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Monday, December 28, 2009

Paper Talk: Premier League January transfer 2010 | News and Rumors



DAILY MAIL

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Jack Wilshere he can join Burnley on loan, just so long as he plays.

Sheffield United are giving a trial to Blackburn's Elrio van Heerden.

Wolves are interested in West Brom midfielder Robert Koren.

Sir Alex Ferguson has kicked off the January transfer-window action by bidding for Benfica winger Angel Di Maria.

Everton are weighing up a loan move for Jose Antonio Reyes.

Adriano has snubbed a move to West Ham, accepting a 40 per cent pay rise to stay at Flamengo.

Manchester City are on the brink of signing Inter Milan defender Ivan Cordoba.

Portsmouth are being sued by Lens over alleged unpaid transfer fees for striker Aruna Dindane and defender Nadir Belhadj.

Nottingham Forest have lined up a move to make the loan signing of Aston Villa full back Nicky Shorey a permanent deal.

THE SUN

Gianfranco Zola is confident that Matthew Upson will stay with cash-trapped West Ham.

Arsene Wenger fears that English football could be heading towards a financial meltdown.

Mark Hughes gave Manchester City's wealthy sheikh owners £250,000 of his own money to help buy Craig Bellamy and then found out he was sacked.

Jermaine Pennant looks to be on his way back to the Premier League after being bombed out by Real Zaragoza.

Landon Donovan will join Everton on January 2 after getting a work permit.

Mame Biram Diouf can make his Manchester United debut in January after being granted a work permit.

New Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is set to make Younes Kaboul his first signing in a shock £8million January swoop.

Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has refused to rule out a January switch to Tottenham.

DAILY EXPRESS

Gary Megson insists no amount of money is large enough for him to consider selling Bolton defender Gary Cahill in January.

Alan Curbishley could be set for a return to West Ham just over a year after walking out on the club.

Steve Bruce branded Mark Hughes' sacking by Manchester City as "unbelievable" and the appointment of Roberto Mancini illogical.

Portsmouth have been told they will not be able to sign new players in the new year even if they pay off their existing debts.

Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones has been targeted by Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa in a £15million tug-of-war after his manager Steve Bruce signalled an intention to sell.

Harry Redknapp is ready to make an ambitious January move for Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy and take advantage of the player's unhappiness at the sacking of Mark Hughes.

Portsmouth boss Avram Grant is hoping he can skirt his way around the club's transfer embargo to keep Jamie O'Hara at Fratton Park beyond the new year.

NEWS OF THE WORLD

Sunderland are leading the chase for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane.

Blackburn have agreed to pay a club record fee of £10million for striker Roberto Soldado.

Everton will attempt to tie Jack Rodwell down to a new contract.

Owen Coyle is set to make a cheeky move to take Gareth Bale to Burnley on loan.

Angelos Basinas wants a move away from Portsmouth.

Marseille winger Hatem Ben Arfa could be a January target for Manchester United.

Arsenal are the latest club to show an interest in Watford goalkeeper Scott Loach.

Serbian Goran Lovre is being lined up for a move to Portsmouth.

Stoke and Wolves both want Cameroon star Somen Tchoyi.

Liverpool have joined the race for Victor Moses.

Manchester United have had an official bid for Angel Di Maria turned down.

Germany defender Marcel Schafer is set to join Aston Villa for £8m.



Fernando Torres will quit Liverpool if they do not secure a Champions League spot.

Federico Macheda is being lined-up for a January loan move to Real Zaragoza.

Birmingham are ready to launch an £8m raid for Wigan's Charles N'Zogbia.

David Gold and David Sullivan will pull the plug on West Ham takover talks on January 7.

Stoke and Fulham have targeted Tottenham defender Alan Hutton.

Spurs and Arsenal are ready to fight it out for Newcastle keeper Fraser Forster.

West Brom are preparing a £3m swoop for Sheffield United's Jamie Ward.

Manchester United have entered the race to sign Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini.

THE PEOPLE



Cristiano Ronaldo has told Real Madrid to get Jonny Evans.

Chelsea target Sergio Aguero will have to take a pay cut to seal a move to Stamford Bridge.

