Monday 10th Nov
Manchester City are monitoring the progress of Standard Liege midfielder Axel Witsel. The 19-year-old Belgian has also been linked with Middlesbrough and Arsenal. (Daily Mail)
Mark Hughes could be forced out as Manchester City boss by his Brazilian contingent, who are said to be unhappy with the Welshman's management style. A new replacement could be found in the January transfer window. (The Sun)
Hughes, who had met chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak on Saturday night, could fly out to Abu Dhabi for a meeting with club owner Sheik Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday. (The Times)
A South African consortium has approached Portsmouth with a view to buying the club from Alexandre Gaydamak for about £60m. (The Times)
Portsmouth manager Tony Adams wants former Arsenal youth team coach Terry Burton as his new number two at Fratton Park. Ex-Wimbledon boss Burton is currently assistant to Dave Jones at Cardiff. (Daily Mirror)
Everton striker Louis Saha believes Everton can qualify for Europe after their 3-1 victory over West Ham, the Merseyside club's third successive Premier League win. (The Sun)
Pascal Chimbonda's future at Sunderland is in doubt after he was dropped and disciplined by manager Roy Keane for breaking a curfew. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says the best is yet to come after his side's 3-0 victory over West Brom. (Daily Express)
Tuesday 11th Nov
Andrei Arshavin looks set to leave Zenit St Petersburg, with Tottenham interested in the Russian striker. (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham, West Ham and Arsenal are keen on Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah, who is a free agent after leaving Fenerbahce. (Daily Mirror)
Derby are lining up Bolton defender Danny Shittu on a month-long loan deal. (The Sun)
Aston Villa will attempt to sign Wigan and England striker Emile Heskey in the January transfer window. (Daily Star)
Everton have agreed a £2m deal to sign Egypt striker Emad Meteb in January. (Daily Star)
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes could sell Elano, Michael Ball, Nedum Onouha, Dietmar Hamann and Darius Vassell in a January clear-out. (The Independent)
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been warned by Chelsea hierarchy that he faces a January transfer freeze because of the global credit crunch. (Various)
Arsenal are lining up Palmeiras striker Lenny, who is out of contract in January. (Daily Mirror)
Sunderland manager Roy Keane is interested in Lille centre-back Adil Rami. (Daily Star)
Hull City boss Phil Brown is attempting to sign Dutch winger Eljero Elia from FC Twente. (Daily Mirror)
Wednesday 12th Nov
Russia forward Andrei Arshavin has revealed he is desperate to leave Zenit St Petersburg in the coming transfer window in January, saying "at the start of 2009, I will be with another team". Real Madrid and Tottenham thought to be interested in signing the 27-year-old. (Spanish daily AS, 1615 GMT)
Portugal winger Simao Sabrosa, who almost joined Liverpool in 2005 before signing with Atletico Madrid until 2010, has revealed his long-term goal is still to play in England. "I still have the dream of playing in England. I'm attracted to the style of play there and their stadiums." (Press Association, 1549 GMT)
Harry Redknapp is ready to rescue Richard Dunne from his Manchester City nightmare and bring him to Tottenham in January. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United have made Barcelona playmaker Xavi their top £20m transfer target. (Daily Star)
And United have also joined the chase for Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel, 19. Standard Liege want about £15m for the teenager. (Daily Mail)
Jimmy Bullard is being chased by Spurs and Sunderland - as Fulham decide whether or not to offer the midfielder a new contract. (The Sun)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is the managerial target for a Middle East consortium in talks with Nottingham Forest about a multi-million pound takeover of the Championship club. (Daily Express)
Thursday 13th Nov
Manchester United could be set for a £15m move for 19-year-old Standard Liege midfielder Axel Witsel. (The Sun)
United face competition for the Belgian from their London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes will be given unlimited funds by the club's owners to sign new players in January. (The Times)
Aston Villa are ready to pay whatever it takes to sign Newcastle striker Michael Owen in January. (The Sun)
Stoke manager Tony Pulis is ready to spend £1.5m on Southampton midfielder Andrew Surman. (Various)
Wigan's on-loan striker Amr Zaki will be sold by his parent Club, Zamalek, for about £7m, with Liverpool and Manchester City interested. (The Sun)
Argentine striker Carlos Tevez is worried about his future at Manchester United, says his new national coach Diego Maradona. (Various)
Real Madrid will launch a bid to sign Tevez in January. (Daily Mirror)
Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear says he needs to sign four new players in January to safeguard the club's Premier League future. (Various)
