Transfer News! Podolski to Spurs?

German striker Lukas Podolski claims that Tottenham have approached him about a move to London. - Corriere dello Sport

Mexican club Chivas have declared their interest in signing Spurs' forward Giovani Dos Santos - Setanta Sports

Jose Mourinho ruled out a move for Newcastle and England striker Michael Owen. - La Gazzetta dello Sport

Jermain Defoe might have played his last game for Portsmouth with strong rumours that he will make a return to former club Tottenham Hotspur. - The Telegraph
Chelsea are set to table a bid for CSKA Moscow's Yuri Zhirkov as a replacement for Wayne Bridge if the England left-back joins Manchester City. - Daily Mail

Mark Hughes wants to take West Ham midfielder Scott Parker to the Eastlands. - The Times

Valencia are prepared to offload their star striker David Villa for the right price with Manchester City seemingly keen. - The Independent

The Hammers will let Australian defender Lucas Neill leave the club on a free transfer to lower their wage bill. - The Sun

Serie A giants AC Milan are reportedly eager to take
Chelsea's Brazilian defender Alex to the San Siro. - The Sun

Shay Given might be leaving the Magpies with Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal the supposedly interested parties. - Daily Mirror

Internazionale's French midfielder Olivier Dacourt is keen on a move to join Gary Megson's Bolton Wanderers. - The Sun

Hull City are pondering whether to make a move for Wigan's hard-tackling midfielder, Michael Brown. - Daily Telegraph

Cristian Rodriguez of Porto and Juan Arango of Mallorca will become Spurs' next best options if they fail to land England winger Stewart Downing. - The Times

Sir Alex Ferguson kicked off his January spending by securing the services of Serbian duo Zoran Tosic and Adem Ljajic from Partizan Belgrade