ESPNsoccernet's On the Move transfer blog is where you will find a hearty round-up of all the rumours and signings during the January transfer window. Get your teeth into the below to find out which player(s) your side are being linked with today.

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23.59 GMT That's it for tonight. Join us again in the morning for the next exciting installment of the January transfer window.

23.47 GMT Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has slammed the press who have linked Andy Carroll with a cut-price return to Newcastle. He said: "I am worried about the people that invent them [stories]. You have absolutely no foundation whatsoever (for the stories). I don't need to justify what is in the paper. I have stood up - and always will stand up - for the players."

23.12 GMT Sky Sport 24 claims Adriano Galliani is to fly to Manchester to open talks with Manchester City over the transfer of Carlos Tevez to AC Milan.

22.34 GMT Twitter talk suggests Michael Uchebo will not be signing for Stoke after the towering VVV Venlo striker failed to impress on trial.

22.14 GMT It seems Sean St Ledger's loan move from Leicester City to Ipswich Town is off for now, with the Foxes wanting to keep him for their FA Cup replay against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

21.53 GMT Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas talking about progress on transfers so far. "The only one we have outlined to loan is Josh McEachran and a deal is almost done for him. So there is no solution at the moment."

21.22 GMT Robbie Keane's two-month loan move to Aston Villa looks set to be completed on Thursday. Keane could face an instant reunion with Galaxy team-mate Landon Donovan in Saturday's home game with Everton.

20.52 GMT There’s been more than one report linking 20-year-old Sao Paolo starlet Henrique with a move to Queens Park Rangers. Perhaps a Hughes signing in the pipeline?

20.30 GMT DONE DEAL Novara have confirmed the signing of 32-year-old striker Giuseppe Mascara from Napoli for an undisclosed fee.

19.34 GMT Lionel Messi says he will play in Argentina before he retires. "In Europe I want to play for Barcelona, I'd stay here always. The more time I could stay here, the better for me, I feel really comfortable and very liked. But before retiring I want to play in my country, I'm very sure that I want to play in Argentina. It is a dream of mine and it will come true," he declared to Buenos Aires sports newspaper Ole.

19.15 GMT Barcelona full-back Maxwell is set to join big-spending French side Paris Saint-Germain after the Catalan club revealed that talks were underway over his exit.

18.47 GMT Sochaux have made a further attempt to recruit Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu. The French club have lodged a second bid for the United States international after failing with a previous offer, reported to be in the region of £500,000.

18.15 GMT Liverpool lead Tottenham and Bologna in the race to sign Inter Milan striker Luc Castaignos, according to Football Italia. The Dutch forward, 19, joined Inter from Feyenoord in the summer but is now looking to go out on loan.

17.50 GMT New QPR manager Mark Hughes has said he is eager to secure a deal for transfer-listed Chelsea defender Alex. "I'm always a little wary about talking about players and names," Hughes said. "The one you mentioned [Alex] is very much in that level and we would hope to bring that quality of player to the club if that's possible."

17.26 GMT - DONE DEAL Chelsea's French winger Gael Kakuta has joined Ligue 1 outfit Dijon on loan until the end of the season, the club have announced.

17.15 Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim has confirmed the Turkish club are interested signing Xherdan 'scourge of Man Utd' Shaqiri from Basel. "Of course I want Shaqiri. We have been interested since July, but this time we're serious and are currently negotiating with him," Terim said.

16.54 Chelsea have approched AC Milan regarding Rossoneri youth team starlet Bryan Cristante, according to TMW. However, the Italian club are keen to keep hold of the player.

16.27 GMT Ezequiel Lavezzi's agent has dismissed rumours linking the Napoli forward with a move to Inter Milan as "fantasy football". Alejandro Mazzoni told Radio CRC. "This is an invention of journalists, because Inter have never contacted me and Napoli tell me that Inter have never asked Lavezzi."

16.05 GMT Maxwell's transfer from Barcelona to PSG rolls ever onward with Le 10 Sport claiming the defender met with executives of the French club today. A deal has apparently been struck and he will have a medical on Thursday.

15.41 GMT Sochaux striker Modiba Maiga is hoping to join Stoke in a 'reverse Demba Ba' after his proposed move to Newcastle fell through last month when he failed a medical, according to the Daily Mirror.

15.18 GMT Hold on to your hats Everton fans, you've actually been linked with a player. The Liverpool Echo claims the Toffees are tracking Egyptian striker Mohamed Nagy, who has scored nine times in 32 appearances for current club Al Ahly.

14.56 GMT And what of these crazy Carlos Tevez to QPR rumours? "You never know - but it's highly unlikely," mega-rich owner Tony Fernandes tells BBC Radio 5 Live.

14.31 GMT New AS Roma co-owner James Pallotta believes he has managed to convince Manchester City transfer target Daniele De Rossi to remain at the Stadio Olimpico. "De Rossi? I think we are closer to him signing after a short conversation we had the other day," Pallotta told Roma Channel.

