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30.12.2008

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will start his radical transfer window surgery with a raid on Newcastle - keeper Shay Given and defenders Steven Taylor and Charles N'Zogbia are all targets. (News of the World)

Manchester City will test Newcastle's resolve to keep Michael Owen by making a £4m bid for the England striker in the January transfer window. (News of the World)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has warned Spainish giants Real Madrid not to try to poach his England winger Ashley Young. (News of the World)

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp admits Tottenham are running third in a three-horse race to sign Jermain Defoe from Portsmouth, behind Aston Villa and Manchester City. (News of the World)

Liverpool are closing in on Portsmouth's England defender Glen Johnson. The Reds could soon make a £9m bid for the right-back. (News of the World)

Chelsea could be surprise runners in the chase to sign Wigan striker Emile Heskey in the January's transfer window. (Sunday Express)

Bayern Munich are lining up an £8m move for Chelsea winger Florent Malouda. (Daily Star)

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has vowed he will never change the way he plays football. "I am a player with lots of energy and aggression and I am never going to stop putting in tackles." he said. (News of the World)

Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard has sensationally offered to take a 20% pay cut to stay at Craven Cottage. (News of the World)

Former Middlesbrough striker Fabrizio Ravanelli now rides more than 13,000 miles a year in his native Italy in his new guise as a racing cyclist. (Sunday Express)

Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt is on Tottenham's shopping list for about £5m. (Daily Mirror)

23.12.2008

Tottenham and Arsenal are battling to lure Russian striker Andrei Arshavin to North London. (Sunday Telegraph)

Arsenal will also sign Manchester United's loan star Carlos Tevez in a deal that will shatter their previous £11m record transfer fee. (Sunday Mirror)

The Gunners are keen on Swiss midfielder Gokhan Inler, who may be avaliable for £8m from Udinese. (Sunday Express)

Spurs will lead the chase for Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard with a £4m bid when rthe transfer window opens. (News of the World)

Manchester City believe they have secured the signing of Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon in a deal worth £30m that sees him demanding a weekly wage in excess of £200,000. (Observer)

But City will miss out on Valencia striker David Villa, The Blues had been prepared to pay £50m for Villa, but he is only interested in moving to a team in the Champions League. (Sunday Express)

Instead, City will bid £6m for West Ham striker Craig Bellamy. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth boss Tony Adams will raid Spurs for £10m-rated defensive midfielder Didier Zokora. (News of the World)

Meanwhile, Gary O'Neil is seeking a return to Portsmouth having been sold to Middlesbrough against his wishes 18 months ago. (News of the World)

Gareth Southgate has had Belgian youngster Anthony Vanden Boore watched with a view to bringing the versatile 21-year-old to Middlesbrough. (News of the World

Goalkeeper Ben Foster believes he will be forced to leave Manchester United in January if he ios to save his England career. (News of the World

Wigan are trying to sign Colombia forward Hugo Rodallega from Mexican Club Necaxa. (News of the World)

Tony Pulis wants to bring Reading defender Andre Bikey to Stoke for £2.5m. (News of the World)

Aston Villa winger Wayne Routledge is being courted by Championship rivals Cardiff and QPR. (News of the World)

16.12.2008

Everton could make a shock move for Gary Neville when his contract expires at the end of the season. (News of the World)

Arsenal and Middlesbrough are keeping tabs on Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour, who is Belgium's Player of the Year. (News of the World)

Manchester City are favourites to sign Portsmouth's Lassana Diarra in the transfer window. (Observer)

Everton could move for Newcastle's Michael Owen in the transfer window after losing Yakubu for the rest of the season. (Daily Express)

Arsenal could open the door for William Gallas to leave by making a bid for Roma's Philippe Mexes. (Daily Express)

Liverpool's Jermain Pennant is prepared to see out his contract and leave for free after shunning moves to Newcastle, Blackburn and Stoke. (Mail On Sunday

Former Spurs Boss Juande Ramos wants to take Didier Zokora, Aaron Lennon and Roman Pavlyachenko to Real Madrid. He is also intersted in Aston Villa's Ashley Young. (Telegraph)

Newcastle's Joey Barton could be out with damaged knee ligaments until March. (News of the World)

Southampton's highly-rated Adam Laflana says he would rather play first team football for the Saints than join a bigger club and be in the reserves. (News of the World)

Brazil's record appearance maker Cafu 38, is to turn out for Unibond First Division North team Garforth in the new year. Fellow Brazil legend Socrates turned out for the club in 2004. (News of the World

Owen Hargreaves and Everton's James Vaughan may have to wait for their comebacks after the specialist surgeon due to perform their knee operations broke his arm skiing. (Daily Express)