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Manchester City believe that a £19m bid may finally be enough to secure the signature of Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz. (Independent)

 

And City are also determined to capture Arsenal centre-back Kolo Toure. (Independent)

 

City defender Micah Richards has ruled out a transfer to Arsenal this month. (Telegraph)

 

Chelsea's out-of-favour centre-back Branislav Ivanovic is being targeted by Greek side Panathinaikos. (Telegraph)

 

Tottenham are interested in bringing Liverpool striker Robbie Keane back to White Hart Lane but Manchester City also want the Republic of Ireland star. (Various)

 

Spurs have turned their attention to Lyon's Brazilian striker Fred after Sunderland's Kenwyne Jones rejected a move to White Hart Lane. (Mail)

 

Sunderland are in talks to sign West Ham defender Calum Davenport, whose £3m move to Bolton collapsed earlier this month. (Independent)

 

Arsenal insist they are no closer to signing playmaker Andrei Arshavin, despite his club Zenit St Petersburg claiming a deal is almost done. (Daily Star)

 

AC Milan are keen to keep on-loan Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham beyond his three-month deal. (Various)

 

Portsmouth are set to sign Real Madrid striker Javier Saviola on loan. (Daily Star)

 

And Pompey boss Tony Adams is also hoping to sign AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Emerson. (Daily Mirror)

 

However, Adams has shut the door on a possible move for Celtic's Scott Brown because the asking price was too high. (The Sun)

 

Juventus want Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, while goalkeeper Marco Storari could move in the opposite direction. (Daily Mirror)

 

Wigan have been told by Cardiff it will cost them £6m if they want to sign midfielder Joe Ledley. (Daily Mirror)

 

Blackburn are interested in Valencia's 6ft 8in striker Nikola Zigic, who is currently on loan at Racing Santander. (Daily Mirror)

 

Manchester City are set to sign Newcastle's Shay Given after making an improved offer of £10m for the goalkeeper. (Star)

 

Newcastle are closing in on Toulouse right-back Albin Ebondo. (Star)

 

Newcastle are also interested in Rennes right-back Rod Fanni, as are Aston Villa and a number of other Premier League clubs. (Telegraph)

 

Celtic will tell the Magpies they will only accept cash for their captain Stephen McManus. (Daily Mail)

 

Fulham are ready to test Leeds' resolve to hang on to their £6m-rated teenager Fabian Delph. (Express)

 

Fulham and Everton are keen on Spartak Moscow's Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa. (Telegraph)

 

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger fears he will be forced out of the club and into the arms of AC Milan. (Various)

 

Bolton are hoping to beat off competition to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Migueo Veloso but would need to make a club record bid of between £12-13m. (Independent)

 

Reading midfielder James Harper is poised to join Middlesbrough in a £5m transfer this week. (Mail)

 

Crewe are competing with Yeovil and Bournemouth for Weymouth striker Stuart Beavon. (Star)

 

Charlton are close to signing Hull defender Wayne Brown on loan for the rest of the season. (Star)

 

Reading manager Steve Coppell has lined up a £1m move for Derby winger Steve Davies. (Various)

 

Bristol City are set to snap up defender Izzy Iriekpen following his release from Scunthorpe. (Various)

 

Huddersfield will make an improved £750,000 offer for Bristol Rovers striker Rickie Lambert. (Sun)

 

Norwich are keen on Dartford striker Cody McDonald, who is also wanted by Charlton and Crystal Palace. (Sun)

 

Crystal Palace want Dagenham midfielder Solomon Taiwo but face competition from QPR and Reading. (Sun)

 

Scott Severin will leave Aberdeen in the summer after the collapse of contract talks. (Various)

 

Celtic are lining up a swoop for £1.5m-rated Hamilton Accies midfielder James McArthur (The Sun)

 

Cardiff City are ready to accept an offer from Celtic for midfielder Willo Flood. (Various)

 

But the Bluebirds will try to sign Manchester City's Ched Evans from under Celtic's noses. (Various)

 

 

OTHER FOOTBALL GOSSIP

 

Everton defender Phil Jagielka will be rewarded for his fine form this season with a call-up into the England squad for the match against Spain on 12 February. (Daily Mirror)

 

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has confirmed he is looking for a new partner to invest in the club - and he has approached six potential investors. (Daily Mirror)

 

 

AND FINALLY

 

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed the star he would most like to meet is golf legend Tiger Woods - but the Portugal international says his own golf game is so bad he has given up. (Daily Mirror)

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