1. West Ham United and Diafra Sakho face a FIFA inquiry over his withdrawal from the Senegal Africa Cup of Nations squad.
2. Tottenham star striker Harry Kane has signed a new five and a half year deal at the club.
3. Sepp Blatter will face competition from Luis Figo, Prince Ali of Jordan and Michael Van Pragg for the FIFA presidency.
4. Manchester United’s Angel Di Maria has had his house targeted by burglars.
5. Chelsea’s Andre Schurrle has agreed a deal to move to Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, but the deal has not been finalized as of yet.
6. Inter Milan’s Mauro Icardi swore at fans after they returned a shirt he’d thrown into the crowd after a 3-1 defeat to Sassuolo. (Telegraph)
7. Check out Demba Ba scoring whilst he is sprawled on the floor for Besiktas. (Telegraph)
8. This dopey cart driver almost runs over injured Democratic Republic of Congo’s Gabriel Zakuani. (Metro)
9. Macclesfield Town have planned an audacious deadline day swoop for Yaya Toure. (Mirror)
10. Newcastle United captain Fabricio Coloccini almost managed to score one of the great own goals. (Metro)
5 Transfer Rumours that won’t go away:
1. Graeme Dorrans – West Brom to Norwich City – £4 million
2. Andre Schurrle – Chelsea to Wolfsburg – £25 million
3. Dele Alli – MK Dons to Tottenham – Undisclosed
4. Juan Cuadrado – Fiorentina to Chelsea – £23.3 million
5. Micah Richards – Fiorentina to Manchester City to Inter Milan – Loan recall before new loan to Milan.
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