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FRIDAY JANUARY 27

THE SUN

Anton Ferdinand will be escorted by police to and from Loftus Road for QPR's grudge clash with Chelsea tomorrow.

Chris Samba has told Blackburn: "Force me to stay and I'll never be able to give 100 per cent to you again."

Manchester United are sweating over whether Wayne Rooney will be fit for tomorrow's FA Cup clash at Liverpool.

Watford defender Adrian Mariappa is set to hand in a transfer request after Newcastle increased their initial £2million bid.

Victor Moses' agent admits QPR are interested in the Wigan forward.

Wolves want to take Manchester United striker Mame Biram Diouf on loan.

Tottenham forward Giovani dos Santos looks to be heading for Villarreal.

Everton boss David Moyes hopes to succeed in a loan raid for PSG striker Guillaume Hoarau.

West Brom are lining up a bid to take Stuttgart striker Pavel Pogrebnyak on loan.

Jose Mourinho must win the Champions League and La Liga to keep his job at Real Madrid.

DAILY MIRROR

Sir Alex Ferguson has told Manchester United's superstars that the club will die if they ever become more important than him.

Matt Upson his considering his future at Stoke after just six months.

Everton hope to take Bristol City forward Nicky Maynard to Goodison Park on a Bosman.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean is swooping for Young Boys right-back Scott Sutter.

Chelsea are plotting a deadline day raid on Manchester United for midfielder Paul Pogba.

Sunderland are making a £1.5million bid for Bolton forward Kevin Davies.

Wigan want £6million for contract rebel Hugo Rodallega - with QPR trying to agree a price within 24 hours.

West Ham made a new £3.25million bid for Huddersfield forward Jordan Rhodes as their search for a proven goalscorer becomes frantic.

Ipswich are set to beat Championship rivals Blackpool and sign Crawley striker Tyron Barnett in a £800,000 deal.

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson last night tabled a £1million bid for Nottingham Forest defender Wes Morgan.

St Johnstone midfielder Jody Morris is set for a return to English football with Bristol City.

DAILY EXPRESS

Real Madrid will step up their interest in Arsene Wenger if Jose Mourinho's El Clasico torture continues at the Nou Camp in April.

DAILY MAIL

Referees are to be ordered to punish all two-footed challenges with red cards in a hardline move to clear up confusion over dangerous tackles.

West Brom are in talks with Zenit St Petersburg over winger Szabolcs Huszti.

West Ham are giving a trial to Panama defender Roman Torres.

Scott Sutter has left Young Boys' winter training camp in Spain to begin talks over a loan move to Blackburn.

Wigan are interested in Real Mallorca defender Marti Crespi.

Newcastle have made an improved offer for Watford defender Adrian Mariappa.

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill is ready to increase his offer for Bolton forward Kevin Davies.

DAILY STAR

Steven Gerrard has pleaded for calm ahead of the FA Cup semi-final showdown between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Mark Hughes wants to continue his QPR revolution by landing Nancy midfielder Samba Diakite on loan.

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has warned any clubs bidding for Matt Phillips that he will only sell to a top Premier League club.

Portsmouth are set to sell Dave Kitson, Joel Ward and Jason Pearce to Ipswich in a combined £2million deal.

Crystal Palace have tabled a £400,000 offer for Ipswich defender Damien Delaney.

Brighton striker Will Hoskins is set to join Bournemouth in a £450,000 deal.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers boss Ally McCoist turned away Michael Uchebo after just one training session yesterday - only for VVV Venlo to then claim his £1million transfer should be completed today.

Rabiu Ibrahim last night revealed he snubbed clubs in England and Germany to make his move to Celtic.

 

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SATURDAY JANUARY 28

THE SUN

Carlos Tevez looks like he will have to wait until the summer to get his move to AC Milan.

MK Dons have agreed a shock deal with Newcastle to sign midfielder Alan Smith.

Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz is after a permanent move to Spain.

Chelsea hope to sign Brazilian wonderkid Lucas Moura before the transfer deadline.

Fulham will have to pay £6million to land West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie.

Djibril Cisse could be heading for QPR in a swap deal with Adel Taarabt.

DAILY MIRROR

Carlos Tevez accepts he will have to return to Manchester City and face the indignity of playing in the reserves - unless he is sold by Wednesday.

QPR boss Mark Hughes has targeted Lazio's former striker Djibril Cisse for a January move.

Owen Coyle is making a £5million move for Crystal Palace's brilliant young attacker Wilfried Zaha in a shock deadline swoop.

Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith is joining MK Dons' League One promotion fight.

DAILY MAIL

Bolton have made an approach for Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha.

