Arsenal are lining up a move for £20m-rated Russian forward Andrei Arshavin. (Daily Mirror)

I’ll believe this when I see it. Arsenal great need isn’t another attacking midfielder. A holding midfielder or centre back would be logical transfer targets for Arsenal.

But defender Kolo Toure could be on his way out of Arsenal, with Manchester City preparing a £10m deal for the defender. (The Sun)

Doubtful that Arsenal would be interested in selling Toure but at 10 million pounds they would at least consider it.

Gunners striker Nicklas Bendtner has rejected a move to Russian outfit Spartak Moscow. (Daily Mirror)

Only reason foreign players go to Russia is for the money. Surely it’s not going to be for the weather.

Real Madrid have offered Wigan £14m for winger Antonio Valencia. (Daily Telegraph)

Fact or fiction Valencia has come along way since being shipped out on loan by Villarreal two years ago.

Manchester City look set to offload trio Elano, Tal Ben Haim and Jo in January. (Daily Mirror)

Tal Ben Haim sure has moved around the last 18 months. From Bolton to Chelsea to Manchester and maybe another club come January.

When talent like Elano and Jo not playing plus the team is struggling people are always going to assume they are set to leave the club.

Hughes is lining up a number of players, including Blackburn’s Roque Santa Cruz, West Ham’s Craig Bellamy, Chelsea’s Wayne Bridge and Villarreal’s Marcos Senna. (Daily Mail)

Marcos Senna is alittle long in the tooth and with Villarreal still in the Champions League it’s highly unlikely they would listen to offers for Senna. Besides after his Euro 2008 performance if Villarreal wanted to sell him they would of done so then when his market value would of been the highest.

West Ham defender Matthew Upson fears he could be sold as the club battle for financial survival. (The Sun)

Why does he fear it? West Ham is a club that could easy find themselves regulated this season.

Newcastle striker Michael Owen looks set to leave St James’ Park on a free transfer at the end of the season. (Various)

Delaying his decision to the summer = catching the first ride out of town.

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce hopes to raid former club Bolton and land midfielder Kevin Nolan. (Daily Telegraph)

That is what happens when current Bolton boss Gary Megson invited Allardyce to make an offer for Nolan.

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas looks set to be out of action for three months with a knee injury. (Various)

You feared the worst when watching that tackle with Xabi Alonso on Sunday. It was a nasty looking collision.