Football. Blues plot new Rooney raid

• Southampton striker Rickie Lambert is desperate for an £8million move to West Ham.
• Aston Villa are keen to snap up Belgium star Steven Defour from Porto.
• Crystal Palace want to boost their survival bid by signing Blackburn's Scott Dann.
• Tottenham goalkeeper Jordan Archer is wanted on loan by Colchester and Leyton Orient.
• Arsene Wenger last night defended Theo Walcott for taunting the Tottenham supporters after he was pelted with coins.
• Manchester United boss David Moyes admits that his FA Cup record is "not good enough".

• Wayne Rooney to sign for before 1st February 2014 - Sign For Before 1st February: Chelsea 6/1

• Manchester United have been offered another chance to sign Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao.
• Luis Suarez has a £70million escape clause in his Liverpool contract.
• Gary Cahill is set to be offered a new contract by Chelsea.
• Galatasaray are putting together a £10million deal in a bid to lure John Terry to Turkey.
• Arsenal and Newcastle are being linked with January moves for Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.
• A group of leading agents have complained about the conduct of a Premier League manager.
• Chelsea rookie Kenneth Omeruo is lined up for a loan move to Middlesbrough.
• Kevin Phillips has held talks with Championship leaders Leicester.
• Newcastle are on alert as Montpellier refuse to deny star man Remy Cabella could leave this month.

• West Ham will offer England striker Rickie Lambert a staggering £65,000-a-week contract to tempt him away from Southampton
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is going back to Manchester United with a bid to sign England winger Wilfried Zaha.
• Stoke boss Mark Hughes is closing in on a £5million deal for AZ Alkmaar striker Aron Johannsson.
• QPR and Norwich City are both interested in signing Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez.
• Derby chief executive Sam Rush has reassured worried fans that star midfielder Will Hughes is going nowhere
• Tottenham sporting director Franco Baldini has been checking out Juventus strikers Mirko Vucinic and Fabio Quagliarella as they look to replace Jermain Defoe.
• Aston Villa have stepped up their bid to sign Belgium international Steven Defour.
• David Moyes has admitted that Manchester United will sit out this month's transfer window - angering fans who have seen the champions slip tamely from the title picture.
• Southampton are ready to trade Luke Shaw for Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand this summer.

• Stoke are chasing USA striker Aron Johannsson as a potential replacement for Peter Crouch.
• Chelsea are considering a move for Nantes centre-half Papy Djilobodji.
• Mario Balotelli is after a return to the Premier League - and the madcap striker wants to join Chelsea.
• Xabi Alonso has been offered to Manchester's big two - United and City.
• David Moyes has confirmed he tried to sign Italy's Daniele De Rossi in the last transfer window.
• Spurs fans bombarded Theo Walcott with missiles after he taunted them with a 2-0 gesture when being carried off on a stretcher.

• Arsene Wenger defended Theo Walcott last night over controversial scenes when the Arsenal striker was showered with coins thrown by Spurs supporters.
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got off to a winning start as Cardiff manager at Newcastle - and put it down to being a super-sub at Manchester United.

• Chelsea are ready to pounce with a £30million bid for Wayne Rooney if the Manchester United forward's proposed new contract talks hit the buffers.
• Rafa Benitez's Napoli have not made a bid for Chelsea's Juan Mata and do not believe they can prise him away from Stamford Bridge this month.
• Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis issued a plea to the nation last night to save the FA Cup before it is too late.

• Arsene Wenger has defended Theo Walcott after the England striker made a gesture to Tottenham fans as they threw coins at him while he lay on a stretcher.
• Juan Mata's frustration at working under Jose Mourinho has reached the point where the Chelsea forward has turned to Rafa Benitez to help provide a way out of Stamford Bridge.

• Tottenham Hotspur face potential action from the Football Association after a bad-tempered north London derby in which their supporters aimed coins and bottles at Theo Walcott and ambulance staff as the injured Arsenal striker left the pitch on a stretcher.

• Arsene Wenger has accepted that the Football Association may charge Theo Walcott after the forward gestured the winning 2-0 scoreline to Spurs fans as he was taken off on a stretcher past them during Arsenal's FA Cup third round win against their north London rivals.
• Paul Lambert was "gutted" to see Aston Villa dumped out of the FA Cup by League One's Sheffield United and refused to accept that his pre-match comments about the competition had contributed to a dismal performance.

• Jose Mourinho has criticised the current trend for appointing foreign managers in the Premier League and called for British coaches to be given more opportunities.
• Arsenal secured north London bragging rights and a place in the FA Cup fourth round with an ultimately comfortable victory over Tottenham yesterday evening, but it was not without cost.