*TRANSFER GOSSIP* *Chelsea are prepared to pay a £200m contract- release clause to sign Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 27. (Daily Star) *Liverpool want to buy Manchester City and England midfielder James Milner. The 29-year-olds contract expires at the end of the season.(Times, subscription required) *Manchester United have made an offer for German central defender Mats Hummels, but Borussia Dortmund say the 26-year-old is not for sale. (Daily Express) *Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, could leave the club at the end of the season and has been linked with a move across London to Arsenal. (DailyTelegraph) *England winger Andros Townsend, 23, insists his long-term future is at Tottenham despite being consistently linked with a move away from White Hart Lane.(London Evening Standard) *Arsenal have had a £5m bid for Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic rejected. Everton, Liverpool, Tottenham, AC Milan and Valencia also want to sign the 22-year-old. (Daily Star) *Liverpool and England striker Rickie Lambert, 32,has emerged as an early transfer target for the new Crystal Palace manager, Alan Pardew. (Guardian) *Aston Villa have opened talks with Manchester City about signing winger Scott Sinclair, 25. (Sky Sports) *Greek side Olympiakos have made an attempt to sign Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 24, on loan until the end of the season. (Daily Express) *Liverpool midfielder Suso, 21, is set to join AC Milan on a four-year deal, with the move likely to go through either in January or the summer.(Talksport) *Manchester United look set to miss out on highly-rated Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard, 16, who may move to Real Madrid. (Manchester Evening News) *Ipswich are set to sign Republic of Ireland international striker Noel Hunt on Thursday on a free transfer. The 32-year-old, who was released by Leeds on Wednesday, had a loan spell at Portman Road earlier in the season. (East Anglian Daily Times) *Arsenal are set to make a £4m move for 17- year-old midfielder Krystian Bielik, after a £2.4m bid was rejected by his Polish club Legia Warsaw earlier this week. (Sun, subscription required) *Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe, whose side are top of the Championship, has no interest in succeeding Alan Pardew as manager of Newcastle United. (Talksport) *Ajax boss Frank De Boer is Newcastles top target to replace Pardew, but the Dutchman will not take over at St James Park until the summer. (Daily Mirror) *Pardew may have left his job because he was told by the clubs owner Mike Ashley that he is going to sell them. (Daily Telegraph) *Liverpools Steven Gerrard, 34, reckons fellow midfielder Jordan Henderson, 24, is the perfect choice to become the clubs next captain. (Sun, subscription required) *The Premier League will start a week earlier next season to ensure fewer matches are played over the Christmas and New Year periods. (Daily Star) *Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi has asked the sides players if they still want manager Stuart Pearce at the club after a run of only two wins in 19 games. (Daily Mail) *Former Everton winger Pat Nevin fears his old club will be in a relegation battle at the end of the season. (Liverpool Echo) *Striker Mauro Zarate, who has moved from West Ham to QPR on loan, explains the transfer on Twitter. He says: I am very happy, its an assignment for six months, but its something I needed, and I want to play. *Liverpool defender Jose Enrique posts pictures on Twitter of him and his team-mates at a birthday party for Martin Skrtel, who turned 30 on 15 December. *Chelsea missed the chance to sign Eden Hazard for £100,000 when he was 16. The Belgium attacking midfielder, now 24, eventually joined the Blues for £32m in 2012. (Metro) *Brazil defender Dante is still the butt of jokes from his Bayern Munich team-mates over his countrys 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany last summer. (Daily Mirror) *Martin Odegaard watched Real Madrids Copa del Rey game against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday • Rumour of the day: Chelsea are prepared to pay a £200m contract- release clause to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona. (Star) • Long shot of the day: Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are on red alert and could move for Luis Suarez due to the current turmoil at Barcelona. (Mail) • Ongoing: Manchester City are understood to have agreed personal terms with Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony over a contract worth around £100,000-a-week. ( Telegraph) Latest Arsenal Related Articles Premier Leagues worst January transfers 20 Dec 2013 Premier Leagues best January transfers 19 Dec 2013 Day five of the transfer window 07 Jan 2015 Arsenal plan £64m move for Isco 07 Jan 2015 Lambert is wanted by Palace 07 Jan 2015 United make first bid for Hummels 07 Jan 2015 Perrin confirms contact with Arsenal 06 Jan 2015 Inter beat Liverpool to Shaqiri 06 Jan 2015 Varane to quit Real for Man Utd 06 Jan 2015 Top 56 targets in the transfer window 11 Dec 2014 Your club-by-club January transfer guide 16 Dec 2014 Arsenal and Manchester United are keeping across the turmoil at Barcelona which could lead to a move for their record signing