Hello and welcome to our January transfer window live blog for Monday, January 16 .
Here we'll be bringing you all of the latest deals and gossip surrounding Huddersfield Town and their Championship rivals.
Town have added Chelsea loanee Izzy Brown to their ranks so far this window and David Wagner is confident of bringing one more in before the transfer window slams shut on January 31.
Stick with us throughout the day for all the latest Championship news and rumours.
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That’s all from us today.
To round off another busy day in the January transfer window, here are the biggest Championship headlines of the day.
Have a great evening.
Morsy extends Wigan deal
Sam Morsy has extended his contract with Wigan Athletic.
The Egypt midfielder was recalled from a loan spell at Barnsley earlier this month and has now extended his contract until 2019.
Fulham readying Cisse bid
Fulham are readying a new bid for Standard Liege midfielder Ibrahima Cisse - according to Sky Sports.
The news outlet claims a £2m offer was rejected by the Belgian giants last week as Liege value the Belgian U21 international at around £3m.
Cissokho joins Olympiacos
Aston Villa left-back Aly Cissokho has joined Olympiacos on loan for the rest of the season.
Tiago Ilori
Looks as though whatever issue was holding up Tiago Ilori’s move from Liverpool to Reading has been resolved.
Wood to leave Leeds?
West Ham and Sunderland are eyeing Leeds United striker Chris Wood, according to ESPN.
The New Zealand international has scored 17 goals for the Whites this season, leading the Elland Road side to slap a £15m price tag on their top scorer.
Birmingham City double enquiry
Birmingham City have enquired about the availability of Swansea City winger Wayne Routledge and Derby County wide man Johnny Russell, according to Sky Sports.
Gianfranco Zola is looking to add a winger to his squad after pulling out of a £4m deal for Crystal Palace midfielder Bakary Sako.
Giggs to take over at Forest?
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs is one of the early front-runners for the manager’s job at Nottingham Forest.
Phillipe Montanier was sacked by the Reds last week and the Welshman is one of the favourites to land the position.
Here are the early favourites:
- Billy Davies - 3/1
- Oscar Garcia - 7/2
- Gary Rowett, Jack Lester - 4/1
- Ryan Giggs - 8/1
- Gary Brazil - 10/1
- Nigel Pearson - 12/1
- Nigel Clough, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - 14/1
- Kenny Jackett - 18/1
- Mike Phelan, Gus Poyet - 20/1
- Neil Lennon, Alex McLeish, Phil Neville, Steven Gerrard, Roy Keane, Stuart Pearce, Roy Hodgson, Tim Sherwood - 25/1
QPR's Ward bid rejected
Rotherham have rejected a £1.3m bid from QPR for ex-Town striker Danny Ward.
Ward - who is the Millers’ top scorer with nine goals this season - was reportedly subject to a rejected £1m bid from Town earlier in the window.
Olsson deal close
Swansea have agreed a £5m fee to buy Martin Olsson from Championship side Norwich, according to ESPN FC.
The Swedish full-back was not involved in the Canaries’ defeat to Rotherham at the weekend and a deal could be completed at some point this week.
Olsson has scored once in 20 appearances for Alex Neil’s side this season.
Villa in for Wolfsburg winger?
Wolfsburg winger Anton Donkor is close to joining Championship side Aston Villa, according to German newspaper Bild.
The 19-year-old German Under-20 international is yet to make an appearance for Wolfsburg, but is highly rated at the Volkswagen Arena.
Ipswich sign striker
Town’s weekend opponents have signed striker Kieffer Moore from Forest Green Rovers.
Aberdeen manager Dereck McInnes is confident of keeping his squad together through the January transfer window despite Cardiff City’s interest in winger Jonny Hayes.
The Dons have already rejected a £500,000 offer from the Bluebirds for the Irishman and McInnes suggested the Championship side must be ‘serious’ with their interest if they wish to sign the midfielder.
He told the Evening Express:
Like anyone, it’s flattering [for Hayes] to be linked with a good Championship club.
But we’ve created an environment here which is going to be a wrench for any player to leave.
Kone's wages too high for QPR
QPR look unlikely to sign linked Everton striker Arouna Kone.
GetWestLondon understands that the Toffees want the Hoops to contribute a significant amount to the Ivorian’s £40,000-a-week wages - which QPR will not do.
The 33-year-old has scored two goals in six appearances for Everton this season.
Guedioura linked to Villa
Aston Villa are reportedly readying a £3m bid for Watford midfielder Adlene Guedioura, according to the Sun.
Aaron Tshibola, Mile Jedinak, Gary Gardner and Ashley Westwood currently comprise the Villa midfield, but Steve Bruce is keen to add to his options in the centre of the park.
The midfielder is currently on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Algeria.
Good morning
Hello and welcome to today’s January transfer window live blog.
To kick us off, take a look at the key talking points from Town’s weekend loss to Sheffield Wednesday.
