{"id":716589,"date":"2026-01-24T02:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/716589\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T02:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:11:12","slug":"transfer-news-and-rumours-leeds-bid-rejected-for-25y-o-attacker-forest-confirm-new-signing-flamengo-hold-paqueta-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/716589\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer news and rumours: Leeds bid ‘rejected’ for 25y\/o attacker, Forest confirm new signing, Flamengo ‘hold’ Paqueta talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> have reportedly rejected a bid from Leeds United<\/a> for\u00a0Jorgen Strand Larsen<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Telegraph<\/a> reported earlier this week that the Whites have made the first bid to sign the 25-year-old this month, as they look to bolster their forward line.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a> has been in terrific form, but Daniel Farke wants more quality upfront, and they have cash to spend in the winter market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to a report from TEAMTalk<\/a>, Leeds submitted an offer worth \u00a330m plus add-ons, but it was still not enough to match Wolves’\u00a0\u00a340m valuation of the player.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace<\/a>, West Ham and Nottingham Forest<\/a> are all chasing the Norway international, who scored 14 goals last season, and Wolves are reluctant to lower their asking price.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wolves are\u00a0on a five-match unbeaten run, and despite relegation appearing inevitable, they are pretty relaxed about\u00a0Larsen’s situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest unveil\u00a0Lorenzo Lucca<\/a> signing\u00a0
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\u00a9 Imago \/ IMAGO \/ ZUMA Press Wire<\/p>\n

Staying in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest have unveiled<\/a> Lorenzo Lucca as their first signing of the January window.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Forest have struggled badly in the 2025-26 campaign, and are 17th in the Premier League table<\/strong><\/a> with 22 points, five points above the drop zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lucca joins Forest initially on loan from Napoli, and the Reds will have an option to sign him permanently next summer for around\u00a0\u00a334.8m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLorenzo is a player who adds specific qualities to our team, and we are really pleased he has joined us,” said\u00a0Edu Gaspar, global head of football at the City Ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Having played at the top level in different countries, he arrives with a good blend of experience and scope to continue developing as a player.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone at the club welcomes Lorenzo, and we are all looking forward to seeing the impact he can have for the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old forward has made four starts in the Serie A this season, and a further 12 appearances have come from the bench, scoring one goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

West Ham at a crossroads with Lucas Paqueta<\/a>\u00a0
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\u00a9 Imago \/ News Images<\/p>\n

The Hammers are reportedly in talks with Flamengo<\/a> over reaching an agreement for Lucas Paqueta in the January transfer window.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Brazilian is understood to have\u00a0expressed his desire to leave<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the London Stadium this month and wants to return to Flamengo, where he began his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nuno Espirito Santo<\/a> has confirmed that the 28-year-old midfielder will not be available against Sunderland, as he seeks a move away from West Ham.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Sky Sports News<\/a>, Flamengo have proposed a bid in the region of \u00a335m plus \u00a35m in add-ons for the midfielder, but it is short of West Ham’s valuation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deeply affected by the well-documented spot-fixing allegations, Paqueta wants to return to Brazil and is determined to secure a place in the 2026 World Cup squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Paqueta has scored four goals this season, and West Ham are reportedly reluctant to lose him, especially at a time when they are struggling to avoid relegation.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wolverhampton Wanderers have reportedly rejected a bid from Leeds United for\u00a0Jorgen Strand Larsen.\u00a0 The Telegraph reported earlier this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":716590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,4230,393,68644,94,707,2826,4884,1860,22138,7126,101,4151,93,68303,10938,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-716589","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-cycling","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-epl","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-formula-1","14":"tag-golf","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-leeds","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-olympics","19":"tag-premier-league","20":"tag-rugby","21":"tag-sport","22":"tag-sports-mole","23":"tag-teams","24":"tag-tennis","25":"tag-uk","26":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115947653305960278","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/716590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}