Hot transfer gossip
Premier League newcomers Hull City are set to sign Tottenham defender Anthony Gardner on loan until the end of January.
Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari is expected to complete a £12.7m move to Inter Milan on Thursday
Rangers manager Walter Smith has opened talks with Portsmouth over a possible swoop for their Portugese playmaker Pedro Mendes. (Daily Record)
Motherwell boss Mark McGhee fears Norwich will hijack his bid to lure John Kennedy on loan from Celtic. (Daily Express)
Fulham could be willing to lower their £4m asking price for Northern Irish midfielder Steven Davis as his on-off transfer saga to Rangers continues. (Daily Mail)
Tottenham are ready to let striker Dimitar Berbatov join AC Milan for a cut-price £25m to stop the Bulgarian going to Manchester United. (The Sun)
Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel is in limbo over his £2.5m switch to Aston Villa. The American's transfer hinges on Rovers getting the green light to sign Spurs' Paul Robinson. (However, Robinson is closing in on a move to Ewood Park and Blackburn boss Paul Ince expects to be able to announce a deal for the England goalkeeper by the weekend. (The Times)
Emmanuel Adebayor fears he has blown his move to Barcelona as the Spanish club are unimpressed by the Arsenal striker's attitude and will not pay the £37.5m asking price. (sun)
Teams in the prmiership season 08-09
Arsenal FC
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea FC
Everton FC
Fulham FC
Hull City
Liverpool FC
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough FC
Newcastle United
Portsmouth FC
Stoke City
Sunderland AFC
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Wigan Athletic
