2014-01-21

Transfers: Latest news, rumours and gossip for clubs in the Premier League and Europe in the 2014 January transfer window

Czech mate: Thomas Rosicky has emerged as a surprise target for European champions Bayern Munich, according to reports in Germany Photo: GETTY IMAGES

• Imminent move: Roberto Martinez says that Everton have secured a loan deal for 6'8" Monaco striker Lacina Traore.

• Strong rumour: Spurs are interested in a cut-price deal for their former striker Dimitar Berbatov, who Fulham may be willing to sell for as little as £1.5m

• Long shot of the day: Hull are keen on a move for AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari, who would cost around £3.9m

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Arsenal

Reports in Germany suggest that Bayern Munich are interested in Thomas Rosicky, whose contract expires soon.

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata has ruled out moving to Arsenal, Liverpool or Tottenham in January, instead opting to stay at the Bernabeu.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says he would be keen to sign Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen.

Arsene Wenger wants Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic, 30, on loan to boost the club's title hopes.

Arsenal are tracking Barcelona's young forward Munir El Haddadi, with Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich also interested.

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Aston Villa

Fulham and Stoke both want to sign Aston Villa's 29-year-old Scotland international right-back Alan Hutton.

Steven Defour wants to see if Tottenham's rumoured interest in him materialises before committing to a move to Villa.

Paul Lambert will make former Norwich striker Grant Holt his first acquisition of the transfer window.

Villa are ready to launch a bid for Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton.

Norwich are refusing to allow former manager Paul Lambert to sign Wes Hoolahan.

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Cardiff City

Manchester United full back Fabio Da Silva is on Cardiff's radar, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopeful of finalising a loan deal

Cardiff are targeting United's Wilfried Zaha as Solskjaer seeks to continue strengthening his squad during the January transfer window.

Cardiff's chances of signing Hannover striker Mame Biram Diouf have increased after the German club signed Hamburg striker Artjoms Rudnev on loan.

Magnus Wolff Eikrem has become Solskjaer's first signing since replacing Malky Mackay as manager.

Cardiff striker Nicky Maynard is a loan target for Championship promotion chasers QPR and Nottingham Forest.

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Chelsea

Chelsea are willing to sell Juan Mata, but have told potential suitors Manchester United to cough up £40m for the Spaniard.

Samuel Eto'o is adamant that he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season to join Mallorca.

Jose Mourinho has admitted defeat in his bid to sign Wayne Rooney, but suggests Manchester United will sell abroad.

Mourinho has earmarked scoring sensation Diego Costa as his major summer signing.

French 19-year-old defender Kurt Zouma has confirmed he has spoken to Mourinho about a possible move.

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Crystal Palace

Palace are ready to bid for Kasper Schmeichel if they cannot secure a deal for Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey.

Crystal Palace are trying to sign Brondby's Denmark international forward Simon Makienok.

Palace have made a new bid for Blackburn captain Scott Dann, and will take Rovers' misfit striker Leon Best too to "sweeten" the deal.

Tony Pulis has scrapped plans to sign five new players in this window, as he has been so impressed by his Palace squad

Former Palace manager Ian Holloway has denied he is interested in bringing Stephen Dobbie to his new club Millwall

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Everton

Roberto Martinez says that Everton have secured a loan deal for 6'8" Monaco striker Lacina Traore. (Talksport)

Everton face a fight with Benfica for top striker target Michy Batshuayi, the £7 million-rated Standard Liege player.

Roberto Martinez says Everton are now looking for another striker after allowing Nikica Jelavic to leave for Hull

Everton are increasingly hopeful Leighton Baines will sign a new long-term deal as Roberto Martinez seeks to ensure the left-back commits the rest of his career to the club and fend off interest from Manchester United.

Everton are interested in signing Kenwyne Jones from Stoke City, and the striker may cost as little as £1m.

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Fulham

Porto midfielder Steven Defour is a target for Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen.

Fulham and Stoke both want to sign Aston Villa's 29-year-old Scotland international right-back Alan Hutton.

Fulham have offered £4m for Swansea's Welsh left-back Neil Taylor.

Rene Meulensteen wants to raid former club Manchester United for young winger Larnell Cole.

Fulham say they have not had any enquires for unsettled striker Dimitar Berbatov, despite speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal. (Independent)

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Hull City

Steve Bruce is keen on a move for AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari, who would cost around £3.9m

West Brom have agreed a fee with Hull for the sale of Shane Long.

A deal has been completed for Everton striker Nikica Jelavic for a fee of around £6.5m. (Independent)

Steve Bruce has denied the club have made a bid for Sunderland star Steven Fletcher. (TalkSport)

Hull will make a move for Wigan Athletic's Jean Beausejour.

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Liverpool

Newcastle are hopeful of hijacking a Liverpool move for Basel winger Mohamad Salah. (Sky Sports)

Defender Tiago Ilori has joined Granada on loan for the rest of the season, after arriving at Anfield for £7m just four months ago. (BBC)

Liverpool are interested in Fulham's Swedish forward Muamer Tankovic, whose contract runs out in the summer.

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata has ruled out moving to Arsenal, Liverpool or Tottenham in January, instead opting to stay at the Bernabeu. (Express)

Liverpool will have to wait until the summer to sign Barcelona's Cristian Tello.

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Manchester City

City have completed a deal for Chidiebere Nwakali, a 17-year-old midfielder dubbed the 'Nigerian Neymar'.

Valencia are preparing a significant bid for City's Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko

Ajax have offered Liverpool and Manchester City Ricardo Kishna on a bargain deal, as his contract is close to expiring.

