Simon Jones at the Daily Mail prepared a transfer guide of every team for the upcoming transfer window. The article lists what each club needs, who they will buy, and their likely budget. This is a great read for all you fans out there.

UPDATE: Want to know how much your club spent on agent fees in 2009? We have created a new page located under Site Features in the sidebar that lists every club and what they spent. You can also click here to view the page.

November 30th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, the 20 English Premier League teams combined to spend £70.

According to Sky Sports News, Monaco striker Frederic Nimani is looking to move to the English Premier League in January. His agent Willie McKay said,

"Frederic is hoping to find a new club in January and I believe Monaco are willing to loan him out .

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham target Michel is happy at Sporting Gijon and does not want to leave. The Sporting Gijon captain said,

"I'm very happy here ... I still have this year and another and I look forward to many more at Sporting .

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, 21-year-old midfielder Giles Barnes has been given a chance to train with Birmingham after being released by Derby County.

Barnes played for Fulham last season on loan but failed to make an appearance with the club.

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are considering going after Wigan Athletic's £8 million-rated footballer Charles N'Zogbia.

Tattum also gave a bunch of updates for their other possible transactions:

- It does not appear likely that they will pry Adam Johnson away from Middlesbrough

- They still remain in the hunt for Schalke 04 striker Kevin Kuranyi

- Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic seems set to join AC Milan in the summer

- Striker Kevin Phillips is attracting interest from Middlesbrough

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish recently watched Marseille strikers Brandao and Mamadou Niang in a match against AC Milan.

The article also mentions Birmingham interest in Valencia striker Nikola Zigic.

According to Sky Sports News, the agent of Red Bull Salzburg striker Marc Janko denied any interest from Birmingham. Georg Stanggassinger said,

"I have heard and read something about interest from Birmingham in Marc, but I haven't had any contract with anyone from Birmingham .

According to Stephen McGowan at the Daily Mail, Birmingham are preparing to make an offer for Celtic winger Aiden McGeady. McGeady has stated that he is happy at the club but that he wants to play in one of the top European leagues someday.

According to Alan Nixon at MirrorFootball, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is preparing to make a bid of £750,000 for Fulham defender Paul Konchesky. Konchesky's contract ends at the end of the season so the club might decide to cash in on him if they cannot work out a deal.

According to MirrorFootball, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish would like to permanently sign Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, who is currently at Birmingham on a season-long loan. McLeish said,

"Maybe we could come to some arrangement with Man City, if he continues to play to the level he's playing at.

According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish admitted that the club might let go of Kevin Phillips and Lee Carsley. McLeish told the Daily Mail,

"I would like Lee and Kevin Phillips to stay for the rest of the season .

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish said that he is planning on having talks with Jan Novak. McLeish said,

"Novak has been training with us this week. It is difficult to get a real good look at him because you don't get the chance to see him in a game situation .

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish admitted that he has not received any enquiries for Kevin Phillips and Lee Carsley. McLeish said,

"There have not been any enquiries for Kevin and Lee.

UPDATE: According to Mark Wilson at the Daily Mail, Celtic boss Tony Mowbray ruled out selling Celtic midfielder Aiden McGeady. Mowbray said,

"No, I think when you are trying to build something you don't lose one of the most important parts of it,' he said.

UPDATE: According to the Manchester Evening News, Birmingham want to permanently sign Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, who is currently on loan at the club. Hart is rated at around £4million.

December 9th, 2009 According to MirrorFootball, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish would like to permanently sign Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, who is currently at Birmingham on a season-long loan.

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is interested in Shalke 04 striker Kevin Kuranyi. However it is reported that Kuranyi is most likely too expensive for the club to sign. While Kuranyi would cost around £5million, his wages are expected to cost about £130,000 a week.

According to ESPN Soccernet, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is hoping to sign players to new deals whose current contracts end after the season. McLeish said,

"Right now, there are impending talks with some players'representatives ... Michael Dunford (chief executive) and I will get down to that in the coming weeks when we can have a good look at things and see which are our priority in terms of urgency and players contracts about to expire.

UPDATE: According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City boss Mark Hughes does not want to permanently sell goalkeeper Joe Hart to Birmingham. Hughes said,

"We allowed Joe to go because we felt it was important that he played regular football .

According to Pa Sports at MirrorFootball, Birmingmham boss Alex McLeish is interested in signing 2-3 players. McLeish said,

"January is the key for me, to bring in two or three players who can help us enhance the quality of the squad ... We will need them for a rainy day - if somebody is suspended or injured.

According to Colin Tattum at Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are getting closer to agreeing to a deal with Sporting Gijon for midfielder Michel.

Birmingham were close to signing Michel in the summer for £2.6million but the deal fell through.

According to MirrorFootball, West Bromwich Albion are not selling midfielder Graham Dorrans. Dorrans has been linked with Aston Villa, Birmingham, Everton, Stoke City, and Sunderland over the past few months.

UPDATE: According to James Nursey at MirrorFootball, Birmingham have agreed to pay £2.5million for Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel. Michel has agreed to a three-and-a-half year deal worth £15,000-a-week.

December 18th, 2009 According to Colin Tattum at Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are getting closer to agreeing to a deal with Sporting Gijon for midfielder Michel.

According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish admitted that he has not had any interest from Wolverhampton for midfielder Lee Carsley. McLeish said,

"I've not heard anything about Lee and Wolves ...

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are prepared to offer coach Alex McLeish a new deal if the club stays up in the Premier League this season. McLeish currently has 18 months left on his current deal. Acting chairman Peter Pannu said,

"Put it this way, we would consider it a disaster if anyone would come and snatch Alex McLeish away .

According to ESPN Soccernet, Birmingham defender Franck Queudrue wants to sign a new contract with the club as his current deal expires at the end of the season. Queudrue told L'Equipe,

"It's going well here ... But I would like to know very quickly if the club want to offer me something, because I am free to choose from January.

UPDATE: According to Pete O"Rourke at Sky Sports News, Wigan Athletic footballer Charles N"Zogbia is happy at the club despite interest from Birmingham. His agent Franck Peslerbe said,

"I am not surprised if other clubs are interested in Charles as he enjoyed many good performances for Wigan .

According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham coach Alex McLeish has not talked to the board about signing goalkeeper Joe Hart permanently in January. McLeish said,

"Am I concerned about his fee rising? Possibly but maybe a bigger club could have their sights on him .

According to Thomas Zocher at Sky Sports News, Birmingham City have not made any bids for Schalke 04 striker Kevin Kuranyi. Schalke coach Felix Magath told Westfalische Allgemeine,

"I have received nothing from Birmingham City (for Kevin Kuranyi).

According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham and Wolverhampton are both interested in Aston Villa midfielder Craig Gardner. It is reported that Gardner could leave the club for around £3million.