Tuesday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Arsene Wenger has ruled out signing David Beckham – and has also admitted there is no chance of David Villa moving to the Emirates this month.



- Florian Thauvin has snubbed the chance to move to Arsenal by agreeing terms with Lille.



- Chelsea could re-enter the race to sign Paulinho later this year after Inter Milan revealed it would be difficult to sign the Corinithians midfielder this month.



- Didier Drogba is relishing the chance to have another crack at the Champions League after sealing a return to Europe with Galatasaray.



- Philippe Coutinho is expected to be confirmed as Brendan Rodgers' second signing of the January transfer window inside the next 24 hours.



- Lewis Holtby could make his Tottenham debut on Wednesday just 24 hours after completing his protracted £1.5million move from German side Schalke.



- Forgotten man Xisco could be heading out of Newcastle - to Spanish second division side Cordoba.



- Newcastle United captain Fabricio Coloccini has taken to the club's official website to reassure fans that he remains 100 per cent committed to the Toon's fight for Premier League survival.



- Newcastle United could add to their French contingent once more with a last-minute bid for William Vainqueur, according to sources in Belgium.



- Urby Emanuelson will leave Milan on a six months loan deal to join English side Fulham.



- Fulham and Everton could miss out on Igor de Camargo after the Belgium ace signalled his desire to continue his career in Germany.



- Everton's move for FC Twente midfielder Leroy Fer hangs in the balance after a problem with the player's medical.



- Former England midfielder Kieron Dyer is expected to join Middlesbrough.



- QPR have made a dramatic £10million offer for Christopher Samba – the signing they believe will keep them in the Barclays Premier League.



- Anton Ferdinand has left struggling QPR to join Turkish side Bursaspor on loan until the end of the season.



- Aston Villa right-back Alan Hutton has completed his loan move to Spanish side Real Mallorca.



- USA midfielder Brek Shea is due to undergo a medical today at Stoke before joining the Potters in a £2.5million deal from MLS side FC Dallas.



- City's England Under-21 goalkeeper Declan Rudd has joined League One side Preston North End on loan until the end of the season.



- Reading and West Ham have been handed a possible transfer boost after Morgan Amalfitano revealed he could leave Marseille before the end of the week.



- West Ham United have been gazumped by a Championship club, believed to be Leeds United, in their bid to sign Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock.



- West Brom head coach Steve Clarke says the club remains determined to keep Peter Odemwingie at The Hawthorns, despite his recent Twitter tirade.



- Sam Allardyce has conceded Mohamed Diame could leave West Ham before Friday - but he is confident Carlton Cole will stay.



- Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson is set to link up with former manager Sam Allardyce at West Ham.



- Blackburn want to sign Colin Kazim-Richards permanently to stop Galatasaray trying to sell him to another Turkish club.



- Birmingham goalkeeper Jack Butland, who has been linked with Arsenal and Liverpool, has emerged as a target for Chelsea, according to the Daily Mirror.



- Stephan El Shaarawy's future will be at AC Milan after he ended speculation over a move to England by signing a new five-year contract.



- Corinthians midfielder Paulinho has rejected a proposal to move to Italian giants Inter Milan on Tuesday afternoon, according to director of football Roberto de Andrade.



- AC Milan announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Manchester City to sign Italy striker Mario Balotelli from the English champions.



- Sampdoria sports director Carlo Osti claims striker Mauro Icardi is going nowhere in January, despite attracting much interest with his prolific form.



- Chievo have confirmed the capture of Italy Under 21 international Mario Sampirisi for the rest of the season.



- Pescara are close to completing the signing of Giuseppe Sculli from Lazio.



- PSG midfielder Marco Verratti is not poised to move to Roma in a swap deal with Daniele De Rossi, according to his agent.



- Lyon playmaker Yoann Gourcuff, who continues to be linked with a move to Arsenal, wants to join Atletico Madrid, according to El Mundo Deportivo.



- Hoffenheim have signed Brazilian-born Belgium striker Igor de Camargo on loan until the end of the season from German rivals Borussia Monchengladbach.



- Galatasaray striker Colin Kazim-Richards has been recalled from his loan at Blackburn Rovers and is set to move to Bursapor.



- Hearts have revealed youngsters Danny Thomson and Michael Thomson have both left the Scottish Premier League club.



- Aberdeen chief executive Duncan Fraser has confirmed goalkeeper Jason Brown has parted company with the club.



- Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Iceland Under-19 international Emil Asmundssen on a two-and-a-half-year deal.



- Sheffield Wednesday have confirmed Rodri has had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.



- Sheffield Wednesday have re-signed Jeremy Helan from Manchester City on a youth loan until the end of the season.



