DAILY MAIL

Harry Redknapp claims Tottenham's transfer activities are squeaky clean and insists there are no dirty tricks behind their attempts to sign Jermain Defoe and Stewart Downing.

Manchester City owner Sheik Mansour has promised Mark Hughes one marquee signing at the end of the January transfer window.

Nigel Clough will be installed as Derby County manager this week if the fine details can be concluded in the next 48 hours.

AC Milan have joined the chase for Jermaine Pennant, less than a fortnight after the Liverpool winger looked to have missed out on a move to Real Madrid.

El-Hadji Diouf has urged Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce to end his Sunderland nightmare.

Morten Nielsen has demanded a move from Chelsea and could sign for Rennes after a chat with Didier Drogba in a training-ground Jacuzzi.

Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies wants to sign goalkeeper Stephen Bywater from former club Derby County for around £250,000.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is ready to move for Hearts centre half Christophe Berra in a £2.5million deal.

Stoke City are ready to step in after Birmingham released former Arsenal youth prospect Quincy Owusu-Abeyie.

West Brom aim to sign Portugal striker Ariza Makukula on loan from Benfica.

Portsmouth are lining up a £5million move for Udinese's Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo.

Charlton are set to sign James Scowcroft and Carl Fletcher in a double deal with neighbours Crystal Palace.

THE SUN

Carlos Tevez has risked Sir Alex Ferguson's wrath by admitting he'd love to play for Real Madrid.

Manchester City have made a stunning £24million bid for Barcelona midfield star Yaya Toure.

Jermain Defoe's move to Spurs is being held up because the Londoners believe they are entitled to £4million after inserting a sell-on clause into the striker's contract when he joined Portsmouth a year ago.

Phil Brown will tie up the £2.5million capture of Kamil Zayatte this week.

Arsene Wenger is ready to rekindle his interest in Portsmouth's Niko Kranjcar.

Manchester City may offload Michael Johnson as they prepare to splash the cash in a huge January spree.

Wolves are after Charlton midfielder Darren Ambrose.

Leon Andreasen looks set to end his dismal spell at Fulham and return to Germany this month.

AC Milan are offering Jermaine Pennant an escape route from the Anfield wilderness.

Portsmouth want Nigerian Udinese midfielder Christian Obodo as a replacement for Lassana Diarra.

Alex McLeish plans to lure £3million Argentine striker Gaston Sangoy to Birmingham if Cameron Jerome leaves.

DAILY STAR

Chelsea boss Phil Scolari has been told he won't be given a penny to spend in the transfer window.

Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez is risking a major bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson over his contract wrangle.

Harry Redknapp admits he would never sell Jermain Defoe to Spurs if he was still Portsmouth manager.

Steve Bruce has put Antonio Valencia on a par with Cristiano Ronaldo after vowing to snub any offers for the Wigan midfielder.

Glen Johnson is ready to snub Liverpool and Tottenham by signing a new deal with Portsmouth.

Middlesbrough have blocked winger Stewart Downing's move to Spurs this month as they fear his sale could relegate them.

Liverpool will reject AC Milan's latest move to take Daniel Agger to the San Siro.

Fulham target Carlos Kameni is closer to a move out of Spain after an amazing clash with one of his own supporters at Espanyol's training ground.

Rangers forward Alan Gow is holding talks with Wolves after a £250,000 deal was agreed by the two clubs.

DAILY EXPRESS

Andrei Arshavin is threatening to buy himself out of his Zenit St Petersburg contract or go on strike in a bid to finally win a move to England.

Tottenham have prepared a five-year contract for Jermain Defoe as chairman Daniel Levy attempts to finalise a £15million deal to take him back to White Hart Lane.

Billy Davies has persuaded FA Cup hero Nathan Tyson to sign a new deal at Nottingham Forest.

DAILY MIRROR

Carlos Tevez admits he may quit Manchester United if a club comes in with a five-year contract - even if that club was Manchester City.

Manchester City are willing to offer Scott Parker £100,000 a week to quit West Ham.

Derby have opened talks with Burton Albion about recruiting boss Nigel Clough.

Newcastle are keen to bring Pedro Mendes back to the Premier League from Rangers.

Stoke City have been told they must buy Lens' Ivory Coast striker Aruna Dindane rather than take him on loan.

Jermain Defoe will sign a five-year deal when he completes his return to Spurs, who are also closing in on Stephen Appiah and Steve Finnan.

Aston Villa will step up their attempts to sign Emile Heskey after Marlon Harewood was put on standby for a £2million move to Stoke.

DAILY RECORD

Chris Killen wants to quit Celtic for a crack at the Premier League.

Falkirk boss John Hughes hopes his board will finance a bid for a new keeper after on-loan Scott Flinders returned to Crystal Palace.