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish is trying to set up a loan deal for Malaga striker Jose Salomon Rondon to replace Emile Heskey.

PSG are pursuing their interest in Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa after completing the £4million signing of Alex.

Fulham have failed in a bid to take FC Twente striker Marc Janko on loan.

MK Dons have agreed a loan deal with Newcastle for Alan Smith.

QPR have launched a £5million bid to bring Djibril Cisse back to England from Lazio.

DAILY STAR

Jack Wilshere's Euro 2012 dream is in tatters after another injury setback.

Chelsea defender Alex has joined moneybags French club Paris St Germain on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

DAILY EXPRESS

Ben Foster has risked incurring the wrath of parent club Birmingham by urging West Brom to sign defender Liam Ridgewell.

 

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SUNDAY JANUARY 29


DAILY STAR SUNDAY


Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp aims to turn White Hart Lane into Depart Lane this week with the sales of Spurs stars Steven Pienaar, Sebastien Bassong, Giovani dos Santos, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Vedran Corluka. Pienaar and Bassong could join QPR for a combined fee of £6million, Giovani is set to join Villarreal for £6.5million, while £9.5m-rated Pavlyuchenko is wanted by Sunderland and Russian clubs Anzhi Makhachkala and Spartak Moscow.

Liverpool are chasing Germany’s exciting winger Marko Marin. The Werder Bremen star would cost around £18million. Tottenham and Inter Milan have also been linked.

Arsenal could follow Aston Villa’s plan to introduce a safe seating area at Villa Park by copying the scheme at the Emirates.

Trabzonspor striker Burak Yilmaz is angling for a transfer to Arsenal, although Ajax, CSKA Moscow and Rubin Kazan have already lodged £12million bids for the Turkey international.

Sunderland are eyeing Burnley’s England Under-21 striker Jay Rodriguez. The Clarets have valued him at £5million; Bolton and Everton are also interested.

Martin O’Neill is lining up a raid on Besiktas for striker Hugo Almeida as he looks to add more firepower to his Sunderland side. The 27-year-old Portugal international could arrive on loan for the rest of the season.

Wigan are set to accept a £4million bid for striker Hugo Rodallega in January rather than risk losing him for nothing in the summer. Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton, Stoke, Sunderland and QPR have all been linked.

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson has played down reports he will try to sign Stuttgart striker Pavel Pogrebnyak before the transfer window closes.

Fulham are checking out FC Twente striker Luuk de Jong.

Wolves defender Jamie Reckord, 18, is joining S****horpe on loan for the rest of the season.

West Ham are considering dumping plans to move to the Olympic Stadium by staying at Upton Park.

Sam Allardyce has made a third bid of £5million for Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes, after West Ham’s £6million bid for Rangers ace Nikica Jelavic was rejected.

Doncaster want to sign Peru left-back Jesus Rabanal, 27, from Universitario de Deportes.

Houston Dynamo are chasing West Ham winger Pablo Barrera, currently out on loan at Real Zaragoza.

Leicester have made a second bid for Stoke winger Ben Marshall.

Leeds are trying to beat Rangers in the race to sign Estonian right-back Enar Jaager.

Ken Bates has mocked Norwich for paying £2million for Leeds’ contract rebel Jonny Howson.

Simon Grayson has admitted his hopes of keeping £5million-rated winger Robert Snodgrass depend on Leeds clinching a Premier League return.

Chris Hughton wants Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis McGugan to join his play-off mission at Birmingham.

Nigel Adkins is set to boost Southampton’s promotion challenge with the signing of Stoke defender Danny Collins on loan for the rest of the season.

Burnley will sign full-back Daniel Lafferty for £150,000 from Derry City after a successful trial.

Steve Coppell was only 24 hours away from being named as Republic of Ireland boss in 2008 – before Giovanni Trapattoni emerged as their No. 1 choice.

THE PEOPLE


Carlos Tevez has vowed not to quit football and will tough out his enforced return to Manchester City.

Mark Hughes is chasing a deadline-busting treble swoop for Tottenham duo Sebastien Bassong and Steven Pienaar and Wigan hit-man Hugo Rodallega.

MK Dons will pay Alan Smith just £2,000-a-week as he closes in on a loan move from Newcastle.

Andre Villas-Boas will make a move for Real Madrid bad boy Pepe in the summer - if the defender fails to repair his damaged relationship with the club.

Liverpool are poised to make a double Bundesliga swoop for Marko Marin and Luca Barrios.

Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is willing to go out on loan to another Premier League club.

Aston Villa midfielder Barry Bannan could be a shock mover before the transfer window closes.

Leicester are set to make a late move for Swindon striker Matt Ritchie who is also interesting Huddersfield and Reading.

