Paper talk

It's January sales time in the football world so strap yourself in for a busier than usual Paper Talk. My football gift to you .. all the best transfer rumours from today's newspapers.

Manchester City have made a £24m bid for Barcelona's 25-year-old midfielder Yaya Toure and will double his wages to tempt him to Eastlands. (The Sun)

City have also offered midfielder Scott Parker £100,000 a week to quit West Ham and join them. (Mirror)

Andrei Arshavin is threatening to buy himself out of his contract at Zenit St Petersburg or go on strike to secure his dream move to England. Arsenal are interested in signing the Russian international but have baulked at the £20m asking price. (Daily Express)

Tottenham have made a revised bid of £12m for Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing. (The Independent)

Aston Villa will step up their efforts to sign Emile Heskey after Marlon Harewood was put on standby for a £2m switch to Stoke. (Mirror)

Tottenham's bid to sign Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe is being held up by a £4m sell-on clause. (The Sun)

Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez has revealed his desire to play for Real Madrid. (The Sun)

Liverpool will resist an £8.5m offer for centre-back Daniel Agger from AC Milan and the Reds are also determined not to sell Andrea Dossena. (Daily Star)

AC Milan are also keen on Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant. (The Sun)

Liverpool and Tottenham will miss out on defender Glen Johnson, who will sign a new deal with Portsmouth. (Daily Star)

Fulham target Carlos Kameni is close to leaving Espanyol after clashing with a fan of the Spanish side and the keeper could be signed for £3m. (Daily Star)

Arsenal want Portsmouth midfielder Niko Kranjcar - and they have also made a move for Everton's Mikel Arteta. The Gunners have also offered striker Nicklas Bendtner and £5m cash for West Ham defender Matthew Upson. (The Sun)

Sunderland striker El-Hadji Diouf has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce. (The Sun)

Newcastle want to sign former Portsmouth and Tottenham midfielder Pedro Mendes on loan from Rangers, with a view to a £1.5m move. (Mirror)

Edgar Davids wants to return to Tottenham on a play-as-you-pay basis. (Metro)

Rangers captain Barry Ferguson has vowed to snub any bid from Newcastle United. (Daily Star)

Newcastle have targeted Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc as a possible replacement for Shay Given. (Daily Star)

Birmingham City will launch a £3m offer for Rangers striker Kris Boyd within days. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough are poised to test Celtic's resolve with a bid of around £5m for Aiden McGeady. (Daily Mail)

Striker Chris Killen has admitted he will need to leave Celtic in order to revive his stuttering career. (Daily Record)

Dundee United boss Craig Levein wants to sign Kilmarnock goalkeeper Alan Combe as a replacement for Celtic-bound Lukasz Zaluska. (The Sun)

Hamilton Accies will make a double Old Firm swoop for Celtic's Paul McGowan and Rangers' Jordan McMillan on loan. (The Sun)