Wrexham have registered curiosity in Southampton striker Adam Armstrong, 28, with Saints wanting £15m for the Englishman. (Alan Nixon – requires subscription), exterior
Middlesbrough have overwhelmed Birmingham Metropolis to a mortgage deal for Brighton and Ecuador winger Jeremy Sarmiento, which incorporates an obligation to purchase the 23-year-old on a four-and-a-half-year deal for £3.2m. (Fabrizio Romano), exterior
Birmingham have entered remaining negotiations for Deportivo Alaves winger Carlos Vicente in a deal price nearly £7m after going through competitors for the 26-year-old Spaniard from Dutch facet Ajax. (Noticias de Alava – in Spanish), exterior
Hull Metropolis’s English defender Charlie Hughes, 22, has caught the attention of Crystal Palace as a potential substitute for Marc Guehi after the England centre-back departed for Manchester Metropolis in January. (Soccer Insider), exterior
Portsmouth are assured they’ll safe Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Svante Ingelsson’s signature this winter regardless of already having a bid for the 27-year-old Swede rejected. (The Information), exterior
Blackburn Rovers have made an improved bid of £1.5m for Barnsley ahead Reyes Cleary, with Bristol Metropolis additionally keeping track of the 21-year-old Englishman. (Alan Nixon – requires subscription), exterior
Sheffield United are contemplating a mortgage transfer for Crystal Palace defender Chadi Riad, 23, because the three-time capped Spanish-born Moroccan makes his return from a long-term anterior cruciate ligament damage. (Alan Nixon – requires subscription), exterior
Accrington Stanley have accepted £500,000 bids from each Studying and Wigan Athletic for defender Benn Ward, with the 22-year-old Englishman free to decide on both staff primarily based on private phrases. (Soccer League World), exterior
Former AC Milan and Brazil striker Alexandre Pato, 36, has entered talks for a possible takeover for Colchester United. (The Gazette), exterior
