Unsurprisingly, cash-gorged Manchester City have dominated the footballing transfer market in 2010, shunting a combined total of somewhere up around the €350 million mark in fees and transfers into the global market between January 1st and the present day as owner Sheikh Mansour continues to feed his foray into capitalism on a gargantuan scale.

The u-turn that was hinted at yesterday looks to be almost complete as reports claim that Everton have accepted an offer from Spurs for their midfielder Steven Pienaar. Last week, Chelsea tabled a bid of £3m which was accepted by the Toffees and it would now appear that Tottenham, who had initially made an offer that fell short of Chelsea's bid, have matched the asking price.

Liverpool is preparing a bid for Preston teenager Adam Barton, according to The Mirror.
The 19-year-old Northern Irishman is hot property after a string of impressive performances for the Championship side and now - reports The Mirror - he could be set to leave Deepdale in January.
Barton was given his chance in the first team by former Preston boss Darren Ferguson and the midfielder's commanding debut led his manager to wax lyrical - something the starlet was overwhelmed by.

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Rene Adler has revealed that as a kid he had Manchester United posters all over his bedroom walls.

The club revealed earlier this season that the goalie has a special clause in his contract which specifies that if Manchester United offer the asking price, they have to sell him, so intent is he to his dream of being a United player.

By Chris Wright

Serie A outfit Udinese have confirmed that Chelsea have made tentative enquiries as to the availability of their 22-year-old Chilean tyro (and long-term Manchester United target) Alexis Sanchez with a view to snapping him up before the end of the month.

By Ollie Irish

Steven Pienaar arrived at Tottenham's training ground in Essex earlier today to complete a £2.5m move from Everton (slighly below the Toffees' asking price). Ya boo sucks, Chelsea.

The 28-year-old midfielder only needs to pass a medical before he signs what is reported to be a four-year contract.

After an excellent round of will-he-won't-he, it appears that Middlesbrough and Bolton have finally agreed on the details, and now the contract is just waiting on personal terms. If you've been under a rock this transfer window, the player in question in David Wheater, a 6′5″ central defender and dancing queen.

Yesterday I spent much of the afternoon checking and double checking some information I received regarding Eden Hazard and the state of his reported transfer to Arsenal in the summer.

Using a mixture of sources (including information from private discussions with journalists), I am 100% certain the following information is correct.

The rumour mill seems oddly quiet this morning with no new names being touted in connection with a move to Spurs. Suarez again gets a mention but most of the attention seems to be on yesterday's name Giuseppi Rossi.

With regards to the exit door, that's a different story. There's a suggestion that Spurs have rejected a loan offer from West Ham for Robbie Keane, but most of the focus is on Roman Pavlyuchenko.

David Luiz and Chelsea's reported interest has taken many of the recent headlines but it seems that Chelsea have become frustrated at Benfica's unwillingness to budge on their asking price for the player. So in light of the situation it seems that Carlo has persuaded the club to take an interest in Simon Kjaer of Wolfsburg.

Liverpool is preparing to increase their offer for in-demand Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam – as Kenny Dalglish hailed the end of a 20-year wait for a win as Anfield manager.
The Anfield outfit made an approach for Adam on Friday with a verbal offer of £4million that was dismissed as "disgraceful" by Tangerines manager Ian Holloway.

Luis Suarez is expected to hold talks with Ajax in the next 48 hours in an attempt to convince the Dutch side to reduce their £30 million asking price and let the Uruguayan striker join Liverpool.
Ajax have informed Damien Comolli, the Premier League side's director of football strategy, that only an offer matching their valuation would tempt them to sell the 24 year-old, suggesting the £12.

Eredivisie outfit Ajax have set an ultimatum for Liverpool to improve their offer for Luis Suarez before Saturday if they want to lure the Uruguay international away from his current club this winter.
The Reds recently made a €15 million offer for Suarez, but Ajax is holding out for a fee in the region of €35m.

Liverpool's plan in securing Luis Suarez's signature faces a tough task as despite the players' current club, Ajax Amsterdam, are willing to open a negotiation with the Reds, the Holland team aren't willing to give a discount prize for the Uruguayan star.

Latest reports stated that premier league side's representative came home empty handed after their previous 12.