Luis Suarez. (Mail) Arsenal have had a £5m bid for Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic rejected. (Star) Krystian Bielik has confirmed he’s accepted a transfer to Arsenal, and is just waiting on the club to agree a fee with Legia Warsaw. (Metro) Newcastle have no plans to sell Arsenal target Moussa Sissoko in January as club discuss new deal for France international. (Mail) Arsenal ponder summer bid for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech as Liverpool and Roma also target Czech shotstopper. (Telegraph) Arsenal are preparing an incredible £64m move for Real Madrid star Isco in the hope to beat off competition from Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City. (Star) Arsenal are ready to fight with Spurs over Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. ( Telegraph) Arsenal move for Winston Reid after Sam Allardyce admits defender has no future at West Ham. (Mirror) Former United manager David Moyes is in advanced talks to sign Joel Campbell at Real Sociedad. (Mundo Deportivo) Arsenal target and St Etienne captain Loic Perrin confirmed he has been contacted over a move to the Emirates. (Daily Mail) Manchester United and Arsenal are ready to go head-to-head for Newcastles Spanish star Ayoze Perez . (Daily Star) Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City have been on put on alert with Atletico Madrid ready to cash in on Mario Mandzukic. (Daily Star) Leeds have offered rising star Lewis Cook a new contract to fend off interest from Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal. (Daily Star) Arsenal target Morgan Schneiderlin has suggested he may still leave Southampton, though the midfielder said any suitors would have to wait till the end of the season. (Express) Arsenal transfer news - all the latest stories and rumours You need to have the Adobe Flash Player to view this content. Please click here to continue. Cannot Contact Server ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Aston Villa are confident they have moved ahead of Crystal Palace in the pursuit of Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair. (Mail) Manchester Uniteds Tom Cleverley looks set to snub a permanent Aston Villa move to join Everton instead. (Star) Manchester United are poised to crank up the pressure to land Aston Villa defender Ron Vlaar with a £1.5m bid. (Star) Tottenham will test Aston Villa’s resolve by making a cut-price January bid for Fabian Delph . (Mirror) Aston Villa have joined clubs showing an interest in Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis . (Daily Mail) Villa striker Christian Benteke has been linked with a move to champions Manchester City. (Sun) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants Yaya Sanogo, 21, to join a Premier League club on loan, with Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Sunderland all interested. (Star) With Delph appering set to leave Villa Park, the club are ready to make a move for Fulham midfielder Lasse Vigen Christensen as a potential replacement. (Mirror) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley Burnley are confident of concluding a permanent £3m deal for Michael Keane , who is on loan at Turf Moor from Manchester United. (Mail) Burnley defender Kevin Long has signed a new deal with the club, just days after he was ruled out of the remainder of the season with a knee injury. (Sky Sports) Leicester City have made a £7.5m bid for Burnley striker Danny Ings . (Mail) However, Ings will not be sold in January, insists Burnley manager Sean Dyche. (Mail) Sunderland are set to join neighbours Newcastle in the race to sign Ings . (Star) Burnley could be already lining up a replacement for Ings with unsettled £5m- rated Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gayle on their radar. (Mirror) Newcastle owner Mike Ashley wants to sign Ings for Scottish side Rangers. (Star) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Chelsea are prepared to pay a £200m contract-release clause to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona. (Star) Leicester City have beaten Chelsea in the race to sign Andrej Kramari c with a club- record £9m deal for the Croatian. (Mirror) Chelsea are set to beat Liverpool and Spurs to £20m Didier Drogba replacement Mauro Icardi . (Express) Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah is discussing a possible loan move to Bordeaux. (Mail) Raphael Varane wants to quit Real Madrid to make a big Premier League move to either Chelsea or Manchester United. (Daily Star) Chelsea are closing on on the signing of Arsenal and Liverpool target Rayan Souici , who has been dubbed the new Paul Pogba. (Express) Chelsea are considering whether to offer a contract to former England defender Micah Richards who will be available for free this summer. (Guardian) Sergio Busquets , the Barcelona midfielder, is set to disappoint Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United by signing a new deal with the Catalans. (Star) Chelsea transfer news- all the latest stories and rumours ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Cyrstal Palace could be beaten to the signing of Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair by Aston Villa. (Mail) Crystal Palace are interested in signing Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert . (Mail) Incoming Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is considering a loan deal for Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo . (Times) Pardew is also interested in Swansea forward Bafetimbi Gomis , 29, Aston Villa striker Darren Bent , 30, and Lille left- back Pape Souare , 24. (Star) Palace have made a £1.8m offer for Palermo left-back Achraf Lazaar. (Mail) The Eagles are lining up a double swoop for Swanseas Bafetimbi Gomis and Lilles Pape Souare . (Star) Palace are said to have made a £2.5m bid for Lille left-back Souare, but the French side are holding out for another £500,000. (Mail) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton Manchester Uniteds Tom Cleverley looks set to snub a permanent Aston Villa move to join Everton instead. (Star) Alex McCarthy and David Marshall are on Evertons radar as Toffees eye keeper swoop. (Mail) Everton manager Roberto Martinez says Ross Barkley will not be leaving in January, but he is looking to sign an experienced goalkeeper on a long-term deal. (ESPN) Louis van Gaal wants to sign Everton right-back Seamus Coleman, 26, for around £20m (Guardian) Everton are weighing up a short-term move for Wigan goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi , 33 (Mail) Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj is a loan target for Everton as boss Roberto Martinez. (People) Everton are understood to be in the chase for Croatia international and Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. (Mirror) The Merseysiders have opened talks with Barcelona over a shock deal to sign their right-back Douglas . (Metro) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hull City Steve Bruce has been keeping tabs on Steven Fletchers future at Sunderland with the Hull manager ready to swoop for the striker. (Sun) Sunderland and Leicester are interested in signing out-of-favour Hull City defender Curtis Davies . (Mail) Bruce is plotting yet another raid on Tottenham as he lines up a January bid for Aaron Lennon. (Mirror) Hull have recalled Yannick Sagbo from his loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers. (Sky Sports) Hull are planning to hold contract extension talks with Paul McShane, Liam Rosenior, Stephen Quinn and Alex Bruce. (Sky Sports) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Leicester City have beaten Chelsea in the race to sign Andrej Kramari c with a club- record £9m deal for the Croatian. (Mirror) Shaun Maloney is set to join Leicester City in a £1million-plus move from Wigan. (Glasgow Evening Times) Leicester and Liverpool have both been linked with a January swoop for striker Jermain Defoe . (Guardian) City, meanwhile, are also on the brink of signing veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer from Chelsea. ( Star ) Leicester City have made a £7.5m bid for Burnley striker Danny Ings . (Mail) West Brom could join Leicester, Newcastle and German club Wolfsburg in the race to sign Ings. (Sun) Leicester have joined Burnley in the race to sign unsettled £5m-rated Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gayle. (Mirror) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Liverpool want to sign Manchester City midfielder James Milner this month. The England international is out of contract in the summer. (Times) Olympiakos want to sign Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli on loan until the end of the season. (Express) Meanwhile, midfielder Suso looks set to join AC Milan on a four-year deal. (TalkSport) Liverpool have managed to fend off competition to agree a £10m deal for Bayern Munich midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri. (Star) Liverpool have not contacted Lille about a possible recall of their on-loan striker Divock Origi . (Talksport) Chelsea are set to beat Liverpool and Spurs to £20m Didier Drogba replacement Mauro Icardi . (Express) Crystal Palace are interested in signing Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert . (Mail) Leeds have offered rising star Lewis Cook a new contract to fend off interest from Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal. (Daily Star) Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City have been on put on alert with Atletico Madrid ready to cash in on Mario Mandzukic. (Daily Star) Liverpool could be forced to pay £3m for their own striker following their frontline injury crisis. Divock Origi , the 19-year- old Belgium international is currently on a season-long loan at French club Lille, but is wanted back at Anfield by manager Brendan Rodgers. (Liverpool Echo) Keiren Westwood , Sheffield Wednesdays 30-year-old goalkeeper, has dismissed reports linking him with a move to Liverpool and has said he is happy at Hillsborough. (Sheffield Star) Liverpool are considering a move to sign Valencia striker Paco Alcacer. (Marca) Liverpool transfer news - all the latest stories and rumours ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Manchester City are understood to have agreed personal terms with Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony over a contract worth around £100,000-a-week. (Telegraph) Manchester City, United, Arsenal and Chelsea are on red alert and could move for Luis Suarez due to the current turmoil at Barcelona. (Mail) James Milner could leave the club this month and move to