Aston Villa reportedly wanted to swap Darren Bent for Andy Carroll.© Getty Images
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11.40 GMT Well, that is all we have time for tonight, but please check back tomorrow for more transfer gossip.
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11.30 GMT Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is travelling to Germany for talks over a return to Bayer Leverkusen, while there is also interest from Bayern Munich and Anzhi Makhachkala, according to Sky Sports.
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22.59 GMT The agent of Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero has hinted he could sign for Liverpool. "He's finding his chances limited at Real," Teofilo Lazaro is quoted as saying. "He’s keen for a move away - possibly to Liverpool. If he can’t play at Madrid then he’ll play somewhere else. It’s as simple as that.”
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21.45 GMT Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was in Marseille tonight to cast his eye over OM striker Loic Remy, who scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Lille.
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20.20 GMT Manchester City have reportedly won the race to sign Real Madrid's 15-year-old starlet Jose Angel Pozo, who will sign a five-year deal at Eastlands when he is 16.
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19.03 GMT Ranger are set to take Honduran international Jorge Claros on trial. Claros told Honduran newspaper Diez: "I'm in a position to test myself at Rangers, we are working on the rest with the board. I am calm but down-to-earth. I know it is a big team in Scotland. I spent time looking for information on the club."
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18.01 GMT New QPR manager Mark Hughes has said his club would have "wait and see" over the potential signing of Chris Samba from Blackburn. "It's common knowledge we've put in a bid for Chris Samba," Hughes said. "We have a number of players we would like to bring to the club. We'll have to wait and see."
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16.55 GMT: The Daily Mail is saying that Nicolas Burdisso will be Manchester City's only signing of the transfer window.
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16.31 GMT: David Moyes has been praising the impact of Everton's on-loan
forward Landon Donovan. FULL STORY
16.18 GMT: St Johnstone striker Fran Sandaza has explained why he rejected pre-contract offer from Rangers, insisting he did not want to be a 'cheap' option.
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16.04 GMT: New York Red Bulls general manager Erik Soler has denied that he is trying to bring Chelsea star Frank Lampard and Inter Milan midfielder Dejan Stankovic to the MLS: “I haven’t talked to Frank Lampard or anybody else (at Chelsea). I’ll leave it at that. I haven't talked with (Stankovic)’’
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15.50 GMT: Mark Hughes has been outlining his hopes for the January window after QPR's defeat to Newcastle: "If there's quality available and obtainable - then you pursue it. But it has to be the right players and the ones who will make an immediate impact.
We're asking the questions and taking phone calls - but it's not an exact science."
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15.29 GMT: Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku admits he may be forced to go on loan next season to play regular first-team football: "If my situation at Chelsea does not evolve between now and the end of the season, it may be better to be loaned out for a season ... if this situation endures, it might be better to play for another club for a year and then come back. But let's see what happens in the next six months. Many things could still change."
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15.06 GMT: Not for the first time this transfer window, Manchester United are being linked with a swoop for Keisuke Honda. Rumour has it, Dimitar Berbatov may be used as a makeweight in any offer for the CSKA Moscow star.
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14.41 GMT: Roman Pavlyuchenkp is being priced out of a move away from Tottenham, according to his agent: "We can't agree about the price with Mr Levy. He values Pavlyuchenko according to his own gauge. This is by how much the club spent, his goals and he also wants some profit on him. I don't really know how he's counting."
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14.23 GMT: Billy Sharp has decided against a move to Leicester according to Doncaster boss Dean Saunders: "As far as I know Billy will be staying with us until the end of the season. That's a great boost for everybody."
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14.07 GMT:
Comment from chelseafc936: "Chelsea really need Higuain to bolster their attack. If Torres got injured right now, we would most likely have to start Lukaku! Plus, Drogba will probably leave sometime in the near future, probably next window, then what will we do? AVB had better get Higuain while he has the chance."
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13.52 GMT: Iran goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi has signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League outfit Rubin Kazan.
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13.39 GMT: Arsene Wenger appears to be keen to put On The Move out of business - he wants to abolish the transfer window system. FULL STORY
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13.26 GMT: L'Equipe reports that the fantastically named Yaya Banana - 20-year-old Cameroon midfielder currently with Espérance Sportive de Tunis - is expected to sign for Sochaux in the coming days.
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13.13 GMT: Majorca are hoping to tie up a six-month loan move for Valencia midfielder Daniel Parejo.
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13.01 GMT: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has rejected reports that he would let Luka Modric join Chelsea if Fernando Torres were to come to White Hart Lane in return. FULL STORY
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12.48 GMT: La Gazzetta dello Sport reporting that Barcelona are keeping tabs on Porto striker Hulk.
