11th Jan 2012
Newcastle are prepared to buy back Andy Carroll from Liverpool -  but will not pay more than £10m for the striker they sold to the Anfield  club for £35m a year ago.                                                           
Full story: the Sun                                             
Newcastle are willing to pay about £15m for  Carroll, but the Tyneside club believes Liverpool's valuation could be  closer to £25m.                                                           
Full story: the Times (subscription required)                                             
Newcastle have put a £15m price tag on goalkeeper Tim Krul.                                                           
Full story: the Sun                                             
New QPR manager Mark Hughes has made Chelsea striker Didier Drogba his number one transfer target.                                                            
Full story: Daily Star                                             
Striker Mario Balotelli has dismissed reports he wants to quit Manchester City.                                                           
Full story: talkSPORT                                             
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp wants his chairman Daniel Levy to stump  up £7m for Bolton defender Gary Cahill, whose proposed move to Chelsea  has stalled over his wage demands and his preference to move to a club  where he is assured of being a first choice.                                                           
Full story: the Times (subscription required)                                             
Arsenal starlet Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain wants to leave the  club on loan during the transfer window to boost his chances of getting  on the plane for Euro 2012.                                                           
Full story: Daily Star                                             
Arsenal face competition from Chelsea and Manchester City to  sign 16-year-old Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, who is valued at about  £4m even though he is yet to make his first-team debut.                                                           
Full story: the Independent                                             
Mark Hughes has already contacted his former club Manchester City  about signing defenders Nedum Onuoha and Wayne Bridge, and Blackburn to  make an £8m offer for Christopher Samba. Hughes has a budget of £30m to  spend in January.                                                           
Full story: Daily Express                                             
Everton are believed to be looking at Egyptian striker Mohamed Nagy, who plays for Al Ahly in Cairo.                                                           
Full story: Liverpool Echo                                             
Sochaux striker Modiba Maiga, whose proposed move to Newcastle  fell through last month when he failed a medical, is now hoping to join  Stoke.                                                           
Full story: Daily Mirror                                             
Liverpool are understood to be interested in Inter Milan striker  Luc Castaignos - a transfer target for Merseyside rivals Everton - on a  loan deal.                                                           
Full story: Daily Mail                                             
Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong has  reiterated he could leave the club after growing increasingly frustrated  by his lack of playing time.                                                           
Full story: Sky Sports                                             
Newcastle say they have not received any bids for striker Demba Ba.                                                           
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle                                             
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti says the club are "serious" about signing wantaway Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.                                                           
Full story: London Evening Standard                                             
Qatar outfit Al-Sadd have pulled out of a deal for QPR striker Adel Taarabt, after baulking at his £15m price tag.                                                           
Full story: Metro                                             
Stoke's proposed £1.5m signing of VVV Venlo striker Michael Uchebo is in danger of collapse over work permit issues.                                                           
Full story: Daily Mail                                             
Manchester United are believed to be targeting Celtic's  22-year-old midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung in a bid to ease their midfield  crisis.                                                           
Full story: Footybunker                                             
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has criticised Liverpool's handling of the Luis Suarez affair and insisted the striker should have apologised sooner for racially abusing Patrice Evra.
Luis Suarez says he wants to fire Liverpool to a trophy and a top-four finish when he returns from his eight-match suspension.                                                           
Full story: Goal.com                                             
Man City striker Mario Balotelli says Mancini is a better manager than Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho.                                                           
Full story: Daily Express                                             
Man City are worried that Spanish star David Silva could be out of  action for a few weeks with the ankle injury that forced him off at  half-time in the 3-2 loss to Manchester United.                                                            
Full story: Goal.com                                             
Aston Villa midfielder Ciaran Clark insists he has never  contemplated going out on loan to boost his hopes of playing for the  Republic of Ireland at the Euro 2012 Championship.                                                           
Full story: Birmingham Mail                                             
Blackburn manager Steve Kean's agent has questioned the motives  behind the protests at Rovers and has suggested the fans involved are  not "true supporters".                                                           
Full story: Lancashire Telegraph                                             
Sir Richard Branson has ruled out bidding to rename Newcastle's ground St James' Park after his takeover of Northern Rock.                                                           
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle                                             
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