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.

Jermain Defoe: Heading for Liverpool © Getty Images

23.45 GMT That's your lot for today, as Gary Cahill finally wrapped up his move from Bolton to Chelsea. Join us tomorrow for a round-up of all the newspaper talk including another running commentary on all the transfer goings-on.

23.37 GMT - Twitter talk: Samuel J C: "Reports coming through that Galatasaray's deal for Xherdan #Shaqiri is off due to lack of transfer funds. Looking for more on this story."

23.13 GMT The Daily Mirror reports Tottenham want £20 million from Liverpool for striker Jermain Defoe.

23.03 GMT Barcelona's Alexander Hleb is quoted by Stuttgarter Zeitung as saying: "If I'm honest, I've given away with the best years of my career and I have nobody else to blame."

22.37 GMT Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has told Sky Sport Italia: "Tevez is an interesting player. We haven't received any response from Manchester City yet."

22.05 GMT Here's the full story on Eric Abidal's contract extension at Barcelona.

21.18 GMT Steve Kean says Chris Samba is going nowhere. "He's not for sale, it's as simple as that," he told the Lancashire Telegraph. "He'll be back in again and hopefully ready for Everton."

20.42 GMT Twitter talk: Lille striker Moussa Sow. The 25-year-old French striker has been linked to Liverpool in a “dream” £8million move. #LFC, says @liverpoolscout.

20.33 GMT Ah, more on Falque. He's been bought by Spurs outright from Juventus, and they have immediately loaned him to Southampton. Hope that clears that one up.

20.23 GMT Southampton have signed Spanish youngster Iago Falque on loan from Juventus. The midfielder had been on loan at Spurs.

19.50 GMT Mark Hughes' arrival at QPR makes him suddenly attractive to Chris Samba, as Sparky was the man who brought him to English football. Our friends at goal.com suggest a £7.5 million improved offer is to be made for Samba by the R's.

18.54 GMT Striker Lauri Dalla Valle has returned to Fulham following the end of his loan spell with Dundee United.

18.27 GMT French journalist Philippe Auclair on Twitter: "Trial at Everton until end of week for US international striker Edson Buddle, currently at Ingolstadt (German 2nd Div.)."

17.53 GMT Here's the full story on Berbatov's future at Manchester United.

17.28 GMT Interest in Dimitar Berbatov's signature is said to be mounting, with his former club Bayer Leverkusen reportedly considering bringing the Manchester United striker back to Germany.

17.15 GMT Middlesbrough have signed striker Lukas Jutkiewicz on a permanent deal from Coventry City.

17.03 GMT Striker Gary Hooper has sought to dampen speculation linking him with a move away from Celtic by reiterating his commitment to the Scottish Premier League leaders.

16.45 GMT Rangers manager Ally McCoist has described himself as "open-minded" about the prospect of trialists Jorge Claros and Enar Jaager joining the club.

16.30 GMT Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson says the Foxes will not be upping their bid for Doncaster Rovers hotshot Billy Sharp.

16.22 GMT DONE DEAL: Coventry have completed the signing of Hermann Hreidarsson from Portsmouth.

16.15 GMT It appears Eric Abidal will not be moving to Arsenal, as he is ready to sign a new deal at Barcelona.

16.08 GMT West Ham United are said to be ready rival Leeds United for the signing of Aston Villa's Fabian Delph.

15.49 GMT BREAKING NEWS: Christopher Samba submits official transfer request.

15.38 GMT AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy insists that he has no plans to quit the club in the transfer window. "A loan spell was in my thoughts, but even if I am not playing here, I am improving by training alongside great champions," El Shaarawy is quoted as saying on the club's website. "I am being included in a lot of things, I am happy and I hope to stay here forever."

15.29 GMT Tranmere Rovers have signed Lateef Elford-Alliyu on loan from West Bromwich Albion.

15.18 GMT Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi is one the verge of a new contract, to try and head off interest from Chelsea. But it is believed the player is insisting on a minimum fee release clause.

15.06 GMT West Ham are interested in Evian striker Yannick Sagbo.

15.02 GMT Tweet just in from @JMcEachran20, otherwise known as Josh McEachran: "Just arrived at the Liberty Stadium!" He will sign for Swansea on loan shortly.