Stoke contract rebel Ben Marshall is wanted on loan by Huddersfield.

Sheffield Wednesday are set to take Ferrie Bodde on loan from Swansea.

Bolton are set to sign Arsenal's Japanese winger Ryo Miyachi on loan.

Leeds won't allow Robert Snodgrass to follow Jonny Howson out of Elland Road.

Wolves are to make one final bid for Bristol City striker Nicky Maynard.

Portsmouth are ready to sell Jason Pearce and Joel Ward to Ipswich.

Southampton's hopes of landing Gary Hooper from Celtic have been boosted.

Blackburn are frantically trying to get rid of Mauro Formica to give Steve Kean money for new signings.

Fulham have been running checks on Wilson Eduardo.

Niko Kranjcar will be offered a move to france to get him in shape for Euro 2012.

West Ham are still trying to get Frederic Piquionne off their wage bill with him being touted to Wolves.

SUNDAY MIRROR


Manchester City have rejected an offer from Liverpool to swap Carlos Tevez for Andy Carroll.

Jose Mourinho is set to decide on his Real Madrid future - and that could spark interest from Manchester City.

Younes Kaboul is ready to sign a new four-year contract at Tottenham.

West Ham have pulled out of a move for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.

Dirk Kuyt has been told he won't be allowed to leave Liverpool after interest from Fiorentina and Roma.

Demba Ba will quit Newcastle in the summer with six Premier League clubs ready to meet his buy-out clause.

Nacer Chadli has opted to stay at FC Twente rather than join Fulham.

Stoke have failed in their bid to land Blackpool striker Matt Phillips.

James Beattie has turned down big-money deals to stay at Sheffield United.

Simon Grayson admits his hopes of hanging on to Robert Snodgrass depends on Leeds being promoted with Everton, West Brom, Wolves and Norwich all monitoring him.

Jeffrey Bruma does not want to return to Chelsea when his loan deal with Hamburg SV ends.

Everton defender Johnny Heitinga is wanted by Spanish side Real Mallorca.

Emile Heskey could still have a future at Aston Villa despite contract talks not starting.

Chris Hughton wants Lewis McGugan to bolster Birmingham's promotion bid.

Fulham's highly-rated teenager Pajtim Kasami is on the verge of joining Juventus.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Carlos Tevez's move to Paris St Germain may not be dead.

SUNDAY MAIL

Celtic last night added to Rangers' transfer window woes by snatching Pawel Brozek from under their noses.

 

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MONDAY JANUARY 30

DAILY MAIL

Andy Carroll has vowed to stay and fight for his place at Liverpool.

Everton have shown their hand in the race to sign Nikica Jelavic and have made a £5m offer.

Chelsea have made a £1m offer for Nottingham Forest forward Patrick Bamford.

Fulham have offered £2m plus Andy Johnson for Wigan's Hugo Rodallega.

QPR hope to finalise a loan for Lazio's Djibril Cisse.

Sunderland will make a final bid for Bolton's Kevin Davies.

THE SUN

Andy Carroll has vowed to fight for his Liverpool future despite the latest rumours they want to offload him.

David Moyes plans to empty Everton's transfer kitty to bring Nikica Jelavic to Goodison.

Arsenal are ready to make a shock swoop for Watford's Adrian Mariappa.

Martin O'Neill will today step up his bid to bring Bolton's Kevin Davies to Sunderland.

Chelsea have bid £1m for Nottingham Forest teenager Patrick Bamford.

Alan Smith has joined MK Dons on loan from Newcastle for the rest of the season.

DAILY MIRROR

Liverpool would take Carlos Tevez on loan.

Blackburn hope to sell Mauro Formica to Flamengo.

Bolton are planning a double swoop for Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha and Porto's Juan Iturbe.

Leicester have made an improved £750,000 bid for Stoke's Ben Marshall.

Everton are making a late bid to land Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.

Blackpool are making a £250,000 bid for Motherwell's Jamie Murphy.

Wolves will make a £2m move for Crystal Palace's Nathaniel Clyne.

Newcastle want to seal a deal for Danish defender Jores Okore.

Liverpool are ready to snap up Wrexham 'keeper Danny Ward.

DAILY EXPRESS

Andy Carroll has vowed to save his Liverpool career despite renewed claims the club are trying to sell him behind his back.

Chelsea will not make a last-ditch plunge into the transfer market to replace injured midfielder Ramires.

Eden Hazard has confirmed he is leaving Lille in the summer for England with Manchester City and Chelsea linked.

Leicester are set to sign Wes Morgan from Nottingham Forest for £1m.

DAILY RECORD

Nikica Jelavic will today demand to be allowed to move to Everton from Rangers.
Blackpool are planning a £250,000 move for Motherwell striker Jamie Murphy.

 

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TUESDAY JANUARY 31

THE SUN


Roman Pavlyuchenko's Tottenham career looks over after a training ground bust-up.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has escaped an FA charge over an alleged elbowing incident with Aston Villa defender Carlos Cuellar.

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea faces Stoke tonight after Anders Lindegaard suffered a training injury.

Arsenal have agreed a £600,000 fee for Borussia Dortmund youngster Thomas Eisfeld.

Everton boss David Moyes is closing in on a £6million swoop for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez insists he will not be selling Victor Moses this month - but may cash in on Hugo Rodallega.

Fulham hope to tie up the signing of Stuttgart striker Pavel Pogrebnyak today.

West Ham were last night trying to broker a shock deal for Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison.

Tottenham defender Vedran Corluka is closing in on a loan move to Bayer Leverkusen.

Blackburn's wantaway skipper Christopher Samba trained on his own again yesterday - as he holds out for a last-minute move from Ewood Park.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy insists Kevin Doyle is going nowhere.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has warned Crystal Palace he will not be held to ransom over Wilfried Zaha.

Liverpool could land Swedish goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt.

Barnsley turned down a 'derisory' offer from West Ham for their striker Ricardo Vaz Te.

DAILY MIRROR


Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has slammed Manchester City's business methods and insisted Andy Carroll is going nowhere.

Wigan forward Hugo Rodallega will face Tottenham tonight - and could end up signing for them after the game at White Hart Lane.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has told Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill to save his phone bill - and stop pestering him for striker Kevin Davies.

Bolton hope future profits will convince Crystal Palace to part with Wilfried Zaha.

Blackburn are ready to sign Sweden international Marcus Olsson - to team up with his twin Martin.

West Brom have made an improved offer for Birmingham defender Liam Ridgewell in a bid to head off Stoke's interest.

Fulham boss Martin Jol is closing in on a £7million deal for Borussia Dortmund striker Lucas Barrios.

Everton target Nikica Jelavic is pleading with Rangers boss Ally McCoist to let him move on deadline day.

QPR boss Mark Hughes is keen to take Carlos Tevez off former club Manchester City - and help them win the title.

Tottenham defender Vedran Corluka is a £6million target for Bayer Leverkusen.

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson is set to sign Stoke winger Ben Marshall today for £1million.

Doncaster are trying to sign Habib Beye on a permanent deal from Aston Villa.

Nottingham Forest are facing another blow with the £1million sale of teenage striker Patrick Bamford to Chelsea.

DAILY STAR

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has hit out at stayaway striker Carlos Tevez and his agent.

Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega is set to join Fulham or QPR today.

DAILY MAIL

Tottenham have opened talks with Manchester City over a permanent deal for Emmanuel Adebayor.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is battling it out with Juventus for the signature of Roma midfielder David Pizarro.

Everton have agreed a £500,00 deal for AEK Athens defender Kostas Manolas.

Wigan and Swansea maintain an interest in Watford defender Adrian Mariappa.

Christopher Samba trained on his own once again at Blackburn yesterday still hopeful that Galatasaray, QPR or Tottenham will make a deadline day move to sign him.

Reading are set to offer £3million-plus Simon Church for Brighton striker Craig Mackail-Smith.

Fulham are raiding crisis club Portsmouth for talented youngster Ryan Williams in a £500,000 deal.

DAILY EXPRESS


Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has made the claim that Manchester City should be jealous of their achievements this season.

Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill must somehow persuade Kevin Davies to ask Bolton for a transfer if they have any hope of landing the striker before the close of the transfer window.

Tottenham will make a last-gasp bid for Blackburn duo Christopher Samba and Junior Hoilett.

Everton are on the brink of wrapping up a £5million-plus deal for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic.

THE TIMES

Manchester City were facing up last night to the prospect of Carlos Tevez remaining with them until the summer as a number of clubs jostled for position on the final day of the transfer window.

Gary Cahill is set to make his Chelsea debut against Swansea this evening after John Terry was ruled out with a knee problem.

THE INDEPENDENT


Kenny Dalglish has demanded that clubs be allowed to conduct their business in confidence, 48 hours after the leaking of details of Liverpool's exploratory telephone call to Manchester City in which the notion of swapping Andy Carroll for Carlos Tevez was broached

DAILY RECORD

Craig Whyte sold off four years of fans' money to help fund his Rangers buy-out, it was revealed last night.

Nikica Jelavic is set to sign for Everton today after the Merseysiders last night thrashed out a deal to take him from Rangers.