Football Transfer Rumours - Nov-16-2006

Arsene Wenger has given Birmingham permission to keep young Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner on loan until the end of the season

Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen's loan move to Zenit St Petersburg is set to become permanent in a £750,000 transfer

Rangers are poised to table bids for Hibernian midfielders Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson

Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor says midfielder Tommy Black can leave on loan, with Brentford and Bradford interested

Boss Dennis Wise wants to land Southampton defender Darren Powell in a £150,000 swoop

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is planning a double raid on Scunthorpe strikers Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh

Coventry are chasing winger Darren Currie from Championship rivals Ipswich. Dele Adebola could go the other way

Fulham are set to make a £2m bid for USA World Cup star Clint Dempsey

Real Madrid claim they have beaten Chelsea in the race to sign 18-year-old River Plate star Gonzalo Higuain

Wes Brown and John O'Shea could be used as makeweights in Manchester United's bid to sign Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich