Latest Transfer Rumors!!

[madweegie]

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Birmingham striker Geoff Horsfield has turned down Scunthorpe to join Doncaster (Sun).

Marlon King's £5m move from Watford to Fulham could be in doubt after worries about an old injury to his right knee (Mirror).

Roy Hodgson could also be signing Leon Andreason from Werder Bremen after the Danish international midfielder was seen at Fulham's training ground (Times).

Manchester City are in the hunt for another striker after loan signing Nery Castillo was ruled out for up to six weeks with a broken bone in his shoulder (Star).

Portsmouth have taken French defender Lucien Aubrey on loan from Lens until the summer, with a possible permanent deal to follow (Express).

Sunderland's Stephen Wright could be on his way to Hull on a six-month loan deal (Mirror).

Tottenham are ready to pay Juventus £9m for former Chelsea midfielder Tiago (Sun).

New Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has targeted Dundee United midfielder Barry Robson but faces competition from Celtic. (Record)

West Ham defender Christian Dailly will say yes to a loan move to Rangers days after rejecting the offer. (Sun)

Christian Dailly has been told he is not wanted by West Ham manager Alan Curbishley. (Record)

Rangers are poised to give Alan Hutton a pay rise and extend his contract by a year after he rejected a move to Tottenham. (Mail)

Inverness hope to beat West Brom to the signature of Livingston winger Graeme Dorrans. (Various)

Plymouth midfielder David Norris, who is wanted by Ipswich and Leicester, has asked to leave the club (Sun).

Tell us your transfer rumours

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OTHER GOSSIP

Premier League chiefs are discussing plans for each club to play one game a season abroad when the international television contract comes up for grabs in 2010 (Mirror).

Kevin Keegan says Newcastle "will give any help we can" to troubled midfielder Joey Barton, who he knows from his time at Manchester City (Sun).

Keegan also said he was "shocked" to read Michael Owen's criticisms of him as England manager in the striker's autobiography but is confident they can work together (Sun).

Scotland's search for a new manager is turning into a farce, with none of the four on the shortlist now wanting the job. (Record)

The Scottish FA insists that none of the four candidates for its manager's job have ruled themselves out. (Herald)

Mark McGhee will be named Scotland manager after impressing at his interview. (Express)

Mark McGhee will be allowed to stay Motherwell manager until the end of the season if he is given the Scotland job. (Sun)

Derby boss Paul Jewell says it will "almost be a relief" if they get relegated so they can plan for the future (Mirror).

Sunderland's Ross Wallace is out for the rest of the season after damaging knee ligaments in training (Express).

Middlesbrough's Jeremie Aliadiere says he prefers playing and losing with his new club to sitting on the bench at Arsenal as at least it makes him feel he is part of a team (Mirror).

Nicolas Anelka has warned Chelsea team-mate Didier Drogba not to move abroad as "he will not what he has at Chelsea and in England anywhere else" (Express).

Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Quieroz says the standard of youth coaching in England is "a disgrace" (Sun).

Liverpool fan' group "Reclaim the Kop" plan a protest march on Monday against the way Tom Hicks and George Gillett have treated manager Rafael Benitez. (Star).

Chelsea's Andriy Shevchenko says he is still pining for life in Italy and moved to England to give his children a chance to live in a different country, "not to find a better club than Milan" (Star).

Blackburn's David Bentley says he left Arsenal because it was boring, there was no banter and they were too analytical of how players played (Mail).

Fulham's Jimmy Bullard said a surgeon told him it "looked like a bomb had gone off in my knee" after he suffered a career-threatening injury (Guardian).

A second investigation into Fabio Capello's finances has been opened in Switzerland, focusing on a company producing "Don Fabio" perfumes (Telegraph).

Inverness striker Marius Niculae has been told by Romania boss victor Piturca that his recent form could lead to a place at Euro 2008. (Sun)

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Fulham's Clint Dempsey says the variety of food available is one of the reasons he likes living in London, having been raised on barbequed food in Texas (Sun).

Arsene Wenger has admitted Theo Walcott is not developing at the speed he had hoped but says he remains confident the youngster will fulfil his potential (Mirror).

