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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will move for Liverpool trio Fernando Torres, Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard if the Reds finish outside the top four in the Premier League this season and are forced to sell their superstars.
Full story: The Sun

Zenit St Petersburg, Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Sporting Lisbon are interested in buying Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko but Spurs want £13m for the out-of-favour Russian and will not consider letting him leave in a loan deal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Hull City boss Phil Brown hopes to sign Manchester City striker Benjani on loan in January, but only if the Eastlands club agree to pay half of the Zimbabwe star's £50,000-a-week wages.
Full story: The Sun

Former Bolton midfielder Peter Reid, currently assistant boss at Stoke, is being lined up as Wanderers' next manager.
Full story: Daily Express

Portsmouth have invited Manchester City to make an offer for their £8m-rated defender Younes Kaboul.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Premier League Results for the 30th Dec 2009

Man Utd Rooney (28) Carrick (32) Rafael Da Silva (45) Berbatov (50) Valencia (75)	5-0 (HT 3-0)	Wigan
		Bookings: N'Zogbia (58)
Att: 74,560

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Portsmouth Belhadj (74)	1-4 (HT 0-2)	Arsenal Eduardo (28) Nasri (42) Ramsey (69) Song Billong (81)
Bookings: Mokoena (45+2) Hughes (86)
Att: 20,404

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Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic is a £20m target for Real Madrid, with the Spanish giants set to make a move for the Serb at the end of the season.
Full story: The Sun

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson could line up a January move for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris - but the United boss will have to pay Lyon £20m for the France international.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will step up his bid to sign 15-year-old QPR striker Raheem Sterling.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Palermo defender Simon Kjaer has rejected a £12m move to Manchester City - although Eastlands boss Roberto Mancini has denied he is interested in signing the Dane.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton will face competition from Arsenal and Manchester United to sign 17-year-old Belgian winger Maxime Lestienne. The Excelsior Mouscron star has been offered a trial after being recommended by Toffees midfielder Marouane Fellaini.
Full story: The Sun

Birmingham City are preparing a £3.5m deal to turn goalkeeper Joe Hart's loan move from Manchester City into a permanent one.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is also planning a £2m move for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy.
Full story: The Sun

Sheffield United boss Kevin Blackwell wants to sign Greg Halford on loan after the versatile wide man fell out of favour with Wolves manager Mick McCarthy.
Full story:

Chelsea have put youth talent scout Gary Worthington on gardening leave - in a bid to stop him moving to rivals Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Barclays Premier League Results for the 29th Dec 2009

Aston Villa	0-1 (HT 0-0)	Liverpool Torres (90+3)
Bookings: Dunne (41)		Bookings: Lucas (43)
Att: 42,788

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Bolton Klasnic (20) Davies (61)	2-2 (HT 1-0)	Hull Hunt (71, 78)
Bookings: McCann (79)		Bookings: Dawson (65) Mendy (90+4)
Att: 20,696

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West Ham are planning a January bid for former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu, who is now playing for Italian side Fiorentina.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp may turn to former club Portsmouth in January, with goalkeeper Asmir Begovic the target.
Full story: The Sun

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is lining up a £9m offer for West Ham midfielder Scott Parker, who is also attracting interest from Tottenham and Liverpool.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bolton have moved closer to signing Real Madrid midfielder Guti after he turned down a move to Turkish side Besiktas.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Portsmouth's players are set to miss out on being paid on time for the third time this season as their cash crisis continues.
Full story: Daily Mirror

New Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini insists he is not interested in Palermo's Denmark defender Simon Kjaer. "Could the Dane interest us? At the moment we have other targets. We're not thinking about Kjaer," Mancini said. (Mediterraneonline.it)

Arsene Wenger admits he may be forced to consider his options during the transfer window after the fresh hamstring injury for captain Cesc Fabregas. "I have said we will keep our eyes open and if a good opportunity turns up we will do it, but at the moment I haven't got any 'names'," said the Arsenal manager, who is also likely to move for a striker to cover the loss of crocked Dutch international Robin van Persie. (Press Association).

Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic is one of 14 defenders being tipped to replace Real Madrid's Pepe, who is sidelined with a right knee injury. Among the others are Sergio Canales of Racing Santander, Cleiton Xavier of Brazilian side Palmeiras and Benfica's Brazilian player David Luiz, Spanish media reported on Monday.

