Chelsea is Close to Agreeing Deal to Sign Metalist Kharkiv Midfielder Taison: The Daily EPL

It’s been a busy morning for transfer news as Sky Sports are reporting that Chelsea is close to signing a new midfielder named Taison from FC Metalist. Meanwhile, West Ham have signed a Brazilian on loan, while Sunderland has signed a French midfielder. All of the news is below.

Here are today’s Premier League news headlines:

• Chelsea is close to agreeing deal to sign Metalist Kharkiv midfielder Taison — Sky Sports
• Brazilian Wellington Paulista has joined West Ham on loan from Cruzeiro — The Mail
• Sunderland has agreed a fee with Bursaspor for France midfielder Alfred N’Diaye — The Independent
• BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall pleads not guilty to three charges of indecent assault — BBC
• Rafael Benitez insists that Fernando Torres and Demba Ba can fit into the same team — The Independent
• Carlos Tevez warns Mario Balotelli to learn from his mistakes — The Guardian
• Man United allow Wayne Rooney compassionate leave following death of wife’s sister — The Independent
• 5 ways Cheltenham can upset Everton — Sabotage Times
• Man United confident of beating Tottenham to Wilfried Zaha signature — The Independent
• Michael Laudrup delighted by Swansea City strength in depth — Wales Online
• GIF: Mansfield’s blonde CEO shakes her stuff after The Stags score v Liverpool — 101GG
• Liverpool’s Luis Suarez could have followed Miroslav Klose’s example — The Telegraph
• Lewis Holtby could join Tottenham this month suggest Schalke — The Independent

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