Manchester United must pay another �1.2m to keep on-loan striker from Helsingborg, Henrik Larsson, for the rest of the season. (The Sun)

Freddie Ljungberg, who has been linked to Tottenham, will demand a �4.5m pay-off for the remaining 18 months of his contract - if Arsenal sell him to help fund a �15m bid for France and Marseille winger Franck Ribery. (Daily Mirror)

Ljungberg has told Gunners boss Arsene Wenger he is going nowhere. (Daily Star)

Blackburn have told Chelsea to forget about trying to sign top scorer Benni McCarthy. (Various)

Fulham are ready to splash out �2.5m to sign Charlton winger Jerome Thomas and Celtic contract rebel Shaun Maloney. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United have checked on cheaper alternatives to Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves - Rio Antonio Mavuba of Bordeaux for one. (The Times)

Portsmouth striker Andrew Cole is frustrated with life on the substitutes' bench and has not ruled out leaving the club. (The Times)

Chelsea are close to signing Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim and are facing a battle with French side Lyon for Aston Villa's Milan Baros. (Daily Mirror)

Manager Harry Redknapp has been given the go-ahead by Portsmouth owner Alexandre Gaydamak to strengthen the squad during the transfer window. (Various)

West Ham's Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano has rejected the renewed interest of Juventus to hold out for a move to Liverpool. (Daily Star)

West Ham captain Nigel Reo-Coker is ready to resist all offers to lure him away from the club and stay until the end of the season. (Daily Express)

Newcastle are targeting Birmingham defender Matthew Upson. (Daily Express)

Hibernian have knocked back a �2m bid from Birmingham for midfielder Scott Brown. (Daily Record)

Celtic have added Cameroon international full-back Jean-Joel Perrier-Doumbe to their list of transfer targets. (Daily Record)

Sheffield United have given up on trying to sign Preston striker David Nugent after tabling a �6m bid because Blades boss Neil Warnock believes he is overpriced. (Various)

Sheffield United are chasing Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie. (Daily Star)

Tottenham have made a �3m bid for Deportivo La Coruna defender Fabricio Coloccini. (Various)

Striker Jermain Defoe fears Tottenham may be ready to sell him as they launch a bid for Charlton's Darren Bent. (Daily Star)

Darren Bent will be out of action with a knee injury until the end of February so he will be sold by Charlton. (Daily Express)

Ex-Ipswich forward Darren Bent will be staying at The Valley after making a quicker than expected recovery from injury. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle will not renew their pursuit of Addicks forward Darren Bent. (The Times)

Middlesbrough defender Chris Riggott has been linked to Newcastle. (The Times)

Aston Villa expect to hear within 48 hours if they have clinched the signing of Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Daily Mail)

Villa will be turned down by Wright-Phillips. (The Guardian)

Manchester United's Alan Smith, who can play in attack or in midfield, has told clubs they are wasting their time in trying to sign him. (Daily Express)

Newcastle are ready to bid for West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa are ready to bid for Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy after having a �5m offer for Kevin Doyle rejected by Reading. (The Sun)

Liverpool's bid for Blackburn captain Lucas Neill is being held up - because they are demanding �500,000 for Stephen Warnock in the exchange deal. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough have insisted that they will not sell England winger Stewart Downing. (The Sun)

Downing has committed his future to Boro after a crisis meeting with boss Gareth Southgate. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan has promised the fans he will do his best to sign Luton striker Rowan Vine. (The Sun)

Charlton want to sign Benfica midfielder Manuel Fernandes on loan following his unsuccessful spell at Portsmouth. (Daily Mirror)

Southampton have blocked midfielder David Prutton joining Hull for �400,000. (Various)

Hull hope to sign Sheffield United defender Chris Lucketti for �400,000. (The Sun)

Tottenham boss Martin Jol will listen to offers for Mido after falling out with the striker. (Daily Mirror)

Juventus are ready to move for Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze. (Various)

Rangers have been given the go-ahead to make their move for Blackburn defender Andy Todd. (Daily Record)

Liverpool are close to a �1.85m deal for Argentine midfielder Sebastian Eduardo Leto, who plays for Lanus. (Various)

Watford are preparing to sell striker Ashley Young, with Tottenham, Aston Villa, West Ham and Liverpool the clubs in serious contention. (The Guardian)

Tottenham are the favourites to sign Hornets star Young, although if Spurs fail to land him he is likely to move to Aston Villa. (The Times)

Fulham have told forward Collins John he will be frozen out at Craven Cottage if he does not join Watford. (The Times)

Tottenham defender Calum Davenport is adamant he will not be leaving the club this month. (The Independent)

Wigan have failed in their bid to sign their former striker, Nathan Ellington, from West Brom. (The Independent)

Former England captain David Beckham is set to defy Real Madrid's ultimatum that he must sign a new deal or leave. (The Sun)

Graeme Souness has told Wolves owner Sir Jack Hayward that the ex-Newcastle boss is the man to lead the club forward after he offered �20m in a takeover bid. (Daily Mirror)

Souness insists that his �20m offer remains on the table. (The Sun)

It is believed that Pini Zahavi, the Israeli agent who wants to raise the capital to buy a high-profile English club, is not involved in Souness' bid to buy Wolves. (The Guardian)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is to fine midfielder Lassana Diarra for repeatedly defying his authority. (The Sun)

Mourinho has publicly backed midfielder Michael Ballack and has dismissed suggestions that senior Blues players have confronted him over the German's form since his arrival at the club. (Various)

Striker Neil Harris insists he could not care less about missing out on a dream FA Cup tie against Chelsea after rejoining Millwall from Nottingham Forest. (The Sun)

Five Ipswich players have been disciplined by boss Jim Magilton after going on a lads' trip to Amsterdam just before the FA Cup tie with Chester. (Various)

Striker Kanu has earned a new one-year contract at Portsmouth after activating a clause by playing 20 Premiership games. (Various)

Sheffield Wednesday striker Steve MacLean is set to become the club's top-paid player by being offered �8,000 a week. (The Sun)

Rangers have secured the services of Scotland boss Walter Smith as their new manager and of former striker Ally McCoist as assistant. (The Guardian)

Former Rangers striker Mark Hateley believes the Scottish Football Association should smooth current national boss Smith's return to Ibrox as a gesture of goodwill. (Daily Record)

Rangers doctor Ian McGuinness has been sacked - days after calling for champagne to celebrate the exit of manager Paul Le Guen. (Daily Record)

Blackburn midfielder David Bentley is hoping to sign a one-year extension to his contract, which will keep him at the club until 2010. (Various)

Football Association director of football Sir Trevor Brooking says the long-term health of the game involves children becoming more involved and that England is lagging behind other European countries when it comes to skill levels. (Daily Telegraph)

Hearts midfielder Paul Hartley overcame a foot injury by wrapping the affected limb in a couple of strips of raw meat to nourish the damaged tissue - a remedy told to him by a professional from another club. (Daily Record)

Blackburn will give season ticket holders free admission to next month's Uefa Cup tie with Bayer Leverkusen after being forced to kick-off at 6pm in order to earn a �650,000 TV windfall. (Various)

Newcastle striker Michael Owen, who is recovering from injury, may be able to look for advice from his sister Lesley, who is setting up a holistic health clinic near Chester. (The Guardian)