Barclays Premier League results for the 28th Dec 2009

Blackburn Pedersen (53) Diouf (77)	2-2 (HT 0-0)	Sunderland Bent (52, 65)
Bookings: McCarthy (62)		Bookings: Nosworthy (30) Meyler (36) Bardsley (88) Da Silva (90+5)
Att: 25,656

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Chelsea Drogba (73) Smalling (og 75)	2-1 (HT 0-1)	Fulham Gera (4)
Bookings: Drogba (88)		Bookings: Baird (56)
Att: 41,805

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Everton Vaughan (83) Pienaar (90+2)	2-0 (HT 0-0)	Burnley
Bookings: Pienaar (90+3)		Bookings: Jordan (27) Bikey (53) Elliott (60) Duff (71) Mears (89)
		Sent off: Jordan (62)
Att: 39,419

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Stoke	0-1 (HT 0-0)	Birmingham Jerome (50)
Bookings: Delap (85) Shawcross (87)		Bookings: Bowyer (16) Carr (60) Jerome (90+1)
Att: 27,211

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Tottenham Modric (11) Defoe (81)	2-0 (HT 1-0)	West Ham
Bookings: Corluka (67) Defoe (83)		Bookings: Franco (63) Alessandro Diamanti (66) Kovac (72)
Att: 35,994

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Wolverhampton	0-3 (HT 0-1)	Man City Tevez (33, 86) Garrido (69)
Bookings: Foley (63) Mancienne (68) Hahnemann (70)		Bookings: Zabaleta (35) Tevez (74)
Att: 28,957

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Craig Bellamy has rubbished claims he wants to quit Manchester City and denies he led a player rebellion in the wake of Mark Hughes' sacking.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bolton boss Gary Megson is attempting to sign veteran Real Madrid midfielder Guti.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Harry Redknapp has paved the way for Roman Pavlyuchenko's Tottenham exit and says he would not necessarily need a replacement if the Russian quit White Hart Lane in January.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Portsmouth are being sued by French side Lens over alleged unpaid transfer fees for striker Aruna Dindane and defender Nadir Belhadj.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manager Carlo Ancelotti has admitted for the first time Chelsea are low on confidence, despite his side still heading the Premier League table.
Full story: Sun

Premier League results for the 27thDec 2009

Arsenal Fabregas (65, 81) Diaby (90+1)	3-0 (HT 0-0)	Aston Villa
Bookings: Song Billong (67)		Bookings: A Young (55) Cuellar (76) Delph (90+4)
Att: 60,056

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Hull Fagan (pen 60)	1-3 (HT 0-1)	Man Utd Rooney (45+2) Dawson (og 73) Berbatov (82)
		Bookings: Evra (32) Rafael Da Silva (59)
Att: 24,627

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Portsmouth goalkeeper David James admits he is "flattered" by the interest of Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp and would be keen on a move to White Hart Lane to boost his England World Cup chances.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph

Fernando Torres is ready to quit Liverpool if they fail to qualify for the Champions League this season.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering splashing out on a new striker in the January transfer window, with Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh top of his wanted list.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Manchester United striker Frederico Macheda, 18, is being linked with a loan move to Real Zaragoza.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester United are ready to challenge Roberto Mancini's City for £12m-rated Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini.
Full story: News of the World

Jose Mourinho snubbed Manchester City's offer to become their coach because his dream is to step in when Sir Alex Ferguson finally retires at Manchester United.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Manchester City believe they can lure Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in the summer as they see newly-appointed coach Roberto Mancini as just a stopgap. City have still not ruled out trying to persuade Jose Mourinho to take over either.
Full story: Sunday Express

Premier League results for the 26th Dec 2009

Birmingham	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Chelsea
Bookings: Bowyer (71)		Bookings: Malouda (61) Ivanovic (79)
		Sent off: Malouda (89)
Att: 28,958

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Burnley Nugent (56)	1-1 (HT 0-1)	Bolton Taylor (29)
Att: 21,761

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Fulham	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Tottenham
Bookings: Pantsil (49)
Att: 25,679

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Liverpool Gerrard (62) Benayoun (70)	2-0 (HT 0-0)	Wolverhampton
		Bookings: Ward (48)
		Sent off: Ward (53)
Att: 41,956

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Man City Petrov (28) Tevez (45+3)	2-0 (HT 2-0)	Stoke
		Bookings: Diao (36) Whelan (80)
Att: 47,325

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Sunderland Bent (17)	1-1 (HT 1-0)	Everton Fellaini (85)
Bookings: Mensah (37)		Bookings: Cahill (41) Saha (72) Bilyaletdinov (90)
Att: 46,990