Former England boss Steve McClaren is keen to get back into management as soon as possible. "I'm not one for lying on the beach," he said (Star).

Kevin Keegan's daughters are both going out with Manchester United fans (Star).

Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland wants to become a fireman when he quits playing football (Independent).

[daviebhoy08]

scott brown to newcastle supoosedly but i doubt it also american goalkeeper brad jones to celtic tommorow but the signing of the season goes to rangers on cristian dailly

[madweegie]

scott brown wont be sold in this window AT ALL. so you can forget that. brad jones to celtic... hmmmm lol

[daviebhoy08]

lol just realised lol

[madweegie]

Tottenham are poised to sign Brazilian utility player Gilberto from Hertha Berlin. (Press Association, 1210 GMT).

Definitely not going anywhere are Everton duo Leon Osman and Tony Hibbert, who have both signed new contracts until 2012 (Everton website, 1200 GMT).

Portsmouth are interested in Milan Baros and Patrik Berger, but say Sol Campbell is not going anywhere (Sportinglife.com, 1130 GMT).


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Well what I've been told is.....
Newcastle have joined West Ham in the race to sign Reading's Nicky Shorey (eatsleepsport.com 1020 GMT).

Birmingham have been given permission to talk to Aston Villa's Gary Cahill (clubcall.com, 0940 GMT).

Keep an eye on our gossip column during the day for updates and breaking news throughout the transfer window.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Everton are ready to offer £2m for out-of-favour Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis (Mail).

Portsmouth are interested in taking Bobby Zamora from West Ham either on loan or in a permanent move (Mirror).

Newcastle want to take Sol Campbell from Portsmouth, with Manchester City's Micah Richards and Manchester United's Michael Carrick also on their shopping list (Star).

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has decided he wants to keep Jermain Defoe at the club despite suggestions he could join Aston Villa (Times).

Burnley could make a shock £750,000 move for Dundee United captain Barry Robson (Mirror).

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OTHER GOSSIP

Liverpool's American owners have rejected an initial £300m offer from Dubai International Capital to buy the club (Times).

John Terry has still not spoken to Fabio Capello and does not yet know if he will be his England captain (Mirror).

Terry Venables is favourite to be the next Republic of Ireland boss as Gerard Houllier's contract buy-out with the French Football Federation is too high (Mail).

Former Preston and Derby boss Billy Davies is on stand-by to replace George Burley at Southampton if Burley gets the Scotland job (Mirror).

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill says the club does not have a big enough squad to cope with the demands of playing in Europe (Independent).

Sir Alex Ferguson says he was just expressing "relief" at Cristiano Ronaldo's late goal, rather than being insulting, when cameras caught him making gestures to the crowd at Reading (Various).

Kevin Keegan says he is "sure" Alan Shearer will manage Newcastle at some point in the future (Sun).

Norwich boss Glenn Roeder wants Dion Dublin to put off his decision to retire for a year (Sun).

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says goalkeeper Joe Hart is a future England player and would not be fazed if he was called up now (Mirror).

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Tottenham's Jermain Defoe says he was "a bit embarrassed" to be made captain on Saturday as he knew it would raise speculation about his future at the club (Times).

Reading skipper Graeme Murty swapped shirts with Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday but had it pinched from the dressing room when he was in the shower (Star).

When he was a boy Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor practiced his heading by hanging a ball from a piece of string and shortening the string every time he managed to touch it (Guardian).

Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws says his wife is such a big Owls fan she had packed his bags and threatened to throw him out if they did not beat Sheffield United (Mail).

Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov won Lithuania's version of Strictly Come Dancing (Independent).

Hermann Hreidarsson's reward for winning Iceland's player of the year award was an encyclopaedia of Icelandic grammar which was too big for him to bring to England (Mirror)

Little Britain star Matt Lucas has sent Arsene Wenger a full set of the show's DVDs after meeting the Arsenal boss last week (Mirror).

[madweegie]

Monday 21st January

Pompey to pounce for Zamora - Daily Mirror

Harry Redknapp admits he wants to sign a striker and the Daily Mirror have jumped in to suggest Bobby Zamora is the man he wants. Would he be a good loan signing from West Ham?

