Brighton want Enciso to sign a new contract first — his current deal expires in June 2026 — but Enciso is reluctant to commit. He was recalled to the starting line-up by Hurzeler in December, following a change of mindset in training.

The report from TBR Football states that Villa are now in advanced talks to sign Bade from Sevilla, in a deal that could reach £30million - having confirmed the signing of Andres Garcia early on Tuesday morning.

West Ham are interested in signing Brighton striker Evan Ferguson permanently this month but there are obstacles to a potential deal, TEAMtalk understands.

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The latest Aston Villa transfer news and rumours as we enter the final fortnight of the January transfer window

During this set of fixtures, Darwin Nunez rebooted his navigation software to lift Liverpool past Brentford, Arsenal gave up a late two-goal lead over Aston Villa to lose ground, Nottingham Forest continued to thrill, Manchester City romped back into the top four and the bottom three all lost (again).

Aston Villa, Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester City all had scouts in attendance for Sporting Club de Portugal’s 1-0 win over FC Porto this week. That’s according to A Bola, who report that all three Premier League sides had a representative at the game in Lisbon for the Taça da Liga clash.

Peter Bankes has been confirmed as the referee for West Ham United’s Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Sunday.

Here’s how to watch the Premier League match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.

Everton are winless in their last 11 Premier League games against Villa, having won six of the previous eight meetings. Villa are unbeaten in their past five Premier League visits to Goodison Park and could keep four successive clean sheets in a league match at Everton for the first time in their history.

Derby County centre-back Eiran Cashin is reportedly the subject of renewed interest from Brighton & Hove Albion.