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18.30 Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has rejected reports linking the club with a move for Sporting Gijon defender Roberto Canella.

18.45 Southampton have signed Dutch defender Jan-Paul Saeijs on loan from Roda JC.

19.00 Bristol City defender Bradley Orr has ended speculation over his future by signing a new deal at Ashton Gate.

19.20 Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock has admitted an interest in Birmingham's Gary McSheffrey.

19.50 Charlton are in talks with out-of-favour Hull defender Wayne Brown over a possible loan move.

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20.00 Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws is confident of making two new signings in the next few days.

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20.30 Audrius Ksanavicius has left Hearts to return to FBK Kaunas

21.00 Kilmarnock have secured the services of on-loan Coventry striker Donovan Simmonds until the end of the season.

21.15 Newcastle star Charles N'Zogbia claims Aston Villa and Tottenham are chasing his signature.

21.30 Free agent Peter Lovenkrands has admitted he is flattered at being linked with a return to former club Rangers.

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22.00 Skysports.com understands Queens Park Rangers have rejected a bid from Championship rivals Wolves for Mikele Leigertwood.

22.15 Skysports.com understands West Ham are lining up a move Panathinaikos defender Bryce Moon.

22.59 Wycombe have drafted in Ipswich defender Chris Casement on loan.

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21.15 Newcastle star Charles N'Zogbia claims Aston Villa and Tottenham are chasing his signature.

I really hope that happens, even if N'Zogbia is a little bit of a tool.

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Paper Talk According to The Sun, Roque Santa Cruz still wants to quit Blackburn Rovers after the club rejected an offer from Manchester City. Former Rovers boss Mark Hughes is still weighing up an improved bid for the Paraguayan striker.

7.49 England winger Ashley Young is 'delighted' to be playing for Aston Villa after being linked with Real Madrid.

7.51 Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate insists Stewart Downing should be aiming higher than Tottenham, who have had two bids rejected for the unsettled winger.

8.11 Villarreal have confirmed there is interest in American starlet Jozy Altidore, but they have no intention of letting him leave after he was linked with a loan move to Everton.

8.25 Sunderland boss Ricky Sbragia says he will not be held to ransom in his attempts to boost his squad and insists no key players will be leaving the club.

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8.42 Alex McLeish says any move to resurrect Kris Boyd's transfer to Birmingham City will have to come from the Rangers striker.

8.56 Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati says he is willing to take a pay cut in order to join Atalanta.

9.03 Middlesbrough striker Mido has reacted angrily to news that he was being lined up for a move to Newcastle without his knowledge.

9.14 Hull City veteran Nick Barmby is waiting to see whether he will be offered a new contract and is not worried by the fact that talks have yet to start.

9.23 Mixu Paatelainen is confident Rob Jones is committed to Hibernian after a bid from Colchester United was rejected.

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9.31 Birmingham City have signed West Ham United midfielder Lee Bowyer on loan until the end of the season.

9.45 Inverness Caledonian Thistle have agreed a deal to sign Hibernian duo Filipe Morais and Thierry Gathuessi.

10.00 Veteran midfielder Graham Kavanagh has joined Carlisle United in a player/coaching role after his Sunderland contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

10.04 Mark Hughes has received 'tentative enquiries' regarding members of his Manchester City squad but he does not want to allow players to leave until reinforcements are secured.

10.20 Shrewsbury Town have snapped up Nick Chadwick after the striker was released by Hereford United.

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10.28 Alan Gow's transfer from Rangers to Wolves is off after the winger failed a medical, according to Sky Sports News.

10.36 Lazio are in danger of losing Mauro Zarate, with a number of clubs, including Manchester City, interested.

10.41 Coventry midfielder Aron Gunnarsson claims Celtic, Everton and Stoke are interested in securing his services - but he wants to stay with the Sky Blues.

Paper Talk According to French newspaper Aujourd'hui Sport, Marseille have rejected a big-money offer from Manchester City for Taye Taiwo, with Benjani or Jo used as possible makeweights, while the same newspaper claims that Paris St Germain are keen to sign City defender Nedum Onuoha on loan.

11.00 Carlisle United have agreed a deal to sign Preston North End winger Joe Anyinsah for an undisclosed fee.

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11.03 Grimsby Town have completed the permanent signing of Darlington striker Adam Proudlock.

11.09 Chesterfield have signed striker Martin Gritton from fellow League Two side Macclesfield Town for an undisclosed fee.

11.19 Swansea City boss Roberto Martinez has played down reports he wants to sign Carlisle striker Danny Graham and MK Dons defender Dean Lewington.

11.38 Norwich City boss Glenn Roeder remains keen to bring Reading striker Leroy Lita back to Carrow Road and is also chasing an experienced centre-half.

11.55 Blackpool have brought in Sunderland forward Roy O'Donovan on loan until the end of the season.

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12.10 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has intimated negotiations to bring Andrei Arshavin to the club from Zenit St Petersburg are progressing well.

12.19 Tottenham have completed the signing of striker Jermain Defoe from Portsmouth. Defoe will be available for Spurs' game at Wigan on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1.

12.30 Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce believes that Manchester City must make them an offer that is too good to refuse if they are to sign striker Roque Santa Cruz.

12.41 Steve Bruce is confident Wigan will complete the signing of Colombian striker Hugo Rodallega.

12.51 Skysports.com understands Portsmouth and Bolton have had offers for Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton rejected.

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13.06 Defender Bradley Orr has signed a new two-and-a-half year contract at Championship side Bristol City.

13.20 Glen Johnson has signed a new four-and-a-half year deal at Portsmouth to end speculation over his future.

13.34 Former England international Michael Gray has joined Sheffield Wednesday on a month-long loan.

13.41 Alberto Aquilani is set to end speculation about his future by signing a new long-term contract at Roma. The Italian has in the past been linked with Arsenal.

13.46 Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned any potential admirers of Joe Cole that the midfielder has a future at Stamford Bridge.

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13.50 High-flying Bradford have secured the services of Burnley winger Steve Jones for another month to help their promotion push from League Two.

14.10 Steve Bruce has rubbished speculation linking Kris Boyd with a move to Wigan.

14.16 Leeds United have signed Lee Trundle in an eye-catching one-month loan switch from Bristol City.

14.20 Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann has confirmed he is joining Bundesliga rivals Eintracht Frankfurt on a Bosman transfer comes the end of the season.

14.25 Striker Luke Rodgers has left Port Vale by mutual consent. Rodgers has recently been on-loan at Yeovil.

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14.36 Gareth Southgate is refusing to let the ongoing Stewart Downing saga distract him from his management duties.

14.44 Bolton have secured the services of French defender Sebastien Puygrenier on a season long loan from Zenit St Petersburg.

14.59 Marseille full-back Taye Taiwo claims to have no knowledge of a reported approach from Manchester City for his services.

15.07 Former England captain David Beckham will not stay with AC Milan beyond March, according to the midfielder's spokesman.

15.11 Free agent Peter Lovenkrands has confirmed he is joining former club Rangers 'for training' after he was released by Schalke.

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15.16 Star striker Simon Cox is staying at Swindon Town says manager Danny Wilson - unless an outstanding offer is made, with Bolton and Fulham linked with bids.

15.21 Benfica defender Marco Zoro has revealed that he is set for a five-day trial at West Ham, while Blackburn Rovers are also reportedly interested.

15.29 Italian midfielder Damiano Tommasi has left Queens Park Rangers after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.

15.32 Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has told Sky Sports News that selling players is not on his agenda during the January transfer window.

15.37 MK Dons defender Jude Stirling has agreed a new long-term contract with the League One high-fliers.