Bruce to ask for Reid - Daily Mirror

With Blackburn rumoured to want Jason Koumas, Wigan boss Steve Bruce will ask for Steven Reid in exchange. Does this sound like a fair trade?

Magpies to move for Robson - Daily Star

No, not Sir Bobby, and not even Bryan, but Barry. The Dundee United midfielder is among the millions of targets that Kevin Keegan has lined up. Could there be something in this link?

Toffees sweet on Sean - Daily Mail

Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis is a £2m target for Everton. Should Harry let him go now he has signed Diarra? And would he improve the Everton squad?

Keegan goes for Richards - The Guardian

Kevin Keegan wants to strengthen his defence and where better to look than the best young defensive prospect in the Premier League? The new Magpies boss wants to sign Man City's Micah Richards before the close of the transfer window. Would City even think about selling?

Nicky to Shore up Newcastle defence - The Independent

Another defensive target for Keegan is reportedly Reading full-back Nicky Shorey. Would the England international be a better option than Jose Enrique?

If you've heard a rumour in the pub or have a contact in the game, let us know who's on the move - and where they're off to.

[delboy]

"Magpies to move for Robson - Daily Star

No, not Sir Bobby, and not even Bryan, but Barry. The Dundee United midfielder is among the millions of targets that Kevin Keegan has lined up. Could there be something in this link?"

Hahahahaha

The guy that wrote that sounds like he doesnt know who he is and bet you the toon fans wont know him either!

Barry Robson at Newcastle haha

Did Burnley not bid for him!

[madweegie]

BREAKING GOSSIP

Torino are hoping to sign striker Rolando Bianchi from Manchester City during the transfer window. (Press Association, 1236 GMT)

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has decided against signing Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras, despite agreeing a £2.5m fee. (Birmingham Mail, 1216 GMT)

Inter Milan and AC Milan are reportedly fighting it out for the signature of Ronaldinho. (Goal.com, 1151 GMT)


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Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg says he will remain at Ajax for the rest of the season despite reported interest from Tottenham. (Press Association, 1033 GMT)

Fulham are close to signing veteran Finnish international Jari Litmanen and will undergo a trial with the club. (AFP news agency, 0949 GMT)

Keep an eye on our gossip column during the day for updates and breaking news throughout the transfer window.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is planning a swoop to bring David Beckham to St James' Park. (Mirror)

Tottenham have rekindled their interest in Rangers full-back Alan Hutton and hope to complete an £8m move. (Various)

Spurs have also agreed a fee with Juventus for former Chelsea midfielder Tiago Mendes. (Various)

Fulham are hoping to sign 30-year-old former Manchester United striker Erik Nevland from FC Gronigen. (Various)

Roy Hodgson has also had a £2.5m bid rejected by Rangers for French striker Daniel Cousin. (Various)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is planning a £1.5m bid for Manchester United full-back Philip Bardsley. (Various)

Harry Redknapp wants Peter Crouch to quit Liverpool and join him at Portsmouth. (Various)

Redknapp has also been linked with a move for former Liverpool and Aston Villa striker Milan Baros, who currently plays for Lyon. (Various)

Pompey will also make a move for Villa's Czech Republic midfielder Patrick Berger. (Various)

Kevin Keegan is ready to offer Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards £70,000 a week to join him at Newcastle. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal are considering a £7m summer move for West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green. (Daily Express)

Juventus are hoping to resurrect a move for Liverpool midfielder Mohammed Sissoko. (Various)

West Ham have been linked with a move for Villarreal's £3m-rated Argentine midfielder Leandro Somoza. (Independent)

Everton are interested in signing Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis. (Times)

Croatia under-21 midfielder Domagoj Vida has turned down a move to Liverpool. (Various)

Reading left-back Nicky Shorey is set to sign a new contract that will make him the highest-paid player at the club. (Various)

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Havant and Waterlooville chairman Marcus Hackney has urged potential Liverpool investors DIC to buy his club rather than the Merseysiders. (Sun)

Graeme Murty has said he will be "ruthless in his revenge" after a Reading team-mate stole the shirt given to him by Cristiano Ronaldo. (Various)

Bury caretaker manager Chris Brass played for Hyde United after his side's weekend game was called off. (Guardian)

Steve McClaren has said the lack of quality English players cost him his job as England manager. (Daily Mail)

[delboy]

Cousin GET TO FUCK!!!! woohoo

[madweegie]

BREAKING GOSSIP

Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko believes he could complete a move to Juventus by the end of this week. (1038 GMT - Gazzetta dello Sport)

Manchester City have denied that Micah Richards is about to sign a new long-term contract. (0903 GMT - Manchester Evening News)


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What's the goss?

