After his general performance against Leeds United in the FA Cup on Wednesday night, few wouldn't forgive Championship clubs for turning down the chance to sign Nicklas Bendtner, but it's claimed that the Dane is worth an amazing £15 million.

Bendtner scores a rare goal. © Getty Images

17.40 That concludes the blog for the day. Join us tomorrow for more transfer tittle tattle.

17.40 Wayne Routledge has joined Queen's Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season.

17.23 Aston Villa are still in for Blackpool's Charlie Adam, according to Gerard Houllier. "We made no mystery after what was said by [Ian] Holloway in the press," said Gerry. "It is true we made a bid and it is true we like the player. It is true we would like to have him here." So that one will run and run.

17.00 Arsene Wenger refuses to be drawn on Gary Cahill. "At the moment, I can not come out with any name," he told reporters at his weekly press conference. "I think Gary Cahill is a very good player, but I can not tell you more. We like to keep our transfer negotiations always very secret, because it puts more pressure on when you go public so you would understand we don't want to speak publicly about that."

16.45 Harry Redknapp has had his say on a number of possible transfers.
First on Pavlyuchenko: "I know Steve (Bruce) is looking for a replacement (Darren Bent), but I doubt it very much."

Next up: Giuseppe Rossi: "Rossi? He's a good player but he's not available. Incredible Hulk? No. Not going to happen. I couldn't say we're close to doing anything with anyone.''

16.32: Parma say they are still in talks to sign Fabio Borini from Chelsea, the young striker who was expected to break into the Chelsea team this season but hasn't made the grade.

16.27: Tottenham have sent Ryan Mason out on loan to Championship side Doncaster Rovers for first team experience.

16.21: Carlo Ancelotti was in no mood to expand on possible transfer targets in his weekly press conference as he denied that the club have made contact with Udinese over Alexis Sanchez, refused to elaborate on Chelsea's pursuit of David Luiz and rejected reports that he had met with Steven Pienaar prior to the player joining Tottenham (as we mentioned earlier.

16.17: Sky Sports believe that Newcastle United want to sign Bayer Leverkusen's Tranquillo Barnetta, the Swiss international.

16.12: Has Arsene Wenger given a guarded hint that he will indeed be signing a certain Bolton Wanderers defender? He said: "At the moment, I cannot come out with any name. I think Gary Cahill is a very good player, but I cannot tell you more."

15.59: Carlo Ancelotti says he never wanted Steven Pienaar at the club, and that he has plenty of quality midfielders. Sour grapes?

15.51: ESPNsoccernet's Harry Harris has confirmed that El Hadji Diouf has been offered to West Ham United.

15.45: Mike Grella's move from Leeds to Motherwell is off as he has already played for Carlisle and Leeds this season. He cannot play for more than two clubs in one season.

15.37: Birmingham misfit Michel, signed by the club a year ago after an 18-month pursuit, has left the club on loan to join AEK Athens. His made just nine appearances - nice work.

15.29: It looks like, as Harry Harris revealed on Thursday, Juan Roman Riquelme will not be moving to Blackburn with manager Steve Kean saying: "I don't think a marquee signing will happen." He also revealed that two bids for Birmingham's Seb Larsson have been rebuffed.

15.23: Rangers striker Kenny Miller has officially signed for Bursaspor and been paraded in front of thousands of fans. Quite bizarre pictures of that.

15.14: Galatasaray have made a trio of signings this Friday. Goalkeeper Robinson Zapata and striker Bogdan Stancu have moved from Steaua Bucharest, while Kas?mpasa SK midfielder Yekta Kurtulus has moved there too.

15.02: Following on from the news of the Aaron Ramsey loan to Cardiff, Carlos Vela and Henri Lansbury are also confirmed to be going out on loan. "I am considering to give Ramsey one month out on loan, with a possibility of him going to Cardiff,” said Wenger. “I don’t want [Ramsey] to go to a Premier League club because I want him to finish the season with us. I just look for competition for him. There is much interest in [Vela] for a loan, that is what I want to do. We have plenty of clubs who are interested in him. At the end of the day I look for a guarantee [that he will play]. For him, he has as well to agree to join the club who wants him."

14.56: Manchester United have again been linked with a loan move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. Now, which club is short on strikers at the moment...

14.51: Crystal Palace are expected make a loan move for Everton reserve striker Magaye Gueye.

14.28: ESPNsoccernet's Harry Harris informs us that Stoke City have asked about the availability of Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome. But with Stoke having signed John Carew do they really need another big man up top?

14.13: Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has attempted to put an end to speculation about his future by insisting that he wants to play for the Bianconeri for the rest of his career.

14.08: Blackburn want to sign Barcelona youth Ruben Rochina on loan for the rest of the season. Barcelona? Or Blackburn? Tough decision.

14.04: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said in his weekly press conference that he is likely to send Aaron Ramsey out on loan to Cardiff as he continues to build up his fitness.

14.02: Ian Holloway has revealed that his hopes of signing George Boyd and Craig Mackail-Smith from Peterborough United could fail. "We were only offered £3.5million for Charlie Adam. Peterborough want that for two lads who were in a team that got relegated from the Championship," said Holloway, quoted in the Blackpool Gazette. "I don't mean that as an insult at all but I'm saying let's have a look at reality.

13.51: It looks like Roman Pavlyuchenko could leave Spurs, as he is concerned about dropping down the pecking order should they make new signings up front. He has also turned down contract offers. He told Sport Express: "The proposed conditions do not suit me yet. The amount became a bit more, but not as much as I want. But this is not the only reason I have taken a pause - I want to see what else will happen before the transfer window closes."

13.40: Liverpool defender Steven Irwin has started a trial with SPL side Aberdeen and could be on the move before the end of the month.