- Crystal Palace are eyeing a move for Dundee United forward Johnny Russell.



- Crystal Palace have agreed a deal with Peterborough for the transfer of midfielder George Boyd.



- Striker Craig Westcarr has penned a deal with Walsall until the end of the current campaign.



- Swindon striker Paul Benson has joined Cheltenham on loan until the end of the season.



- Leicester striker Jeff Schlupp has had his spell with Manchester United extended.



- Brentford have extended Tom Adeyemi's loan from Norwich for the remainder of the season.



- York City have signed Swansea City right-back Curtis Obeng on a one-month loan deal.



- Kwesi Appiah has brought an end to his trial at Yeovil by signing for them on loan until March 2.



- Red Bull Salzburg's Martin Hinteregger has turned down a proposed move to Fiorentina, revealing his dream is to play in England or Germany one day.

Monday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Anzhi Makhachkala have made David Beckham a lucrative offer to move to Russia, according to Russian Daily Izvestia.



Beckham has received a two-year proposal from Guus Hiddink’s men.



- Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, has hinted that he could be interested in joining Paris Saint-Germain in the future.



- Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder has admitted deciding whether to join Galatasaray will be difficult as reports suggest Liverpool are ready to make a move to sign him.



- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes former captain Cesc Fabregas will return to the club at some point in the future.



- Newcastle target Diego Fabbrini can leave Udinese this month - but only on loan.



- Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa has admitted he could be tempted by a move to Paris Saint-Germain this summer.



- Loic Remy is set to reject a move to Newcastle and join QPR's fight for survival, Sky Sports understands.



- Swansea City have signed Osasuna forward Roland Lamah on an 18-month loan deal.



- Swansea are preparing a £7million offer to hijack Liverpool's move for Blackpool winger Tom Ince, according to reports.



- Senegalese defender Kader Mangane has completed his loan move to Sunderland until the end of the season.



- Southampton's club record signing Gaston Ramirez has distanced himself from a return to Italy by insisting he is settled in England.



- Federico Macheda insists he has not been scarred by his two ill-fated loan spells - and the Manchester United striker believes he still has a future at the club.



- Liverpool are giving a trial to Norway defender Vegard Forren with a view to a possible move.



- Liverpool could be forced to wait in their attempts to sign Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes after the Spanish giants revealed there are no plans for him to leave the club.



- West Ham could make a move to sign Troyes defender Fabrice N'Sakala as they look to ease their injury crisis.



- West Ham striker Carlton Cole could continue his career beyond West Ham with a move to the USA.



- Manchester City playmaker Luca Scapuzzi has opened the door on a return to AC Milan.



- Manchester United and Arsenal are preparing bids for Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha.



- West Brom boss Steve Clarke has ruled out the sales of Jonas Olsson and striker Peter Odemwingie to QPR, insisting that midfielder Graham Dorrans is the only senior player allowed to leave the club.



- Queens Park Rangers want to insert pay-cut clauses into any new player contracts to help stop the club falling into financial ruin if they are relegated.



- Santos striker Neymar, who has been linked with the likes of Barcelona, Manchester United and Real Madrid, has told El Pais there is no agreement in place for him to join the Catalans.



- Reading hope to clinch the signing of Stoppila Sunzu in the coming days after his club president confirmed he was flying to England for a medical.



- And coach Tito Vilanova insists striker David Villa will not be leaving the La Liga club in the January transfer window.



- Cristiano Ronaldo has distanced himself from talk of a sensational return to Manchester United and insists he will remain at Real Madrid until 2015 at least.



- AC Milan could ramp up their interest in Newcastle's Davide Santon after their assistant coach Mauro Tassotti admitted he would love to see the defender back in Serie A.



- AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has again ruled out a move for Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli.



- Roma are the latest side to join the growing pack of clubs interested in Tottenham target Massadio Haidara.



- Serbian defender Milan Vilotic is being monitored by Italian clubs Inter Milan and Lazio but will stay put in this month's transfer window, says his agent.



- Catania president Antonino Pulvirenti has underlined that midfielder Francesco Lodi will not leave the club this month despite reported interest from AC Milan and Inter Milan.



- Parma striker Dorlan Pabon is close to leaving the Ennio Tardini for Spanish outfit Espanyol, according to the player’s agent.



- Scottish Premier League side St Mirren have taken Legia Warsaw striker Patryk Mikita on trial.



- Bolton winger Martin Petrov is in talks with Spanish club Espanyol as manager Dougie Freedman seeks to lower the age of his squad at the Reebok Stadium.



- Dundee United have given Blackpool permission to talk to manager Peter Houston.



- Nottingham Forest midfielder Simon Gillett has signed a new deal at the City Ground.



