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Birmingham City will make Celtic an offer worth £14million to take Aiden McGeady into the Premier League. The 23-year-old Republic of Ireland attacking midfield player has been the No1 target for Alex McLeish, who has been given a transfer budget – estimated in some quarters to be £30million – by the Hong Kong entrepreneur, Carson Yeung, whose takeover of the St Andrew’s club was completed recently. McGeady has been Celtic’s best performer in a patchy season and is the only Parkhead player who could command, even notionally, a transfer fee in excess of £10million.

Burnley boss Brian Laws is offering a record £1.5million-a-year-contact to Matthew Kilgallon – and is willing to shatter the club’s pay ceiling to land the defender. Laws has been given permission to offer personal terms that would make the Sheffield United centre half his best-paid player – on DOUBLE what anyone else is on at Turf Moor. Kilgallon has been cleared to speak about the move by the Blades, who fear he is holding out to sign for Everton in a free transfer next summer.

Source: The Mirror

Everton are set to offer Philippe Senderos an escape route from his Arsenal hell. The Swiss defender desperately wants to leave the Emirates this January as he believes his chances of making his country’s World Cup squad are in jeopardy. Senderos has featured in just two matches this season – both in the League Cup – and Atletico Madrid are keen on luring him to Spain. But with the departure of Lucas Neill to Galatasaray, Everton manager David Moyes has earmarked Senderos, 24, as a potential replacement.

Source: The Mirror

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce wants Middlesbrough skipper Gary O’Neil to help save his job. Allardyce is under pressure at Ewood Park following a slump in form in the Premier League. And he wants to bolster Rovers’ midfield with a dynamic box-to-box star. O’Neil, 26, fits the bill after impressing this term at relegated Middlesbrough.

Source: The Mirror

The rags to riches story of Victor Moses could be set for a new twist after Real Madrid confirmed their interest in the Crystal Palace forward. The 19-year-old, who moved to England at the age of 11 after the murder of his parents in Nigeria, has been courted by Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool, Wigan, West Brom and Nottingham Forest. News of Real’s interest is sure to capture the player’s imagination.

Source: Daily Mail