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02/01/2013 0 Comments   QPR have certainly been the busiest club today, signing Chris Samba, Jermaine Jenas and Andros Townsend, and letting Alejandro Faurlin go to Palermo. They also missed out on a deal for Peter Crouch. Elsewhere, Arsene Wenger finally dusted off his cheque book, Stoke landed Jack Butland and even Villa got in on the act, signing Yacouba Sylla and Steven Dawkins on loan. And then, of course, there was Beckham: signing for PSG and then announcing he would be donating his wages to charity. We have listed  all of completed deals for Jan 2013 on this page . Arsenal INS: Daniel Boateng (Oxford United, undisclosed), Nacho Monreal (Malaga, undisclosed) OUTS: Marouane Chamakh (West Ham, loan), Johan Djourou (Hannover, loan), Emmanuel Frimpong (Fulham, loan) ------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa INS: Yacouba Sylla (Clermont, undisclosed), Simon Dawkins (Tottenham, loan) OUTS: Alan Hutton (Real Mallorca, free), Steph...

Luis Suarez admits he is living the dream at Liverpool and intends to stay at Anfield for 'a very long time'. The Uruguay forward took his goal tally to 22 for the campaign with the opener in last night's 2-2 draw at Arsenal. The often controversial Suarez has quickly become a cult hero since his £22.8million move from Ajax on transfer deadline day two years ago.

LIVE: Transfer Deadline Day - follow the latest news, pictures and all the done deals as the window slams shut David Beckham travelling to Paris for medical with PSG QPR sign Christopher Samba for club record £12.5m and still hoping to add Bentley, Townsend and Jenas London side also launch fresh bid for Crouch Luciano Becchio signs for Norwich, with Steve Morison heading the other way to Leeds Danny Graham signs for Sunderland

Arsene Wenger is considering moving for Valenciennes' Gaetan Bong after a thigh strain to Kieran Gibbs left the error-prone Andre Santos as his only specialist option.

Christopher Samba has completed his move to QPR for a club record £12.5million.   The defender's release clause at Anzhi was met, and paid up front, yesterday, and he jetted in for a medical this morning.

Beckham steals show on deadline day as he dashes to join PSG... and he's back in Champions League with Ibra and Ancelotti ...

The Super Eagles will each receive $15,000 if they beat Cote d’Ivoire and qualify for the semi-final of the 2013 AFCON on Sunday.  A top Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) official reconfirmed an MTNFootball.com exclusive of several weeks ago when he also disclosed each player will be $20,000 richer if they triumph in the semi-final.  For victory in the championship game on February 10 inside the National Stadium in Johannesburg, each player will pocket another $30,000.  Each player received $30,000 a day after the team qualified for the quarterfinal on Tuesday.  

Chelsea are considering a move for Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic as they look for an able deputy to Petr Cech. The Bosnian has attracted interest from Manchester United but Chelsea have also been monitoring Begovic, given the tribulations Ross Turnbull has endured.

Samba passes QPR medical ahead of £12.5m switch from Russian side Anzhi Christopher Samba has passed his medical at QPR after the Premier League strugglers met the £12.5million release clause in his contract, which is  understood will be paid up front.

Mario madness! Milan goes wild as Balotelli dances with fans in street, but policeman is taken to hospital as tear gas holds back huge crowds outside restaurant

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Philippe Coutinho has hailed the rich history of Liverpool after he completed his move from Inter Milan. The 20-year-old has become Brendan Rodgers' second signing of the January transf er window following Daniel Sturridge's arrival from Chelsea.

Sir Alex Ferguson  has revealed the "terrible dilemma"  Chicharito's  scintillating form has given him this season, with the  Manchester United  boss admitting he is struggling to accommodate his four international strikers. The 71-year-old manager signed Robin van Persie from Arsenal for £24 million in the summer, and the Holland striker has dazzled Old Trafford with 22 goals in just 28 appearances in all competitions.

Philippe Coutinho looks set to complete his move to Liverpool on Wednesday after he was pictured holding a Liverpool shirt. Liverpool have agreed an £8.5million fee with Inter for their Brazilian playmaker, who has also attracted interest from Southampton.

England  -  Premier League January 29 FT Aston Villa 1 - 2 Newcastle United FT Queens Park Rangers 0 - 0 Manchester City FT Stoke 2 - 2 Wigan FT Sunderland 0 - 0 Swansea

Roman Abramovich has written off Chelsea's chances of winning silverware this season and told Rafa Benitez to finish in the top four.  Chelsea's technical director Michael Emenalo met with Benitez at the club's training ground on Tuesday morning and passed on the message from their billionaire benefactor.

Interim  Chelsea  boss  Rafael Benitez  has confirmed defensive duo  Petr Cech  and  David Luiz will miss their Premier League clash against  Reading  on Wednesday through injury. The ex-Liverpool tactician also bemoaned the number of games his side have had to play over recent weeks and believes his squad lack strength in depth.  He told reporters: "We are playing more games than anyone. In some positions we have only two or three players, that's the reality.

Manchester City  have agreed the sale of  Mario Balotelli  to  AC Milan ,  Goal.com  understands. The two clubs reached an agreement over a €20 million (£17.1m) deal that will be spread over five years to see the Italy international move to San Siro. Balotelli is expected to earn €4m (£3.4m) a year, a paycut from his current £110,000 per week deal at the Premier League champions, and sign a four-year contract with Massimiliano Allegri's side.

 Abramovich ready to consider first British boss with Benitez set to go in the summer David Moyes, the Everton boss, is top of the list of candidates to replace Benitez in the summer if they can wrestle him from Goodison Park, where he continues to make great strides. it is  understood that Moyes is being talked about in glowing terms by owner Roman Abramovich, who has never appointed a British manager.