13.30: Ajax have admitted that Liverpool target Luis Suarez is destined to leave the club sooner rather than later, but it seems they would rather not sell him this month. Is that deal dead in the water?

12.54: Tottenham have been linked with a move for Manchester United utility defender Wes Brown, but Sir Alex Ferguson says he will be going nowhere. “Wes is such a good defender, but I certainly won’t be letting him go on loan,” said Ferguson.

12.50: Stephane Sessegnon may have returned to training with PSG, but his move to Sunderland is edging closer. The Sunderland Chronicle says he will fly to the club for talks over a £4.5 million transfer this weekend.

12.47: Chelsea are rumoured to be at the front of the queue to sign Werder Bremen's Marko Marin, who is a 21-year-old playmaker.

12.45: Italy World Cup goalkeeper Federico Marchetti has been told he can leave Serie A side Cagliari after the player had been banished from the club at the start of the season for comments made to the press. He is like to join Genoa.

12.42: Liverpool transfer supremo Damien Comolli has confirmed the club are interested in signing Luis Suarez and Ashley Young. "We are looking primarily for an attacking player with pace because the team is short on pace," Comolli told Canal+Sport. "And as far as Suarez is concerned, at the moment there is no dialogue with Ajax. He is one of the players we are interested in. Will he be available in January? This is another story. For Young, if he is on the market then we will be interested. But I don't believe that is the case."

12.34: We're hearing whispers that Stephen Ireland is to leave Aston Villa after just six months and join Newcastle United on loan for the rest of the season. What a terrible move that has been for the former Man City man.

12.26: Malaga are expected to completed the signing of River Plate midfielder Diego Buonanotte later on Friday. He will move for a fee of around £3.5m.

11.59: John Carew has completed his loan move to Stoke City, and remember that Ricardo Fuller is about to leave Stoke for Sunderland which completes a transfer triangle started by Darren Bent.

11.40: Sampdoria are locked in talks to sign Pasquale Foggia from Lazio.

11.34: Keisuke Honda, the Japan midfielder, says he wants a move to La Liga rather than the Premier League when it opts to leave CSKA Moscow, according to his agent.

11.31: Marco Ramos has left Lens, with the defender moving to Portugal to sign for Braga for an undiscosed fee.

11.26: Championship side Millwall have signed Darren Purse following his release by Sheffield Wednesday.

11.22: Liverpool defender Stephen Darby has been loaned to Notts County for the rest of the season.

11.10: Another West Brom story, with the Premier League club loaning Romaine Sawyers and Kayleden Brown to League Two club Port Vale.

10.56: Middlesbrough need a new defender to replace David Wheater, and there are reports that West Brom's Abdoulaye Meite could join on loan.

10.52: Blackburn have officially terminated the contract of unsettled defender Pascal Chimbonda. He was told by former manager Sam Allardyce in November he could leave this month and new boss Steve Kean has followed that through.

10.31: BBC Radio Stoke is reporting that Sunderland have had a bid of around £3 million accepted by Stoke for striker Ricardo Fuller.

10.23: Youssouf Mulumbu has signed a new contract with West Bromwich Albion which will run until the summer of 2013.

10.09: Birmingham boss Alex McLeish says he is in no hurry to sell Seb Larsson despite strong interest from both Newcastle and Blackburn.

09.59: Plenty of stories around claiming that Everton have completed the signing of Sporting Lisbon defender Eric Dier - but nothing on their official site as yet.

09.45: Rio Ferdinand is adamant Manchester United have the strongest squad in the Premier League, despite Manchester City's continued spending in the transfer window.

09.29: Stephane Sessegnon has returned to training with PSG after going AWOL in order to try and force through a move to Sunderland.

09.12: Defensive midfielder Yann M'Vila says his dream is to one day play for Manchester United. The Rennes player is quoted as saying: "Manchester United is the club of my dreams. It's a very prestigious club and I dream to play for them."

09.00: Nottingham Forest midfielder Matt Thornhill will join SPL side Hibernian on a free transfer on Monday.

It's time to take a look through the morning newspapers:

The Sun: Nicklas Bendtner has told Arsenal he will not be forced out of the club despite being given limited chances, with the Gunners valuing him at £15 million ... Sunderland have upped their bid for Charles N'Zogbia to £9m but Wigan want £10 million ... Chelsea will have new talks with Benfica to sign David Luiz ... Man City will move for Gregory van der Wiel of Ajax, who has a £17 million release clause ... West Ham will sign Demba Ba on loan with the option to buy ... Spurs have been quoted £35 million for Villarreal's former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi ... Rio Ferdinand says Manchester United do not need to spend as they have the best squad in the league.

Daily Mail: West Ham could try and sign El-Hadji Diouf on a free transfer from Blackburn and will move again for Robbie Keane ... Everton are to sign Eric Dier on loan from Sporting Lisbon ... Blackburn have cancelled the contract of Pascal Chimbonds ... Liverpool are closing in on Luis Suarez.

Daily Mirror: Borussia Dortmund say Manchester United want £20million-rated midfielder Shinji Kagawa ... Blackburn will offer Chris Samba a new contract and make him their highest paid player ... Birmingham boss Alex McLeish says it is not certain they will sign anyone this month ... Seb Larsson has handed in a transfer request at Birmingham ... Sunderland have been left stunned by a £12m asking price for Charles N'Zogbia ... West Ham have again ruled out sending Robbie Keane out on loan ... Alan Pardew has pleaded with owner Mike Ashley to release transfer funds at Newcastle ... Fulham will sign Gael Kakuta on loan from Chelsea.

Daily Express: Steve Bruce will not pay £14 million for Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Independent: Villarreal's Guiseppe Rossi is available for £16.25 million.