Jermain Defoe has revealed he has been told by manager Juande Ramos he can leave Tottenham Hotspur if he wants to - but the 25-year-old has vowed to fight to stay at the club despite stalling on a new contract. (The Sun)

However, Aston Villa have been alerted to Defoe's availability and manager Martin O'Neill is keen to make an offer. (The Guardian) Villa also want to sign Arsenal defender Justin Hoyte and Reading striker Kevin Doyle. (The Daily Telegraph)

Spurs are keen on former Chelsea midfielder Tiago, who is struggling to make an impact at Juventus and could be available for £9 million. But Ramos will pay £8m to make Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim his first signing. (The Daily Telegraph)

Chelsea need to increase their bid for Bolton Wanderer's Nicolas Anelka from £10m to £15m if they want to sign the Frenchman. (The Sun)

Roy Hodgson, the Fulham manager, will sign former Newcastle United centre-half Jean-Alain Boumsong on loan from Juventus. (The Sun)

Birmingham City are considering a move for out-of-favour Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras. (The Daily Telegraph) Alex McLeish is also interested in bringing Valencia striker Milan Baros back to the Midlands club. (Daily Mirror)

Borussia Dortmund fans are protesting about Jens Lehmann possibly signing from Arsenal because he played for rivals Schalke 04 for ten years. (The Daily Telegraph)

Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is wanted by Barcelona, but the Finn says he wants to stay at the Reebok stadium until the summer. (The Daily Telegraph) Arsenal will also move for Jaaskelainen if Lehmann quits. (Daily Mirror)

Coventry City will face a battle to hold on to coveted top scorer Michael Mifsud with Reading and Wigan Athletic showing interest. (Daily Mail)

Ken Bates has slapped a £3m price tag on Leeds United's 15-goal top scorer Jermain Beckford, who is attracting interest from Derby County. (The Sun)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is confident he will sign Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt, despite having an improved £3m offer rebuffed. (The Sun)

Ipswich Town have dismissed speculation that midfielder Danny Haynes is set to join either West Ham United or Everton. (The Daily Telegraph) But Everton are lining up a £600,000 bid for the highly rated young striker. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City are set to sign a forward, with Peter Crouch, Fred, Lukas Podolski, Amanto Mancini and Vagner Love all on their list. (The Daily Telegraph)

Portsmouth defender Matt Taylor is wanted by Reading, Bolton, Sunderland and Rangers. (The Daily Telegraph)

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