Paper Talk
Aston Villa will sell Fabian Delph this month, but only if they receive £4million.
Darren Fletcher will decide which club has won the race for his signature next week. Valencia, West Ham and West Brom have all been linked with the Manchester United midfielder.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists there will be no exodus at Anfield in the summer - despite contract issues with almost half his squad.
Chelsea have been told to stump up a whopping £30million if they want to sign Douglas Costa from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Newcastle are facing a battle to keep hold of top scorer Papiss Cisse from Galatasaray in January.
Crystal Palace are poised to land £4million left-back Pape Souare from French club Lille.
Chelsea have had a £16million bid rejected for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa.
Brendan Rodgers insists Liverpool will not endure another summer of wholesale change and wants to keep experience in his squad.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has rejected Arsene Wenger's claim that English clubs would attract greater talent if the work permit rule was scrapped.
Arsene Wenger is targeting a £25million summer move for Real Madrid star Asier Illarramendi.
Crystal Palace have gone back in for Lille left-back Pape Souare.
Wigan's Shaun Maloney has flown to America to seal a deal with Chicago Fire.
Lewis McGugan could escape Watford to move to Sheffield Wednesday.
Royston Drenthe has left Reading to join Turkish side Kayseri Erciyesspor on a free transfer.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has hinted that defender Sergio Ramos, who is reportedly wanted by Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City, is on the verge of signing a new deal at the Bernabeu.
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has dropped a hint he could be heading for Real Madrid rather than Manchester United or Chelsea by revealing he is learning Spanish.
Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella has threatened to quit if the lcub sell Juan Cuadrado to Chelsea.
West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison is considering offers to move overseas when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Dundee United have beaten Aberdeen to the capture of Ryan McGowan.
Mike Ashley looks set to push on with his Rangers power grab by handing the club another huge emergency loan to cover next week's wage bill.
Celtic last night off-loaded Israeli international Beram Kayal to Brighton.
Hamilton have installed Martin Canning as manager - and have knocked back a £300,000 bid for Ziggy Gordan from Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok.
BBC
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has hinted that defender Sergio Ramos, 28, who is reportedly wanted by Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City, is on the verge of signing a new deal at the Bernabeu. (Daily Star)
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea's agent has hinted that the 24-year-old Spaniard could move to Real Madrid in the summer. (Sun - subscription only)
Aston Villa are ready to sell England midfielder Fabian Delph to prevent him leaving for free in the summer at the end of his contract, but want £4m for the 25-year-old, who has interested Tottenham and Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea have approached Shakhtar Donetsk over the availability of their Brazilian midfielder Douglas Costa, 24. (The Guardian)
West Brom are keen on signing winger Bakary Sako, 26, from Black Country rivals Wolves in what would be the first player to make the switch since Paul Edwards 21 years ago. (Birmingham Mail)
Liverpool have received a boost in their pursuit of Paris St-Germain striker Ezequiel Lavezzi, 29, with the French champions ready to let him leave this month. (Metro)
Arsenal are keen to sign Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi, 24, in the summer, but the Spanish giants want to recoup most of the £24m they paid Real Sociedad for his services in 2013. (Marca - in Spanish)
But Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has seemingly ended Arsenal's hopes of signing him after insisting Illarramendi remains part of his plans. (Metro)
Hull are one of four Premier League teams interested in Wigan's Callum McManaman, 23, but could turn their attentions to out-of-favour Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon, 27. (Hull Daily Mail)
Swansea are set to follow up the signing of Kyle Naughton, 26, by landing another defender, Norwich's 26-year-old Sweden international Martin Olsson. (South Wales Evening Post)
OTHER GOSSIP
Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United and not Arsenal because of the cost of building the Emirates stadium meant they could not afford him, according to a new biography of the Portuguese superstar's agent, Jorge Mendes. (Daily Telegraph)
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, has dropped a hint he could be heading for Real Madrid rather than Manchester United or Chelsea by revealing he is learning Spanish. (Daily Express)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted player power forced him to change his attacking football philosophy for a more tactical game in last week's impressive victory at Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)
West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison, 21, is considering offers to move overseas when his contract expires at the end of the season. (Guardian)
Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey, 37, returning to Anfield for the FA Cup fourth-round tie with Bolton, says he was surprised by Steven Gerrard's decision to leave in the summer and feels the former England captain "probably had another year or two in the Premier League." (Daily Telegraph)
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has fined winger Jack Grealish, 19, for posting a message on Twitter reading: "Can't wait to be happy playing football again," alongside a photo of himself smiling while on loan at Notts County last season. (Daily Mail)
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says he does not take the FA Cup lightly despite arriving back from warm weather training in Abu Dhabi just 24 hours before their FA Cup fourth-round tie with Middlesbrough on Saturday. (Daily Telegraph)
BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Middlesbrough midfielder Adam Clayton, 26, returns to his first club Manchester City in Saturday's FA Cup fourth round and tweets an image of his first professional training kit, which he has had framed.
Daniel Sturridge's goal celebration has seemingly left its mark on some of the Arsenal players after midfielder Jack Wilshere, 23, attempted to copy the Liverpool striker's arm-waving jig on Arsenal's official Instagram account while doing a Q&A.
