Chelsea will step up their pursuit of Corinthians midfielder Paulinho, 24, after Oriol Romeu was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Manchester City are monitoring developments with Paris Saint-Germain defender Mamadou Sakho, 23, as they consider allowing Joleon Lescott to leave in January.
Wolves manager Stale Solbakken insists that it is "out of the question" that midfielder Bakary Sako, 24, will leave the club in January.
Manchester United have joined the race for Arsenal's Theo Walcott, 23, in a move similar to Robin van Persie's controversial switch to Old Trafford in August.
Robin van Persie says his impressive start at Manchester United is down to the likes of younger strikers Javier Hernandez, 24, and Danny Welbeck, 22, keeping him fresh.
Michael Owen, who has only managed 51 minutes since joining Stoke on a free transfer in the summer, says he is eager to make up for lost time and is in contention to face Everton on Saturday after the 32-year-old played in a friendly against Preston.
FA Chairman David Bernstein says he would like to see David Beckham work for the FA in the future. The former England midfielder, 37, ended his spell with LA Galaxy by winning the MLS Cup at the beginning of December.
Burnley defender Jack Errington, 17, has undergone heart surgery as a result of a scan introduced following Fabrice Muamba's on-pitch cardiac arrest in March this year.
Schalke general manger Horst Heldt insists no offer has been fielded by Arsenal for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
The Dutchman is a £6 million target for the Gunners.
Heldt told Kicker: "(Huntelaar leaving) is just a rumour and a fairytale. There is no truth to the rumours linking with him with Arsenal."
Radamel Falcao insists he's happy at Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea and Manchester City are chasing the Colombian centre-forward.
"I am enjoying myself here," Falcao told AS. "I have a three-year contract with Atletico.
"I dreamed of doing this, but I didn't know if I could. It has exceeded my expectations.
"I'm very comfortable here. It also helps a lot that we speak the same language. The Spanish, like Latinos, are very happy and I am grateful I can live here."
Bradford City players were flying in the aftermath of their Capital One Cup shock against Arsenal.
The League Two side, currently 64 places lower than the Gunners, triumphed 3-2 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 after extra time at Valley Parade.
Midfielder Gary Jones, a scorer in the shoot-out, called it "one of the best nights of my life" before adding: "I can't believe we've just knocked Arsenal out of the Capital One Cup. It was 11 v 11 and we had to keep our shape and frustrate them."
Goalkeeper Matt Duke saved a penalty from Santi Cazorla and said: "We set our stall out and the men in front of me were fantastic. We are really fit as a team and that showed."
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas faces a battle to land Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho.
The London Evening Standard says his long-term target Moutinho is unlikely to move to London.
Villas-Boas’s presence at his old club’s Champions League game at Paris St Germain earlier this month led some to conclude the deal was back on but he only went to the French capital as a guest of Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.
Porto qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League and it is believed they would consider selling Moutinho only if his £31.5million release clause were met.
Real Madrid wing-back Fabio Coentrao clashed with first team coach Rui Faria at training yesterday.
Marca says the pair had a shouting match at the end of the session, which became so aggressive it concerned Real's players.
Rui Faria was angry that Coentrao chose to attack training at high intensity while he was still only just returning from serious injury and demanded an explanation from the player.
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