TUESDAY TRANSFER CLOCKWATCH
2245: Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate tells the media after the 1-0 win over Wigan that Brazilian striker Afonso Alves has completed a medical and the club now have 48 hours to secure a work permit.
2140: Manchester City have been refused a work permit for Iraqi striker Nashat Akram.
2045: News emerges from the City Ground where Nottingham Forest are playing League One leaders Swansea that Colin Calderwood has bid a seven-figure sum for Dundee United captain Barry Robson.
1940: League Two outfit Bradford have agreed a loan deal with Fulham for their young defender TJ Moncur.
1800: Wrexham have followed up their interest in Chester's Kevin Ellison by submitting a five-figure bid for the winger.
1754: Reports coming out of the North-East suggest striker Afonso Alves has arrived at Middlesbrough and is undergoing a medical at the moment. Heerenveen's 26-year-old Brazilian striker will complete a deal and then Boro need to secure a work permit.
1747: FIFA have ruled that Fulham cannot sign Rangers striker Daniel Cousin, in accordance with the rules preventing players playing for more than two clubs in one season.
1720: News from Berlin reveals that Hertha have snapped up two promising youngsters in the transfer window, Valeri Domichiyski and Bryan Arguez.
1700: Leeds United have a new manager, and the rumours were right - it's former Elland Road midfield star Gary McAllister. He replaces Dennis Wise, until the end of the season initially.
1659: Carlisle have agreed a fee with Scunthorpe for winger Cleveland Taylor and hope to complete the deal before Thursday night's transfer deadline.
1645: Ryan Graham informs us Bolton are on the verge of signing Nigerian Gabriel Melkam from Chinese Super League side Xiamen Lanshi.
1637: More Dutch transfer news - Heracles Almelo have taken Ajax midfielder Robbert Schilder on loan until the end of the season.
1632: Burnley have signed striker Andy Cole on loan from Sunderland until the end of the season according to the Lancashire club's website.
1620: Manchester City goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson looks set to follow Georgios Samaras and Rolando Bianchi out of the exit door at Eastlands.
1558: Rangers boss Walter Smith insists he will not hurry to plunder the transfer market even though they could be bolstered by £12million in the next 24 hours.
1556: Yeovil have completed the signing of teenage Reading forward Simon Church until the end of the season.
1454: Preston midfielder Jason Jarrett has joined League One side Oldham on a month's loan.
1528: Chelsea boss Avram Grant has revealed a combination of high prices and a lack of quality players have prevented him from further strengthening his squad in the transfer window.
1510: Swindon boss Maurice Malpas has continued his overhaul of the County Ground squad by releasing Ibon Arrieta and Mauro Almeida.
1506: Millwall manager Kenny Jackett has added former Wimbledon boss Stuart Murdoch to his backroom team at The Den.
1500: Cheltenham have secured the services of Michael D'Agostino for another month - and could be on the verge of signing the winger on a longer-term deal.
1432: Bundesliga side Bochum are expected to unveil new signing Shinji Ono from Japanese outfit Urawa Red Diamonds at a press conference on Wednesday.
1430: Valencia coach Ronald Koeman has dismissed speculation he has two games to save his job.
1427: Ajax coach
Koster, who took over at the Amsterdam Arena in October following Henk ten Cate's departure to Chelsea, has taken full advantage of his first opportunity to reshape his squad.
1425: Oldham have received an undisclosed bid from Championship side Plymouth for defender Neal Trotman.
1414: Following Andre De havilland's information earlier, we now have confirmation of the imminent arrival of Macedonia international Velice Sumulikoski at Ipswich.
1405: Leeds have confirmed assistant manager Dave Bassett has left the club.
Bassett was expected to take charge of the squad for their Coca-Cola League One clash at Southend.
1403: Espanyol have completed the loan signing of Brazilian striker Ewerthon until the end of the season.
1356: As revealed this morning, Kilmarnock will not allow striker Colin Nish to leave on the cheap, but Alan Stewart informs us he is set to snub a new deal to join Rangers.
1347: Andre De havilland informs us that Ipswich have announced that they are close to completing the signing of Macedonian international midfielder Velice Sumulikoski from Turkish side Bursaspor. The 26-year-old has been on trial at Portman Road since the weekend.
1347: Hull's official website claims Simon Walton has signed on loan until the end of the season, however QPR are currently reporting that the deal will last until the end of February.
1338: Barnsley manager Simon Davey has refused to give up on bringing Everton midfielder Anderson De Silva back on loan to Oakwell.
1334: Defender Dominic Shimmin has had his QPR contract terminated by mutual consent after an injury hit time at Loftus Road.
1329: AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi has urged team-mate Alberto Gilardino to stay at the San Siro.
The striker has fallen behind Alexandre Pato in the pecking order in recent weeks, fuelling speculation he will leave Milan.
1326: Birmingham are poised to hold talks with Aston Villa central defender Gary Cahill over a possible £5million move to St Andrews.
1323: Newcastle have reportedly failed in their 2million bid for Derby midfielder Giles Barnes - according to the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
1255: With Alan Hutton set to join Spurs, Rangers manager Walter Smith is expected to be handed a chunk of the £9million fee Tottenham for new players, and Luke Moore is on hiswishlist.
1237: Juventus have finally signed Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko, according to the Italian club's website.
1229: The Liverpool Echo
claim Everton are preparing to wait on American target Michael Bradley from Heerenveen.
The Dutch side want 3.7million but manager David Moyes is prepared to wait on until at least the summer as the midfielder's 18-month contract runs down.
1217: Aberdeen have signed Middlesbrough's highly rated teenage midfielder Josh Walker on loan for the rest of the season.
1213: Newcastle have confirmed the inevitable with the announcement of Dennis Wise as Executive Director (Football).
1200: CSKA Moscow have shunned a bid from Manchester City for Vagner Love according to the player himself.
1151: Middlesbrough hope to tie up a deal to bring Heerenveen striker Afonso Alves to the Barclays Premier League ahead of a work-permit appeal hearing on Wednesday.
1149: Sporting Lisbon have taken AC Milan defender Leandro Grimi on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal.
1136: Celtic have made a double swoop by signing Georgios Samaras on loan and Kozi Mizuno on a permanent basis.
1128: Fring player Abou Diaby maintains he has no intention of following close friend Lassana Diarra out of Arsenal.
1100: Transfer news from Holland now - FC Groningen have failed in a bid to sign midfielder Theo Janssen from Vitesse Arnhem as they were unwilling to pay the 2.5 million euros asking price.
Also - NAC Breda coach Ernie Brandts will leave his post at the end of the season as the club will not be renewing his contract.
1015: Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has ruled out a return to AC Milan after insisting he is committed to Chelsea.
1007: And Rangers striker Kris Boyd believes team-mate Huttonwill deserve his big-money move to Tottenham if the deal goes through before Thursday's transfer deadline.
0956: Brian McLachlan brings us news from Scotland on Alan Hutton. He will sign for Tottenham today for 10million according to reports in the Scottish press.
0947: Newcastle are trying to beat Juventus to the signing of Czech starlet Lubos Kalouda.
His club Brno want around 4million euros (£2.9million) for the highly-rated midfielder and Juve had looked on course to finalise a deal
0920: Birmingham manager Alex McLeish remains interested in AIK Solna midfielder Dulee Johnson but knows he is running out of time to get the deal done.
0915: Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has confirmed his interest in Motherwell forward Ross McCormack, but a move doesn't look imminent. He's out of contract in the summer.
0910: Henry Venmore-Rowland brings us news from Ipswich's AGM. The Tractor Boys have agreed a fee and personal terms for an "international player playing abroad" and have also tabled bids for two other players, "most likely David Norris...and Gareth McAuley".
0900: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has still to make a signing this month but he doesn't seem annoyed - he is refusing to make any panic buys as the clock ticks down.
0850: The Georgios Samaras story has taken an 'interesting' twist. He was quoted in this morning's Daily Record as saying: "I would have the chance of European football with Rangers and that is also very interesting." Well Celtic have reportedly agreed a £2.5million fee with Manchester City for the Greek, and he is now quoted as saying: "I would have the chance of European football with Celtic and that is also very interesting." Spot the difference.
0820: Celtic have reportedly tabled a £3.1million package - including Derek Riordan - for Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty.
0815: Gary Megson has confirmed he is working on a bid to take Eidur Gudjohnsen back to Bolton on loan.
0810: Juventus have pulled the plug on Tiago's move to Tottenham, saying the midfielder will stay in Turin.
0805: John Arne Riise's agent has rejected talk linking the player with a move away from Liverpool. The Norwegian has been linked with Aston Villa and Newcastle.
0755: Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras says he's ready to join Rangers on loan to earn himself a Euro 2008 spot, but the Gers could facecompetition from Old Firm rivals Celtic.
0750: Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan admits to being surprised by the appointment of Dennis Wise at St James' Park, saying: "I am reluctant to tell you all I know as I really do not know anything."
0745: As well as revealing Colin Nish won't go on the cheap, Jim Jefferies says Kilmarnock are close to signing a 'mystery striker'.
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0715: A couple of lines from last night to kick things off - after much toing and froing during the day, Jonathan Woodgate completed his move to Tottenham from Middlesbrough, Kilmarnock boss Jim Jefferies warned suitors of Colin Nish he will not be allowed to go on the cheap and Derby striker Jon Macken joined Barnsley.
0700: Good morning and welcome to another day's transfer activity. As we gave you a timecheck this time yesterday we may as well do so now - 65 hours and counting until the transfer window shuts.