The Transfer Thread

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14.10 Fulham manager Roy Hodgson feels clubs are not making bids for defender Brede Hangeland because they know the defender will not come cheap.

14.19 Marca reports Barcelona are ready to let Martin Caceres go out on loan next summer, but they will bring Henrique back from Bayer Leverkusen.

14.36 Reuben Hazell wants to sign for life at League One promotion-chasing Oldham.

14.47 SK Brann winger Erik Huseklepp has denied reports linking him with a move to Newcastle.

14.54 Cluj striker Yssouf Kone, who has been linked with Tottenham in today's tabloids, has revealed that it is his dream to play in the Premier League.

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15.18 Rennes' Stephane Mbia has declined to comment on reports that Newcastle have bid for his services. The midfielder has also been linked with Arsenal and Everton in the past.

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15.37 Reports in Germany state that Schalke are ready to pay Hearts £2million for Laryea Kingston. The midfielder's agent recently claimed that three clubs from England, and one from Spain, were also showing interest.

15.59 Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury. With Michael Essien already sidelined, Luiz Felipe Scolari's hand could be forced in the transfer window.

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16.35 La Gazzetta Dello Sport claims AC Milan are set to use the funds from the sale of Kaka to sign Emmanuel Adebayor, Michael Essien, Gael Clichy and Alex.

17.15 Newcastle midfielder Geremi is eager to stay at St James' Park, despite speculation that he is set to leave in January.

17.50 Wigan boss Steve Bruce has confirmed that an unnamed club have come in for Wilson Palacios. This could reinforce reports in this morning's newspapers that Manchester United are set to hijack the Honduran's move to Tottenham.

18.19 Speaking after the 2-1 defeat at Chelsea, Stoke City boss Tony Pulis confirmed he is trying to bring 'one or two' more players in during the transfer window.

18.29 Bolton Wanderers boss Gary Megson says he is 'doing all he can' to add more players to his squad during the transfer window.

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18.39 Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has hit out at the 'crazy' reports linking the club with a bid for Manchester City star Robinho.

18.43 Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has stressed that the potentially record-breaking Kaka deal will take time to be completed, if it does go through.

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I always wanted Essien on Milan. Big fan of his.

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16.35 La Gazzetta Dello Sport claims AC Milan are set to use the funds from the sale of Kaka to sign Emmanuel Adebayor, Michael Essien, Gael Clichy and Alex.

**** my life.

Adebayor and Clichy gone = one sad Gooner.

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21.54 Walter Smith insists a player other than Kris Boyd could leave Rangers before the close of the transfer window.

22.00 Skysports.com understands Swindon Town have rejected a bid from a mystery Championship club for leading scorer Simon Cox.

22.13 Zenit St Petersburg claim that Bolton have made a loan offer for their striker Pavel Pogrebnyak.

22.45 Carlo Ancelotti insists that AC Milan need time to consider Manchester City's offer for Kaka following reports in Italy that the Brazilian had already signed for the Premier League club.

22.58 Espanyol have expressed surprise that Steve Finnan's move to Hull City has fallen through due to a failed medical.

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9.15 David Beckham is confident AC Milan team-mate Kaka will turn down the advances of Manchester City in order to stay in Italy.

9.47 Wigan manager Steve Bruce has hinted that the unnamed club vying with Tottenham for the signature of Wilson Palacios is Manchester City after ruling out the Blues' derby rivals Manchester United.

10.04 The News of the World reports that Real Madrid are ready to hijack Manchester City's £108million move for Kaka. ()

10.13 Andrei Arshavin's agent, Dennis Lachter, expects his client's transfer to Arsenal to take place within the next seven days.

10.30 Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear admits he could bid £10million for Stephane Mbia.

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10.45 The tabloids report that Manchester United are ready to beat Real Madrid to the £15million signing of Wigan winger Antonio Valencia.

10.55 The People claims Everton are hoping to land both Darren Bent and David Bentley this month

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11.11 Hamburg's Nigel de Jong is close to signing for Manchester City in the January transfer window after admitting he wants to play for a club with 'potential'.

11.25 Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is ready to snap-up former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle, who had loan spell at Ewood Park, from Atletico Madrid, according to various reports in this morning's tabloids.

11.36 Striker Elyaniv Barda has accused Racing Genk of pricing him out of a move to Everton.

11.37 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink is hoping he can earn a contract at extension at Celtic.

12.00 The News of the World reports that Celtic are ready to win the race to sign Manchester City's Welsh international Ched Evans.

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12.41 Stoke and Sunderland are rumoured to be tracking Borussia Monchengladbach defender Steve Gohouri.

12.59 Bristol City have failed in a bid for Christos Patsatzoglou, according to sources in Greece.

13.09 Derby County Nigel Clough wants to make Stoke's Liam Lawrence his first signing of his Pride Park tenure, according to the News of the World.

13.14 West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has left Craig Bellamy out of his 18-man squad for today's Premier League clash with Fulham. The Italian does not know if the striker, who wants to join Tottenham, has played his last game for the Hammers.

13.35 Hungarian starlet Mate Toth is on trial with Arsenal and has trained with the Gunners for the past week.

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13.51 The Sunday Mirror reports that Portsmouth are ready to offer Nottingham Forest striker Robert Earnshaw the chance to return to the Premier League.

14.05 Barcelona forward Lionel Messi insists no amount of money could tempt him away from the Camp Nou.

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14.32 Everton are set to beat Celtic to the signing of Sligo Rovers defender Seamus Coleman.

14.48 AC Milan general manager Adriano Galliani claims the club will not replace Kaka if the Brazil playmaker moves to Manchester City.

15.01 Arminia Bielefield have handed a new contract to Scottish prospect Kevin Kerr.

15.28 Cologne are confident of finally agreeing a deal to bring Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski back to the club.

15.56 Fulham manager Roy Hodgson admits he does not have vast amounts of money to spend in January. The Cottagers boss is looking for a cut-price deal or loan signings in the winter window.

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Man City finally have their man they've been coveting,






Craig Bellamy has joined from West Ham.

And rumor has it that Kaka has declined to joined City.