Premier League: Latest news and Transfer rumours. 6 January 2025

Latest Premier League news and transfer rumours from 6th January 2025

• Arne Slot has deflected blame away from Trent Alexander-Arnold after the Liverpool star’s horror show against Manchester United.
• Manchester City are primed to strike first among the Premier League’s big guns in this month’s transfer window as one of their main targets, Abdukodir Khusanov, is free to leave Lens.
• Matheus Cunha is close to signing a lucrative new contract at Wolves which would provide Vitor Pereira with a huge lift for the club’s relegation fight.
• West Ham United are drawing up a list of forward targets for this month with Brighton’s Evan Ferguson, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Hee-Chan Hwang and Middlesbrough’s Latte Lath among those under consideration.
• Barcelona are reportedly chasing Heung-Min Son on a free transfer.
• Chelsea look set to offload wonderkid Cesare Casadei after he reportedly agreed a permanent transfer to Torino.
• West Ham are set to rival Arsenal for the services of Brighton striker Evan Ferguson this month – leaving Mikel Arteta with a decision to make early on in the January transfer window.
• Rob Holding has emerged as a surprise transfer target for Coventry City after being exiled from the Crystal Palace squad.
• Bruno Fernandes has called out the portion of Manchester United fans who booed Joshua Zirkzee when he was substituted against Newcastle on Monday night.
• Thomas Partey has revealed Arsenal were left “sad” after a controversial Joao Pedro penalty earned Brighton a 1-1 draw with the Gunners.