14.51 GMT Juventus fans have put Amauri on Ebay in a desperate attempt to get rid of him.

14.47 GMT Rochdale are hoping to re-sign Peterborough's David Ball after his loan spell expired.

14.31 GMT Liverpool have handed a trial to the player known as "baby Didier Drogba", known more regularly as Abdul Aziz. He is a Swedish striker.

14.22 GMT DONE DEAL: Carlisle United have signed Sunderland forward Joran Cook on loan.

14.12 GMT Yet more Bolton news. Now the Trotters are said to be tracking Leeds United duo Adam Clayton and Tom Lees.

14.09 GMT Blackburn manager Steve Kean has again insisted that Christopher Samba is not for sale. "He's not for sale, it's as simple as that," he told the Lancashire Telegraph. "He'll be back in again and hopefully ready for Everton."

13.42 GMT Cagliari's Radja Nainggolan is trying to focus on his current club rather than specualtion of a move to Juventus. "I have no intention of letting the rumours from the outside distract me,” he said. “I’m focused on Cagliari and only concentrating on the season ahead with the Rossoblu.”

13.38 GMT Lille striker Moussa Sow thinks Liverpool would be a good move for him. "I am at Lille now but as we all know I want to play in England one day," he told Sky Sports. "Liverpool, well, that is a dream club. Anyone would be happy, scoring goals in front of the Kop can be the highlight of a career."

13.29 GMT Update on Tim Ream from Bolton boss Owen Coyle: "He is a player that we would love to bring to the football club and hopefully in the next few days that can come to fruition."

13.14 GMT DONE DEAL: Bolton and England defender Gary Cahill has completed his move to Chelsea.

12.55 GMT Esteban Granero's agent says the player could leave Real Madrid, bound for Liverpool. "He's finding his chances limited at Real," Teo Lazaro said. "If he can't play at Madrid, then he'll play somewhere else. It's as simple as that. He's keen for a move away - possibly to Liverpool."

12.39 GMT Patrick van Aanholt has now confirmed on Twitter that he will be joining Vitesse Arnhem on loan: "Hello tweeps as u know I'm going on loan to vitesse in Arnhem (holland) till end off the season...;) cnt wait to start there."

12.32 GMT Juventus are are said to be ready to rival Manchester United for the signing of Basel's Granit Xhaka. Hamburg, AC Milan and Lazio are also interested.

12.21 GMT Here's a comment sent in by "A Yankee in King Kenny's Court" on Liverpool's supposed link to a mystery player in the Netherlands.

"I know this is absurd logic, but after going through rosters of Eredivisie clubs(after going off of Grobbelaar's tip) I've came up with a few South American forwards. I believe the player is David Texeira only on the sole fact that his Wikipedia page has a semi-protection edit lock on it which was recently added on today's date. Players who are that young and barely started their careers don't get protection like that. Perhaps we will see him in a red kit by the end of January."

12.14 GMT The Sunderland Echo reports that Algerian midfielder Abdelhakim Omrani has been offered a trial at Newcastle United with a view to a permanent deal.

12.10 GMT Juventus are believed to be tracking Fiorentina's ex-West Ham player Valon Behrami.

12.02 GMT Patrick van Aanholt, the Chelsea left-back who spent the first half of the season at Wigan but failed to make an impact, is being linked with a loan to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem.

11.44 GMT Bolton boss Owen Coyle has confirmed his interest in Tim Ream, but is unlikely to move for Giovani Dos Santos.

11.31 GMT Manchester United look set to loan out misfit Mame Biram Diouf to Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim with a view to a permanent move.

11.19 GMT Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle says Gary Cahill's move to Chelsea is as good as done.

10.58 GMT USA international Edson Buddle has joined Everton on trial. He is currently on the books of German second division club Ingolstadt. His agent, Richard Motzkin, tweeted the news that his client would be in Merseyside this week: For those asking, my client @EdsonBuddle will be on trial this week at Everton FC."

10.49 GMT DONE DEAL: Manchester United's Norwegian striker Joshua King has joined Hull City on loan for the rest of the season. He had been at Bundesliga high-flyers Borussia Monchengladbach but made just two substitute appearances.

