Transfer rumours: January 9
NEWCASTLE, Sunderland, Real Madrid, Wigan, Man U, Chelsea, Man City, Blackburn, West Ham, Pompey, Boro, Spurs, Bolton, Hull, Celtic, Everton, Hearts, Wolves, Watford, Palace, Coventry, Birmingham, Preston, Carlisle, Swansea, MK Dons, Reading, Burnley and Bradford are making today's headlines.
Bolton have bid 2m for Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton. (Mirror)
Sunderland have insisted El-Hadji Diouf and Michael Chopra will not be sold this month. (Star)
Real Madrid want to seal a 15m deal for Wigan's Antonio Valencia. (Star)
Manchester United and Chelsea face a summer battle for Villarreal's 12m-rated keeper Diego Lopez. (Star)
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes fears he will be priced out of a move for striker Roque Santa Cruz, who Blackburn are valuing at 18m. (Star)
But Hughes is set to make a 17m take-it-or-leave-it offer for Santa Cruz, which could be enough to seal the transfer. (Mirror)
And City may make improved offers for West Ham pair Scott Parker and Craig Bellamy but say they have not bid for Newcastle keeper Shay Given. (Star)
Arsenal's hopes of signing midfielder Niko Kranjcar have been dashed after Portsmouth insisted he will not be leaving the club in January. (Star)
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate wants to keep Tottenham target Stewart Downing until the summer. (Star)
Hull are eager to complete a 1.5m deal for West Ham midfielder Luis Boa Morte. (Mirror)
And Hull boss Phil Brown is also set to make a 2m move for Derby midfielder Paul Green. (Star)
Portsmouth defender Herman Hreidarsson is set to become the latest player to leave Fratton Park by joining Celtic in a 500,000 deal. (Mirror)
Everton want Hearts duo Christophe Berra and Andrew Driver. (Various)
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is taking Benfica's Ivory Coast defender Marco Zoro on trial. (Mirror)
Wolves have lined up an improved 1m offer for Watford midfielder John-Joe O'Toole. (Star)
Crystal Palace will try to hijack Coventry's bid to re-sign Birmingham striker Gary McSheffrey. (Star)
Preston are leading the chase for Carlisle striker Danny Graham, who has already been the subject of a 250,000 bid from Huddersfield. (Star)
Swansea are set to break their transfer record to land MK Dons skipper Dean Lewington for 450,000. (Mirror)
Reading manager Steve Coppell is ready to bid 250,000 for Coventry midfielder Jay Tabb. (Star)
Bradford are favourites to sign Burnley's Steve Jones after the winger's loan spell at the club. (Star)
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