Football Transfer Rumours - Jan-23-2009

Hearts defender and captain Christophe Berra is prepared to leave Edinburgh and join Sunderland, if the two clubs can agree a fee

Newcastle may make a surprise move for Celtic defender Bobo Balde, who is out of contract at the end of the season

Rovers manager Sam Allardyce is ready to make a £6m "take it or leave it" bid for Red Bull Salzburg striker Marc Janko

Blackburn scouts will be in Cairo on Friday when Egypt take on Kenya to run the rule over Kenya's attacking midfielder Mahmood Abdel Razek and utility man Ahmed Al-Muhammadi

Egyptian striker Mido is desperate to quit Middlesbrough and has sent Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy a text in the hope Spurs will put in a bid for him

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, 24, will snub Manchester City for a move to Serie A club Fiorentina

Sheffield United and Celtic both want Manchester City striker Ched Evans, with Parkhead boss Gordon Strachan having already agreed a £1.2m fee for the 20-year-old

West Brom are poised to make a £500,000 bid for Norwich midfielder Lee Croft, who is out of contract in the summer

Juventus have reportedly stepped up their interest in Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt as coach Claudio Ranieri tries to find a replacement for midfielder Pavel Nedved

Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard, who travelled to Hull City to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms on Thursday, is contemplating whether to become the Tigers' £5m record buy

West Ham have been told they will have to double their £4m offer for Cardiff and Wales winger Joe Ledley

Manchester City are ready to pay £19m for Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder Miguel Veloso, who has been a long-term target for local rivals Manchester United

Spurs are ready to revive their interest in West Ham's Carlton Cole after they had an £8m bid for the striker turned down at the beginning of January

Arsenal hope to conclude a deal for Andrei Arshavin in the next 48 hours after Zenit St Petersburg said they would be prepared to accept an improved offer of around £15m in instalments over two years for the Russia forward

West Ham are close to agreeing a deal to sign Brescia's Savio Nsereko for a fee that could total £10m after club executives spent the past two days in Italy holding talks

Manchester City have offered striker Didier Drogba a double-your-money deal worth £180,000 a week to quit Chelsea

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes he has won the battle to sign Wigan striker Emile Heskey and expects to seal a £3m move on Friday