Sunderland, Arsenal, Man City, Portsmouth, Blackburn, Bolton, West Ham, Burnley, Leeds, Preston, Watford, Hudderfield, Marseille, Rangers
Leeds chairman Ken Bates has told Sunderland and Arsenal to forget about signing high-rated teenager Fabian Delph - various
Sunderland striker Michael Chopra is poised to rejoin Cardiff on a two-month loan deal - various
Manchester City are lin
ing up a £10m bid to bring Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra to the club in January - Mirror
Congo striker Tresor Mputu will fly to England next week for a trial with Blackburn after Arsenal's interest ended when they refused to pay the £4m asking price - Sun
Bolton manager Gary Megson is set to make a £6m bid for 19-year-old Standard Liege midfielder Alex Witsel - various
Hungarian goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly wants to leave Burnley after being relegated to third choice - various
Leeds are poised to sign Preston winger Simon Whaley on loan - Star
Marseille are weighing up a shock January swoop for Rangers' 26-year-old Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra - Sun
The pressure on West Ham owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson to sell the club has been increased by the reported collapse of his main business - Samson Holdings - in Iceland - Mail
Former Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd has rejected an immediate return to management with Huddersfield - various
Portsmouth manager Tony Adams is tempted to talk to former Arsenal team-mate Dennis Bergkamp about a coaching role at Portsmouth - various
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