Well this year has come to another end (well football year any way) and yet again Arsenal have to dust down the Emirates trophy cabinet with nothing in it. Finally Arsene Wenger has admitted, after two very embarassing defeats to Chelsea and Man Utd that we need to and will sign some players throughout the summer.

The summer transfer window doesn't actually open for another two months, but with seasons coming to a close in Europe's major leagues, the transfer rumors are already flying in full force.

Here's a look at the latest transfer rumours and gossip from England to Holland to Italy to Spain in the return of our daily transfer roundup column.

Well this year has come to another end (well football year any way) and yet again Arsenal have to dust down the Emirates trophy cabinet with nothing in it. Finally Arsene Wenger has admitted, after two very embarassing defeats to Chelsea and Man Utd that we need to and will sign some players throughout the summer.

There's no new Kaka news to report on, and there shouldn't be for another couple of days, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing else going on in the world of transfers.

Who's in the transfer news headlines today? As always, the lion's share of the tidbits are from England, but we've also got news and rumors to report on from Spain, Italy, Germany, and Greece.

Every year Premiership managers conspire to spend millions of pounds on exotic sounding foreign players whose names have never graced the screens of an English TV. Last year it was Marouane Fellaini, a £15 million signing for Everton. And what's more, his tough tackling, willingness to play ludicrously out of position, and even more ludicrous haircut have made the Premiership a better place over the last twelve months.

Blackburn star parks his truck where he likes El-Hadji Diouf enjoyed his lunch at a Manchester restaurant and also took advantage of convenient parking facilities by ditching his gold-plated gas guzzler in a loading only bay. But the Blackburn forward avoid a parking ticket (presumably because the vehicle is so inconspicuous that the traffic wardens missed [.

The transfer news and rumors aren't as plentiful tonight as they were in the morning, but sometimes, it's about quality, not quantity, and in tonight's roundup, we've got a couple of big-money (well, small, if you're Real Madrid) signings to report and add to our summer transfer lists.

The headline takes away the element of surprise, of course, but those moves aren't the only bits in the news.

Is it safe to say that striker receives more time in the transfer gossip pages from January to December than any other position? Several well-known strikers are in today's transfer news and rumors, but the goal-getters aren't the only men in the summer shop window. In today's roundup, we've got tidbits from several of Europe's top leagues, with several big names being linked with big clubs.

Gameweek 17 is fast approaching, and for the unprepared may cause something of an issue as four teams do not play. And as the four teams represent some of the more popular value players, there is a risk your team may contain several players who earn no points that week. Now is the time to make some strategic use of transfers to plan ahead.

Several of England and Europe's top clubs already being proactive with their summer transfer plans. Who's making bids and trying to seal a few deals before the window officially opens?

Liverpool Make £15m Bid for Valencia's Silva

Liverpool have made a take-it-or-leave-it offer of £15m to Valencia for winger David Silva.

A new day, a fresh batch of transfer gossip to deliver your way. It's nice to be able to have new signings to report on and add to our summer transfers lists, because hey, who doesn't like being kept busy? Ah, don't answer that...

Speaking of busy, with the speculation that we've seen this week from here, there, and everywhere, things are going to pick up even more soon, so that means you should be watching this space daily.

The Chicago Fire are pursuing a former Liverpool star.

Globoesporte.com are saying that Corinthians Ronaldo turned down official offers from Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn Rovers. While the article gives no details of the offers, it does state that the forward has no interest in returning to Europe as he wants to stay with Corinthians for next year's Libertadores campaign.

We're already halfway through the January transfer window, and while there has been more speculation than signings thus far, that could be set to change in the next week. As you would expect, we have the latest on Manchester City's attempts to sign Kaka, but he's not the only player they're after, and there [.

Much of the focus in the football world today is on the massive UEFA Champions League final showdown between Manchester United and Barcelona (which you can follow live on SL), and rightfully so. And in case you haven't seen it yet, check out Soccerlens' exclusive interview with Lionel Messi (yes, the one and only).

After a pretty active start to the week, the transfer news and rumors have subsided quite a bit over the last couple of days.

However, we've got a solid compilation of transfer news and rumors from England and Italy to tide you over until tomorrow.

England

Trezeguet Garnering English Interest

David Trezeguet could be set to leave Juventus this summer, and according to his father/agent, is receiving interest from ‘everyone' in England, along with Lyon and Barcelona.

Following the release of the Blackburn Rovers 2009/10 Umbro away kit, there is now a credible-looking leak of the English Premier League club's 09/10 home kit making the rounds in cyberspace. The basic of the new kit design follows Blackburn's classic blue and white look. The Umbro template used for the kit appears to be the [.

Finally, the transfer deals are starting to come through in bunches. Am I just getting my hopes up that I'll have a lot more of these to talk about over the rest of the window, or is this is a sign of things to come? England Could Andrei Arshavin buy out his contract to make his [...]

Andrey Arshavin has revealed how his foot looks like it was cut by 'a knife' in a tackle by Blackburn's Andre Ooijer. The blow took the gloss off his debut goal for Arsenal in their 4-0 Barclays Premier League win on Saturday. Arshavin is now likely to miss Tuesday's FA Cup clash with Hull after requiring [.

Sunday may have been a rest day for many, but in case you didn't know already, there's never a break when it comes to transfer news and rumors, especially in the summer.

While there was plenty of intriguing transfer speculation making the rounds on Sunday (and not just in England), a couple of new signings also went through, and you can find those new moves in our updated summer transfer lists.

