Transfer Notebook: Newcastle stance on Liverpool-linked Gordon, Man United’s Onana plan, Iraola future latest

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Manchester United plan to sell flop goalkeeper Andre Onana this summer.Onana was shipped out on loan to Trabzonspor in September following a horror show in United’s humiliating EFL Cup defeat at League Two Grimsby.There is no way back for Onana at Man United following his loan at TrabzonsporGettyBut with the Turkish side unlikely to try to keep him permanently, talkSPORT understands Man United have no plans to reintegrate the Cameroonian international into their first-team.Old Trafford officials know they will need to take a hit on the near £50million they paid Inter Milan for Onana at the behest of Erik ten Hag in the summer of 2023.United are expected to bring in a replacement for Onana, especially with veteran Tom Heaton’s contract expiring and doubts over the future of Altay Bayindir.However, Senne Lammens has quickly established himself as number one following a string of stellar performances.In-demand boss to stay put?Bournemouth are growing more optimistic about persuading manager Andoni Iraola to commit his future to the club.Iraola is out of contract at the end of the season and has suitors both in the Premier League and overseas.But Cherries officials are hoping signing four players in the January transfer window, including teenage Brazilian sensation Rayan, will convince the Spaniard to extend his stay on the south coast.Bournemouth have also put themselves in a great position to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history after climbing to eighth place in the Premier League table.Sources close to Iraola have told talkSPORT that him stalling on signing a new deal should not be taken as a sign he is definitely leaving as he prefers to work on a short-term basis.He was interviewed by Tottenham before they hired Thomas Frank last summer.Iraola is a highly-respected manager and has been linked with a host of top jobs – including TottenhamGettyToon stand firm on red-hot GordonNewcastle have no plans to cash in on in-form Anthony Gordon, talkSPORT understands.Gordon’s excellent recent form of seven goals in his last 12 games has put clubs higher up the table on alert, while the England international came close to joining Liverpool two years ago.Links over a possible move to Liverpool remain. Despite graduating from the Everton academy, Gordon began his youth career on the red half of Merseyside and is a boyhood Liverpool fan.Crucially for Newcastle, months after that Anfield move fell through Gordon penned a new contract keeping him at St James Park until the summer of 2028.That deal is not thought to include a release clause.Keeping Gordon will be a big statement for the Magpies, with clubs also circling for the likes of Sandro Tonali and Tino Livramento, as reported in last week’s notebook.Gordon recently overtook Alan Shearer’s Champions League goal tally with four strikes against QarabaggettyWednesday in agonising wait for a saviourDoubts remain over the proposed takeover of crisis club Sheffield Wednesday.The Owls, who have been hit with two points deductions this season, became the earliest team relegated in the history of the English Football League at the weekend.And they had the indignity of having their relegation to League One confirmed by a 2-1 defeat to arch rivals Sheffield United.With the club desperate to get back on a stable financial footing, a three-man consortium fronted by James Bord and including German AI guru Felix Roemer and Middle East businessman Alsharif Faisal Bin Jamil have agreed a £30m fee to buy Wednesday out of administration.However, two months later and the group are yet to be approved by the EFL.With the new Independent Football Regulator also carrying out their own enquiries, talkSPORT has been told by sources close to the sale process the situation could drag on for many more weeks.Sheffield Wednesday have a mammoth job ahead of them to rebuild for next season – on and off the pitchGettyOne potential issue at a time when the government are looking to clamp down on gambling sponsorship in sport is Bord’s background as professional punter.Meanwhile, former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is still waiting in the wings if the deal falls through but his offer is well short of administrators Begbies Traynor’s valuation.