- Watford have confirmed the permanent signing of Udinese striker Fernando Forestieri on a five-and-a-half year contract.



- Striker Robbie Findley has had his contract with Nottingham Forest cancelled by mutual consent.



- Chesterfield goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell has joined Stockport on a month-long loan deal.



- Liam Ridehalgh will stay at Rotherham for the rest of the season after having his loan from Huddersfield extended.



- Colchester have signed Chelsea goalkeeper Sam Walker on loan until the end of the season.

Tuesday's round up of the top transfer stories

- David Beckham is in line for a role at the FA after Chairman David Bernstein hailed the former England captain as a unique sporting figure.



- Manchester City are monitoring developments with Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho, according to Dailymail.



- Manchester City have entered the chase for Sampdoria midfielder Pedro Obiang who has also been tracked by Chelsea and Tottenham, according to the Daily Mail.



- Arsenal and Manchester United are both keeping tabs on Hamburg prospect Jonathan Tah, according to sources in Germany.



- Arsenal are plotting an audacious January swoop for out-of-favour Manchester United winger Nani, according to the Daily Mail.



- Arsenal have hit another brick wall in contract talks with Theo Walcott, according to the Daily Mail. Walcott is out of contract at the end of the season.



- Kevin De Bruyne intends to return to Chelsea at the end of the season and stake a claim for a regular first team place.



- Chelsea scouts will run the rule over Corinthians star Paulinho on Wednesday - to try to decide if he can be the answer to their midfield crisis. Chelsea have also looked at Cheick Tiote of Newcastle and Everton's Marouane Fellaini.



- Paris Saint-Germain insist they have no plans to launch a January bid for Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder, who continues to also be linked with Manchester United, with coach Carlo Ancelotti telling reporters: "The transfer window for PSG is very clear: the only arrival will be Lucas, there will not be any more."



- Liverpool starlet Raheem Sterling has been urged by team-mate Joe Cole to stay at Anfield following reports linking him with a move to Manchester United.



- Liverpool have made a move to sign Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez.



- Tottenham could launch a shock January bid for Wesley Sneijder, according to reports in Italy.



- Demba Ba will leave Newcastle United as soon as the transfer window opens in January, according to Mirror.



- Reading are lining up a shock transfer window swoop to bring flop Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko back to the Premier League, according to Mirror.



- Steve Sidwell has called on Fulham to pull out all the stops to tie down Brede Hangeland to a new deal at Craven Cottage.



- Premier League strugglers Sunderland will face competition from Palermo to land Manchester City starlet John Guidetti next month.



- Radamel Falcao has dashed Chelsea and Manchester City's hopes of signing him in January by claiming that he is happy at Atletico Madrid.



- Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham target Mehdi Benatia is set to sign for Napoli.



- Sergio Ramos says he wants to spend the rest of his career at Real Madrid.



- AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has told Roberto Mancini to forget about a swap deal involving Mario Balotelli and Stephan El Shaarawy.



- Santos coach Muricy Ramalho says Neymar should sign for Barcelona if he leaves Brazil due to the teams' similar playing style.



- Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim is unsure whether the club has made an approach for Kaka after admitting his interest in the Real Madrid midfielder at the weekend.



- The agent of Juventus star Arturo Vidal has handed Manchester United and Manchester City a transfer blow by claiming the midfielder is already at the "biggest club in the world".



- The agent of young Serbian star Lazar Markovic has denied that the player will be leaving Partizan Belgrade in the near future.



- Spanish champions Real Madrid have joined Fulham and Sunderland in the race to sign Rayo Vallecano hotshot Leo Baptistao.



- Schalke's general manger Horst Heldt insists Arsenal have not made a move for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and says rumours of an exit are 'fairytales'.



- Ajax star Christian Eriksen has all but ruled out a January switch away from Amsterdam - but he has opened the door to a move at the end of the season.



- Feyenoord have made youngsters Kaj Ramsteijn and Anass Achahbar available for loan as they look for the pair to gain first-team experience.



- Striker Dexter Blackstock has urged Nottingham Forest to open talks over extending his contract, with his current deal set to expire in the summer.

Beckham eyes Champions League tilt

David Beckham is still to confirm his next move, but a team who can offer him Champions League football would turn his head.

Former England international Beckham will bring the curtain down on his LA Galaxy career in Saturday's MLS Cup final - live on ESPN. Given his profile and standing in the game, even at 37 he has teams jockeying for position to sign him.

Beckham has a Champions League winner's medal in his trophy cabinet from Manchester United's win in 1999 and has dined at the top table with Real Madrid and AC Milan.

It is a tournament he would like one final crack at, as he said: "I always loved it when I went back to AC Milan being back in the Champions League.