Nicola Cortese's departure from Southampton will spark a bidding way between Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City for 20-year-old left-back Luke Shaw.

City are ready to reignite their interest in Porto's £42 million-rated defender Eliaquim Mangala, according to reports in France. (Talksport)

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Manchester United

United are preparing to break their transfer record with a £37m bid for Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata. (Telegraph)

Wayne Rooney could leave on a free transfer at the end of the 2014/15 season, as they want to hang on to the striker next year (Telegraph)

David Moyes has been handed a £150m transfer budget and has made striker Edinson Cavani a top target.

United switch their attentions to Seville left-back Alberto Moreno – with Leighton Baines due to sign new Everton deal.

United's chances of signing defender Fabio Coentrao have improved with news that Real are interested in signing Sevilla full-back Alberto Moreno.

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Newcastle United

Montpellier have agreed to sell Remy Cabella to Newcastle for around £12m, but he will not arrive at St James' Park until the summer.

Paris Saint-Germain will table a £21m for Yohan Cabaye to test Newcastle's resolve to hang on to their star mifielder.

United are hopeful of hijacking a Liverpool move for Basel winger Mohamad Salah. (Sky Sports)

Paris St-Germain are set to offer Newcastle up to £26 million for Yohan Cabaye - and the France midfielder wants to return to his homeland.

Newcastle are still hoping Luuk De Jong will agree to a loan deal before the window slams shut but are unlikely to bid for his brother Siem. (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

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Norwich City

Middlesbrough are in talks with Norwich about a permanent move for Daniel Ayala, who has spent the season on loan on Teeside. (Sky Sports)

Jonas Gutierrez has moved to Carrow Road on loan until the end of the season from Newcastle United

Norwich are refusing to allow former manager Paul Lambert to sign Wes Hoolahan for Aston Villa.

Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia has turned down a move to Carrow Road.

Norwich are hoping to revive a deal for Everton defender Johnny Heitinga.

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Southampton

Luke Shaw has set his heart on a rumoured £30m move to Chelsea.

Southampton stars Luke Shaw and Jay Rodriguez are seeking talks with the club over their futures.

West Ham are back in negotiations with crisis club Southampton over a potential £7m deal for striker Rickie Lambert.

Dani Osvaldo is a target for Inter Milan, who may use midfielder Fredy Guarin as a makeweight in the deal.

Luke Shaw is set to turn down offers from Chelsea and Manchester United to move in the transfer window.

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Stoke City

Mark Hughes has made a £5m bid for Monaco striker Emmaniel Rivière in an attempt to solve Stoke's goal drought.

Forward Juan Aguedelo has joined FC Utrecht on loan for the rest of the season. (Sky Sports)

Stoke and Fulham both want to sign Aston Villa's 29-year-old Scotland international right-back Alan Hutton.

Stoke and West Ham are keen on signing former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan on loan from the UAE's Al Ain.

Galatasaray want to sign Charlie Adam for £5m.

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Sunderland

Bolton Wanderers are the only club to have made an offer to loan Danny Graham, despite rumoured interest from a host of Championship clubs

Gus Poyet has secured a loan deal for Argentine international centre back Santiago Vergini.

Loan striker Fabio Borini says he will leave Sunderland to return to parent club Liverpool at the end of the season. (Star)

Gus Poyet has been told he must fork out £6.5m to land Argentinian forward Ignacio Scocco.

Sunderland have moved closer to signing Liam Bridcutt after the Brighton midfielder handed in a transfer request.

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Swansea City

Swansea are hoping to sign former Wales U21 midfielder Rhys Williams from Middlesbrough in a £1.5m deal. (South Wales Echo)

Fulham have offered £4m for Swansea's Welsh left-back Neil Taylor. (Times)

Michael Laudrup has ruled out recalling Ki Sung-Yueng early from his loan deal with Sunderland. (South Wales Evening Post)

Swansea are in talks to sign Blackpool winger Tom Ince who is also courting interest from Crystal Palace. (BBC Sport)

Both Swansea and Liverpool are interested in signing Benfica winger Ola John who is free to leave.

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Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs are interested in a cut-price deal for their former striker Dimitar Berbatov, who Fulham may be willing to sell for as little as £1.5m.

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata has ruled out moving to Arsenal, Liverpool or Tottenham in January, instead opting to stay at the Bernabeu.

Tottenham are targeting a deal for Napoli’s Goran Pandev, with the striker thought to be keen on a move.

Spurs are set for talks over a £2.6 million deal for Lille striker Salomon Kalou.

Daniel Levy will block Schalke's bid to loan Lewis Holtby, as he feels it will aid Arsenal's hopes of signing Julian Draxler. (Mirror)

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West Bromwich Albion

West Brom have agreed a fee with Hull for the sale of Shane Long (Express And Star)

Hull have joined the race for Everton striker Nikica Jelavic after frustration in their pursuit of West Brom forward Shane Long and Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher.

West Brom want to bring Sunderland's Craig Gardner back to the Midlands.

Sunderland's Jack Colback is out of contract in the summer and West Brom want him on the cheap this month.

Nottingham Forest want to sign Graham Dorrans.

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West Ham United

West Ham striker Modibo Maiga is wanted by Turkish club Sivasspor.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says he would be keen to sign Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen.

Allardyce admits it is unlikely that Monaco striker Lacina Traore, 23, will join the club.

The Hammers are turning to Genoa striker Alberto Gilardino in a bid to solve their goalscoring problems.

West Ham want at least £10 million from Fulham for Ravel Morrison.

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