10.40 GMT Have Rangers got the moves like Jaager? Enar Jaager says he is keen to take the ''biggest step'' in his career by landing a deal with Rangers after he arrived in Glasgow on Sunday to start a week-long trial.

10.31 GMT There is some talk that Fabian Delph could leave Aston Villa and return to Leeds United on loan.

10.09 GMT Sky Sports are reporting that Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City have made a move for Blackburn's Steven N'Zonzi.

09.27 GMT Carlos Tevez again, then... Massimo Moratti has announced that Inter Milan have made a €25 million bid for the player.

09.15 GMT Mark Hughes has confirmed his intention to add players to Queens Park Rangers' push to avoid relegation, but has ruled out a January bid for Carlos Tevez.

09.08 GMT It looks like Harry Redknapp could have had a wasted trip to Marseille to check out Loic Remy. "I’m staying,” he told Canal+. “I will 100% stay at Marseille until the end of the season and even the end of my contract. I have spoken with the president and the staff. And it would not be right for me to leave this club. We’ll see next summer but that’s not even in my head for now.”

09.00 GMT: Ravel Morrison has denied he turned down the offer of a new contract at Manchester United. He tweeted: ""I have never 1s [once] turned down a contract off Manchester United."

Our top rumour today surrounds the future of Jermain Defoe. Rumours started over the weekend that the player was unhappy with a lack of playing time at Spurs, though Harry Redknapp said there was no chance of him being sold.

This morning the Daily Mirror believes Liverpool could be ready to offer Spurs £15 million to take him to Merseyside.

Let's take a look at the rest of the morning's tittle tattle:

Daily Mirror: Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill wants Senegal striker Papiss Cisse – but faces a massive bid and fitness gamble to get his man ... Mark Hughes insists he will not sell skipper Joey Barton ... Harry Redknapp made a flying visit to Marseille last night to run a personal check on £22 million top target Loic Remy ... Manchester United and Liverpool have been warned that Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha isn’t for sale ... Bolton boss boss Owen Coyle is ready to swoop for Tottenham’s Giovani Dos Santos in a £4 million deal ... Roberto Martinez will let striker Hugo Rodallega quit on a free – to ensure Wigan keep banking the Premier League’s money ...Blackburn and Montpellier are battling for Bastia's Wahbi Khazri ... West Ham have left a £3million bid on the table for in-demand Cardiff midfielder Peter Whittingham ... Coventry are making a swoop on cash-strapped Portsmouth to land experienced defender Hermann Hreidarsson ... Ipswich have made a £1.5million bid for the Swindon pair of winger Matt Ritchie and full-back Paul Caddis.

The Sun: Dimitar Berbatov could be on his way to Bayern Munich ... Steve Kean has told AWOL skipper Chris Samba he will not engineer a move away from Blackburn ... Chelsea will this morning finally complete the £7million signing of Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill ... Martin Jol is ready for another battle with Blackburn — over the future of striker Andy Johnson ... Reading manager Brian McDermott is lining up a £400,000 swoop for Northampton wing man Michael Jacobs .... Goalkeeper David Gonzalez is on a week's trial at Brighton ... Bristol City want Fulham's Matthew Briggs on loan until the end of the season.

Daily Mail: Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is set for talks over a return to Bayer Leverkusen ... Manchester City are set to finalise the potential £3.5m signing of 15-year-old Real Madrid starlet Jose Angel Pozo ... Huddersfield Town are ready to offer a new contract to striker Jordan Rhodes, 21, in a bid to head off interest from Fulham and West Ham this month ... Wigan are monitoring Celtic’s Georgios Samaras as they consider bringing in a striker this month ... Blackburn Rovers are close to finalising a loan deal for Bordeaux striker Anthony Modeste.

Daily Star: Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen are locked in a battle to sign Manchester United outcast Dimitar Berbatov.

Daily Telegraph: Neil Lennon is willing to let Celtic's star striker Gary Hooper go to Southampton for £35m ... Stand-in captain Steven Davis believes Nikica Jelavic showed again why Rangers must hold on to him