According to The Bolton News, Manchester City have emerged as the favorites to sign Bolton defender Gary Cahill, who has been linked with Arsenal.

It is reported that Man City were willing to offer Nedum Onuoha, Dedryck Boyata, Craig Bellamy, or Shaun Wright-Phillips in their offer.

According to the Telegraph, Chelsea made a bid for Palermo midfielder Javier Pastore that was rejected. Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini told the Spanish press,

"Chelsea was a club that we had a major offer from .

According to James Robson at the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given is unsure about his future with the club, putting many teams like Arsenal, Tottenham, and QPR all on alert. The 35-year-old goalkeeper said,

"It's not ideal because I don't feel much sharp sometimes when I'm playing for Ireland .

According to Ken Gaunt at the Press Association, Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez admitted that his stay at the club will depend on his family. Tevez said,

"My family are my priority, I don't have a problem with anyone at the club. Everyone treats me right .

According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City are going to hold talks during the summer with defender Vincent Kompany in the hopes of agreeing to a new deal. It is reported that Kompany's wages could increase to around £120,000-a-week.

According to the Matt Lawton & Matt Barlow at the Daily Mail, Manchester City have held "preliminary talks" with AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf, who will become a free agent after this season. Last weekend Seedorf confirmed that he had received offers from other clubs, saying:

"I am hearing a lot of rumours .

According to the Guardian, AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi believes that Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is not a good fit for the club due to his behavior. Berlusconi told Gazzetta dello Sport,

"There is a Milan style of behaviour that I don't think is very close to that of Balotelli.

According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City footballer Shaun-Wright Phillips is uncertain about his future with the club. He said,

"I'm here for three months and my heart is set on playing well for that period ... Until the season is over there's nothing much I can really say on the matter.

According to Stuart Brennan at the Manchester Evening News, Real Madrid have agreed to sign Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor permanently after the season. It is reported that the two clubs agreed to a deal up to £15.3million (£1.7 for him on loan this season, £1.

According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City will not be dealing Shay Given this transfer window. Manager Roberto Mancini said,

"The window closes soon. For us it would be impossible to find another goalkeeper like Shay.

According to Manchester City's official website, Real Madrid have agreed to sign Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan for the rest of the season. Adebayor will take a medical for Real Madrid on Wednesday.

According to Luke Edwards at The Journal, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce will be looking to sign a new striker to replace the recently departed Darren Bent.

Sunderland looked at signing Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan but were put off by his wages.

According to Stuart Brennan at the Manchester Evening News, 22-year-old Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson wants to be loaned out. Johnson said,

"Without saying too much, it's better for me to go and get games now ... Ideally, that would mean going out somewhere for the rest of the season.

According to the Daily Mail, Manchester City striker Jo has received many offers but he is unwilling to leave England right now. His agent Guliano Bertolucci said,

"There is no option for Jo to go to Greece ... He has played in most of the last few games at City and doesn't want to leave on loan.

UPDATE: According to West Ham United's official website, West Ham United have completed signing of Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge on loan until the end of the season.

January 10th, 2011: According to Mark Fleming at The Independent, West Ham have agreed to sign Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge on loan.

UPDATE: According to Chris Burton at Sky Sports News, Manchester City have finally completed the signing of striker Edin Dzeko. Dzeko has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with the club.

January 7th, 2010: According to Stuart Brennan at the Manchester Evening News, the deal for Edin Dzeko has been delayed due to a work permit and contract issues between Dzeko and Man City.