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Yet another day begins with a fresh titbit in the Theo Walcott saga as the Sunday Mail report that the winger’s current injury could delay the contract talks until the New Year, by when Walcott will be allowed to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club. Walcott’s agent was supposed to sit down with Arsenal to ascertain if the club was prepared to increase their £80k-a-week offer but as things stand both parties continue to be in a stand-off.

The Gunners' fans do have some positive news to light up their dour day as the Sunday Mirror reports that Bayern Munich’s Brazilian midfield general Luis Gustavo is a target for Arsene Wenger. The 25 year old is rumoured to be unhappy at the lack of first-team action, thus opening the door for a possible £10m exit. Meanwhile, Frank Lampard is still in Wenger’s wanted list but Chelsea are unlikely to let go of the veteran in the winter window. (Read More)

Sir Alex Ferguson is set to steal on march on Crystal Palace’s own Speedy Gonzalez- Wilfried Zaha according to the Sunday Mail, with the Man United manager prepared to sign the winger in January for £10m and allow him to continue the rest of the season at Selhurst Park. Arsenal and a host of other admirers could be head groaning when the news was delivered to them personally by an excited Ian Holloway. (Read More)

Porto have established a strong trend of spotting talented South Americans, acclimatising them with European football before cashing in on their talents. The Metro claims that they are about to do exactly that with regards to Colombian striker Jackson Martinez who could be available for £20m despite joining the club only a few months back, with Chelsea unsurprisingly at the head of the queue for the 26 year old's services. (Read More)

Spicy Rumour

What has the world come to when Andrei Arshavin is considered a key component of a multi-million dollar deal. Well, the Daily Star leads us to believe that the forgotten Russian at Arsenal could be important if the Gunners plan on successfully signing Zenit star Igor Denisov, a midfielder so driven that he was suspended after letting rip at the club for signing Hulk and Alex Witsel for bucket loads of cash. (Read More)

In what could be one of the most unique transfers in the history of football, The Metro reports that Arsenal’s Lisandro Lopez is a target for Arsenal. To clarify, Argentina’s Arsenal de Sarandi posses a highly courted centre-back in the 23 year old Lopez and his agent revealed that English giants Arsenal have joined AC Milan and Valencia in enquiring about the defender. (Read More)

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has already plucked one midfielder from Swansea this season and he could repeat that trick once again according to the Sunday Mirror who claim that Michu is now a wanted man at Anfield after it emerged that the club could lose out on their main-target Daniel Sturridge due to the Chelsea attacker’s wage demands. (Read More)

Sounds Realistic

Like most mid-tier clubs West Ham are getting nervous as January approaches as they desperately try to hold on to their best players. Sam Allardyce revealed to the Daily Mail that he would be powerless to stop Mohamed Diame from leaving Upton Park should his release clause be met by another club, a fact revealed by West Ham owner David Gold earlier in the day. Diame has been in sparkling form since joining West Ham in the summer, even attracting interest from Arsenal.

Liverpool were sweating over the future of Luis Suarez only a few months back but the Uruguayan has since signed a long-term deal with the Reds and ESPN reports that the striker distanced himself from the links with Juventus, stating that although he was aware of the interest from the Italian Champions he had no intention of leaving Anfield anytime soon. -new

On the subject of Liverpool’s attack force, there were surprising reports yesterday which claimed that the Merseyside giants were interested in Georgios Samaras of all people. But ESPN cite club sources who hastily moved to clear the air to avoid inciting a fan riot by declaring that they weren’t after the Greek striker, adding that a certain Andy Carroll was still on their books if they needed to call upon a tall centre-forward who struggles to find the back of the net. - new

Andre Villas-Boas’ lack of tact played a huge part in the embarrassing goal-keeping saga at Tottenham earlier this season when summer signing Hugo Lloris and veteran Brad Friedel were involved in a prolonged spat. Lloris is the man for the future at White Hart Lane though, thus fuelling rumours that Friedel was set to head back to Blackburn in January. But the 41 year old told ESPN that he was contracted to Spurs and refused to drawn into speculation surrounding a possible winter move. -new

In further news from the Lane, the Sunday Mirror reports that Spurs are prepared to offer Athletic Bilbao £7m for Fernando Llorente in January as opposed to signing him for free next summer, possibly to fend off interest from Juventus and also keep the 27 year olds wages down.  -new

No Way Jose Rumour

Chelsea and Barcelona have enjoyed a fractious relationship down the years and the two clubs have seemingly realised the need to end the hostility, with Chelsea ready to offer upwards of £30m for the Catalan peace dove Sergio Busquets, so claims the Sunday People. There might be a small hitch in the plan though as Barca do not want to sell the Spanish midfielder in January or next summer or ever. (Read More)