Nadir Belhadj is wanted by Blackburn.

Birmingham are ready to snap-up Ivory Coast midfielder Eddy Gnahore.

Manchester United have made enquiries about Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

Wigan are battling Sunderland to land Ecuador defender Jorge Guagua.

Liverpool have joined the race to land Crystal Palace forward Victor Moses.

Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh insists he won't quit Bordeaux in January.

Everton are poised to offer Jack Rodwell a bumper new deal.

German World Cup hopeful Aaron Hunt wants Premier League football.

SUNDAY MIRROR

Fernando Torres is a £60million target for Chelsea.

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has told Jurgen Klinsmann he will never manage Liverpool.

Steve Bruce is considering signing Titus Bramble for the second time.

David Moyes will have to try and rescue Everton's season with loan deals.

Martin O'Neill has warned Aston Villa fans not to expect big signings in January.

Stoke are ready to offer £5million for Newcastle striker Andy Caroll.

Carlo Ancelotti will make a £45m offer for Franck Ribery.

Liverpool are mounting a major effort to sign Lazio striker Goran Pandev.



Inter Milan defender Ivan Cordoba has issued a "come and get me" plea to Manchester City.

Sol Campbell's agents were talking to Manchester City the day before Mark Hughes was sacked.

Sir Alex Ferguson says he won't be diving into the transfer market next month to buy a defender.

Sevilla's Fabiano has paved the way for a summer move to Manchester United.

AC Milan want to take Arsenal keeper Vito Mannone back to Italy.

Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac is emeging as Arsenal's top target.

Sunderland want to offer Craig Bellamy a way out of Manchester City.

Alan Hutton is a target for Stoke.

Arsenal have emerged as shock contenders to sign Craig Bellamy.

Newcastle want to make on-loan Danny Simpson a permanent signing.

Joe Cole is close to agreeing a new deal with Chelsea.

Liverpool hope to offload Andrei Voronin, Ryan Babel and Andrea Dossena in the January transfer window.

Real Madrid will press ahead with a move for Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.

Tottenham have their sights on Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones.

DAILY STAR

Rafa Benitez is facing the Anfield Christmas sack.

Sol Campbell is set to snub a move to Hull after failing to agree personal terms.

Portsmouth are eyeing a free transfer move for Groningen midfielder Goran Lovre.

Arsene Wenger is heading for showdown talks with William Gallas.

Luis Fabiano has issued a "come and get me" plea to Manchester United and Chelsea.

Real Madrid want Manchester United defender Jonny Evans.

Ajax striker Luis Suarez will only consider a move to Chelsea after the World Cup.

Tony Pulis is ready to offer £5million for Newcastle striker Andy Carroll.

Phil Brown is set to axe Peter Halmosi, Caleb Folan, Kamel Ghilas and Kevin Kilbane to reduce Hull's wage bill and land Kris Boyd from Rangers for £1million.

Mikael Silvestre will quit Arsenal in the summer.

Roberto Mancini is ready to announce his arrival at Manchester City by going head to head with Sir Alex Ferguson in the race to sign Simon Kjaer.

Sam Allardyce has told Benni McCarthy to shape up or ship out of Blackburn.

Tony Pulis is ready to smash Stoke's transfer record with a £10m move for Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones.

Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has hinted he could land Arsene Wenger.

Sunderland have launched an attempt to hijack Danny Simpson's permanent move to Newcastle.

Everton's bid to boost their squad has taken them to Celtic with Aiden McGeady a target.

Gary Megson has warned Manchester United off making a bid for Gary Cahill.

Steve McClaren has ruled out a return to the Premier League to remain in Holland before moving on to Spain.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is plotting a £35million raid for Karim Benzema.

Manchester City will sacrifice Roberto Mancini in the summer if they can land Arsene Wenger or Jose Mourinho.

Birmingham will make an £11m move for Liverpool's Ryan Babel.

Tottenham are the latest club to take a look at Belgian teenager Romelu Lukaku.

DAILY MIRROR

Mark Hughes has accused Manchester City's owners of knifing him in the back by plotting his exit for weeks.

