West Ham are interested in signing Brighton striker Evan Ferguson permanently this month but there are obstacles to a potential deal, TEAMtalk understands.

Since joining from Stuttgart for £19million in August 2023, Mavropanos’s decision-making has remained a weakness. Against Palace he was deputising for the injured Jean-Clair Todibo, but he has not shown himself capable of being a first-choice defender at this level.

West Ham have a good track record at bringing in players from the Championship, including Antonio, Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville. But stalling on targets has seen the club miss out on signing James Maddison, now of Tottenham Hotspur, in 2018 and Eberechi Eze, now of Crystal Palace, in 2020.

Robert Vilahamn spoke to the media at Hotspur Way on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of our Women’s League Cup quarter-final tie against West Ham at Brisbane Road on Wednesday evening.

West Ham United and Crystal Palace both get a chance with a Saturday matchup in London to close the gap with the current top eight sides in the English Premier League.

Julen Lopetegui has been fired by West Ham after less than a year in the job and with the Premier League club in danger of being dragged into a relegation fight.

Tottenham Hotspur are competing with a number of clubs for the signing of Tyler Dibling from Premier League rivals Southampton.

The Toronto Blue Jays were finally able to make a splash in free agency this MLB offseason, signing Anthony Santander to five-year, $92.5 contract. Santander is a veteran outfielder who has eight years of experince competing in the gauntlet that is the American League East with the Baltimore Orioles .

A 1-0 defeat to Monaco on Thursday night means the Villians will need to beat the Hoops next week and get some help from results elsewhere to claim a top eight finish

Alejandro Garnacho is reluctantly coming around to the idea of leaving Manchester United this month. Sources close to the mercurial Argentine have told talkSPORT he has major doubts about his role