14.15 GMT Lille expect to keep hold of star midfielder Eden Hazard until at least the end of the season despite the French club claiming to have received a number of offers for his signature. Full story

13.51 GMT Espanyol have revealed that they are in talks with Malaga about letting Carlos Kameni leave Catalonia for the Costa del Sol.

13.35 GMT Newcastle United will take French attacking midfielder Abdelhakim Omrani, who switched allegiance to Algeria in September, on trial. The Racing Lens player will join former team-mate Mehdi Abeid at St James' Park.

13.20 GMT Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Brazilian defender Maxwell is on the verge of joining French side PSG. "The transfer of Maxwell to PSG isn't done yet, but the talks are well-advanced. If he leaves, we can only thank him," he said.

12.55 GMT Former Real Madrid midfielder Guti, who is currently without a club after leaving Besiktas in November, claims Real Zaragoza want to sign him.

12.37 GMT Robert Pires, who is currently training with the Arsenal, has played down speculation that he could follow Thierry Henry in re-signing for Gunners. The former Aston Villa midfielder is looking for a move to Asia. "Nowadays the new destination is China. I am on the negotiation level," he told L'Equipe.

12.20 GMT Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has denied the earlier reports that he wants to leave Arsenal on loan after becoming frustrated at his lack of first-team action. He wrote on Twitter: "Just to confirm, any rumours about me wanting to leave are completely false, couldn't be happier at Arsenal #AFC #VictoryThroughHarmony.''

11.58 GMT Demba Ba has hit back at a 'lying' agent who has claimed he represents the Newcastle United striker and that Manchester United have demonstrated an interest in his services. Full story

11.37 GMT Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is hoping he will be granted permission to spend a second season with Atletico Madrid, after enjoying a successful spell in La Liga. Courtois joined Chelsea last summer and is seen as a long-term replacement for Petr Cech, and was sent on loan to Spain to gain experience.

11.32 GMT Andy Carroll's agent says there is "no truth" in newspaper reports linking the striker with a return to Newcastle United. Mark Curtis told BBC Sport that the 'striker' is "happy at Liverpool".

11.08 GMT Continuing links between Didier Drogba and QPR. He could join Alex in an AVB refuseniks splinter group. Lampard for QPR? You heard it here first.

11.06 GMT Vitalfootball say that Arsenal are considering a request from Wigan Athletic to take young wingman Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on loan until the end of the season. Has the horse bolted on that one? Roberto Martinez found a home for Tom Cleverley last year.

10.37 GMT Newcastle United have dismissed reports linking them with a move for former striker Andy Carroll, with the Magpies saying no bid has been made for Liverpool's not-so-divine pony-tail.

10.23 GMT Football Italia reckons that Bologna are planning to raid Juventus for fringe players Frederik Sorensen and Luca Toni before the end of January.

10.16 GMT West Brom teenage defender James Hurst has joined Chesterfield on a youth loan until the end of the season.

10.05 GMT FC Schalke 04 have agreed a four-year deal with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Roman Neustädter.

09.59 GMT QPR have bid for Chelsea's transfer-listed defender Alex, who last week said he wouldn't mind returning to Brazil and taking a paycut. Staying in London would mean he would want more wonga, surely.

09.46 GMT ESPNsoccernet understands Newcastle United could be set to lodge a bid for Blackburn Rovers winger Junior Hoilett. Story

09.39 GMT Shay Given has welcomed Aston Villa's attempts to sign Robbie Keane on a short-term deal, claiming the striker has given the dressing room a 'lift' by training with them.

09.19 GMT Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will not be leaving Arsenal in the transfer window, say Talksport, quelling rumours of the starlet wanting more first-team football.

08.56 GMT Widespread reports that Chelsea want Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria, though he will cost upwards of £30 million. Maybe AVB will get to spend that £150 million.

08.54 GMT We expect Gary Cahill to become a Chelsea player today, and that's despite Tottenham and Manchester United still being linked with him. Those personal terms - Cahill wanting to be paid like John Terry, and Chelsea wanting to pay him like Salomon Kalou - are to be bridged.

08.47 GMT Firesale at the Mike Ashley Stadium? Tim Krul will cost you £15 million, say The Sun.

08.45 Manchester United starlet Ravel Morrison looks headed for an Old Trafford exit after his new representatives failed to agree a new deal for him. United may well be denied their brightest prospect but here is a young man who looks more trouble than he is worth.

08.42 GMT The Daily Mail has Chris Samba joining old boss Mark Hughes at QPR, while we have our own Blackburn tip that Junior Hoilett will be heading to Newcastle. £17 million the pair, and the Venky's have paid off that pesky loan? How modern football works. PSG are in for Samba too.

08.30 GMT Andy Carroll back to Newcastle for a bargain £15 million reduction from £35 million? Liverpool have issued a denial to the Daily Express, but the jungle drums suggest that Big Andy will soon be sipping Jaegerbombs on the Bigg Market again. That, of course, leaves a striking berth at Liverpool, who are now linked with Demba Ba, along with PSG, Manchester United and Spurs, though some seem to have forgotten he is due to be at the African Cup of Nations.