| January 2011 transfer rumours |
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| 25.01.2011 Liverpool have raised their offer for Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam but the Seasiders have rejected the £4.5m bid. (Daily Mail) Aston Villa are considering Peter Crouch as a strike partner for new £24m signing Darren Bent. It would be a return to Villa for Crouch, who spent two seasons there under Graham Taylor. (Metro) Struggling West Ham are ready to move for controversial Blackburn striker El-Hadji Diouf with manager Steve Kean set to let him leave Ewood Park if the price is right. (Daily Mirror) Hammers manager Avram Grant has drawn up a list of transfer targets, including Robbie Keane, Demba Ba, Jamie O'Hara and Joe Cole. (Daily Mirror) Newcastle have made an enquiry for Bayer Leverkusen's Swiss midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta - although the 25-year-old may not be fully fit for another four weeks. (Daily Mail) Manchester City could be ready to swoop for Barcelona defender Dani Alves after he rejected the Spanish club's latest contract offer. (talksport.co.uk) Aston Villa misfit Stephen Ireland could be on his way out of Villa Park and off to Newcastle as a replacement for the injured Alan Smith. (Metro) Stoke City are trying to land another striker by bidding £4m for Birmingham's Cameron Jerome. (Daily Mail) Chelsea could seal the signature of Wolfsburg defender Simon Kjaer early next week for a fee of about £12.5m. (talksport.co.uk) Ipswich's highly rated 17-year-old England youth striker Connor Wickham, who has been linked with Tottenham and Liverpool, has signed a new contract until 2013. (Daily Mail) Manchester United will allow injury-plagued midfielder Michael Carrick to leave in the summer as he has 18 months left on his contract and will not be offered a new one. (The Sun) Tottenham striker Giovani dos Santos is close to a loan move to Italian side Sampdoria. (Daily Mirror) 18.01.2011Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is still hoping to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, despite the club's failed attempt to bring in the Catalan midfielder last summer. (Press Association) Hamburg striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was reported on Saturday to have demanded to be allowed to return to Spain after Real Madrid expressed interest in re-signing the Dutchman. (Kicker) Schalke's out-of-favour United States midfielder Jermaine Jones looks set to go on loan to England's Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season. (Bild) Inter Milan are lining up a £17m summer bid for Manchester City's 29-year-old midfielder Gareth Barry. (TalkSport) Benfica left-back Fabio Coentrao is wanted by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson as a replacement for Patrice Evra, who could move abroad in the summer. (Daily Mail) Tottenham are interested in Marseille left-back Taye Taiwo, who has entered the final six months of his current deal with the French club. (the Times) Real Madrid are ramping up their bid to land Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The Spanish club want Adebayor on a short-term loan but they will have to stump up the majority of his £160,000-a-week wages. (Daily Mail) Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar will reject Chelsea to sign for Tottenham next week. (Daily Mirror) Manchester United, Chelsea and Inter Milan are all interested in Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez. (Daily Mail) Aston Villa are stepping up their efforts to sign Wigan left-back Maynor Figueroa after the club allowed Stephen Warnock to return to Liverpool on loan. (Daily Mail) Espanyol defender Victor Ruiz is wanted by both Blackburn Rovers and Fulham. (the Times) Wolves are chasing Lens midfielder Sidi Keita. (Daily Mail) St Johnstone face competition from Hearts and Hibernian for the loan signing of Leigh Griffiths following the striker's £150,000 move from Dundee to Wolves. (the Sun) Scotland striker Kenny Miller is preparing to open signing talks with Turkish champions Bursaspor, with today's match against Hamilton likely to be his last for Rangers. (the Sun) Celtic and Rangers face a head-to-head battle for the signature of Derby County midfielder Kris Commons, whose contract ends in the summer, although his present club retain hopes of re-signing the Scotland international. (the Sun) Scunthorpe United are poised to wrap up a £600,000 deal for Kilmarnock striker Conor Sammon. (the Sun) Hibernian are considering a bid for Inverness Caledonian Thistle's Adam Rooney, pondering a loan deal for Arsenal's Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and giving a trial to former Reading man Heidar Thorvaldsson as they look to bolster their striking options. (the Sun) Kilmarnock and Hibernian are battling to land Brechin City midfielder Craig Molloy on a pre-contact agreement. (the Sun) Stuart McCall hopes to make Donal McDermott his first signing as Motherwell manager and has held talks with Manchester City about taking the winger on loan. (Daily Express) 11.01.2011Chelsea are in talks to bring Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic to Stamford Bridge in a £17.5m deal. (footylatest.com) Tottenham are to make a formal approach for striker Luis Suarez after being told the Ajax star is available for £16.8m. (goal.com) Liverpool's star striker Fernando Torres is determined to depart Anfield and has instructed his agent to find him another club as soon as possible. (footylatest.com) Real Madrid are planning a £40m double swoop