EPL

Arsenal
It was reported that Palermo and Arsenal are ready to do battle for Hannover striker Mohammed Abdellaoue, whose market value is EUR5 million.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa assistant manager Peter Grant has shrugged off talks linking Nathan Delfouneso with a reunion with Martin O'Neill at Sunderland.

Blackburn
Scott Dann has urged the Blackburn Rovers squad to stick together during the club's battle to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Bolton
New York Red Bulls sporting director Erik Soler has told Bolton and West Brom to forget any hope they had of signing centre-back Tim Ream.

Chelsea
Chelsea have dismissed reports that they are ready to sell Fernando Torres for GBP20 million in January, by branding the claims as nonsense.

Everton
Everton have joined Swansea in the race to sign Cliftonville's Rory Donnelly and are set to holds talks with his agent in the next 24 hours.

Fulham
Clint Dempsey and Kerim Frei scored but failed to prevent Fulham from being eliminated from the Europa League following the draw with Odense.

Liverpool
Liverpool are reportedly considering a GBP10 million bid for Miralem Sulejmani of Ajax as the Merseyside identify possible striking targets.

Manchester City
President Silvo Berlusconi has told Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez to be ambitious and join Milan, rather than chasing the money at PSG.

Manchester United
PSV director Marcel Brands insists they will not be selling Manchester United target Dries Mertens after just six months joining the club.

Newcastle United
Davide Santon's agent hopes Fiorentina will reignite their interest in the Newcastle defender to give him the chance to play in Italy again.

Norwich City
Norwich City boss Paul Lambert concedes the January transfer window will be 'mayhem' as he hopes to keep the Canaries in the Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR goalkeeper Radek Cerny is aware he will lose his place in the starting line-up if Paddy Kenny is fit to face Manchester United on Sunday.

Stoke City
Ricardo Fuller scored his first Europa League goal but failed to keep Stoke City from registering their only defeat in Group E at Besiktas.

Sunderland
Manager Ian Holloway would be delighted to take David Vaughan back to Blackpool but does not expect Sunderland to loan out the midfielder.

Swansea City
Swansea are closing in on a deal for Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly, but they are not facing competitions from Everton for the teenager.

Tottenham
Spartak Moscow are keen on re-signing Roman Pavlyuchenko, with coach Valery Karpin confirming the club's interest in the Tottenham striker.

West Brom
Defender Jonas Olsson has revealed he has reservations about extending his West Brom contract despite starting negotiations over a new deal.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has stated that Antolin Alcaraz could make a surprise return to action when Latics host Chelsea this weekend.

Wolverhampton
Mick McCarthy says Wolves would not welcome any interest in Steven Fletcher in January, with the in-form striker a key part of their plans.