Roberto Mancini's arrival at Manchester City has left a question mark over the futures of England defenders Wayne Bridge and Joleon Lescott.

West Brom have issued a "hands-off" warning over Graham Dorrans after he was targeted by Everton, Aston Villa, Birmingham, Stoke and Sunderland.

West Ham have recalled Freddie Sears from his loan at Crystal Palace.

Bayern Munich have confirmed Luca Toni can leave for free in January.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish aims to cash in on the change of management at Manchester City by making Joe Hart's loan move permanent.

Wigan will be hunting diamonds from The Americas during next month's transfer window.

Tottenham are ready to sell Robbie Keane to Celtic - and sign Artur Boruc as part of the deal.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has claimed the Spanish giants have given up on signing Robinho in January.

Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out January signings - despite Manchester United's defensive crisis.



Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce wants James Beattie back at the club - and is offering Jason Roberts in a swap deal.

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola has been offered an emergency deal for Mateja Kezman.

Portsmouth have set up a loan deal for Benfica's Miguel Vitor.

Wolves are lining up a £1million bid for Birmingham midfielder Lee Carsley.



Rafa Benitez will be allowed to buy two players next month - and he wants Emile Heskey back at Anfield as one of them.

Michael Dawson is on course to join Steve Bruce at Sunderland in January - thanks to an anonymous prankster in the Tottenham dressing room.

Arsene Wenger is under increasing pressure to splas out on a top-class striker and has Carlton Cole, Marouane Chamakh and Andre-Pierre Gignac on his hitlist.

Spanish star Michel will become the first signing of Carson Yeung's new Birmingham regime.

Real Madrid want Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic to solve their injury crisis.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce aims to sign Coventry goalkeeper Keiren Westwood to be his new No 1.

Valencia midfielder Manuel Fernandes is having talks with Everton about returning to Goodison.

Doncaster are set to make a move for Hull's Daniel Cousin.

Harry Redknapp will go New Year shopping determined to be the Premier League's busiest boss - starting with a bid for Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Rafa Benitez has joined Harry Redknapp and Carlo Ancelotti in the stampede for free agent Goran Pandev - after the striker had his Lazio contract torn up by an Italian court last night.



Thierry Henry could be heading back to the Premier League - with Manchester City.

Johan Elmander has warned Bolton he could get bored if Gary Megson keeps him on the bench.

Everton reject Andy van der Meyde he'd rather return to Holland on less money than join Premier League strugglers Hull.

Cash-strapped Real Zaragoza are trying to offload Jermaine Pennant to solve their financial crisis.

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is ready to pounce for Swansea midfielder Leon Britton - who has rejected a new deal.

Sheffield United want to sign goalkeeper Mark Bunn on loan from Blackburn for the rest of the season - but face a cash row with Rovers.

Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy has poured scorn on the idea he wants to leave and insisted: "I'm not going anywhere."

Portsmouth are being sued by Lens over alleged unpaid transfer fees for striker Aruna Dindane and defender Nadir Belhadj.

Bolton boss Gary Megson is making a sensational bid to land Real Madrid midfielder Guti on loan.

Burnley boss Owen Coyle is ready to snap up US tough guy midfielder Stuart Holden.

England prospect Jack Wilshere should sign on loan for Burnley in the next few days.

Newcastle have been stunned by Aston Villa's demand for a loan fee for striker Marlon Harewood.

Neill Collins will make his loan move from Wolves to Preston permanent.

Blackburn target Camel Meriem has been offered a deal to go to St Etienne - and will decide this week.

DAILY RECORD

West Ham are trying to hijack Celtic's £2.5million move for Olivier Giroud.

THE TIMES

After flirting with several English clubs in the past, David Villa is eyeing up a move to the Premier League.

THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

Jose Mourinho has snubbed Manchester City as his dream job is to manage Manchester United.

Arsenal are considering a £20m gamble to sign a striker and a defender in January.

Everton want to send Jo back to Manchester City.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will consider buying a central midfielder as well as a striker in January amid fears that Cesc Fabregas could be ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring injury.
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