Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will launch a £9m move for West Ham striker Carlton Cole if Nicklas Bendtner fails a fitness test on Friday. "If Bendtner is out for another two months we will need to buy someone, absolutely," admitted Wenger.

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has played down suggestions he will leave the club for Real Madrid.

Bolton are prepared to cash in on £15m-rated defender Gary Cahill with Manchester United the likely destination of the former Burnley loan man.

Morecambe's one-club midfielder Garry Hunter is a target of Huddersfield Town. The tough tackler has been with the Shrimps from a junior and through their non-league days.

But the Terriers have watched Hunter and like what they see.

Former Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron, who plays for Estudiantes, has been linked with a shock £7m move to Manchester City.

Andrea Dossena's agent claims a deal to take the Liverpool defender to Napoli is all but done. "I believe the player will arrive in Napoli tomorrow," Roberto La Florio said.

Portsmouth will have to sell some of their stars to avoid becoming the first club in Premier League history to go into administration, with defender Younes Kaboul likely to be the first to leave.

David James is keen to find the Fratton Park exit door and could be on his way to Tottenham in a matter of days.

Robbie Keane may eventually pay for his Dublin party - and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp may sell the striker to Newcastle United.