for Manchester United pair Nemanja Vidic and Javier Hernandez. (caughtoffside) Tottenham are plotting their own £40m transfer coup with the club interested in Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, West Ham midfielder Scott Parker and Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (caughtoffside) Meanwhile, former England captain David Beckham could be a Spurs player by this weekend. (Daily Mail) West Ham are trying to hijack Wayne Bridge's move to Aston Villa by matching his Manchester City wages of £90,000 a week. (Daily Telegraph) Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is lining up a double swoop for African pair Sulley Muntari and Stephane Sessegnon. (Daily Mail) But Sunderland's chances of signing Inter Milan midfielder Muntari have been hit after it emerged the player's wife would prefer a move to London. (insidefutbol) Liverpool forward Ryan Babel is in talks with German side Hoffenheim regarding a possible transfer. (Daily Mail) Liverpool meanwhile have set their sights on £17m-rated Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo. (talksport) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed there is a "small chance" Manuel Almunia could leave the club during the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror Wenger is rumoured to be readying a bid for Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol. (caughtoffside) Arsenal have been told that young Southampton midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will cost them £10m. (The Times) Wenger has revealed his interest in Lille's Belgian winger Eden Hazard but has ruled out a move this season. (the Independent Fulham are set to hijack Birmingham's £7m move for Tottenham forward Robbie Keane. (talksport) Everton are the verge of signing Azerbaijan defender Araz Abdullayev from Neftchi Baku, and he should arrive at Goodison Park in February. (talksport) West Ham are ready to sell Swiss star Valon Behrami to Italian giants Fiorentina - after missing out on a deal with Roma. (Daily Mirror) The Hammers have entered the race to sign Cardiff City striker Jay Bothroyd. (talksport) Blackburn and Newcastle are interested in Uruguay defender Mauricio Victorino. (Daily Mail) Blackburn's out-of-favour right-back Pascal Chimbonda is wanted by Championship leaders QPR. (Daily Mirror) QPR are also battling with Leeds to sign Tottenham's central defender Jonathan Woodgate. (Daily Mirror) Bolton look set to win the £2.25m race to sign Middlesbrough centre-back David Wheater but that will not mean defender Gary Cahill will be leaving the Reebok Stadium. (Daily Mirror) 04.01.2011Ronaldinho is set to quit AC Milan after leaving their winter training camp in Dubai. The 30-year-old Brazil international is reportedly poised to return to his homeland to re-join formative club Gremio, having fallen out of favour at Milan this season. (Sky Italia) Leeds want Jonathan Woodgate on loan until the end of the season with the 30-year-old Tottenham defender having returned to fitness following a string of injuries that nearly ended his career. Cardiff and QPR are also interested. (The Sun) Celtic are lining up a loan move for Tottenham Hotspur's Jonathan Woodgate if the 30-year-old England defender can prove his fitness as he battles back from groin surgery. (Daily Express) Celtic manager Neil Lennon has confirmed his interest in Sporting Lisbon's Portuguese defender, Caneira, who has been linked with a swap deal involving striker Georgios Samaras. (the Sun) Manchester City have made contact with Anderlecht to say they are ready to meet the £18m asking price for 17-year-old striker Romelu Lukaku, who is also wanted by Real Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal. (Daily Mail) Liverpool are hoping to beat Real Madrid to the £15m signing of Rennes' 20-year-old France midfielder Yann M'Vila. (Daily Mail Aston Villa have enquired about a loan deal for Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor but the Togolese striker's £160,000-a-week wages at City are likely to scupper any permanent move. (Daily Telegraph) Monaco are the latest club to show interest in Aston Villa's unsettled midfielder Stephen Ireland, 24, who is keen on a move to either Liverpool or Everton and has been the subject of interest from Stoke and Fulham. Villa want to recoup about £6m for him. (Daily Mail Aston Villa are offering defender Curtis Davies as a £2.5m makeweight as they try to seal a part-exchange deal with Blackburn for centre-back Chris Samba, 26, who is rated at £6m by his club. (Daily Mirror) Birmingham are hopeful of a double deal this month to sign 30-year-old striker Robbie Keane from Tottenham on a permanent deal and to hand winger Sebastian Larsson a new contract. (Daily Mirror) Stoke believe they have won the race to sign Middlesbrough defender David Wheater, 23, for £1.5m. (Daily Mirror) Newcastle are willing to listen to offers for Sol Campbell just five months after the 35-year-old defender signed for the club. (Daily Mail Meanwhile, the Magpies are interested in taking Tottenham's Keane on loan and signing Wolfsburg midfielder Karim Ziani, who would be available for £2m. (Daily Mail Burnley's sacking of Brian Laws could derail St Mirren's hopes of signing former Scotland striker Steven Thompson, who had appeared surplus to requirements until the manager was sacked. (the Herald) St Mirren manager Danny Lennon would like to sign Leigh Griffiths in addition to Burnley striker Steven Thompson but admits that the Dundee forward could be out of the Paisley club's price range. (the Scotsman) |