Kolo Toure will snub a switch from Arsenal to Manchester City, despite having an unclear future at the Emirates Stadium.
Full story: Evening Standard

Of all the people to turn down Manchester City millions. Arsene Wenger would say all the right things if this was a fact but I’m sure he would be disappointed in not having the extra money a Toure transfer would bring.

Liverpool have emerged as shock contenders to bring striker Peter Crouch back to Anfield in a £12m deal. Daily Star

Some would say Liverpool would of been better all along if they gave Peter Crouch the type of playing time Robbie Keane got at the start of last year.

Rafael Benitez’s bid to sign Spain winger David Silva has been boosted by bankruptcy-threatened Valencia’s failure to sell David Villa. The Independent

Someone should tell the Independent that the Liverpool owners are not far from bankruptcy themselves. For a club so cash strapped as Valencia they sure do a great job of keeping their best players.

Bolton boss Gary Megson is on the brink of landing defender Zat Knight for £4.5m from Aston Villa. (The Sun)

Hope Zat Knight doesn’t get arrest in his first week at Bolton as he did with Aston Villa.

Fulham, Tottenham, Portsmouth and West Ham are all pursuing out-of-favour Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen, who is worth around £4m. Daily Mail

More realistic transfer figured from the 6 million being quoted previously.

Ajax coach Martin Jol is interested in signing Spurs full-back Gareth Bale. (The Times)

Ajax have a great history but for an English player considering Ajax is not in the Champions League Bale would lose just about any profile he has in England/Wales.

Hull manager Phil Brown is keen to persuade veteran striker Mark Viduka to forgo retirement plans by moving to the Tigers under a pay-as-you-play contract. (The Sun)

Considering Viduka has been injured for long parts of the last couple of seasons Hull wouldn’t have to pay a lot.

Bulgarian striker Valeri Bojinov is set to leave Manchester City for Lazio in a possible £4.5m deal. (The Sun)

Lazio better give Bojinov a complete physical as he sent most of his Manchester City time injured.

Real Madrid forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will not move to Stuttgart, so Premier League clubs such as Tottenham and Arsenal may step up their interest. The Independent

I’m not an Arsenal fan but even this lack urgency in signing Huntelaar bugs me. Here you have a player perfect for Arsenal who Real Madrid are very willing to sell.