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Latest transfer rumours – Jan 5
Tuesday 5th January 2010, 9:00AM GMT.
Expressandstar.com brings you all the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.
We have scoured the back pages and the internet to bring you the latest gossip.
We are not saying they’re true – just that they are out there.
BLUES
Alex McLeish has been linked with an £8 million move for Liverpool’s Ryan Babel.
Blues are set to tie up a £2.5m deal for Sporting Gijon’s Spanish midfielder Michel, but they have pulled out of a proposed move for Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi.
VILLA
Martin O’Neill is keen that Emile Heskey should not leave the club during the transfer window.
O’Neill says that Fabian Delph will not be going out on loan to Cardiff.
WOLVES
Neil Collins is making his loan move to Preston permanent.
ALBION
Reuben Reid is set to go out on loan to Peterborough after Roberto Di Matteo advised him to get some first-team football under his belt.
WALSALL
Former favourite Dean Keates has been again linked with a return to the Saddlers, after his mutual contract termination at Peterborough last week.
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