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West Ham Alessandro Diamanti (pen 23) Kovac (89)	2-0 (HT 1-0)	Portsmouth
		Bookings: Dindane (19) Brown (21) O'Hara (63)
Att: 33,686

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Wigan Rodallega (53)	1-1 (HT 0-1)	Blackburn McCarthy (30)
Bookings: Thomas (90+4)		Bookings: Salgado (15) Givet (38) Chimbonda (44) Nzonzi (86)
Att: 20,243

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez wants to sign two players in January, with Aston Villa's former Reds striker Emile Heskey being one of them.
Full story: Daily Mirror

New Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will make strengthening his defence the first priority in the new year. West Ham centre-half Matthew Upson (£10m), Inter Milan full-back Maicon (£15m), Juventus full-back Giorgio Chiellini (£10m) and Bolton's Gary Cahill (£10m) are all on the wanted list.
Full story: Daily Star

Everton are considering making a loan move for former Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes, who is now at Atletico Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mail

New Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is not convinced that his tenure at Eastlands will last beyond next summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Roma have joined Barcelona, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Sunderland, Fulham, Wigan, Birmingham and German side Hoffenheim in the race to sign £5m-rated Crystal Palace forward Victor Moses.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn and Everton will battle it out to sign Tottenham's Scotland full-back Alan Hutton for £4m in January. (Daily Express)

West Ham hope to hijack Celtic's £2.5m swoop for Tours FC striker Olivier Giroud, who has also been targeted by Monaco, Toulouse, Valenciennes and Montpellier.
Full story: Daily Record

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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will spend up to £55m in the January transfer window to boost his side's title challenge, with £40m-rated Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero and Monaco midfielder Jerko Leko top of his wish list and Ajax forward Luis Suarez, Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi and Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell seen as back-up options.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy and goalkeeper Shay Given are considering quitting the club in protest over the sacking of former manager Mark Hughes.
Full story: The Sun

Tottenham are ready to sell Robbie Keane to Celtic in January but want goalkeeper Artur Boruc as part of the deal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Robbie Keane may stay at White Hart Lane and remain club captain - despite angering Harry Redknapp by organising the club's Christmas party in Dublin behind the manager's back.
Full story: The Sun

Blackburn hope to re-sign James Beattie and will offer Jason Roberts to Stoke City in a swap deal for the striker, who began his career at Ewood Park.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Everton will battle it out with Arsenal to sign Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh for £7m in the summer.
Full story: The Sun

Blackburn have offered a four-year deal to United States midfielder Stuart Holden, who plays for Major League Soccer outfit Houston Dynamo. (The Sun)

Birmingham City want to turn Joe Hart's loan switch from Manchester City into a permanent move and are also close to agreeing a £2.5m deal for Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Roberto Mancini's first job as Manchester City manager will be to hold showdown talks with £32.5m Brazilian forward Robinho, who the Italian sees as the key to City's future.
Full story: The Sun

Sunderland striker Darren Bent is terrified of spiders and will consider hypnotherapy to combat his arachnophobia, with the possibility that he may be part of England's squad for the 2010 World Cup in spider-infested South Africa.
Full story: The Sun

Everton Bilyaletdinov (5)	1-1 (HT 1-1)	Birmingham Larsson (22)
		Bookings: Larsson (78) Hart (84) Jerome (87)
Att: 33,660

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West Ham Alessandro Diamanti (pen 45)	1-1 (HT 1-0)	Chelsea Lampard (pen 61)
Bookings: Franco (33) Parker (45+3) Noble (52) Upson (59)		Bookings: Carvalho (30) A Cole (44) Terry (84)
Att: 33,388

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Wolverhampton Milijas (15) Doyle (50)	2-0 (HT 1-0)	Burnley
Bookings: Henry (35) Doyle (51)		Bookings: Gudjonsson (90+1)
Att: 27,410

Barclays Premier League results as at 19:30 19Dec 2009

Arsenal Denilson (45+4) Eduardo (59) Diaby (80)	3-0 (HT 1-0)	Hull
Bookings: Nasri (45)		Bookings: Hunt (45) Zayatte (45+2) Boateng (45+5) Barmby (45) Olofinjana (90+3)
Att: 60,006

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Aston Villa Carew (61)	1-0 (HT 0-0)	Stoke
		Bookings: Wilkinson (67)
Att: 35,852

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Blackburn	0-2 (HT 0-1)	Tottenham Crouch (45+2, 83)
		Bookings: Corluka (35)
Att: 26,490

