West Ham are set to take Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane on a six-month loan deal in a bid to beat the drop. Full story: Daily Telegraph
But Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has turned down the opportunity to move to relegation threatened West Ham in a similar deal. Full story: talksport
Out-of-favour forward Adebayor could now become a January target for Liverpool. Full story: caughtoffside
West Ham's current star striker, Frederic Piquionne, has rejected reports that he will leave the Hammers for Aston Villa when the January transfer window opens. Full story: Goal.com
The Hammers meanwhile are on the verge of signing Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell. Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool flop Christian Poulsen is also a target for West Ham who believe they can sign the defensive midfielder for £3m in January. Full story: goal.com
Avram Grant's side are also trying to sign Monaco striker Dieumerci Mbokani on a five-month loan deal. Full story: Daily Mail
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has told Tottenham to forget about signing star striker Andy Carroll in January. Full story: the Sun
And Pardew insists it is time for Newcastle to prove they are a big club and hang on to Carroll - who already has 10 goals this season. Full story: Daily Mail
Carroll has become an unlikely target for Spanish giants Real Madrid. Full story: imscouting
Manchester United are also considering making a £20m move for the Magpies forward. Full story: caughtoffside
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has made Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric his number one target for next season. Full story: the Sun
Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City have been alerted to central defender Pepe's contract dispute with Real Madrid. Full story: talksport
Aston Villa are poised to make a £1m offer for Lokomotiv Moscow star Alan Gatagov. Full story: talksport
Manchester City are scouting Espanyol duo Pablo Osvaldo and Victor Ruiz. Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool want to tie Jay Spearing to a new long-term contract as new recruitment supremo Damien Comolli steps up his youth policy. Full story: Daily Mirror
Birmingham are bracing themselves for a battle with Liverpool to keep hold of highly rated centre-back Scott Dann. Full story: Daily Mirror
Everton will battle it out with Liverpool for the £4m signing of Wolves winger Matt Jarvis. Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool will fund a move for Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips by selling right-back Glen Johnson. Full story: Metro
Or, the Reds will use Johnson as part of a deal to sign Bayern Munich forward Mario Gomez. Full story: caughtoffside
Tottenham are leading the chase to sign Saint Etienne midfielder Dimitri Payet for £7m. Full story: talksport
Chelsea winger Gael Kakuta is to reject interest from AC Milan and instead perform a U-turn and sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge. Full story: Daily Mail
Celtic want to sign Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland on loan - and in time for him to make his debut against Rangers in the Old Firm derby on 2 January. Full story: Daily Mirror
Barcelona are considering a £10m move for Arsenal midfielder Denilson after conceding Cesc Fabregas' price tag could once again spiral beyond their means. Full story: Daily Mail
Brazilian midfielder Denilson has refused to rule out leaving Arsenal after also becoming a transfer target for Wolfsburg. Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal could offer Denilson to Ajax in an attempt to sign striker Luis Suarez and defensive midfielder Jan Vertonghen. Full story: caughtoffside
Or, midfielder Denilson has used his Twitter account to deny speculation he will leave Arsenal in January. Full story: Metro
Leicester manager Sven-Goran Eriksson concedes his bid to sign David Beckham on loan is doomed to fail. Full story: Daily Mirror
Wolfsburg manager Steve McClaren is also considering a loan move for Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Beckham. Full story: imscouting
Everton manager David Moyes is close to agreeing terms with LA Galaxy to take forward Landon Donovan on loan in January, despite the continuing interest of Fulham. Full story: Metro
OTHER GOSSIP
Birmingham owner Carson Yeung has been forced to clarify the club's spending plans after manager Alex McLeish bemoaned a lack of cash. Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United's now longest-serving manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he has shelved all thoughts of retirement. Full story: Daily Mirror
Rafael Benitez has returned to Liverpool for Christmas insisting he has not been sacked by Inter Milan. Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool's academy manager Josep Segura is pleased with the quality of young players in his charge at the club. Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed the Gunners will not be shopping for big-name players in next month's transfer window, despite the club's £56m profit this year. Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham captain Ledley King has escaped punishment from manager Harry Redknapp after stumbling out of a London nightspot at last week's club Christmas party. Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea skipper John Terry has hit out at reports of dressing room unrest at Stamford Bridge. Full story: Daily Mail
AND FINALLY
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is warning of "managerial carnage" unless something is done about the number of new owners coming into the Premier League. Full story: talksport
Cardiff City striker Jay Bothroyd fell victim to the big freeze when he was forced to abandon his car on the M4 after a Christmas shopping trip to London and walk the last nine miles home. Full story: Small World News Service
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