Premier League Transfer Talk

Transfers: Latest news, rumours and gossip for every Premier League club.

Coming home? Robbie Keane has been linked with a move to Aston Villa during the MLS off season Photo: REUTERS

Arsenal
Arsenal and Chelsea are locked in a transfer-window battle for Crewe’s brilliant young hot shot Nick Powell. (Mirror)
Verdict: At 17 he's tipped as one for the future. No, doesn't sound Arsene Wenger's bag at all.
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Aston Villa
Alex McLeish is ready to give Robbie Keane a shock return to the Premier League if he can cut through red tape. (Mirror)
Verdict: Villa are in need of firepower, especially when Darren Bent's off on his shopping trips.
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Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn are lining up a bid for £5m-rated Watford striker Marvin Sordell. (The Sun)

Verdict: Sounds like over the odds for an unproven player, i.e. a distincly Steve Keanesque move.

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Bolton Wanderers

Owen Coyle is ready to drop down to League Two to find a replacement for Gary Cahill by bidding £1m for Crawley's Kyle McFadzean. (Sun)

Verdict: Highly likely. Matter of when Cahill will leave rather than if he leaves this month.

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Chelsea

Andre Villas-Boas wants Blackburn's Steven Nzonzi to save his season and is poised to make a £7m bid. (Metro)

Verdict: Plausible given Chelsea are lacking bit of bite in midfield.

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Everton

David Moyes has joined the chase for Huddersfield's Jordan Rhodes - but will have to find £4 million to get the new Scotland cap. (Mirror)

Verdict: Another day and another club linked with the Huddersfield hotshot. The Terriers could have a nice little auction on their hands.

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Fulham

Fulham are considering a £4 million bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole should they sell Bobby Zamora. (Telegraph)

Verdict: Solid move for all parties concerned.

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Liverpool

Liverpool could be ready to launch a surprise bid for England international striker Darren Bent. (This is Anfield)

Verdict: Move north will come at a price.

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Manchester City

Roberto Mancini wants to make Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi his first signing of the transfer window. (Sun)

Verdict: Surely it's a case of when rather than if with City. First of a few new faces no doubt...once Tevez has been flogged that is.

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Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson will offer £25m plus a pick of a number of squad players in exchange for Eden Hazard. (CaughtOffside)

Verdict: It's the walking wounded at Old Trafford so offloading a number of fringe players at this moment in time seems unlikely.

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Newcastle United

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew would jump at the chance to take Kop flop Andy Carroll back to Tyneside. (The Sun)

Verdict: Stranger things have happened. A swap deal involving Coloccini? And probably several million pounds to Newcastle.

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Norwich City

Nottingham Forest want £2.5million for Welsh defender Chris Gunter. Norwich have had two bids waved away for the full-back. (The Sun)

Verdict: Fits the bill of buying from the lower leagues which has served Paul Lambert well, but Fulham and Blackburn are also interested.

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Queens Park Rangers

QPR have made a £7million bid for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic. (Mail)

Verdict: Rangers to Rangers? Neil Warnock is not messing around.

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Stoke City

Stoke are prepared to offload winger Jermaine Pennant as they set their sights on Blackburn Rovers' Junior Hoilett. (Mail)

Verdict: Offloading Pennant. Surely not. Oh wait, he hasn't had a move in over a year. He's due one.

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Sunderland

Martin O’Neill will run the rule over the Sunderland players out on loan as he continues to assess his playing squad. (Sunderland Echo)

Verdict: Well that sounds sensible. But not sure Asamoah Gyan's coming back any time soon.

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Swansea City

Swansea appear to have won the race to sign Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly, who was targeted by Liverpool and Everton. (Liverpool Echo)

Verdict: 'Appear' seems good enough.

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Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham are set to raid Blackburn for giant centre-half Chris Samba in an £8million swoop. (Mirror)

Verdict: Harry is unlikely to play his cards early. Expect a last-minute bid for the defender if his squad is down to the bare bones.

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West Bromwich Albion

Albion were today on alert for a possible January transfer scramble for Nikica Jelavic after Roy Hodgson made a personal check on the Rangers striker. (Express and Star)

Verdict: Join the queue, chaps. Several other Premier League clubs are interested.

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Wigan Athletic

Tony Pulis is being linked with a move for Wigan's Mohamed Diame but faces competition from Wolves and Real Betis for the midfielder. (Sentanta)

Verdict: Diame's off. Everyone always leaves Wigan at the first possible opportunity.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves are ready to offload Andy Keogh in January. (Yorkshire Evening Post)

Verdict: Leeds are the side most likely to sign the Republic of Ireland international striker.
By Telegraph staff