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Championship side Brentford have accepted a £12m offer from Bournemouth for Wales international Chris Mepham. The Cherries were close to signing the 21-year-old defender last week and he is set to undergo a medical on Tuesday.

Wigan Athletic are interested in West Ham and Aberdeen defenders Connor Townsend and Graeme Shinnie, respectively, as they hope to bolster their backline this month. (The Sun)

West Brom are keen on Newcastle United midfielder Isaac Hayden, according to The Telegraph journalist John Percy on Twitter. The 23-year-old has made eight appearances for Rafa Benitez’s side in the Premier League this season and could leave this month in search of more regular first-team action.

Birmingham City are keen on Norwich City winger Ben Marshall, according to journalist Alan Nixon on Twitter. The Blues are looking into a loan deal for the 27-year-old as they aim to bolster their squad in this January transfer window. Marshall, who only joined Norwich in the summer, has had an injury-hit season so far and has made just five appearances for Daniel Farke’s side. Therefore, they are expected to loan him out for him to regain his fitness and get more minutes under his belt.

Aston Villa have abandoned their pursuit of Chelsea defender Gary Cahill, according to reports. The claret and blues have been tracking Cahill since the summer window with the centre-back’s contract at Stamford Bridge set to expire at the end of this season. Despite fans’ eagerness to see Cahill - who left the club for Bolton Wanderers in 2008 - back at Villa Park, Villa have reportedly pulled the plug on the deal. The Telegraph report Chelsea’s preference to offload Cahill permanently in January but Villa wouldn’t be willing to do that or cover the cost of his £110,000 per week wages for a loan deal.

West Bromwich Albion face Premier League opposition for Nottingham Forest winger Joe Lolley. The Baggies have been linked with a move for the 26-year-old, but now Bournemouth are said to be keen on Lolley. It is said £10m should be enough to secure his services.

Villa to make bid for Brentford’s Romain Sawyers.

Mr Chansiri to host open fans forum on 20th December - could last quite some time!!

I was under the illusion that no signing was completed until it had been ratified by the EFL, therefore how did Birmingham manage to complete this signing??

Izzy Brown arrives for Leeds United talks ahead of loan from Chelsea

Not that we need any more forwards, but not a bad signing for QPR...... Nahki Wells joins QPR on season-long loan from Burnley

Last season, the 20-year-old split his season on loan at Sheffield United and then at Ipswich Town.

Sheffield Wednesday have joined Championship rivals Ipswich Town and Swansea City in pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, according to reports. The Mirror reports that these three Championship teams want Carter-Vickers on loan before the window passes at the end of this month.

Me, my wife and my son.

Doesn’t look like Brum are having too much luck at the moment..... Birmingham City’s move for Swedish striker Joel Mumbongo has fallen through after the EFL blocked the transfer, according to the Birmingham Mail. Mumbongo has been training with Blues recently and agreed terms on a contract at St Andrew’s but they haven’t been able to complete a deal for the highly-rated 19-year-old.