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12.31 GMT: Benfica's Jorge Jesus admits he is an admirer of Matias Rodriguez: "I am not going to say anything further on this, but we know Rodriguez's quality. We must wait."
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12.20 GMT: Daniele De Rossi says contract negotiations with Roma are still ongoing: “We are working on it and when we’ve finished then we’ll make it public. Months ago I said that I’d be the first to come here in front of the cameras and explain my decision, as I owe that to the fans. I don’t like soap operas and this is turning into one. Rest assured that at the right moment you’ll know everything.”
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12.04 GMT: FC Twente have signed Chilean defender Juan Abarca on loan from Universidad de Chile.
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11.56 GMT: The Mail on Sunday reckons Tottenham might make a move for Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul, who has been hugely impressive between the posts for the Magpies this season.
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11.47 GMT: Reports in the German press suggest Bayern Munich are keen to offer Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov a path out of Old Trafford. The Bulgarian's contract expires next summer.
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11.39 GMT: Lyon may let young left-back Timothy Kolodziejczak leave the club this January, with Canal + tipping Freiburg and Cologne to make a move for the former France youth international, whose contract expires in the summer.
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11.27 GMT: Lecce coach Serse Cosmi has confirmed that Algeria midfielder Djamel Mesbah will join AC Milan and is expected to sign a contract until 2016 with the Rossoneri in the coming days.
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11.16 GMT: Remember you can get your comments in using the tool below, which is exactly what roboatse has done:
"Tevez to PSG makes perfect sense. Bent/Carroll swap would be good for both sides I think. Carroll doesn't get the kind of service to match his skills and perhaps AV can provide that, although I think Stoke would probably be better."
11.03 GMT: West Ham have failed to complete the signing of Japan international Ryoichi Maeda, after the Jubilo Iwata had been on trial with the Hammers.
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10.51 GMT: QPR chief Phillip Beard says he is "flabbergasted" by reports linking Joey Barton with a move away from Loftus Road and insisted the Rs captain is going nowhere: "I can categorically tell you there's been no discussions in the time I've spent with Mark or his team this week about anyone leaving."
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10.36 GMT: Lazio striker Djibril Cisse has outlined his plan to play in the MLS some day: "Playing in the United States is in my plans for the future. It is a country I love."
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10.21 GMT: Rory Delap, 35, will be offered a new contract to keep him at the club until he is 38 – according to the Stoke Sentinel.
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10.08 GMT Reports in France suggest that PSG will bid €15 million in an attempt to convince Inter Milan to sell Maicon.
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09.59 GMT: Atletico Madrid are believed to be interested in bringing Rayo Vallecano frontmant Lass Bangoura to the club, with a €6 million offer mooted.
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09.46 GMT: The Italian media is rife with speculation that Fiorentina midfielder Valon Behrami could be on his way to Juventus for €7 million. West Ham fans looking disbelievingly about that news regarding their former player.
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09.34 GMT: Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez has reportedly turned down a January move to Arsenal as he wants to wait until the end of the season before considering his future.
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09.22 GMT Heading around Europe, and Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has claimed that it was down to him that Alex Pato snubbed PSG to stay at the San Siro: "I decided to keep Pato because I consider him a player of great talent ... It is a decision that I made autonomously."
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09.15 GMT: You know the drill by now, we will kick things off with a scan around the English newspapers.
Arsenal want to sign Schalke’s talented teenager Julian Draxler as a replacement for confidence-shy Andrei Arshavin, writes the Metro – which also claims Everton are chasing Chelsea’s Salomon Kalouto ease their striking crisis; The Guardian says QPR will take Henrique on loan until the summer before signing him for £5 million from Sao Paulo in the summer; The Sun suggests Spurs want to sign Real Murcia goalkeeper Javier Jiminez on loan.
The Mail on Sunday reckons Tottenham are going to make a £20m bid for Marseille's Loic Remy; PSG are pushing ahead with plans to take Carlos Tevez off Manchester City’s hands, according to the Sunday Express; the Sunday Mirror says Roberto Mancini is desperate to be given funds to bring Daniele De Rossi to the club; the very same newspaper is tipping Arsene Wenger to make a move for Man Utd’s Ravel Morrison, though the Daily Star on Sunday believes Barcelona are favourites for his signature.
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09.00 GMT: Welcome to what is usually our favourite day of the transfer window week. Sunday's bring an absolute plethora of transfer stories, as the press release some of the juiciest stories they've been saving.
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Today appears to be no different, with our lead story above from the Sunday Express, which claims Liverpool have rejected a swap offer of Darren Bent for Andy Carroll from Aston Villa. I know what you're thinking and we can't understand why Villa would possibly want Carroll over Bent either!
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