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27.01.2009

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will make a £7m raid for Manchester City's England defender Micah Richards. (News of the World)

Manchester City are preparing a £25m swoop for Brazilian midfielder Diego from Werder Bremen. (News of the World)

Shay Given has agreed a move to Manchester City - and Newcastle want Portsmouth England goalkeeper David James as his replacement. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham have made an offer of £6m plus Darren Bent for Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones. (News of the World)

Portsmouth boss Tony Adams hopes to tie up a deal for Real Madrid striker Javier Saviola, Newcastle, West Ham and Everton are also interested. (News of the World)

Pompey also want to land AC Milan's Brazillian midfielder Emerson on a six-month loan to fill the gap left by Lassana Diarra's departure. (News of the World)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has lined up a £10m raid for Manchester City's Michael Johnson and Daniel Sturridge. (Sunday Express)

Cardiff are trying to tempt Blackburn into selling Matt Derbyshire for £2.5m after failling to land Marlon King from Wigan. (News of the World)

Michael Essien could be back from long-term injury for the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League tie with Juventus on March 10. (News of the World)

Newcastle are ready to offer former Liverpool midfielder Luis Garcia a route back to the Premier League with a loan deal from Atletico Madrid. (Sunday Express)

Robin van Persie has tested Arsenal's resolve to keep him by demanding a new £80,000-a-week contact to put him among the club's top earners. (News of the World)

Charles N'Zogbia has been fined for his training ground bust-up with Newcastle team-mate Andy Carroll. (News of the World)

Manchester United's Brazillian-born da Silva brothers Rafael and Fabio have snubbed former assistant manager Carlos Queiroz who wants them to play for his Portugal side. (News of the World)

Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Dino Drpic has been put on the transfer list after his Playboy model wife boasted on television that the couple made love on the pitch at the club's Maksimir Stadium. (Sunday Times)

20.01.2009

Manchester City £108m move for AC Milan's Kaka could be hijacked by Real Madrid, who are desperate to sign the Brazilian. (News of the World)

Milan will use £40m of the fee they expect to receive from City for Kaka to sign Arsenal pair Emmanuel Adebayor and Gael Clichy. (Telegraph)

Manchester City are set to hijack Tottenham's bid to sign Wigan's £13m-rated midfielder Wilson Palacios. (News of the World)

And Manchester City will also beat Tottenham to the signature of West Ham striker Craig Bellamy, who will cost £13m. (Sunday Express)

Manchester United have Wigan's Antonio Valencia in their sights, but Real Madrid have also been linked with a £15m bid for the winger.

Inter Milan are planning a sensational raid on Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo. (News of the World)

Tottenham are interested in Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker. (News of the World)

Manchester United players have had a whip-round for Cristiano Ronaldo after he wrote off his new Ferrari - and have bought the world player of the year a £40 kid's pedal car. (News of the World)

Boss Arsene Wenger is also weighing up a £4.5m million move for Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor. (News of the World)

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams wants to sign his former Arsenal team-mate Patrick Vieira on loan from Inter Milan. (Sunday Express)

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce wants Daniel Sturridge to be part of a deal that takes Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City. (Sunday Express)

Newcastle are in talks over signing Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbla and Lilles defender Adli Rami. (News of the World)

Everton are set to complete a deal for Republic of Ireland Under-21 right-back Seamus Coleman form Sligo Rovers. (News of the World)

Sunderland want to sign Paris St Germain's 17-year-old midfielder Kevin Rimane. (News of the World)

Also on Sunderland's wanted list is £3.5m-rated West Ham defender James Collins. (Sunday Express)

Hull boss Phil Brown is ready to spend £3m on Wigan midfielder Michael Brown. (News of the World)

13.01.2009

Manchester United have lined up Lyon striker Karim Benzema as their main summer transfer target, which means the end of Carlos Tevez's time at Old Trafford. (News of the World)

Everton are pondering a bid for Real Madrid's Javier Saviola but the Argentine's wages could prevent any deal from happening. (News of the World)

Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is wanted by Australian side North Queenland Fury. (Independent on Sunday)

Newcastle are closing in on Rangers midfielder Pedro Mendes. (Sunday Express)

Newcastle magpies manager Joe Kinnear also wants to sign Porto midfielder Raul Meireles. (News of the World)

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams has received a boost after hearing that striker Peter Crouch, who interests Tottenham and Aston Villa, intends to stay at Fratton Park. (News of the World)

Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant is wanted by Spainish club Seville. (News of the World)

Aston Villa head the list of clubs chasing Reading striker Kevin Doyle, although the Royals will not settle for anything less than £8m. (Sunday Express)

Arsenal face competition from two Italian sides in the race to sign Boca Juniors £4m-rated midfielder Sebastian Battaglia. (News of the World)

Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt is keen on a move to the Premier League, with Everton, Middlesbrough and maybe Tottenham all interested. (News of the World)

06.01.2009

Aston Villa are in talks with West Ham to sign Matthew Upson for £10m, but the Hammers want £15m for the defender. (News of the World)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is also ready to splash £5m to bring Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones to Villa Park. (Sunday Express)

Glen Johnson will complete a £9m move to Liverpool this week. The Portsmouth right- back was apparently given a tour of the Merseysiders "Melwood" training complex in the build-up to Christmas. (The People)

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams wants to sign Joey Barton. The Newcastle midfielder spent time at Adams Sporting Chance clinic last year. (The People)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland his main transfer window target after accepting defeat in his bid to sign Everton's Mikel Arteta. (News of the World)

Juventus join the growing queue of clubs chasing Newcastle striker Michael Owen. (News of the World)

Juventus the Serie A club are also rumoured to be willing to pay £20m for Portsmouth's Jermain Defoe sparking a massive bidding war for the England striker. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson sees Leeds midfielder Fabien Delph as the long-term replacement for Paul Scholes and is putting together a £10m deal for the England Under-21 player. (Sunday Express)

Sunderland's new boss Ricky Sbragia is prepared to release El Hadji Diouf and Pascal Chimbonda. Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce could be interested in them both. (Sunday Express)

Aaron Lennon could be leaving Tottenham and the England winger may be on his way to Liverpool if Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso is Sold. (Sunday Times

Tottenham, Portsmouth and Bolton are in the hunt for Sheffield Wednesday's £5m-rated goalkeeper Lee Grant. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham face opposition from Roma if they are to pursue an interest in Bayern Munich and Germany striker Lucas Podolski. (Sunday Times)

Reading striker Leroy Lita, who is out of contract in the summer, is a target for Everton and Newcastle with both clubs attracted by the £350,000 price tag. (News of the World)

Chelsea players received an unwelcome New Year's gift from owner Roman Abramovich when the club's economy drive was extended to complimentary tickets. First teamers have had their allocation of free tickets halved to four a game. (The Observer)