EPL

Arsenal
Defender Per Mertesacker is set to leave Werder Bremen in a GBP10 million move, having passed a medical and agreed personal terms with Arsenal.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish hopes to land Tottenham full-back Alan Hutton before the transfer deadline and is also said to want a midfielder.

Blackburn
Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has turned down an approach from Blackburn Rovers, as he is keen to remain on Merseyside for the time being.

Bolton
Bolton and Tottenham are in talks regarding a cash deal for Gary Cahill, as Owen Coyle refused to take Sebastien Bassong as part of the deal.

Chelsea
Stoke were denied in their bid to land Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku on loan after learning that such a move would contravene Premier League rules.

Everton
Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has turned down an approach from Blackburn Rovers, as he is keen to remain on Merseyside for the time being.

Fulham
Fulham are planning to launch a fresh bid to sign West Brom winger Jerome Thomas, although Roy Hodgson insists he has no plans to sell him.

Liverpool
Liverpool have reached an agreement with Evian for the transfer of midfielder Christian Poulsen, who is now free to talk to the French side.

Manchester City
Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott believes Owen Hargreaves will bring valuable experience to the squad if he signs at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester United
Federico Macheda's agent has claimed that Newcastle United are leading QPR in the chase for the loan signing of the Manchester United striker.

Newcastle United
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew finally got his hands on a new left-back when Davide Santon completed his move from Inter on a five-year deal.

Norwich City
Peterborough United have reportedly made a bid to sign Norwich City striker Cody McDonald, who is also a target for Coventry and Sheffield.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR are in negotiations with Sunderland over a possible deal for Anton Ferdinand, who could be allowed to leave for as little as GBP1 million.

Stoke City
Stoke City have been denied in their bid to land Romelu Lukaku on loan after learning that such a move would contravene Premier League rules.

Sunderland
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has turned to England international Peter Crouch once again and has reportedly offered GBP10 million to Tottenham.

Swansea City
Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers has further strengthened his goalkeeping ranks after completing the signing of Gerhard Tremmel on a free transfer.

Tottenham
Scott Parker has handed in a transfer request after coach Harry Redknapp revealed Spurs were very close to signing the England international.

West Brom
Fulham are planning to launch a fresh bid to sign West Brom winger Jerome Thomas, although Roy Hodgson insists he has no plans to sell him.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has confirmed the club are in talks with Celtic regarding a deal for Shaun Maloney, who is valued at GBP1 million.

Wolverhampton
Chief executive Jez Moxey has said Wolverhampton will focus only on bringing in a loan signing during the final stages of the transfer window.