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Slaven Bilic to stand outside the Man City dressing room with a big bin bag

West Ham are desperate to make a signing this January. Any signing, they’re not fussy. Indeed, the Hammers have adopted the transfer strategy of a Football Manager player setting the search filter to ‘anyone’ over the past week. First they made a bid for Jermain Defoe. Then Scott Hogan. Then Moussa Dembele.

 

Premier League: Manchester City's Fernandinho handed four-match ban

Fernandinho will serve a four-match ban after the Manchester City midfielder's red card during Monday's 2-1 Premier League win over Burnley was upheld by the Football Association (FA).