Sunderland’s rivals Middlesbrough receive transfer boost as West Ham ‘cool’ interest in winger

Here, we round-up all the latest stories from around the Championship ahead of what promises to be another fascinating weekend of football:

West Ham ‘cool’ interest in Middlesbrough winger

West Ham United have cooled their interest in Middlesbrough’s Isaiah Jones - according to Football League World. They report that Boro’s reluctance to sell Jones, coupled with the price Boro would likely command for the 23 year old, mean the Hammers won’t look to sign him in January.

Both West Ham and Crystal Palace had been linked with a move for the winger who has three goals and three assists in the Championship this season. Lucrative sales of Djed Spence and Marcus Tavernier in summer also mean that Middlesbrough don’t need to cash-in on one of their prized-assets next month as Michael Carrick’s side prepare for an assault on the playoff places in the second-half of the campaign.

Swansea City boss reveals loan interest

Swansea CIty manager Russel Martin has confirmed that two Swans players will leave the club on-loan in January in a bid to get them more first-team football. Nathaneal Ogbeta, who the club signed from Shrewsbury Town in summer, and academy graduate Brandon Cooper will be allowed to leave the Swansea.com Stadium next month with both, according to Martin, already having teams showing interest in their services.

As quoted by Wales Online, Martin said: “It’s been a frustrating time for them so they’ll probably go out and play. We’ve got interest in both at the minute so we’ll just be assessing which ones are the best options for them and which one interests them and then with Josh and Julian, which ones fit the financial demands of the club.”

Huddersfield Town delivered fitness blow

Striker Tino Anjorin has been dealt yet another injury blow after Huddersfield Town boss Mark Fotheringham revealed the Chelsea loanee picked up an ankle injury just a day before he was due to start in their clash with Sheffield United. Anjorin hasn’t featured under the new Terriers boss and has made just eight appearances in the league for Huddersfield this season, netting two goals in that time.