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Transfer Rumours - January 8

Expressandstar.com bring you all of the latest transfer talk from Wolves, West Brom, Aston Villa and Walsall.

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We have scoured the back pages and the internet to bring you the latest transfer gossip.

We are not saying they are true – just that they are out there.

WOLVES

Wolves are taking an interest in Fleetwood Town's Northern Ireland defender Conor McLaughlin, sources close to the clubs suggest.

McLaughlin has excelled as an attacking right-back for the Cod Army and at full international level since joining from Preston in 2012.

The 24-year-old could feature for his country at the European Championship in the summer, so Wolves would be keen to strike a deal now.

WEST BROM

Stoke City could be another Premier League club willing to smash their transfer record to get striker Saido Berahino from West Brom this month.

Offers will start around the £15million mark for the 22-year-old, with Tottenham Hotspur last offering a £17.5m package deal for him in August.

Norwich City are also prepared to break the bank for the controversial forward, with Stoke last paying £12m to Inter Milan for Xherdan Shaqiri.

ASTON VILLA

Aston Villa and Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic are both interested in landing South Korea striker Suk Hyun-jun from Portuguese outfit Vitoria Setubal.

The 24-year-old has nomadically travelled across the world in his career thus far and has been back in Europe with his current club since January.

He first became the first South Korean player to play for Ajax and stayed in Holland with Groningen, before his first stint in Portugal with Maritimo.

He also spent a spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli, before returning to Portugal with Nacional and now Vitoria. At 6ft 3in, he could prove the target-man that Villa are missing.

And Villa defender Joleon Lescott could be offered the chance to play in the United States, with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy targeting the veteran.

Galaxy are in the market for a new defender and they've made enquiries about the 33-year-old former England international, who only moved from Albion in September.

He's got 18 months on his contract but Villa may be prepared to let him leave, with their relegation from the Premier League all the more likely.

Defensive cohort Tiago Ilori has also been recalled by Liverpool from his season-long loan at Villa. The 22-year-old has yet to make a first-team appearance for either club.

WALSALL

Walsall have apparently already rejected one bid from an unnamed Championship club for striker Tom Bradshaw in this transfer window.

The Saddlers are determined to keep hold of the 23-year-old, but are braced for further interest in the Welshman from higher-ranked clubs.

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