Sheffield United joined by European giants in midfielder pursuit as Manchester United battle for Frenchman

Chris Wilder’s men are preparing for tomorrow’s vital game with Newcastle United but that isn’t the only matter hitting the headlines.

With the winter market comes constant speculation and the Blades are being linked with both incomings and outgoings.

And with three weeks on the window remaining, there is still plenty of time for movement.

Wilder and co have until 11pm on Monday, February 1, to finalise their transfer business ahead of the second half of the campaign.

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

Inter Milan have joined the race for Sheffield United-linked Jesse Lingard with Manchester United ready to sanction his exit. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle United striker Dwight Gayle is being lined up for a potential return to Crystal Palace when his contract expires this summer. (Alan Nixon - The Sun)

The Magpies, along with Everton, Wolves and Crystal Palace are carrying out regular checks on Middlesbrough full-back Djed Spence. (TEAMTalk)

Newcastle have admitted defeat in their loan pursuit of Manchester United’s Brandon Williams, who looks set to stay at Old Trafford instead. (Northern Echo)

West Ham and Newcastle are keen on Spezia striker M'Bala Nzola. He has eight goals in just 12 Serie A appearances this season. (Calciomercato)

Leeds United, Everton, Leicester and Wolves are keeping tabs on Middlesbrough star Marcus Tavernier, though the Championship club have no intention of selling. (TEAMTalk)

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has confirmed that Fikayo Tomori could leave on loan this month amid interest from Leeds and Newcastle. (Various)

Manchester United are set to go toe-to-toe with Paris Saint-Germain for Brest midfielder Romain Faivre. (Le10Sport via The Sun)

Liverpool have held talks with clubs in Belgium, Germany and Switzerland over a potential loan move for 19-year-old Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg. (Goal)

Everton are considering a shock move for West Ham winger Felipe Anderson, who is currently on loan at Porto. (TEAMTalk)

Man United have decided against a move for Independiente del Valle midfielder Moises Caicedo, paving the way for Brighton & Hove Albion. (90min via Sky Sports)

Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion can sign Fenerbahce midfielder Ozan Tufan for £14million. (Hurriyet)