More football-themed Wikipedia fun Egged on by those naughty boys at the back of the class from The Fiver, an internet scally has used Wikipedia to strike the fear of God into Matt Derbyshire. If the Olympiacos-bound striker chooses to do a bit of internet research on his new club, he will find that the Rivalries [.

It's quite rare to find myself defending Rafa Benitez in any respect, but I think the recent comments by Sam Allardyce are more than ridiculous. After Liverpool's second goal in a 4-0 romp of his team, the Blackburn manager claims Benitez showed a "lack of respect" for failing to meet for the traditional post-game drink.

The summer transfer window hasn't even opened yet, but a couple of big names from Europe's top leagues are already on the move to new destinations, and a few others could soon have new addresses. Who are those players, and where are they going? We've got all of that and more in today's transfer news roundup, which includes news and rumors from England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and even Turkey.

Behind the likes of Tottenham, Manchester City and Aston Villa in the league and as things stand not even qualifying for the Europa League through their league position, Liverpool are in a bit of mess.

But does that make it OK for Stevie G to dive?

via Republik Of Mancunia.

Resident sooth-sayer Madam George with tomorrow's results today... sort of.

Here's a teaser for the Blackburn Rovers Umbro 2009/10 away kit. The Blackburn website states that it will show parts of the new away football kit on a daily basis. This is the latest photo / drawing hybrid shown on the site. Blackburn's 2009/10 kits will again be made by Umbro and sponsored by Crown Paints.

Yesterday saw Arsenal take the first step in challenging for the title this season, you want to know why? We have games against Fulham, Blackburn, Birmingham, Tottenham, West Ham, Wolves and Sunderland before our next top four clash, if we get 15 points out of those games we will be around the top of the table, [.

The week has come and gone, and while we haven't seen a great number of deals in the Premier League as of yet, that should be changing in the coming days, as you'll see in today's roundup. England With things currently at a stalemate between Blackburn and Manchester City over Roque Santa Cruz, City are [.

Make that dive of the season This is probably painful viewing for Blackburn fans, but it is hilarious for the rest of us. Morten Gamst Pedersen tries to cheat his way to being awarded a penalty against Arsenal on Saturday, but it is safe to say that an acting career probably doesn#8217;t await when he hangs [.

Every transfer window, there are at least a few moves that completely catch you by surprise, which is surprising in itself, considering that there are so many deals that are public news well before they're actually completed.

We've got a few of those tidbits in this morning's roundup, and we've also got several new signings to report and to add to the summer transfer lists.

On the back of Tottenham's 9-1 trousering of Wigan, Jermain Defoe's 25 point, 5 goal haul means his price is set to skyrocket over the next week or two. The unwashed masses believe any player earning a double-figure points total one week guarantees the same result the following week, and Defoe will be transferred in so many times before the next gameweek that his price should spike by £0.

Today's actually a pretty quiet day in transfer news and rumors, though you could imagine a lot of clubs are quietly attempting to make deals happen as we move another day closer to the end of the January transfer window. England Manchester United are pondering a bid for veteran Roma defender Christian Panucci, who wants [.

It looked like it was going to be easy breezy for Emmanuel Adebayor's move from Arsenal to Manchester City, but alas, a smooth, quick resolution does not appear to be in the offing, for one reason or another.

It might take a little longer than expected to add him to our summer transfer lists, but it does look like another transfer gossip favorite will be on the move soon, with Stewart Downing finally set to end his time at Middlesbrough in favor of a quick return to the Premier League and a taste of Europe.

We're into the final week of the January transfer window, and there are several signings to report on today. Nothing big, but the least attention-grabbing ones can have the biggest impact down the line (see Zaki, Amr). And since I'm in such a giving mood today, there's a big ol' batch of spec [...

I think we can all safely agree that the transfer window is one of the real absurdities of modern football. Sure, the big man upstairs did a lot of us a favour today by bringing in the heaviest snowfall for 18 years, and we were able to sit in and savour the deadline day soap [...]

Sam Allardyce has launched a scathing attack on Rafa Benitez in the wake of Blackburn's 4-0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield last Saturday.
Allardyce has accused the Spaniard of being 'disrespectful' and 'humiliating' over gestures he made on the touchline after Fernando Torres had headed the home side into a two-goal lead before the interval.

Another day, another several notable names linked with moves as the start of the summer transfer window edges closer by the day. Which rumors are worth buying, and which would should you throw out with the weekend trash?

England

Liverpool's Alonso a Manchester City Target?

Manchester City are set to make a bid for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso, which could be in the range of 18m.

Afrer a week of updating a teaser for the Blackburn Rovers Umbro 2009/10 away kit, the real thing has been unveiled courtesy of expert modeling by defender Neil Warnock! The new kit will see the Rovers wear a white away shirt for the first time in their history along with striking red shorts and socks.

Who's being linked with moves in today's transfer gossip pages? In today's transfer news and rumors roundup, we've got a little something from several top European leagues to get you over the Wednesday hump.

England

Manchester City Deny Messi Move

Manchester City are denying that they've made an approach for Barcelona star Lionel Messi, after reports that City had offered 150m to buy out the remainder of Messi's contract.

The summer transfer window has only been open for a day, and we've already got our first big signing in the Premier League, as Gareth Barry is making the move from the Midlands to Manchester in a £12m move to Manchester City.

Barry may be the only notable signing of the day, but he's not the only notable name making headlines today.