Atletico Madrid's Portugal international winger Simao Sabrosa has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Premier League clubs. (Daily Mirror)
Nottingham Forest are keen on Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan. (Various)
QPR are hoping to secure the services of Bolton striker Heidar Helguson this week on loan, with a view to a permanent £1.5m move. (Various)
Blackburn have told Matt Jansen he can return to Carlisle if he cannot revive his career at the club. (Various)
Friday 14th Nov 2008
Wigan boss Steve Bruce will launch a £10m bid to sign Ecuador striker Cristian Benitez from Mexican side Santos Laguna. (Various)
Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez is determined to fight for his future at Old Trafford. (The Sun)
Real Madrid are interested in the Argentina striker but he wants to stay with United. (Daily Telegraph)
Tevez wanted to join Real in January, he would be unable to move because his contract at United forbids it. (Daily Express)
United want to sign Tevez - who is only on loan with the Red Devils - on a permanent contract. (The Independent)
The Red Devils hope to conclude the deal for the 24-year-old, which could cost them as much as £30m, before the Club World Cup in Japan in December. (The Times)
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has warned he will not pay over the odds for players in January despite his club's new wealth. (Daily Express)
Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz, Chelsea left-back Wayne Bridge and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra are top of Hughes' list of transfer targets. (Various)
Wigan striker Emile Heskey, Stuttgart forward Mario Gomez, West Ham front man Craig Bellamy, Werder Bremen midfielder Torsten Frings and Blackburn left-back Stephen Warnock are also on Hughes' radar. (Daily Express)
Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha could be used as a makeweight in a deal for Santa Cruz, while left-back Michael Ball, midfielder Dietmar Hamann and strikers Darius Vassell, Felipe Caicedo and Benjani Mwaruwari would also be allowed to leave Eastlands. (The Times)
Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho has targeted Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, who he signed for the Blues during his time as manager at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will step up his efforts to offload out-of-favour Reds midfielder Jermaine Pennant in January and Blackburn are expected to make a bid for him. (The Guardian)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill fears the club will face another battle to keep midfielder Gareth Barry at the club in January. (Daily Mirror)
West Brom boss Tony Mowbray will offload up to six of his first-team squad in January to fund new signings. (The Sun)
Middlesbrough and Bolton will fight it out for Deportivo La Coruna's £2m-rated Canadian midfielder Julian de Guzman. (Daily Mirror)
Sunderland are chasing highly rated Ipswich midfielder Owen Garvan. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea are set to fine striker Didier Drogba £160,000 for throwing a coin into the crowd during Chelsea's Carling Cup fourth round defeat to Burnley. (Daily Mirror)The Football Association is poised to hand Drogba a three-match ban over the incident and the police will launch their own investigation. (Daily Mirror)
Drogba could get a longer ban if the FA decides to treat his single-finger gesture at Burnley fans as a separate incident. (Daily Mail)
West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola, a former Chelsea striker, has defended Drogba's actions and says Premier League players should be shown more respect. (Daily Mirror)
Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, says Drogba should be banned. (The Sun)
Newcastle's interim manager Joe Kinnear will be handed a one-year contract to stay on as Magpies boss if owner Mike Ashley fails to sell the club. (Daily Mirror)
At least one of the two American parties vying to buy the Magpies are engaged in the due diligence process. (The Times)
Sunderland boss Roy Keane admits he is under growing pressure after his side's run of poor results, which has left them second-bottom of the Premier League. (Daily Mirror)
Gianfranco Zola has held showdown talks with his West Ham players after seeing them pick up just one point in their last six games. (The Sun)
Former Tottenham striker Les Ferdinand has joined Spurs boss Harry Redknapp's coaching staff and will work as consultant to the club's strikers. (Daily Mirror)
Redknapp's plan is to use a series of specialist coaches for attack and defence, in the same way as NFL teams train. (Daily Star)
New Portsmouth manager Tony Adams is confident he will have money to spend in the January transfer window despite the Fratton Park club being up for sale. (Daily Mirror)
Keith Harris, the dealmaker who has been asked to find a buyer for Everton, says a groundshare with Liverpool is the only way ahead for both clubs as they struggle to move plans for new stadiums forwards. (The Independent)
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