Ilori in Villa talks after Sunderland snub

Tiago Ilori: Liverpool defender could join Aston Villa on loan

Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori is considering an offer of a season-long loan move to Aston Villa after rejecting the chance to join Sunderland.

Ilori is yet to make a senior appearance for Liverpool since his £7million move from Sporting Lisbon two years ago.

He has previously spent time on loan at Granada and Bordeaux but could now get a season of Premier League football under his belt for Villa.

Ilori rejected the chance to join Sunderland on loan earlier in the day, according to the Liverpool Echo, and must now decide whether he wants to spend the rest of the season at Villa Park.

Jose Enrique is also closing on a move away from Anfield, to West Brom, but Joao Carlos Teixeira looks likely to stay for now despite being linked with a loan move.

Villa, meanwhile, are said to have had an offer rejected for Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gayle but appear to be closing on the signing of West Brom defender Joleon Lescott.

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Jose Enrique close to joining West Brom from Liverpool

Jose Enrique: Set to leave Liverpool for West Brom

West Brom are reported to be close to signing Liverpool left-back Jose Enrique and are also chasing James Wilson, Jon Walters and David Lopez .

The 29-year-old will travel south later on Tuesday to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms ahead of a potential move to The Hawthorns, according to Sky Sports.

Enrique joined Liverpool - then under the management of Kenny Dalglish - from Newcastle in 2011, but a succession of injuries has curtailed his spell at Anfield. 

The arrivals of Alberto Moreno last summer and Joe Gomez in June has seen Enrique fall down the pecking order under manager Brendan Rodgers and he is yet to feature for Liverpool this season. 

West Brom manager Tony Pulis has already strengthened his defensive options during the summer transfer window with the signings of James Chester and Jonny Evans from Hull City and Manchester United respectively. 

If Enrique successfully passes his medical and agrees personal terms, he will become Pulis' eighth acquisition of the summer, following the other arrivals of James McClean, Rickie Lambert, Serge Gnabry, Salomon Rondon and Anders Lindegaard.

Pulis is also said to be chasing Walters, who has handed in a transfer request at Stoke, and Wilson, who Manchester United may allow to leave on loan.

Albion are also in talks over a £5million move for Napoli midfielder David Lopez, according to the Daily Mail, but face competition from Leicester.

Aside from the three new names, QPR duo Charlie Austin and Matt Phillips are long-term targets of Pulis'.

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Deadline Day: Arsenal & Spurs struggling

Anthony Martial to Manchester United is expected to be the biggest deadline-day transfer, with Arsenal and Tottenham struggling to do business.

ARSENAL

- Arsenal have shown interest in Paris Saint-Germain trio Edinson Cavani, Adrien Rabiot and Marco Verratti but have received little encouragement, with their hopes of a deadline-day signing fading (Daily Telegraph)

- Galatasaray are preparing a huge offer for Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

ASTON VILLA

- Aston Villa have agreed a £1million fee with West Brom for central defender Joleon Lescott, in a deal which could eventually be worth £2million

BOURNEMOUTH

- Bournemouth have reportedly agreed a £5million fee with Crystal Palace to sign striker Glenn Murray

CHELSEA

- Nantes defender Papy Djilobodji has travelled to London ahead of a shock £2.7million move to Premier League champions Chelsea

CRYSTAL PALACE

- Crystal Palace are looking to sell Dwight Gayle, Joe Ledley and Glenn Murray to make way for a new centre-back and striker (Daily Mirror)

- Bournemouth have reportedly agreed a £5million fee with Crystal Palace to sign striker Glenn Murray

- Watford are looking to clinch the £4million signing of Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak (The Sun)

EVERTON

- Everton have signed defender Ramiro Funes Mori from River Plate for a fee of £9.5million and on a deal until 2020

- Everton are interested in Roma striker Juan Iturbe (Daily Mirror)

- Aaron Lennon is hoping Watford will rescue him from Tottenham (Daily Express)

- Everton are battling to snap up Swiss wonderkid Breel Embolo for £14.5m but fear they could lose out in a January auction for the Basel teenager (The Sun)

LEICESTER CITY

- Leicester City are in talks with Sporting Lisbon over a possible deal for right winger Andre Carrillo, according to reports

- Leicester defender Liam Moore is set to join Bristol City (Daily Star)

LIVERPOOL

- Liverpool have signed Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi, who will immediately head out on loan with FSV Frankfurt

- Sunderland will try to sign Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori on loan (Daily Mirror)

MANCHESTER CITY

- Juventus are keen to sign Samir Nasri, but the Frenchman wants to stay at Manchester City (Daily Mirror)

- Manchester City defender Jason Denayer has completed his move to Turkish club Galatasaray on a season-long loan

MANCHESTER UNITED

- Anthony Martial has been allowed by the French national team "to travel to England to sign a contract with Manchester United" ahead of a reported £36million move

- David de Gea's transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid has stalled due to a delay over the paperwork - but both clubs could appeal.

