28 days to go until the window is flung open

It’s only four weeks until the January transfer window opens and all eyes turn eagerly towards Manchester City in the hope they they will pump some money around and get a merry-go-round started. What better time than now then for The Spoiler to bring back it’s daily transfer rumour round-up? Here are the latest whisperings that we’ve heard:

Dean Ashton to the highest bidder
Everybody is expecting a FIRE SALE! at West Ham next month but which player do the Daily Mirror think is on top of every Premier League club’s wishlist? Not Robert Green, who starred against Arsenal and Liverpool, nor Matthew Upson, who has established himself as England’s third-choice centre-back. Instead it’s injury-prone pizza fan Dean Ashton, who may not play again this season, who West Ham are supposedly expecting £18 million for.

The Spoiler Truth-o-meter: Any sale would surely happen in the summer and for a seven-figure fee

Emile Heskey to Aston Villa

Spurs saviour might not spend wisely in January

In a move that questions Harry Redknapp’s reputation as a transfer guru, Tony Adams has revealed that Portsmouth turned down Geovanni at the start of last season. The six-goal Hull star would have been a freebie, but instead they splashed out £13 million on David Nugent and John Utaka, who have scored a combined five league goals.

Adams said:

“He looked good, scored a goal and was available but I think it was felt at the time we had enough in (that) position.”