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• Southampton are lining up a £10million move for Tottenham striker Harry Kane in January.
• Lee Clark is set to become Blackpool's new manager after he was axed as Birmingham boss last week.
• Tottenham fans are questioning whether chairman Daniel Levy's appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as manager was wrong - just five months into the Argentine's reign at White Hart Lane.
• Axed Leeds boss Darko Milanic could bag £800,000 - despite spending just 32 days as manager. The Slovenian has a contract on paid leave until 2016 with the club and must be "ready to take over the team again if requested by the owner".

• West Ham midfielder Alex Song has admitted he may stay at the club beyond this season if they qualify for Europe. The 27-year-old joined the Hammers on loan from Barcelona at the beginning of the season and believes the club could become "one of the best clubs in England".
• Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Newcastle have been put on alert after Marseille admitted they might not be able to afford to keep hotshot striker Andre-Pierre Gignac.
• Manchester United have a close eye on Ghana's World Cup striker Abdul Majeed Waris.

• Mauricio Pochettino will ask Daniel Levy, the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, to make a new move for the Southampton forward Jay Rodriguez in the January transfer window.
• Manchester United's Wayne Rooney is battling to be fit for Sunday's derby with Manchester City after suffering a suspected foot injury in training yesterday.
• Newcastle United's White Hart Lane hero Ayoze Perez has claimed La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid wanted to sign him before the forward moved to the North East.

• Arsenal have received a massive boost in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund star Mats Hummels.
• Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs watched Trabzonspor striker Abdul Majeed Waris in action against Lokeren in the Europa League last Thursday.
• Chelsea striker Diego Costa could be fit for Saturday's Premier League clash with QPR.
• West Ham striker Diafra Sakho will discover how long he will be out with a shoulder injury today. The Senegal star has scored six goals in six starts for the Hammers.

• Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal have been handed a giant boost in their pursuit of PSV Eindhoven starlet Zakaria Bakkali.
• Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is desperate to sign Zenit St Petersburg centre-half Ezequiel Garay.
• Celtic boss Ronny Deila last night insisted snapping up John Guidetti for nothing has become a Parkhead priority.

• Harry Redknapp has sought an end to his spat with Adel Taarabt, claiming the Moroccan forward has a future at the club, as long as he sorts out his act.

• Takeover talks between Crystal Palace and the American businessman Josh Harris are at such an advanced stage that the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers owner is poised to enter a period of due diligence on the club.

• Ally McCoist has been assured that his position as manager is safe after the arrival of Mike Ashley as Ibrox powerbroker as he prepares to welcome yet another chief executive.