029. The 22-year-old joined Forest from Brazilian club Corinthians in August 2023 on a five-year deal for a reported fee of about £15m. He has become a key player for the club and been offered a new contract. Forest are third in the Premier League, level on points with second-placed Arsenal, and six points behind leaders Liverpool. Liverpool have been linked with a move for Murillo, with Real Madrid also reportedly interested. Murillo received his first call-up to the Brazil squad for their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign in November, but was an unused substitute in draws against Venezuela and Uruguay. Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport football news reporter Chelsea are set to sign French defender Mamadou Sarr from partner club Strasbourg. The £11. 9m deal for the 19-year-old central defender, who has played just 14 times for Strasbourg, is with a view for him to join in the summer. It represents the first permanent transfer into Stamford Bridge from Strasbourg, clubs owned by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital under the Blue Co umbrella. Ligue 1 Strasbourg will bank a quick £3. 4m profit having only signed Sarr from Lyon for £8. 5m in the summer. The pre-agreed nature of the transfer avoids forcing Strasbourg to drop any of their three loanees, midfielder Andrey Santos, left-back Caleb Wiley or goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, because of limits set by Fifa's rules. Chelsea have also lined up a deal for Kazakh 16-year-old Dastan Satpaev, who completed a successful trial at Cobham Training Centre in recent weeks. The striker is expected to join Chelsea's academy teams from FC Kairat. Manchester City have signed Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov on a four-and-a-half-year contract until 2029. Club sources say the fee for the 20-year-old is £33. 6m plus add-ons. French side Lens only paid £84, 000 for Khusanov from Belarusian club Energetik-BGU 18 months ago. However, he has developed rapidly and made 16 appearances for the Ligue 1 side this season, scoring his first goal for the club in a French Cup tie with Paris St-Germain in December. Khusanov has 18 caps for Uzbekistan and will become the first player from the country to play in the Premier League. Right, let's round up the latest news on the BBC Sport index before checking out this morning's national newspapers. .. One other piece of Wolves news, boss Vitor Pereira says midfielder Mario Lemina will not play for the club while the January transfer window is open. Lemina, 31, wants to leave the club and asked not to play in their 3-0 defeat at Newcastle last Wednesday. The Gabon international has since apologised to Pereira and the rest of the playing squad and said he is "ready to do his best for the team" until a solution is found. Wolves - 17th in the Premier League - want £5m for Lemina, who joined from Southampton two years ago. Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab have asked to sign him on a free transfer, but Wolves are not willing to entertain that. Last Updated 12th December 2024 at 01: 21 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. 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