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West Ham moved on Shelvey a few days ago apparently. Mitrovic was said to be a target for West Ham too. Today, Newcastle and Benitez have held talks about re-signing Andy Carroll but have now said they're ruling that out as Benitez has little interest in the player. I can only assume a swap deal was on the cards.

At Newcastle though, we have absolutely no idea what's going on regarding January spending. Officially all we know is Ashley and Staveley met, £300m was agreed upon and we'd likely not hear anything official again for at least 30 days. That's still 17-18 days away I think. There was a leak suggesting an announcement tomorrow but I think that's really unlikely. The other suggested as above that the actual buyer is the Saudi royals which is pretty likely. We're in the dark about what financial commitment has been given for this window though. You've got a guy trying to sell so is naturally bit hesitant in investment.