- Javier Hernandez has joined Bayer Leverkusen for £7.3million

- Emmanuel Adebayor has been offered to Manchester United as a solution to their striking problems (Daily Mail)

- West Brom and Tottenham are attempting to sign Manchester United forward James Wilson on loan (Daily Mail)

- Southampton are confident of keeping both Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane (Daily Telegraph)

NEWCASTLE

- Steve McClaren does not expect Newcastle to make any further additions this summer

- Tottenham Hotspur could be tempted to make a last-gasp attempt to sign forward Ayoze Perez from Newcastle for £15million (Daily Mail)

NORWICH

- Norwich have signed Dynamo Kiev striker Dieumerci Mbokani on loan for the rest of the season

- Stoke City forward Jonathan Walters has handed in a transfer request, amid interest from West Brom and Norwich

- Ricky van Wolfswinkel has joined Real Betis on a season-long loan from Norwich

SOUTHAMPTON

- Southampton are confident of completing an £11.5m deal for Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk and also keeping both Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane (Daily Telegraph)

- Zambian striker Emmanuel Mayuka has left Southampton to join French club Metz on a three-year contract

STOKE CITY

- Stoke City forward Jonathan Walters has handed in a transfer request, amid interest from West Brom and Norwich

SUNDERLAND

- Sunderland will try to sign Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori on loan (Daily Mirror)

- Sunderland have allowed Italy winger Emanuele Giaccherini to join newly-promoted Serie A side Bologna on a season-long loan

SWANSEA CITY

- Swansea are unlikely to make any deadline-day signings (Daily Mirror)

TOTTENHAM

- Spurs will make a £15million bid for West Ham's Cheikhou Kouyate and are confident the midfielder wants to join but are aware their fierce rivals will not want to sell (The Sun)

- West Brom and Tottenham are attempting to sign Manchester United forward James Wilson on loan (Daily Mail)

- Tottenham Hotspur could be tempted to make a last-gasp attempt to sign forward Ayoze Perez from Newcastle for £15million (Daily Mail)

- Tottenham will make one final offer for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino on Tuesday (various)

- Southampton are confident of keeping both Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane (Daily Telegraph)

- West Ham are being forced to fight off late competition from Tottenham in their bid to sign Chelsea forward Victor Moses (Daily Mail)

- Aaron Lennon is hoping Watford will rescue him from Tottenham (Daily Express)

WATFORD

- Watford are in talks with Roma forward Victor Ibarbo and AC Milan winger Suso (The Times)

- Watford aim to tie up a £7m deadline-day swoop for Rennes hardman Abdoulaye Doucoure (Daily Star)

- Watford are looking to clinch the £4million signing of Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak (The Sun)

- FC Porto have signed Miguel Layun from Watford on a season-long loan, with an option to buy him for £4.4million at the end of the season

WEST BROM

- West Brom and Tottenham are attempting to sign Manchester United forward James Wilson on loan (Daily Mail)

- Stoke City forward Jonathan Walters has handed in a transfer request, amid interest from West Brom and Norwich

- West Brom are in talks over a £5m move for Napoli midfielder David Lopez but face competition from Leicester City (Daily Mail)

- Tottenham will make one final offer for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino on Tuesday (various)

- West Brom have signed goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard on a free transfer from Manchester United

- Olympiakos have signed Brown Ideye from West Brom for an undisclosed fee

WEST HAM

- West Ham have re-signed Barcelona midfielder Alex Song on a second season-long loan deal

- West Ham have had a £7million offer accepted for Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio

- West Ham are also hoping to sign Nikica Jelavic and Victor Moses (Daily Telegraph)

- West Ham are being forced to fight off late competition from Tottenham in their bid to sign Chelsea forward Victor Moses (Daily Mail)

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Liverpool sign Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi

Taiwo Awoniyi: Has joined Liverpool

Liverpool have announced the signing of Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi, who will immediately head out on loan with FSV Frankfurt.

The 18-year-old, who joins the Reds after graduating from the Imperial Academy in his homeland, is to spend the rest of the season on loan with the second division German side.

Liverpool are understood to have paid around £400,000 for Awoniyi's services.

He told the club's website: "This is the biggest club in the world and I'm privileged to be here.

"I'll try to develop myself very well so that when I come back to Liverpool I'll be able to add value to the team. When I'm in the red shirt, I will always give my very best to make the fans happy."

Awoniyi is a current Nigeria Under-23 international. He has also played for his country at the U17 and U20 World Cups, and earned a call-up for the senior Nigeria squad in 2013.

The news of his signing comes on the same day that three players have left Liverpool.

Fabio Borini has headed for Sunderland while striker Samed Yesil and teenage midfielder Sergi Canos have both gone out on loan, joining Swiss side FC Luzern and Brentford respectively.

Yesil's deal is also a season-long loan switch. The 21-year-old German signed for Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2012 and went on to make two first-team appearances for the Merseysiders in his first campaign with them, his only ones to date.

Canos has agreed a deal that will see him work with the Sky Bet Championship side for an initial four-month period.

The 18-year-old Spaniard - yet to make a senior appearance for Liverpool - joined the Reds in the summer of 2013 from Barcelona; he is a product of the Catalan club's famed academy.

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