The january window is open for transfer of Players .

Lets have daily rumours and speculations of the various transfer bids.

Fridays Rumours


Manchester United have slapped a £75m valuation on Cristiano Ronaldo in a bid to ward off the unwanted attentions of Spanish giants Real Madrid.

United, meanwhile, could hijack Tottenham's £8m move for Rangers full-back Alan Hutton. Newcastle, along with leading clubs on the continent, are also showing interest

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has had an audacious bid for Blackburn's Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz rejected. He will now turn his attention to Vagner Love and Peter Crouch.

Hot property Dimitar Berbatov will cost at least a British transfer record £35m if any of his suitors - Manchester United or Chelsea - are to prise the forward away from Spurs.

Bolton manager Gary Megson is closing in on Portsmouth utility player Matt Taylor.

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is primed to splash £5m on Watford striker Marlon King - and is also chasing Liverpool centre back Sami Hyypia. Fulham also want Czech giant Jan Koller from Monaco.

Birmingham are keen to secure the services of occasional Man United midfielder Darren Fletcher and Spurs defender Anthony Gardner. The pair could cost £5m.)

Seemingly disgruntled by his lack of opportunities at Upton Park, Dean Ashton could leave West Ham with Manchester City, Tottenham, Newcastle, Portsmouth and even Chelsea possibly interested.

Blackburn's Robbie Savage tops Derby manager Paul Jewell's transfer window wishlist. Other targets include Savage's team-mate Jason Roberts, along with Crystal Palace midfielder Ben Watson, Tottenham's Hossam Ghaly and former Newcastle star Lauren Robert. (

Jens Lehman's proposed move from Arsenal to Borussia Dortmund has broken down because of his wage demands

Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly monitoring the situation of Javier Mascherano at Liverpool.

Italian giants Juventus are also tracking the Argentine international, who Liverpool have still not secured on a permanent deal

Bolton are chasing Celtic's giant centre back Bobo Balde. Boss Gary Megson also wants to raid his old club West Bromwich Albion for Zoltan Gera and Paul Robinson

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is reviving his interest in Paris Saint-Germain defender Bernard Mendy

Former Celtic player and ex-Norwich City boss Peter Grant is a shock candidate for the manager's job at Hearts

Any news on who Arsenal is bidding for?

arsenal is bidding frantically for the signature of toshmann the great
but i remain a kopite

toshmann:

arsenal is bidding frantically for the signature of toshmann the great
but i remain a kopite

free transfer maybe?

wenger was in cardiff this afternoon to convince me that he can pay £25 million, but i had to disappoint him. . . . kopite for life

@toshmann
We wouldnt sign you if you paid us to

A-40:

@toshmann
We wouldnt sign you if you paid us to

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos is set to axe eight players - keeper Paul Robinson, Jermain Defoe, Pascal Chimbonda, Lee Young-Pyo, Anthony Gardner, Paul Stalteri, Wayne Routledge and Hossam Ghaly

Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce is tracking unsettled Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra

That could allow Emre to leave St James' Park for Bayern Munich, Monaco or Galatasaray.

But Newcastle face competition for Diarra's signature from Tottenham, Everton and Blackburn. (Various)

However, Arsenal have slapped a hefty £6m price tag on the head of the 22-year-old Frenchman to ward off interested parties. (The Sun)

Rangers full-back Alan Hutton has turned down a second, improved, offer to join Tottenham. (The Times)

Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko is on the verge of completing a move to Juventus, initially on a loan before a £10m deal in the summer. (The Sun)

Bolton boss Gary Megson is not resigned to losing striker Nicolas Anelka to Chelsea, and is hopeful a transfer fee will not be agreed. (various)

Aston Villa and Manchester City have made official inquiries about Newcastle forward Obafemi Martins. (The Sun)

Manchester United's Ryan Shawcross is set to join Stoke for £1m. (various)

Birmingham hope to complete the signing of Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras before the weekend. (The Sun)

Reading are hoping to fend off Sunderland's interest in Stephen Hunt by making the midfielder their highest earner at the club. (various)

Bolton and Derby are fighting it out to sign Sheffield Wednesday's highly-rated midfielder Glenn Whelan. (The Sun)

Hibernian have launched a bid to bring Kilmarnock striker Colin Nish to Easter Road. (Daily Record)

Manchester City and Middlesbrough are set to move for Heerenveen's £15m-rated Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. (various)

City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is also hoping to tie up a deal for Iraq playmaker Nashat Akram. (The Sun)

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is keen on Lyon's 24-year-old Brazilian striker Fred, who is also wanted by Portsmouth and Paris St Germain. (The Sun)

Coventry and Sheffield United are in a race to sign Southampton's £1m-rated midfielder Jhon Viafara. (various)

Charlton manager Alan Pardew is preparing to make a £1m offer for Sunderland's out-of-favour right-back Greg Halford. (The Sun)

Nottingham Forest are ready to make an improved bid of £600,000 for Coventry striker Leon Best.

Sheffield Wednesday are lining up a cheeky £100,000 move for Hull striker Stuart Elliott.

Southampton manager George Burley is set to pay £1m for Middlesbrough defender Andrew Davies.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp wants to tie up a loan deal for unsettled Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng before the weekend.

Norwich are set to bid £800,000 for Sheffield United's combative midfielder Chris Armstrong.

Charlton have been told by Burnley their 13-goal forward Andy Gray is not for sale.

Hibernian caretaker boss Tommy Craig has turned down a £1m bid by Birmingham for left-back David Murphy.

Middlesbrough are considering offering winger Stewart Downing and Adam Johnson in a swap deal for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe.

Boro are also considering a move for Newcastle's Shola Ameobi.

Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson will hand a trial to Iran international Ali Reza Nikbakht.

West Ham are lining up bids for reading defender Nicky Shorey, Portsmouth striker David Nugent and Bolton forward El Hadji Diouf.

QPR will make River Plate midfielder Rusculleda their ninth signing of the transfer window.

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is ready to raid former club Rangers to sign striker Kris Boyd.

Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce has offered Portuguese club Guimaraes £2.5m for their Brazilian defender Pedro Geromel.

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes is monitoring Galatasaray and Turkey forward Hasan Sas.

Wigan boss Steve Bruce is close to signing Rennes' former Tottenham defender Erik Edman.

Bruce is also after Ecuador striker Carlos Tenorio.

Manchester City are in talks with Marseille over striker Mamadou Niang and midfielder Samir Nasri.

Meanwhile, Marseille are interested in signing City's out-of-favour midfielder Ousmane Dabo

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is ready to offer £3m for Everton striker James McFadden after having a £2.5m bid turned down.

Derby boss Paul Jewell is considering a move for Kansas City Wizards striker Eddie Johnson.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has ended his interest in signing Liverpool winger Harry Kewell because his wages are too high.

And Hodgson's hopes of signing West Ham striker Bobby Zamora may be foiled for the same reason.

Sunderland manager Roy Keane wants to sign unsettled Birmingham midfielder Olivier Kapo.

QPR boss Luigi De Canio is preparing to make a £1.5m offer for Plymouth striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.

Plymouth are lining up a move for Celtic's Derek Riordan, but face competition from Burnley for the striker.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants to sign Villarreal's creative midfielder Matias Fernandez.

West Ham are interested in signing young Argentine striker Nicholas Mazzola.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is keen on signing Sheffield United forward Rob Hulse.

Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce may move for Bolton's £5m-rated skipper Kevin Nolan. (


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u just copied and pasted BBCs' gossip column!