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Fulham Murphy (22) Zamora (46) Duff (75)	3-0 (HT 1-0)	Man Utd
		Bookings: Scholes (7)
Att: 25,700

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Man City Santa Cruz (4, 69) Tevez (pen 12) Bellamy (35)	4-3 (HT 3-2)	Sunderland Mensah (16) Henderson (24) Jones (62)
Bookings: Given (64) Zabaleta (68)		Bookings: Nosworthy (78) Cattermole (88)
		Sent off: Turner (90+2)
Att: 44,735

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Portsmouth Belhadj (33) Piquionne (82)	2-0 (HT 1-0)	Liverpool
Bookings: Yebda (45+3) Piquionne (83)		Bookings: Lucas (47) Torres (56) Johnson (60)
		Sent off: Mascherano (45)
Att: 20,534

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Tottenham hope to sign Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh on a free transfer, as the Bordeaux striker is out of contract at the end of the season. (Daily Mail)

Bolton insist that they will not cash in on defender Gary Cahill in the January transfer window. (Daily Star)

Arsenal want QPR wonderkid Raheem Sterling and are considering a player-plus-cash deal involving Gunners striker Jay Simpson.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Gunners manager Arsene Wenger says the club will not be "busy" in the January transfer window, also urging football to get its financial house in order.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Birmingham are stepping up their efforts to sign Schalke's Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish says he will bring in "two or three" new players in January as he looks to maintain their fine season. (The Independent)

Stoke City say they will listen to offers for striker James Beattie in January's transfer window after his dressing-room altercation with manager Tony Pulis.
Full story The Times:

Wolves are interested in West Bromwich Albion's Slovenia midfielder Robert Koren. (Daily Mail)

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Chelsea have given up on signing Franck Ribery and will concentrate on signing his £25m-rated Bayern Munich team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger in January instead.
Full story: The Sun

Tottenham have made an £8m move for West Ham defender Matthew Upson but face competition for the England defender from Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Crystal Palace forward Victor Moses has attracted attention from Barcelona and German side Hoffenheim but wants to stay in England, with Tottenham keen on the £5m-rated teenager.
Full story: The Sun

Burnley manager Owen Coyle asked Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger if he could sign teenage Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshere on loan when they spoke just before kick-off at Turf Moor on Wednesday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn are leading the chase to sign 16-year-old Bosnian midfielder Marko Maletic from Dutch side De Graafschap, with Celtic also interested.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Barcelona have stated they will "fight" to sign Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas next season and are ready to bid £40m for him.
Full story: The Sun

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is set to make a £6m bid for Wigan left-back Maynor Figueroa, and will raise the funds by selling Gareth Bale.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton are weighing up a cut-price deal for Atletico Madrid midfielder Maxi Rodriguez.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is looking for a return to the Premier League after falling out with his boss at Monaco.
Full story: The Sun

Premier League Results for the 16th Dec 2009

Burnley Alexander (pen 28)	1-1 (HT 1-1)	Arsenal Fabregas (7)
Bookings: Eagles (40) Caldwell (88)
Att: 21,309

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Chelsea Anelka (23) Lampard (pen 79)	2-1 (HT 1-0)	Portsmouth Piquionne (51)
Att: 40,137

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Liverpool Ngog (9) Torres (79)	2-1 (HT 1-0)	Wigan N'Zogbia (90+2)
Bookings: Mascherano (77)		Bookings: Thomas (85)
Att: 41,116

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Tottenham Kranjcar (37, 90+3) Defoe (54)	3-0 (HT 1-0)	Man City
Bookings: Palacios (66) Kranjcar (71)		Bookings: Sylvinho (61) De Jong (69) Tevez (90+4)
Att: 35,891

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Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is planning a January bid for Wigan's £4m-rated defender Maynor Figueroa, who scored a stunning long-range goal against Stoke at the weekend.
Full story: The Sun

Arsenal are concerned that defender Mikael Silvestre could leave the club on a free transfer at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is considering a move for Chile defender Waldo Ponce, who plays for Velez Sarsfield in Argentina.
Full story: Daily Mail

Premier League Results for the 15th Dec 2009

Birmingham Jerome (12, 48)	2-1 (HT 1-0)	Blackburn Nelsen (69)
Bookings: Jerome (49) Ferguson (90+4)		Bookings: Nzonzi (45+1) Nelsen (58)
Att: 23,187

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Bolton Lee (64) Klasnic (77) Cahill (88)	3-1 (HT 0-0)	West Ham Alessandro Diamanti (69)
Bookings: Davies (17) Klasnic (18) Muamba (45) Cohen (57)		Bookings: Franco (45+2)
Att: 17,849

