According to Sky Sports News, Wigan Athletic are set to sign Crystal Palace starlet Victor Moses for £2.5million. Palace manager Neil Warnock said,

“I think it’s done. Victor is going to the Premier League and I think £2.5million is a snip for one of the best young players we’ve got … Manchester City should have bought him ages ago instead of messing about, but another Premier League club have made an offer.”

According to Ben Collins at Sky Sports News, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is interested in Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson. Mancini said,

“He is a good, young player but we have respect for him and the club … We will see.”

“We haven’t made any bid for Adam Johnson … It’s fair to say we have had discussions with Middlesbrough, but we haven’t put in any formal bid.”

Adam Johnson is out of contract with the club at the end of the season.

According to Manchester City’s official website, Manchester City have reached an agreement to loan out Robinho to Santos for six months. Santos has agreed to pay all of Robinho’s wages and bonuses.

According to the Daily Mail, Sunderland made a £1.5million bid for Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari.

UPDATE: According to Salvatore Landolina at Goal.com, Romagiallorossa.com has reported that Marco Motta’s agent confirmed the statements made by Daniele Prade. His agent said,

“There is a concrete interest from Manchester City for Motta … I don’t think the deal will arrive today because Roma are playing on Tuesday. We will see what happens over the next few days.”

January 24th, 2010 According to the Daily Mail, Manchester City could possibly sign Roma defender Marco Motta on loan. Roma sporting director Daniele Prade said,

“I spoke with Giuseppe Bozzo, agent of Motta, who confirmed the interest of Manchester City. There is a possibility of a loan.”

UPDATE: Bolton have officially completed the deal for Vladimir Weiss, according to Bolton’s official website.

January 22nd, 2010 According to ESPN Soccernet, Bolton have officially signed Weiss on loan for the rest of the season.

January 15th, 2010 According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is willing to loan out winger Vladimir Weiss. Mancini said,

“It is possible Vladimir will go somewhere on loan … He is a good young player who is going to be important to this club in the future …  But he needs to play. We have not decided where though. That will be Vladimir’s choice.”

January 15th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City might pull out from signing Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss on loan as the club now wants a “sizeable loan fee.”

According to Neil Allen at The News, Portsmouth are prepared to cash in on Younes Kaboul and Nadir Belhadj this week.

Kaboul has been linked with Tottenham and Manchester City and is valued at around £11million. Belhadj has drawn interest from Wigan, Birmingham, and Sporting Lisbon and is valued at around £3.5million.

According to ESPN Soccernet, Manchester City footballer Robinho admitted that he is going to join Santos on loan. He told Radio Bandeirantes,

”The directors all agree that it’s better to send me out on loan. It would be exceptional to return to Santos. Playing for Santos would help me in my path to the World Cup. It is my home, I know everyone.”

However Sky Sports News is reporting that manager Roberto Mancini wants Robinho to stay. Mancini said,

“Hopefully in the end Robinho will stay here. In the next day the situation can change but at the moment he stays here and I am very happy for him.

“I hope he will stay here but it is important he will stay here happy and enjoy it. He is a very good player. I think he is enjoying Manchester.

“I think one player can stay in a squad only if he is happy - if he wants to play every game and if he wants to work every day. That is most important because the players and manager must be happy.”

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Adrian Mutu is unlikely to join Manchester City. Mutu told prosport.ro,

“Will I go to Manchester City? I don’t think so … At the moment, I just want to have a successful second half of the season with Fiorentina … Would I ever join up with Lucescu at Shakhtar? Yes, why not. I have always respected Mircea Lucescu and appreciated what he has done for my career.”

“However, I have promised that I will return to Dinamo Bucarest at the end of my career and I intend to keep that promise.”

January 20th, 2010 According to ESPN Soccernet, Manchester City are interested in Fiorentina footballer Adrian Mutu. Mutu’s agent Giovanni Becali said,

”I will be in Italy for the final week of the transfer market … There are several clubs interested in Mutu, clubs that would definitely allow him to increase his wages.”

”There are clubs keen on the player from Russia, Turkey but especially England. (Roberto) Mancini strongly wants him at Manchester City and said that he would be an ideal player for his team. It remains to be seen if Fiorentina will be willing to talk about a possible Mutu transfer.”

According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City are interested in Real Madrid midfielder Gago. Manager Roberto Mancini told Gazzetta dello Sport,

“I need players, … Perhaps Real Madrid will give me Gago, maybe Milan (will give me) Flamini…”

According to ESPN Soccernet, Galatasaray have signed Manchester City striker Jo on loan for the rest of the season.

Accoridng to Ian Doyle at the Daily Post, West Ham United are considering going after Manchester City striker Jo, who is currently on loan at Everton.

According to ESPN Soccernet, Tottenham are the favorites to land Portsmouth defender Younes Kaboul. A Popmpey insider said,

“Yes, we are working on a deal with Spurs, but yes it is pretty complex. Spurs look favourite to sign Kaboul but five clubs have shown interest, three from the Premier League, Spurs, Manchester City and Sunderland.”

Tottenham would most likely receive £2million off the signing of Kaboul as Portsmouth still owes Tottenham £2million from when they bought Kaboul.

According to Sky Sports News, Manchester City have not made a bid for AC Milan midfielder Mathieu Flamini. Milan sporting director Ariedo Braida said,

“We have heard rumours regarding possible interest from Manchester City for Flamini … But for the time being, there has been no official offer, interest or talks between AC Milan and Manchester City … Flamini is an AC Milan player.”

UPDATE: According to Paul Smith at MirrorFootball, Manchester City made a bid of £5million and striker Benjani Mwaruwari for West Ham United midfielder Valon Behrami that was turned down.

January 15th, 2010 According to Ken Dyer at the London Evening Standard, West Ham United will not be selling midfielder Valon Behrami. Technical director Gianluca Nani said,

UPDATE: According to Paul Smith at MirrorFootball, Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole looks set to join Manchester City in the summer when he becomes a free agent.

January 12th, 2010 According to Matt Huges at The Times, contract talks between Chelsea and midfielder Joe Cole have stalled recently as the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement on his wages. It is reported that the club has offered around £100,000-a-week but Cole is looking for £120,00-a-week.

According to ESPN Soccernet, Everton boss David Moyes claimed that Manchester City broke the rules when they were pursuing defender Joleon Lescott. Moyes said,

“There is no doubt Manchester City treated us with little respect and broke rules in the summer transfer of Joleon Lescott. I found it very difficult to accept that a club with so many similarities to Everton should suddenly start acting with no class.”

“It was not so long ago that City were very similar, in financial terms, to most teams. But then a couple of changes of ownership at the club saw things change quickly for them. With that comes a great deal of expectation.”

According to Chris Wheeler at the Daily Mail, Manchester City paid a whopping £82.6million in wages for the year ending May 31, 2009.

According to Mark Ogden at The Telegraph, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is interested in Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik. Mancini said,

“When I coached Inter, I asked for Hamsik. I really wanted him, but Napoli were quicker than us … I am not at all surprised that the major European clubs are interested in him. He is a real talent.”

It is also reported that Manchester United see Hamsik as a possible long-term replacement for Paul Scholes.

UPDATE: According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City might pull out from signing Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss on loan as the club now wants a “sizeable loan fee.”

January 14th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City boss Phil Brown confirmed that he is interested in Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss.

January 11th, 2010 According to Alan Nixon at MirrorFootball, Bolton are looking to sign Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss.