A big weekend of football action is upon us once again and that means that it is time for another hefty portion of transfer gossip to be served up for breakfast, I hope you are hungry because there is a lot to get through today, so get your knife and fork and tuck in.
Manchester United are unlikely to follow up their interest in Leicester's 30-year-old England striker Jamie Vardy. (Leicester Mercury) Seemed unlikely anyway especially at this point of the season.
Manchester City have made a £45m bid for Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Fred, 24. (Manchester Evening News) It was a Manchester tug of war yesterday but City still looks the more likely destination of the two.
Former Arsenal, Manchester United and Netherlands striker Robin van Persie, 34, is set to leave Turkish club Fenerbahce to join Dutch club Feynoord – where he began his career. (AD – in Dutch) The Dutch champions defence of their league title has been a forgettable one, this will at least give the fans something to cheer about.
Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Leeds United and Cardiff City all want to sign Middlesbrough's 28-year-old English midfielder Adam Clayton. (Northern Echo) Not Adam Clayton from the Irish band U2.
Sunderland want to sign Burnley's 34-year-old Republic of Ireland striker Jon Walters on a loan until the end of the season. (Northern Echo) I honestly forgot that he had moved to Burnley in the Summer such has been the minimal impact of Walters this season.
Watford are not interested in selling their 18-year-old Colombian winger Juan Camilo Hernandez, who has been impressing on loan at Spanish second-tier club Huesca. (Hertfordshire Mercury) Whether he will ever feature Watford though with their international conveyor belt of talent remains to be seen.