Keep an eye on our gossip column during the day for updates and breaking news throughout the transfer window.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Javier Mascherano could add to Liverpool's woes and leave the club for Italy in the summer. (Sun)

Kevin Keegan is interested taking striker Dean Ashton to Newcastle for West Ham. (Mirror)

Keegan is also keen on Liverpool defender John Arne Riise. (Mirror)

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos is interested in Argentina's Ezequiel Garay who currently plays for Racing Santander. (Sun)

Former Manchester United keeper Roy Carroll is desperate to join Derby County from Rangers. (Mirror)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is trying to lure Milan Baros back to English football. (Various)

Villa could also lose Luke Moore to Scottish outfit Rangers. (Guardian)

Kevin Keegan has been told to keep his hands off Blackburn's David Bentley. (Daily Star)

Reading are set to sign Mali Jimmy Kebe from Lens for £400,000. (Sun)

Watford striker Marlon King is hopeful his transfer to Fulham will still go ahead. (Guardian)

Ipswich have tabled a fresh £1.75m for Plymouth's David Norris. (Guardian)

Ipswich have also offered Coventry £1m for striker Leon Best. (Mail)

Tottenham are close to signing Portuguese midfielder Tiago and Brazilian defender Gilberto. (Telegraph)

Ajax keeper Maarten Stekelenburg has pledged his future to the club despite reported interest from Spurs. (Independent)

Birmingham hope to sign Gary Cahill from Aston Villa. (Daily Mail)

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OTHER GOSSIP

Glen Hoddle is believed to be the favourite to replace George Burley at Southampton if as expected he becomes the new Scotland manager. (Mirror)

Cardiff manager Dave Jones and out of work Billy Davies are also thought to be on the short-list. (various)

Micah Richards is set to end speculation over his Manchester City future and sign a new contract at the club. (Daily Mai)

Frank Lampard has suffered a fresh setback in his return from a thigh injury. (Daily Star)

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Premier League clubs have spent a record amount on January transfers this season. (Various)

Cristiano Ronaldo's mum has spoken of her desire for her son to play for Real Madrid one day. (Various)

Arsenal striker Niklas Bendter was apparently left with a cut nose following an altercation with team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor during last night's 5-1 defeat to Tottenham. (Various)

[madweegie]

BREAKING GOSSIP

Rangers boss Walter Smith is hoping Fifa will ratify Daniel Cousin's move to Fulham and Amdy Faye's switch to Blackburn soon.

Fifa do not generally allow players to play for three different clubs in one season, but Gers are hoping Carlos Tevez's move from Corinthians to West Ham and then to Manchester United sets a precedent. (1234 GMT - Rangers club website)

Manchester City have offered a trial to 17-year-old Filippo Mancini - son of Inter Milan boss and Italy legend Roberto. (1159 GMT - Setanta Sports)

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has admitted he would be interested in signing Spain international David Albeda on a free transfer, if the midfielder can resolve a dispute with his club Valencia. (1111 GMT - Spanish sports daily 'AS')

Groningen captain and former Manchester United striker Erik Nevland has pleaded with the club to allow him to join Fulham this month. (1036 GMT - skysports.com)

Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano - who has been strongly linked with Manchester City - says negotiations for him to "join an English club are at an advanced stage". (1016 GMT - Sporting Life)

Wigan manager Steve Bruce is keeping tabs on Motherwell striker Ross McCormack. (1003 GMT - Press Association)

Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko claims he is just "days away" from joining Juventus, who are funding the deal by selling Tiago Mendes to Tottenham. (0836 GMT - Gazzetta dello Sport)


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What's the goss?