NEW  Manchester United star Paul Scholes had his £30,000 car stolen after he left the engine running while defrosting it on his driveway. Scholes, 38, left his Chevrolet Captiva LT 2 Estate running while defrosting ice on the driveway of his Oldham, Greater Manchester,  home when thie ves struck.

Cristiano Ronaldo's ankle injury could keep him out of the first leg of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona on Wednesday. The forward, at £80million the world's most expensive player, twisted his ankle in yesterday's 4-0 league victory over Getafe in which he scored a perfect hat-trick - right foot, left foot and header - in just 10 minutes.

Didier Drogba has signed an 18-month deal with Galatasaray after turning down the chance of a sensational return to Chelsea.   The Ivorian has joined the Turkish outfit on loan from his Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.  Roman Abramovich gave the go-ahead last week to offer Drogba a deal until the end of the season, with an option for a further year.

Aston Villa ? - ? Newcastle United 19:45 Queens Park Rangers ? - ? Manchester City 19:45 Stoke ? - ? Wigan 19:45 Sunderland ? - ? Swansea January 30 19:45 Arsenal ? - ? Liverpool 19:45 Everton ? - ? West Bromwich Albion 19:45 Norwich ? - ? Tottenham 20:00 Fulham ? - ? West Ham 20:00 Manchester United ? - ? Southampton 20:00 Reading ? - ? Chelsea

Arsenal are set to step up their pursuits for David Villa before the closure of the transfer window this week after manager Arsene Wenger admitted the club are short of firepower. Despite Oliver Giroud and Theo Walcott finding the back of the net as the Gunners progressed to the last-16 of the FA Cup at the expense of Brighton on Saturday, it is understood the Frenchman still wants one more forward. Asked if he needs to sign a new striker before Thursday’s transfer window deadline, Wenger said: “Quality-wise, no. But number-wise we are maybe a bit short. It will not be easy, though, because you do not find strikers who are good enough to play for us on the street.”

Manchester United have become the first sports team in the world with a $3billion (£1.9billion) valuation, according to American business magazine Forbes. They come in first place just ahead of American Football franchise Dallas Cowboys, worth $2.1bn.

Juventus coach Antonio Conte, defenders Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini, forward Mirko Vucinic and director Giuseppe Marotta have all been banned for criticising referee Marco Guida following his failure to a ward the Old Lady a late penalty against Genoa on Saturday.

Tottenham  have completed the immediate transfer of  Schalke  midfielder  Lewis Holtby  for a fee of £1.5 million. Goal.com  revealed that an agreement between Spurs and the Bundesliga outfit had finally been reached earlier on Monday, after weeks of negotiations .

Xavi  has signed a new contract with  Barcelona  until June 30 2016, the club have confirmed. The   midfielder, who turned 33 last Friday,  agreed to extend his current deal by two years back in December , and has now officially put pen to paper.

Pep Guardiola will be given £240million to revamp his Bayern Munich squad next season and his No 1 target is Liverpool forward Luis Suarez . The former Barcelona boss will resume management with the German giants after his year’s sabbatical, having refused multiple approaches from owner Roman Abramovich to join European champions Chelsea. 

The Nigerian duo of Victor Moses and Joseph Yobo could be left out of their African Nations Cup Group C clash with Ethiopia in Rustenburg on Tuesday . Moses, 22, made his debut at the AFCON against Zambia but showed signs of still struggling with his hamstring, Supersport.com reports. The Chelsea attacking winger played for 78 minutes in the game against Zambia before he was substituted for Brown Ideye and is yet to recover from the injury, according to head coach, Stephen Keshi.

reports say Mario Balotelli   is poised to fly to Italy  this evening ahead of a proposed medical as   Manchester City  and   AC Milan   near the final hours of negotiations over a transfer for the striker.   The 22-year-old said his goodbyes to team-mates and club staff after completing training at Carrington on Monday morning, and could travel to Milan over the next 24 hours.  

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Tottenham have agreed a £1.5 million deal to sign Lewis Holtby from Schalke this month. The midfielder had already signed a pre-contract agreement to join Spurs on a free transfer in the summer but the clubs have now agreed a fee to accelerate the move before the close of the January transfer window.

The midfielder is due to arrive in England for a medical and to finalise personal terms in the coming days and is set to be Liverpool's second signing of the window. Liverpool faced competition from Southampton for the Brazilian but appear to have got their man after an Anfield delegation flew to Italy this week to negotiate the transfer. The Reds have increased their initial €7.6m bid for Coutinho and the 20-year-old is understood to have made clear his preference to move to Anfield. Liverpool are also believed to be after Blackpool midfielder Tom Ince before the winter transfer window closes.

Reports this week have suggested that Arsene Wenger has identified the player he wants to add to the Arsenal midfield as Yoann Gourcuff  from lyon. The transfer might not be as easy as Wenger first hoped, however, as Atletico Madrid may also soon be chasing him. Atletico agent Nikola Franco has revealed that a loan fee of in the region of £2.5million would be out of the question if a deal was to happen this month.

Here is the fixture list for Matchweek 24 England  -  Premier League January 29 19:45 Aston Villa ? - ? Newcastle United 19:45 Queens Park Rangers ? - ? Manchester City 19:45 Stoke ? - ? Wigan 19:45 Sunderland ? - ? Swansea January 30 19:45 Arsenal ? - ? Liverpool 19:45 Everton ? - ? West Bromwich Albion 19:45 Norwich ? - ? Tottenham 20:00 Fulham ? - ? West Ham 20:00 Manchester United ? - ? Southampton 20:00 Reading ? - ? Chelsea