Liverpool. (Times) Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City have been on put on alert with Atletico Madrid ready to cash in on Mario Mandzukic. (Star) Manchester City striker John Guidetti is closing in on a permanent £3 million move to Celtic. (Goal) Manuel Pellegrini, the Manchester City manager, is said to be keen on signing Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler , although the German side want £25m for the 21-year-old. (Star) City could lay out £45m to bring in Everton midfielder Ross Barkley which would provide Roberto Martinez with funds for a complete overhaul. (Mail) Manchester City want to solve their striker crisis by bringing in Villa striker Christian Benteke. (Sun) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are on red alert and could move for Luis Suarez due to the current turmoil at Barcelona. (Mail) United have made an offer for Mats Hummels , but Borussia Dortmund insist the defender is not for sale. (Express) Victor Valdes is poised for an Old Trafford move which has sparked doubts over David De Geas future. (Telegraph) United are boosted in their pursuit of £16m-rated midfielder Ilkay Gundogan after Borussia Dortmund appear willing to let him leave. (Express) Manchester United are poised to crank up the pressure to land Aston Villa defender Ron Vlaar with a £1.5m bid. (Star) Martin Odegaard is on the verge of signing for Real Madrid, snubbing Premier League suitors United, Liverpool and Manchester City in the process. (Express) Raphael Varane wants to quit Real Madrid to make a big Premier League move to either Chelsea or Manchester United. (Daily Star) Manchester United and Arsenal are ready to go head-to-head for Newcastles Spanish star Ayoze Perez . (Daily Star) Manchester United will attempt to sell Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez at the end of the season, even if Louis van Gaal decides against a £43.2m permanent deal for the on-loan Radamel Falcao. (Telegraph) AC Milan are ready to accept an offer from Manchester United for their midfielder Nigel De Jong . (Daily Star) Leeds have offered rising star Lewis Cook a new contract to fend off interest from Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal. (Daily Star) Burnley are in negotiations with Manchester United about signing defender Michael Keane on a permanent deal. (ESPN) You need to have the Adobe Flash Player to view this content. Please click here to continue. Cannot Contact Server Manchester United transfer news - all the latest stories ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Newcastle have no plans to sell Arsenal target Moussa Sissoko in January as club discuss new deal for France international. (Mail) Newcastle have been snubbed in their first approach to sign AC Milan forward MBaye Niang . (Mail) Manchester United and Arsenal are ready to go head-to-head for Newcastles Spanish star Ayoze Perez . (Daily Star) Yohan Cabaye looks set for a return to Newcastle with PSG keen on a cash and swap deal for Moussa Sissoko. (People) Hatem Ben Arfa has all but agreed a deal to return to France aand join Nice. (Express) Fabricio Coloccini , the Newcastle defender, is in the frame for the job at St James Park after Alan Pardew left the club. (Independent) West Ham face a battle to hold on to centre-back James Tomkins with Newcastle interested in the 25-year-old. (Times) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queens Park Rangers QPR are hoping to take Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah on loan until the end of the season. (Mail) QPR are eyeing up a move for Corinthians striker Alexandre Pato . (Fox Sports News) Queens Park Rangers have completed the loan signing of Mauro Zárate , and are in talks to sign Ryan Manning, but a deal for Jermain Defoe is currently likely to flounder on Toronto FC’s demand for a transfer fee. ( Telegraph) Adel Taarabt, the QPR midfielder, has turned down a move to Serie A side Atalanta in the hope that AC Milan make a bid. (Mail) Harry Redknapp is eyeing a January move for Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair. (Mirror) QPR are confident they will agree terms to double Charlie Austins wages in a new contract in the new year. (London Evening Standard) QPR would be interested in taking West Hams troubled midfielder Ravel Morrison on loan. (Telegraph) Redknapp has again been tipped to sign free agent Lassana Diarra . (West London Sport) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Southampton are looking to buy Dundees teenage striker Craig Wighton. (Mail) Dutch legend Wesley Sneijder is set to snub Southampton to complete £9m Juventus switch. (Caught Offside) Southampton are interested in Porto defender Bruno Martins Indi . (Daily Mail) Southampton will make defender Ryan Bertrands loan move to the club from Chelsea a permanent switch in the summer. (Setanta) Arsenal and Tottenham will battle it out for the signature of Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin . (Squawka) Martin Odegaard , the 16-year-old Norwegian international, is ready to turn down offers from Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United in favour of a move to the south coast club, according to reports in Norway. (Express) Southampton have reached a deal to sign the Holland winger Eljero Elia from Werder Bremen. (Telegraph) Saints