Newcastle United ready offer for ex-Everton midfielder as Magpies miss out on £4.95m deal to Premier League rivals

The Magpies allowed Rolando Aarons to join Huddersfield Town permanently last week, one of a number of players Steve Bruce is hoping to ship out this month.

Away from outgoings, Newcastle are also being heavily linked with new arrivals, despite the expectation that’ll be a quiet one on that front.

But if Bruce and co are to recruit - and offload - then they have until 11pm on Monday, February 1 to finalise their business.

As always, we’re sharing the latest news and rumours from around the web – so scroll down to see our latest gossip column:

Newcastle United are readying an offer to sign Crystal Palace midfielder James McCarthy, though Celtic, Burnley, Sheffield United and West Brom are also keen. (90min)

Brighton & Hove Albion have agreed a deal with Independiente del Valle’s Ecuadorian star Moises Caicedo, while Newcastle saw an offer rejected. (TalkSPORT)

Caicedo,19, will sign for a transfer worth €5.5million (£4.95m) and likely join Union Saint-Gilloise on loan. (Duncan Castles - Transfer Window Podcast)

Leeds United are credited with interest in Fiorentina forward Christian Kouame, who almost joined Crystal Palace last year. (La Nazione via Sport Witness)

Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds are also being linked with Norwegian left-back Fredrik Andre Bjorkan along with Newcastle and Norwich. (La Repubblica vis Sport Witness)

Arsenal are exploring the possibility of signing Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma, though will likely wait until the summer. (Football.London)

Steven N'Zonzi could have his loan spell at Rennes cut short as Arsenal and Everton show interest in the Roma midfielder. (FootMercato)

Sheffield United have turned down a bid from AC Milan for young midfielder Ismaila Coulibaly. (Het Laatste Nieuws)

Stoke City are set to beat West Brom to the signing of Blades left-back Rhys Norrington-Davies, with a deal set to be finalised in the coming days. (Football Insider)

Burnley are plotting a January move for Everton defender Jonjoe Kenny as Sean Dyche attempts to sign a right-back this month. (Football Insider)