Arsene Wenger will consider sending Theo Walcott out on loan after he again failed to impress during Arsenal's 5-1 Carling Cup mauling by Tottenham Hotspur. The Arsenal manager has contacted several Premier League clubs notifying them of the forward's availability. (Daily Mail)

Peter Coates, the Stoke City chairman, confirmed the Championship club’s interest in Walcott this afternoon, but conceded the chances of him dropping down a division are slim. “We will enquire but I guess he’ll want to stay in the Premier League,” Coates said. (Agencies)

Daniel Cousin's £3 million move to Fulham from Rangers is "in the balance" depending on whether Fifa allow him to sign. The switch is in doubt as Fifa regulations forbid a player appearing for three clubs during the course of a season. Cousin played 20 minutes for Lens this season before a £1 million move to Ibrox in August. (PA) However, Fulham are close to reaching a deal with Watford for Marlon King even though the forward failed a medical last week. (Daily Mirror)

Watford have completed the signing of Mathew Sadler, the Birmingham City defender, on a three-and-a-half year deal for an initial fee of £750,000. (Agencies)

Harry Redknapp, the Portsmouth manager, is expected to step up his interest in Milan Baros after Fred, his Lyons team-mate and fellow forward, returned to the first team. Fred had been linked with a move to Tottenham or Middlesbrough. (Agencies)

Manchester City are set to sign Luis Fabiano, the Seville forward, in what could be a controversial coup. The Brazilian is part own by Global Soccer Agencies - who also have a stake in Javier Mascherano - and they want him to move to England. (Daily Mirror)

Harry Redknapp, the Portsmouth manager, is in talks with Celtic about the transfer of Lee Naylor. Redknapp was hoping to pay £1.5 million but has been told the left back will cost £3m. (Daily Mirror)

Queen's Park Rangers will make a bid for out-of-favour Aston Villa keeper Thomas Sorensen after shelving plans to sign Stefan Postma, the Dutchman. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has signed Rade Prica, the Sweden forward, from Aalborg in a £2m deal. The 27-year-old was last season's top scorer in the Danish League. (Daily Mail)

The Wigan Athletic manager Steve Bruce is keeping tabs on Ross McCormack, the highly-rated young Motherwell forward. (Agencies)

Blackburn Rovers have taken Valeri Domovchiyski on loan from Levski Sofia. Zurab Khizanishvili has signed a new three-year deal at Ewood Park. (The Sun)

Jody Morris, the former Chelsea midfielder, is on loan at Yeovil. The 29-year-old was released by Millwall in the summer. (The Sun)

Gyorgy Sandor, the Hungary midfielder, is set to join Plymouth Argyle for £200,000. Plymouth are interested in Dean Hammond, who has been transfer-listed by Brighton and Hove Albion. (The Sun)

Roy Carroll, the Rangers goalkeeper, is closde to signing for Derby County, initially until the end of the season, though the move has hit a last-minute snag. The Northern Ireland international played only one game for the Scottish league leaders this season. (Agencies)

Choi Sung-kuk, the South Korea international, has given up on joining Sheffield United. The forward had a trial with the Coca-Cola Championship club in December but did not do enough to convince earn a contract. (Agencies)

Former Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong is expected to leave Juventus for Lyons, the French champions, in a deal worth around £2.2m. (Agencies)

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