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Man Utd Rooney (pen 30) Vidic (43) Valencia (66)	3-0 (HT 2-0)	Wolverhampton
Bookings: Gibson (69)		Bookings: Castillo (41)
Att: 73,709

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Sunderland	0-2 (HT 0-1)	Aston Villa Heskey (24) Milner (61)
Bookings: Cana (13) McCartney (14)		Bookings: Milner (68) L Young (89)
Sent off: Cana (79)
Att: 34,821

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Tottenham winger David Bentley, who was left out of the squad that played Wolves at the weekend, wants Spurs to let him leave in the January transfer window.
Full story: The Mirror

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez will try and exploit the uncertainty at West Ham by making a £6m bid for midfielder Scott Parker.
Full story: The Sun

Barcelona could make a shock £3.5m move for Crystal Palace forward Victor Moses in the new year. The 19-year-old has also attracted the interest of Sunderland, Wigan and Tottenham.(Daily Star)

Arsenal and Manchester United have been warned off signing Standard Liege's £15m midfielder Steven Defour in January, although the player's agent says he would be interested in coming to England.
Full story: The Sun

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Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is preparing a £3m January bid for Wigan midfielder Paul Scharner.
Full story: The Mirror

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola is hoping to sign Brazilian striker Adriano on the cheap in January in a bid to help lead his team away from the relegation zone.
Full story: The Sun

Former France international midfielder Camel Meriem is hoping to swap Monaco for Blackburn Rovers in January - as long as he can prove his fitness in a trial at the club this week.
Full story: The Mirror

Aston Villa are leading the chase to sign £4m-rated Scottish midfielder Graham Dorrans from Championship outfit West Brom. Birmingham City, Everton, Sunderland and Stoke City have also shown interest in the 22-year-old.
Full story: The Mirror

Premier League Result for the 13th Dec 2009

Liverpool Kuyt (41)	1-2 (HT 1-0)	Arsenal Johnson (og 50) Arshavin (58)
Bookings: Aurelio (44) Mascherano (55) Lucas (85)		Bookings: Denilson (24) Arshavin (81) Fabregas (82)
Att: 43,853

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Chelsea are closing in on a British record £40m deal to sign Atletico Madrid's 21-year-old striker striker Sergio Aguero.
Full story: The Mail on Sunday

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is waiting to hear whether he will be handed substantial transfer funds next month. Reds owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks are set to bank about £330m after selling their respective ice hockey and baseball sides. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham have put four players up for sale, including captain Robbie Keane, as boss Harry Redknapp prepares a January bid for Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. Spurs will listen to offers for Keane, Roman Pavlyuchenko, David Bentley and Alan Hutton in next month's transfer window.
Full story: The People

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is offering £1m plus striker Jay Simpson to push QPR into selling 14-year-old wonderkid Raheem Sterling. Fulham and Manchester City are also interested in the striker.
Full story: The People

Manchester United are close to signing £10m-rated goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 23, from German side Schalke next summer.
Full story: News of the World

England goalkeeper David James is poised to leave cash-strapped Portsmouth in a £2m move to Tottenham. (Sunday Express)

Liverpool could abandon their long-standing interest in Valencia's David Silva in favour of signing his team-mate, striker Juan Manuel Mata, 21. (Sunday Express)

Joe Hart is prepared to quit Manchester City and sign a permanent deal at Birmingham in the January transfer window. The 22-year-old keeper joined the Blues on loan at the start of the season.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is plotting a £6m move for Argentine left-back Cristian Ansaldi, 22, who plays for Russian side Rubin Kazan.
Full story: News of the World

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is interested in signing former Manchester United defender Phil Bardsley, 24, from Sunderland.
Full story: News of the World

Pulis is also lining up a £2m move for Preston keeper Andy Lonergan to replace Steve Simonsen who is out of contract in the summer.
Full story: News of the World

Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, 26, has emerged as a January target for Arsenal.
Full story: News of the World

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan has made a bid to sign Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 17, on a three-month loan deal.
Full story: News of the World

Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi, 27, wants £130,000-a-week to make a sensational move to Birmingham.
Full story: News of the World

Sunderland are favourites to land former England Under-21 winger Adam Johnson from Middlesbrough for around £5m in January.
Full story: The Mail on Sunday

Aston Villa and Tottenham are both chasing Watford's £3m-rated goalkeeper Scott Loach, 21.
Full story: News of the World