AND FINALLY...
Bradford City midfielder Billy Knott, 22, is so desperate to get his hands on John Terry's shirt in their FA Cup clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday that the former Blues' trainee has contacted ex-team-mate Josh McEachran and asked him to speak to Terry to see if he will give him his shirt at the final whistle. (Daily Star)
Police have been called to Manchester City's training ground 31 times in five years for incidents that include youths spotted with a javelin. (Daily Mail)
Sussex County League Division Two side Seaford Town, the only team in the top 10 tiers of English football to score fewer goals than Aston Villa, have challenged the Premier League outfit to a match to decide the most boring team in the country. (The Sun - subscription required)
HITC
Report: West Ham looking to Lazio defender Luis Pedro Cavanda
West Ham United are looking to bolster their defence in the final week of the transfer window with Belgian full-back Luis Pedro Cavanda.
West Ham United are interested in a move for Lazio right-back Luis Pedro Cavanda this month, according to Calciomercato.
Cavanda, 24, has been in and out of the Lazio side this season, making seven starts in 11 Serie A appearances, and the club are reported to be willing to offload him for a fee in the region of €2 million, despite his contract running until 2018.
West Ham were looking at the former Belgium Under-21 international in the summer along with Sunderland and Hull, according to Talk Sport, but the Hammers could now be set to ramp up their interest, amid doubts over whether Carl Jenkinson’s season-long loan can be made permanent.
A versatile defender, Cavanda has also filled in at left-back this season, and Sky Sports named Arsenal as potential suitors in the summer of 2013 following a successful campaign in which he established himself as a regular under former manager Vladimir Petkovic.
His stock has since taken somewhat of a hit in the Italian capital, but a fresh start at Upton Park could be just what’s needed to reignite his still-promising career.
West Ham boss says when he will decide about current loan stars
Sam Allardyce appears unwilling to discuss possible permanent moves for his loan stars until the end of the current campaign.
Vincent Ralph
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has been speaking about when the club will decide whether to turn their current loan deals into permanent transfers in an interview with London 24.
The Hammers currently have Alex Song on loan from Barcelona and Carl Jenkinson on a temporary basis from Arsenal, and it was the latter player Allardyce was referring to when he said, “Everyone is speculating on price and when the deal can be done.”
Jenkinson has impressed for West Ham this season, becoming a regular fixture at right-back and helping the side maintain their outstanding form.
The Hammers are currently seventh in the Premier League table, just three points away from an automatic European place and both Jenkinson and Song have been key to that progress.
With the likes of Hector Bellerin, Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers all competing for the right-back spot at Arsenal, it would be no surprise if Jenkinson completed a permanent move in the summer, but Allardyce has suggested he will make no decisions on any of his current loanees until then.
“When the season is over we will look at the players here, who are out of contract and on loan and then decide,” the West Ham manager said.
It seems highly likely he will want to keep both players if at all possible, but it remains to be seen if fees can be agreed that suit all parties.
London24
Allardyce has passionate message for West Ham fans ahead of ‘exciting’ FA Cup run
Brad Pinard
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has vowed to do everything he can to take Hammers fans to Wembley in this season’s FA Cup.
The former Bolton and Newcastle boss has enjoyed the highs and lows of cup finals but is yet to get his hands on a major trophy.
With the Hammers off to Bristol City tomorrow, Allardyce sees this season as the perfect time to enjoy a big cup run and possibly bring silverware back to Upton Park.
Allardyce hopes to give fans another big day out or two before the summer and vows to give the FA Cup everything his squad has.
“When it comes to the latter stages it is always exciting and we want to be part of that,” Allardyce said.
“It would set us up nicely, especially moving into the new stadium, it is one of those things where supporters have everlasting memories of.
“I am sure fans will have great memories of the play-off final when we got promoted and we can give them another moment like that.
“We are due one. They should have won it against Liverpool when Alan (Pardew) was in charge but for a bit of brilliance by Steven Gerrard on the day.
“It is no good getting there and losing. I got to one once and lost, and have never watched it since.
“We always intended to try and go for because of the position we are in.
“Our difficulty was the African Nations players going away and the busy Christmas period which was extended with our FA Cup replay, but for us because we haven’t picked up as many injuries, we have a squad raring to get into the FA Cup and see how far we can go.
“I have no concerns that it will affect league form, the games fall on a Saturday except replays, and we have plenty of time between this game and our next game to recovery and keep our good form up.”
With the FA Cup semi-final’s being played at Wembley too, Big Sam is hoping to at least give fans a chance of another trip to the national stadium.
Despite admitting the costs for supporters isn’t ideal, Allardyce loves the fact the semi-finals are held at Wembley.
“I love it (the semi-finals being at Wembley),” Allardyce said.
“I do have a concern about the costing, for the fans, but if you are asking me it is a great experience for anyone playing at Wembley to go and enjoy it.
“It also gets you set up for the final, in that environment and atmosphere. Being at Wembley is one of the most wonderful things you can experience in your career.”