Keep an eye on our gossip column during the day for updates and breaking news throughout the transfer window.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering sending Theo Walcott, who cost the club £12m as a 16-year-old, out on loan as the forward's struggles at the Emirates continue. (The Sun, Daily Mail)

Tottenham are set to complete the signing of Juventus midfielder Tiago Mendes this week, with Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing and Rangers right-back Alan Hutton to follow. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City have targeted Sevilla's £9m-rated Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano after failing to land Bayern Munich frontman Lucas Podolski (Daily Mail)

Although City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson could look to Real Zaragoza frontman Diego Milito instead. (The Times)

Wigan hope to beat Fulham to the signing of Watford striker Marlon King with talks between the player and the London club continuing to stall. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan hopes to make Middlesbrough centre-half Jonathan Woodgate his first signing, warding off interest from Tottenham in the process. (Various)

Keegan is also keen on Dynamo Zagreb's £15m-rated Croatia international midfielder Luka Modric. (The Sun)

As well as Lazio forward Goran Pandev, who claims Newcastle have launched a bid for him. (The Times)

While Boro boss Gareth Southgate could use the money received for Woodgate to launch a £13m bid to sign Heerenveen striker Afonso Alves. (The Sun, The Times)

Middlesbrough are also interested in out-of-favour Tottenham keeper Paul Robinson, with Blackburn Rovers and Everton also keeping tabs on the player. (The Times)

Sunderland have made a third and final offer of £5m for Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt. (The Times)

Leicester manager Ian Holloway has been told he must pay £2m if he is to sign David Norris from former club Plymouth. (Daily Star)

Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd wants to sign Fulham striker Collins John on loan for the rest of the season. (Guardian)

Bristol City hope to complete the £750,000 signing of Celtic striker Derek Riordan in the next 24 hours. (Guardian)

West Brom and Watford are battling it out to sign Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Glenn Whelan. (Daily Star)

QPR will make a bid for out-of-favour Aston Villa keeper Thomas Sorensen after shelving plans to sign Dutchman Stefan Postma. (Various)

Leeds' offer of £250,000 for forward Jason Puncheon has been turned down by Barnet. (The Times)

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OTHER GOSSIP

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has pledged to stay at the club until at least the summer, claiming their victory over Arsenal on Tuesday proved they can break into the Premier League's "Big Four". (Various)

Wigan manager Steve Bruce will hold "heart-to-heart" talks with error-prone defender Titus Bramble before deciding whether to risk him in Saturday's FA Cup tie at Chelsea. (The Sun, The Times)

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is pressing ahead with plans to play Joey Barton in Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match against Arsenal, even though the midfielder has to be back at Champneys Health Spa in Hampshire - where he is receiving help for problems with alcohol - before 1900 GMT. (Daily Star)

Southampton fans would welcome Glenn Hoddle back to the club as manager, as long as he apologises for quitting the Saints for Tottenham in 2001. (Daily Star)

However, Southampton could opt instead for former Fulham and Real Sociedad manager Chris Coleman instead, with George Burley set to take over as the new Scotland boss. (Daily Mail)

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AND FINALLY

Tottenham sporting director Damien Comolli has apologised to Arsene Wenger after the Arsenal manager was sprayed with champagne by Spurs players during his post-match interviews following Tuesday's Carling Cup semi-final.

Assistant Spurs manager Gus Poyet is believed to have been the intended target for Jermain Defoe and two other players. (Various)

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has accused Liverpool's owners of lacking "class" in revealing they approached Jurgen Klinsmann over succeeding Rafael Benitez as manager at Anfield. (Various)

And the Scot believes the situation will not only impede the Reds' hopes of making new signings, but has already cost them the title this season. (Various)

Thomas Bendtner, father and agent to Arsenal striker Nicklas, has hit out at Emmanuel Adebayor following the Togo striker's clash with his son against Spurs on Tuesday, saying: "It's sad that he doesn't take his head with him onto the field." (Various)

Penalty kings Bristol Rovers have offered to share their spot-kick expertise with the country after dispatching Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient and Fulham in shoot-outs this season. (Daily Express)