Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Tuesday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Newcastle have completed the signing of central defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from Montpellier on a five-and-a-half-year contract.



- Moussa Sissoko will be left out of Toulouse's matchday squad on Wednesday night - and he could be on his way to Newcastle United.



- Newcastle are expected to complete the signing of Bordeaux striker Yoan Gouffran on Wednesday.



- Nancy's French defender Massadio Haidara is closing in on a move to Newcastle



- Ashley Cole is keen to taste further success with Chelsea after confirming he has signed a one-year contract extension with the Premier League club.



- Chelsea target Radamel Falcao has angrily denied he is cosying up with Real Madrid ahead of a possible summer move.



- According to The Times, Alex Ferguson is looking at the possibility of proposing a goalie swap with Fútbol Club Barcelona. After the announcement that Victor Valdés is leaving Barça, the Scottish manager is contemplating the possibility of exchanging him for David De Gea.



- Manchester United expect to wrap up the signing of Wilfried Zaha by the morning, although they may defer the finer details of the transfer until the summer.



- Arsenal target Adam Szalai has cooled speculation linking him with a move this month by saying he expects to stay at Mainz.



- Fulham target Maarten Stekelenburg is likely to stay at Roma as the

Serie A side have received no bids for him.



- Celtic manager Neil Lennon has confirmed his club have rejected a second bid from Norwich City for striker Gary Hooper.



- Tottenham are weighing up a shock move for wantaway Celtic star Gary Hooper.



- Everton and West Ham target Danijel Pranjic has moved on loan to Celta Vigo for the rest of the season.



- West Ham are poised to make a move for Middlesbrough defender George Friend.



- Swansea boss Michael Laudrup says striker Danny Graham is no nearer to leaving the club as Norwich and Sunderland battle for his services.



- Swansea defender Alan Tate has returned from his loan spell at Leeds United a week early.



- Sunderland face a battle to sign Mauro Zarate after his agent revealed the player is happy to stay and fight for his place at Lazio.



- Liverpool are pressing on with attempts to sign Philippe Coutinho despite the midfielder declaring he would be happy to stay at Inter Milan.



- Liverpool are keen on Australian A-League star Marco Rojas - but his club Melbourne Victory believe he will stay for now.



- Edin Dzeko's agent has played down talk linking the striker with a move to Inter Milan and insisted he will not be leaving Manchester City this month or during the summer.



- Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has signed his contract extension at the club, extending his stay until 2016.



- There are three official moves to report, as Siena have signed Innocent Emeghara and Salvador Agra, while Genoa loaned Giammario Piscitella to Modena.



- Galatasaray have signed Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder on a three-year deal.



- Deportivo La Coruna are ready to battle QPR for the signature of out-of-favour Porto defender Rolando.



- Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has told Tuttomercatoweb that Yoann Gourcuff is unlikely to be on the move this month as he continues to be linked with a move to Arsenal.



- Ajax are due to open contract talks with rising star Viktor Fischer amid renewed interest from Manchester United and Barcelona.



- Birmingham are set to re-sign left-back Paul Robinson on a new contract when his current deal expires this weekend.



- Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Chris Lines is set to join MK Dons on loan.



- Barnsley have offered a trial to striker Mathieu Manset and are hopeful that he will soon reach full fitness.



- Blackburn Rovers defender Jack O'Connell is set to join York City on loan.



- Joe Lennox has departed Plymouth after the League Two club opted not to offer the midfielder fresh terms.



- MK Dons have completed the loan signing of Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Chris Lines for the remainder of the season.



- Ryan Nelsen is to start work as the coach of Toronto FC on 1 February and will play his last game for QPR next week.

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