Wednesday's B*ll*x

[Chinners]

Mourinho has set his sights on luring Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez to the Bernabeu. Madrid officials believe an offer of between £37.6m and £41.8m may be enough to prise City's talisman away from Eastlands. (Daily Telegraph)

OTHER BOLLOX
Chelsea are closing to sealing a deal for Benfica defender David Luiz after making an improved offer of £21m for the Brazilian. (Daily Telegraph)

Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti has already been put off any approach for Bolton's Gary Cahill after the Trotters placed a £25m valuation on the defender. the Times (requires subscription)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made Blackburn defender Christopher Samba his top target as he tries to patch up his injury-hit back four. Daily Mirror

Liverpool have been told that only an "obscene" offer will be enough to land Uruguay striker Luis Suarez from Ajax. The Reds are now likely to make Anderlecht's Romelu Lukaku their primary target.talkSPORT

The Reds hoped to use the proceeds from the proposed sale of Ryan Babel to Hoffenheim to fund a move for Suarez but midfielder Babel is ready to turn down the transfer in the hope of securing a loan move to former club Ajax. Daily Mirror

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is ready to sign Barnsley's Adam Hammill in a £500,000 deal, despite late interest from the midfielder's old club Liverpool. Daily Mirror

West Ham are proving their "commitment" to manager Avram Grant by selling midfielder Valon Behrami to Fiorentina to fund an £8m move for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane. Daily Mirror

Alternatively the Hammers may recruit Paris St Germain striker Peguy Luyindula. the Independent

Blackburn have made a £500,000 bid for Birmingham winger Sebastian Larsson, hoping Blues will decide to sell now rather than lose the player on a free transfer when he is out of contract in the summer. Daily Mirror

Blackburn are set to sign Argentine forward Mauro Formica from Newell's Old Boys in a £3m deal.Daily Mirror

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is preparing a substantial bid for Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie as he looks to address his lack of effective attacking options.Caught Offside

Fulham are ready to swoop for Southampton's highly rated teenage midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with his proposed £10m switch to Arsenal on the verge of breaking down.Goal.com

Sunderland are set to spend some of the money brought in by the sale of striker Darren Bent on Paris St Germain midfielder Stephane Sessegnon.InsideFutbol

Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is a £5m target for Chelsea as manager Carlo Ancelotti hopes to bring in a deputy to first-choice Petr Cech. (Daily Express)

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has earmarked Peterborough playmaker George Boyd as Charlie Adam's replacement - if the Scottish midfielder leaves Bloomfield Road this month. the Sun

Tottenham are locked in a battle with Benfica to clinch the signing of Marseille defender Taye Taiwo. The Nigerian international, valued at £5m, has also been targeted by Everton. talkSPORT

Newcastle and Tottenham are believed to be interested in Italian World Cup winner Mauro Camoranesi, with Stuttgart having confirmed the 34-year-old midfielder is surplus to requirements.
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Middlesbrough defender David Wheater is expected to make the switch to Premier League Bolton in a £4m move. (Daily Telegraph)

Everton striker James Vaughan is joining Celtic on loan for the rest of the season in a shock move that includes a £250,000 'rental' payment. Daily Mirror

Rangers striker Kenny Miller is set to seal a £300,000 switch to Turkish side Bursaspor, which will earn him a tax-free £50,000 a week. Daily Record

Aston Villa's club record £24m swoop for Sunderland striker Darren Bent looks set to trigger a flurry of transfer window activity that propels top-flight spending past the £100m mark. City AM

West Ham manager Avram Grant's family begged the Israeli to quit Upton Park before Saturday's defeat by Arsenal following reports that Martin O'Neill was set to be appointed in his place. the Sun

Manchester United are to offer 37-year-old midfielder Ryan Giggs a new one-year deal at Old Trafford. The Welshman has made 600 league appearances for the club. (Daily Telegraph)

Chelsea will attempt to tie defender Branislav Ivanovic to Stamford Bridge with a new four-year deal. (Daily Express)

Midfielder David Beckham's first proposed run-out in a Tottenham shirt, a reserve match against QPR behind closed doors, was thwarted by Los Angeles Galaxy after the United States side raised concerns over security at the London club's training ground. the Sun

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane has branded Birmingham's failed £6m bid to buy him a publicity stunt, expressing bemusement at a statement released by Blues explaining why the deal had failed. Daily Mail

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has made a return to football as director of soccer at New York Cosmos. The Frenchman described the club as "a mix between football and art". the Sun

Former Chelsea and Newcastle boss Ruud Gullit has reportedly been hired as head coach of Terek Grozny, a team in Russia's Chechen Republic. Daily Mirror

Leeds manager Simon Grayson has banned his players from wearing snoods in their FA Cup third round replay against Arsenal this evening. "During a game they should be running around to keep themselves warm," he said. (Daily Telegraph)

[mr_nool]

With Noble and Parker out, would it really be wise of West Ham to sell a midfielder like Behrami in order to get Keane?

[Blue in the face]

Fuck off Mourinho. It doen't matter how much you offer. We don't need the money.







Now, someone to take penaltys, thats another thing all together. Do you have one of them?

[blues-clues]

I see the Telegraph are up to their old tricks again.....

Obviously got the Tevez to Real Madrid story from Talksport via this site yesterday.

[Goaters 103]

If an offer of between £37 and £41m is enough to tempt City to sell Tevez in this transfer window, then my arse is a fire engine.

[simon12]

[quote="Chinners"]Mourinho has set his sights on luring Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez to the Bernabeu. Madrid officials believe an offer of between £37.6m and £41.8m may be enough to prise City's talisman away from Eastlands. (Daily Telegraph)

I`ve set my sights on walloping Angelina Jolie up the arse and think an offer of between 1 -2 k will tempt the millionairess actress..Any thoughts?

[Fesan]

Would be devastated if Chelsea landed Luiz:-(

[ashton287]

Fuck off Mourinho. It doen't matter how much you offer. We don't need the money.







Now, someone to take penaltys, thats another thing all together. Do you have one of them?

balotelli, cool as fuck from the penalty spot.

If tevez is on the pitch though i cant see him letting anyone else have a go. He'd be ok if he started twatting them again.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Alternatively the Hammers may recruit Paris St Germain striker Peguy Luyindula. the Independent

We were linked to this guy ca 2003. Eversince he has been tipped to go to one of the Premier League strugglers for ridiculous money in every single transfer window. Every time I've seen him, he has been absolute shite, yet he always seems to be on the brink to move to England.

Sometimes I just feel these journos have list of obscure names they throw around to fill pages.