Transfer's rumours.

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos will pay £8m to make Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim his first signing.

Spurs are also weighing up a £9m bid for former Chelsea midfielder Tiago, who has struggled to make an impact since joining Juventus.

Jermain Defoe has revealed he has been told by Ramos he can leave White Hart Lane if he wants to - but the 25-year-old has vowed to fight to stay at the club.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is set to spend £7m on Slovakia international defender Martin Skrtel.

Birmingham are continuing to track Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras.

Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is wanted by Barcelona, but the Finn intends to remain at the Reebok stadium until the summer.

Chelsea need to increase their bid for Bolton's Nicolas Anelka from £10m to £15m if they are to secure the Frenchman's services.

Manchester City are set to sign a forward, with Peter Crouch, Fred, Lukas Podolski, Amanto Mancini and Vagner Love all on their list.

Fulham are interested in signing Falkirk's Portuguese striker Pedro Moutinho and they are set to sign Jean-Alain Boumsong on loan from Juventus.

Everton manager David Moyes is close to signing Sheffield Wednesday defender Frank Simek.

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is confident he will sign Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt, despite having an improved £3m offer rejected.

Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri is keen on signing unsettled Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko.

Portsmouth and Reading are interested in signing Lille forward Nicolas Fauverge.

Middlesbrough are in talks to sign Heerenveen's Brazilian striker Afonso Alves.