are plotting a move for Wesley Sneijder from Galatasaray to stop their season unravelling. (Mirror) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Stoke City are considering a £10m bid for Bayern Munichs Xherdan Shaqiri. (Telegraph) Stoke manager Mark Hughes expects to sign defender Philipp Wollscheid from Bayer Leverkusen on loan for the rest of the season. (Sky Sports) New West Brom manager Tony Pulis is interested in signing Stoke City striker Peter Crouch, 33. (Mirror) Stoke have made an £8m bid to beat Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City to Rennes starlet Paul-Georges Ntep in January. (Express) Despite being linked with a move to QPR, Stoke are hopeful striker Peter Crouch will stay with the club. (Stoke Sentinel) Stoke are the latest club to be linked with a loan move for Joel Campbell . (Mirror) Charlie Adam is open to the possibility of a move abroad amid links to Real Sociedad. (Mail) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Sunderland are lining up a £8million move for Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk after sending scouts to watch him. (Daily Mail) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants Yaya Sanogo, 21, to join a Premier League club on loan, with Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Sunderland all interested. (Star) Gus Poyet is hoping to strengthen his attack next month by signing Burnley striker Danny Ings . (Star) Sunderland and Leicester are interested in signing out-of-favour Hull City defender Curtis Davies . (Mail) Ezequiel Muñoz , the Palermo defender who can play centre-back and right-back, is being watched by Sunderland who will have to pay around £4m. (Mail) Sunderland set to make a renewed move for Liverpools Fabio Borini. (Mail) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swansea City Swansea have lodged a £4m bid for Tottenhams Kyle Naughton . (Mail) Manchester City are understood to have agreed personal terms with Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony over a contract worth around £100,000-a-week. (Telegraph) Aston Villa have joined clubs showing an interest in Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis . (Daily Mail) Portugal striker Nelson Oliveira will join Swansea until the end of the season. (ESPN) Ezequiel Muñoz , the Palermo defender who can play centre-back and right-back, is being watched by Swansea who will have to pay around £4m for the 24-year- old Argentine. (Mail) Swansea are lining up a January move for Atlético Madrid striker Leo Baptistao. (Mirror) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Andros Townsend says his long-term future is at Tottenham despite being consistently linked with a move away. (London Evening Standard) Swansea have lodged a £4m bid for Tottenhams Kyle Naughton . (Mail) Spurs have stepped up their efforts to sign Aston Villas Fabian Delph ahead of rivals Liverpool. (Times) Chelsea are set to beat Liverpool and Spurs to £20m Didier Drogba replacement Mauro Icardi . (Express) Tottenham are close to signing Paris Saint- Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot on loan until the end of the season, according to report. (London 24) Tottenham Hotspur are considering cashing in on goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 28, who they would expect around £25m for. Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid are both unbderstood to be monitoring the situation. (Sun) Adrien Rabiot is close to joining Spurs on a six-month loan deal. (Gazzetta dello Sport) Tottenham face £20m fight with Liverpool to sign striker Saido Berahino from West Brom. (Sun) Cruzeiro have been linked with a move for outcast Paulinho, while Aaron Lennon can leave the club if anyone lays out £7m. (Mirror) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion West Brom and Southampton target Andros Townsend has ruled out a move away from Tottenham. (Star) New manager Tony Pulis will have up to £15m to spend in the January transfer window. (Independent) Liverpool and Tottenham target Saido Berahino could be available for £14m. (talkSPORT) Pulis is interested in signing Stoke City striker Peter Crouch , 33. (Mirror) West Brom have denied that Saido Berahino is on his way to Liverpool in January. (Express) West Brom could join Leicester, Newcastle and German club Wolfsburg in the race to sign Burnley striker Danny Ings. (Sun) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United West Ham are interested in signing Atletico Madrid midfielder Mario Suarez during the transfer window. (Mail) Arsenal move for Winston Reid after Sam Allardyce admits defender has no future at West Ham. (Mirror) West Ham want to offload striker Mauro Zarate to make room for manager Sam Allardyce to bring in new signings. (People) Allardyce is set to face a battle to hold on to centre-back James Tomkins with Newcastle interested in the 25-year-old. (Times) David Sullivan has warned West Hams Premier League rivals that the clubs first- team stars are not for sale at any price next month. (Mirror) QPR would be interested in taking West Hams troubled midfielder Ravel Morrison on loan. (Telegraph) Arsenal are willing to sell full-back Carl Jenkinson for £8m, but West Ham are unlikely to meet their valuation. (Starb)
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