Villa are also trailing West Brom's £4m-rated midfielder Graham Dorrans, 22, who is also attracting interest from Birmingham, Everton, Stoke and Sunderland.
Full story: News of the World

Newcastle have asked Manchester United about a loan swap that would see defender Steven Taylor leave Tyneside with Federico Macheda coming in. (News of the World)

Hull boss Phil Brown is poised to offer Sol Campbell a Premier League lifeline at the KC Stadium. The 35-year-old England centre-back is available on a free transfer after leaving Notts County after just one game earlier this season.
Full story: News of the World

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is also reportedly interested in bringing Campbell to the DW Stadium.
Full story: The People

Liverpool have made a surprise bid for Stoke striker James Beattie as they search for a back-up for Fernando Torres.
Full story: The People

Everton are watching Croatia winger Ivan Rakitic who is one of six players who have been told they can leave German side Schalke. The 21-year-old is rated at £6m, but could move for a knockdown price as Schalke deal with a financial crisis.
Full story: News of the World

A consortium of Far East businessmen have put together a £1bn deal to buy Manchester United from Malcolm Glazer.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is threatening to sue the Dutch Football Association for £20m over injured striker Robin van Persie, who ruptured ankle ligaments while on international duty last month and will miss most of the season.
Full story: Sunday Express

Liverpool's American rulers are reeling after Saudi Arabian Prince Faisal bin Fahd decided against pumping his family's millions into the Premier League club.
Full story: The People

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is ready to offer Paul Hart a return to the Premier League as the north London club's youth supremo.
Full story: The People

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes striker Michael Owen will be part of Fabio Capello's World Cup squad. (Sunday Express)

Rio Ferdinand has targeted Manchester United's FA Cup third round tie against his former club Leeds for a return to action. The defender has not played for United since the 2-0 defeat by Liverpool on 25 October. (News of the World)

Tottenham may not renew captain Ledley King's contract after the injury-prone defender limped out of a practice match last week following another knee injury. The 29-year-old centre-back has struggled for a couple of years with knee problems.
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Gary Megson is battling to save his job as Bolton manager after a bust-up with defender JLloyd Samuel at Molineux last weekend. Former England manager Steve McClaren is being lined up as his replacement.
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Barclays Premier League results for the 12th Dec 2009

Birmingham Bowyer (52)	1-0 (HT 0-0)	West Ham
Bookings: Ferguson (15) Ridgewell (60) Johnson (78)		Bookings: Kovac (11) Alessandro Diamanti (45+2) Collison (72) Noble (73)
		Sent off: Noble (78)
Att: 28,203

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Bolton Klasnic (11, 53) Cahill (43)	3-3 (HT 2-2)	Man City Tevez (28, 77) Richards (45+2)
Bookings: Klasnic (45+1) Davies (54) Cohen (59)		Bookings: Sylvinho (61) Bellamy (11)
		Sent off: Bellamy (65)
Att: 22,735

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Burnley Elliott (60)	1-1 (HT 0-0)	Fulham Zamora (50)
		Bookings: Greening (36) Konchesky (39)
Att: 18,397

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Chelsea Drogba (18, 59) Anelka (23)	3-3 (HT 2-2)	Everton Cech (og 12) Yakubu (45+5) Saha (63)
		Bookings: Heitinga (37)
Att: 41,579

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Hull	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Blackburn
Bookings: Marney (10)		Bookings: Kalinic (64) Samba (72)
Att: 24,124

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Man Utd	0-1 (HT 0-1)	Aston Villa Agbonlahor (21)
Bookings: Rooney (25)		Bookings: L Young (90+3)
Att: 75,130

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Stoke Sanli (37) Shawcross (74)	2-2 (HT 1-1)	Wigan Boyce (15) Figueroa (72)
Bookings: Faye (33) Sanli (45) Diao (57) Wilkinson (76) Huth (90)		Bookings: Scharner (63)
Att: 26,728

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Sunderland Bent (23)	1-1 (HT 1-0)	Portsmouth Kaboul (90+3)
Bookings: Cana (25) McCartney (34) Henderson (68) Bent (79)		Bookings: Hreidarsson (46) Kaboul (78) Ben-Haim (79)
		Sent off: Kaboul (90+4)
Att: 37,578

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Tottenham	0-1 (HT 0-1)	Wolverhampton Doyle (3)
		Bookings: Henry (28) Jarvis (45+4) Ward (74) Hahnemann (90) Mancienne (90+4)
Att: 36,012