West Ham are now in a perilous league position following last night's 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest where keeper Alphonse Areola gave away the crucial penalty after punching Morgan Gibbs-White in the head. His club are pushing for an £8m fee this window and he has also been proposed to Aston Villa and West Ham. Another West Ham forward Callum Marshall is due to join VfL Bochum on loan today. Brighton defender set for another Championship loanBrighton defender Eiran Cashin has cut short his loan spell at Birmingham will join Blackburn on loan. Bees in talks for Cameroonian prodigyBrentford are in talks to sign teenage Cameroon international Chris Pondy.

Source: Metro January 07, 2026 20:50 UTC