Wigan Athletic have completed the signing of striker Marlon King from Watford after a proposed move to Fulham fell through. (Agencies).

Tottenham Hotspur's move for the former Chelsea midfielder Tiago, who is now at Juventus, is also said to be on the verge of collapse. (Sky Sports News)

Birmingham City are giving a trial to Carlos Costly, the Honduras striker. Alex McLeish, the City manager, is running the rule over the 25-year-old, who plays for GKS Belchatow in Poland. (Agencies)

Aston Villa are understood to have rejected a £4 million bid from Bolton Wanderers for central defender Gary Cahill. Gary Megson, the Bolton manager, is believed to have tabled the bid earlier in the week. (Agencies)

Jose Maria del Nido, the Seville club president, says it will take a bid of at least £44 million to prise Luis Fabiano away from the club. The Brazil striker has been linked with a move to Manchester City this week, with the player quoted as saying talks were at an "advanced" stage. (Agencies)

Scunthorpe United have completed the signing of Jack Hobbs, the Liverpool defender, on loan until the end of the season. The 19-year-old is expected to make his debut on Saturday against Burnley at Turf Moor. Hobbs can operate in either central defence or in midfield. (Agencies)

Liverpool are confident of signing Javier Mascherano in a £17 million permanent deal. The Argentina midfielder is currently on loan at Anfield. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa have sounded out River Plate about Radamel Falcao, their Colombian forward. The Argentine club value Falcao at £5m. (Daily Mirror)

Dean Ashton is a £7m target for Manchester City and West Ham United could sell the forward if they land Tottenham's Darren Bent. (The Sun)

Newcastle United have offered Obafemi Martins a £26m deal to keep him at the club until 2013. The 23-year-old forward is wanted by Inter Milan, Arsenal and Manchester City. (The Sun)

Newcastle's bid to sign David Bentley for £10m could fail if an attempted takeover of Blackburn Rovers is successful. The consortium negotiating the £55m buy-out want the England midfielder to stay at the club. (The Sun)

Arsenal have agreed a £500,000 deal with Gillingham for Luke Freeman, the 15-year-old who has already played in their first team. The fee could rise to £1m with appearances and international call-ups. (Daily Mirror)

Rangers have blocked Roy Carroll's move to Derby County. The goalkeeper, however, had already travelled to Derby and is refusing to return to Glasgow. (Daily Mirror)

Luis Fabiano has disappointed Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Manchester City manager, by deciding that he does not want to leave Seville. (Daily Mirror)

Radek Cerny admits he would be interested in a move to Queen's Park Rangers even though he has just broken into the Tottenham Hotspur first team. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham forward Collins John has joined Watford on loan until the end of the season. The 22-year-old Dutchman has been on loan at Leicester City. (Agencies)

Watford have completed the signing of Mathew Sadler, the Birmingham City defender, on a three-and-a-half year deal. The 22-year-old will cost an initial £750,000. (Daily Express)

Denny Landzaat, the Wigan Athletic midfielder, is heading to Feyenoord in a surprise £500,000 move. The Holland midfielder has been a regular starter under new manager Steve Bruce. (Daily Mail)

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