"I still miss playing in it, they are the games you love playing in. Of course I'd want to play in it again.



"We'll see where I go next. If it's a team that's in the Champions League then it will be nice to be back."

Beckham: I’d love to play for England again

David Beckham road show is moving on but do not think for a minute it is winding down.



After six seasons in the States, Becks plays his final game for the LA Galaxy in the MLS Cup Final against Houston Dynamo tomorrow.

But ask him, at the ripe old age of 37, if he’s thinking of retirement the answer is an unequivocal “No”. Becks has not even called time on his England career.

Clubs in mainland Europe, China, Australia, Brazil and England would still love to sign Becks. However, he appears to rule out a return to the Premier League with QPR or West Ham.

Faded glamour team Monaco have now jumped to the head of the queue as favourites even though they are currently in the second tier of French football.

They are top of the table and backed by a Russian billionaire and you would have to say a stint on the French Riviera sounds very in-keeping with “Brand Beckham”.

It would be particularly appealing to Becks’ wife Victoria and her fashion projects.

Meanwhile, Beckham is also in talks about finalising his dream of becoming an owner of an MLS franchise.

The result of that will, he revealed, be announced ‘soon’.

Becks said: “Retirement hasn’t even come into my head yet, to be honest.

“I feel great, physically good. I’ve scored seven goals, had nine assists and played in the majority of games and physically I do feel I can play on “I’m happy I’ve played in America for six years but now is the time to go and do something different.

“Everyone knows I’ve always enjoyed a challenge in my career and done pretty well with them.

“I feel I’ve got another one in me. “I’ve been discussing a franchise with my manager for the last six months.

“I’m in talks, I can’t say who with, but it’s an exciting project.

“I’m going to enjoy being an owner, It will be announced pretty soon we are going over small details.”

Beckham made the last of his 115 England appearances against Belarus at Wembley three years ago and accepts it is unlikely he will wear the white shirt again.

But he turned down the offer of a farewell cap from then England boss Fabio Capello and refuses to write of his international career completely — despite new manager Roy Hodgson building a future with younger players.

Beckham said: “I’ve not played for my country for quite a few years now.

“Would I like to? Of course. That’s why I’ve never come out and said I’ve retired from England because if there was any chance at any point that there was hardly any players fit then of course I would love to be playing for my country. Will it happen? I doubt it but you never know.”

The MLS invested around £22million in taking Becks to the MLS and the general consensus is that it has been money well spent.

Beckham’s aim was to increase awareness of the MLS and to be successful on the field — and he believes both have been achieved.

This is his third MLS Cup Final and Galaxy are aiming to retain the trophy at their very own Home Depot Center tomorrow.

He added: “On the field has been most important because I want to win trophies and championships.

“Off the field has become important because I want to leave a lasting legacy — and a league that’s in a great position to push forward to challenge to be one of the big leagues.

“I’m happy with what I’ve done getting to three finals in six years, winning one and hopefully winning another one.

“I’ve seen six new stadiums built, there are six new teams, and attendances have been in the top three in US sports “Also Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and Tim Cahill coming over is great for the game.

“The biggest thing is that people are talking about it in Europe now. Going back to England they talk about the Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls and Seattle.”

Beckham insists the move was not about money even if there are those who refuse to believe him.

He asked: “Do people still question my motives?” he asked.

“My career has never been about the money. Wherever I’ve gone in my career I played the sport because I love it. It was never about the money and never will be.

“I’m excited to be in another final. The emotions will come out and the realisation it’s my last game for the Galaxy.

“But to be in a final at our own stadium in front of our own fans is kind of a nice way to go out.”




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Zlatan urges Beckham to snub QPR for PSG

David Beckham should forget about a return to the Premier League with QPR and sign for Paris Saint-Germain, according to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.



Former England captain Beckham will play his final game in Major League Soccer when LA Galaxy face Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup final on December 1, after which he is on the lookout for "one final challenge".



Moves to the Australian A-League and links with West Ham and now QPR, following the appointment of Harry Redknapp as manager, have been suggested as possible destinations for the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder, but Ibrahimovic believes Beckham would serve the French side's ambitious project well.



"I am sure there will be many offers for him from clubs all over the world, but it is a very exciting project here in Paris and if he still wants more trophies then this is the right club for him to join," Ibrahimovic said.



"We can win the Champions League over the next two seasons with the team that is being built."



Redknapp has also expressed his interest in bringing Beckham to Loftus Road, having invited him to train with Tottenham during the MLS off-season in January 2011.



"I worked with him at Tottenham when he came to train and he is top drawer. He was great," Redknapp said. "He's a top class professional and would be great to have around the place.



"He can set a fantastic example in terms of his approach to training, everything. He's not just a great player, but a great guy as well."