Spurs striker Robbie Keane could be on his way to Sunderland after Black Cats manager Steve Bruce made a £9m offer for the Tottenham forward.
Full story: News of the World
Keane’s arrival at the Stadium of Light could signal the departure of Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones to Liverpool.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has been informed by manager Rafael Benitez that he will not be sold before the January transfer window closes on Monday.
Full story: The Times
Birningham have, meanwhile, made a fresh inquiry for Babel and had an improved £9m bid for Roman Pavlyuchenko turned down by Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Mail
Middlesbrough have placed a £9m price tag on Adam Johnson with Manchester City closing in on the winger. The former England Under-21 star requested permission to speak to the Eastlands club earlier this week.
Full story: Daily Express
AC Milan are adamant striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will not be moving to the Premier League before the end of the month. Arsenal, Everton, West Ham and Tottenham had been interested in signing the Netherlands international.
Full story: The Sun
Owen Coyle is set to make his third signing as Bolton manager by winning the race to sign Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere on loan.
Full story: The Sun
Manchester City have bid for Middlesbrough’s highly rated winger Adam Johnson. (Press Association)
Or Johnson will reject a move to the Premier League to help Boro win promotion from the Championship this season.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Tottenham are set to usurp West Ham’s bid for Monaco’s Icelandic forward Eidur Gudjohnsen after meeting him at Stansted Airport on Monday.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal teenager Jack Wilshere’s proposed loan move to Bolton is back on, despite the two clubs’ managers falling out after their fiery match last week.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has pledged his future to the club after being linked to Barcelona and Real Madrid in recent weeks.
Full story: The Sun
But Rooney’s team-mate, midfielder Anderson, looks to be heading out of Old Trafford after recent poor performances for United.
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1250 GMT: South Korea international Ku Ja-cheol believes his chances of joining Blackburn Rovers are ‘50-50′ after the Jeju United midfielder revealed his representatives have started talks over a possible switch. (Press Association)
1008 GMT: Valencia forward David Villa has given the clearest indication yet that he is prepared to move to the Premier League. Manchester United and Liverpool have both been linked to the Spain striker. (Spanish Newspaper AS)
“I like the Premier League a lot. There are a lot of very important teams in England, who play very good football,” said Villa.
“It’s the league I follow the most, along with La Liga – and I’ve got a lot of friends playing there.”
0939 GMT: Manchester City have made a bid of about £15m for Real Madrid’s Argentine midfielder Fernando Gago, 23. (Spanish newspaper Marca)
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A delegation from Santos, Robinho’s former club in Brazil, is due to meet City officials in Manchester this week and several other clubs, led by Benfica, have registered an official interest in the former Real Madrid player.
Full story: The Guardian
Robinho says he is leaving Manchester City to return to Brazil in an attempt to save his World Cup dream.
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1526 GMT: Brazilian international Robinho tells Brazil’s Radio Bandeirantes that he has been advised by Man City directors that Sunday’s match against Scunthorpe in the FA Cup will probably be his last at the English club. (Associated Press)
Manchester City are preparing a £100m bid for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. If the 25-year-old moves, he will become the first player to earn £200,000-a-week.
Full story: The People
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will allow defender Nemanja Vidic to join Barcelona for £25m this summer – with Juventus’s £12m-rated Giorgio Chiellini his replacement.
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Manchester United have joined Tottenham in the race for £18m-rated Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko – as they prepare to let winger Zoran Tosic join Cologne.
Full story: Daily Mail
But United face the prospect of losing Wayne Rooney to Real Madrid, who have hired super-agent Pini Zahavi to negotiate a deal for the striker.
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Manchester City have offered £15m for West Ham’s Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami. (0935 GMT) Full story: Daily Telegraph
West Ham have offered £2m for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy, but the Lancashire side want more to part with the South African. (0925 GMT) Full story: skysports.com Read the rest of this entry »
Liverpool will take Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones on loan, with a view to a permanent transfer in the summer. This would enable both clubs to carry the impact of the transfer on their balance sheets into the next tax year, which begins in April.
Full story: Daily Mirror
West Ham are set to make Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy the first signing of the David Gold/David Sullivan era after lodging a £1.2m bid.
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West Ham are considering a move to take out-of-favour striker Jo from Everton. The Brazilian is currently on a season-long loan at Goodison Park from Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Post
Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford looks set to join Everton at the end of the season after manager Simon Grayson intimated that a pre-contract agreement is in place. “Pre-contract agreements aren’t binding, so both parties could pull out at any time,” said Grayson in the Sun. “If he bangs in another 20 goals, there might be bigger teams than Everton coming in for him.”
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Barcelona are stepping up their attempt to sign Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, and are prepared to offer him wages of £8m a year after tax.
Full story: Daily Star
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is in talks with Real Madrid with a view to signing former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy on a free transfer.
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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp could make a new and final move to sign goalkeeper David James – and save some money for Portsmouth, who are in huge debt and currently have a transfer embargo. Stoke ended their interest in James last week.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Netherlands striker Ryan Babel will be swiftly shipped out of Liverpool after a row with manager Rafa Benitez sealed his fate and cost him a week’s wages.
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Manchester City are favourites to beat off neighbours United and Tottenham by signing Chelsea’s Joe Cole on a free transfer in the summer.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is heading towards the exit door at Anfield after becoming fed up with their poor form. Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Manchester City wait with their cheque books at the ready.
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Steven Gerrard is unhappy with Liverpool’s latest plight and is keen on a move to Real Madrid or AC Milan if things don’t improve quickly. A source close to the 29-year-old midfielder said: “Stevie knows time is running out if he wants to win more honours.”
Full story: Daily Star
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says he’s not going anywhere, and he is also keen on swapping winger Ryan Babel for Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones. Babel, 23, has struggled to make the first XI following his £11.5m move from Ajax in 2007.
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