Football Transfer Rumours - Dec-27-2007

Manchester United are favourites to sign Alan Hutton from Rangers on a £6m deal

Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg will leave in January if Martin O'Neill secures the signing of Jose Bosingwa from Porto or Valencia's Miguel

Alex McLeish wants to bring compatriots Kris Boyd and James McFadden to Birmingham

Villa team-mate Gary Cahill is being chased by Sunderland, Wigan and Sheffield United

Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson will raid his former club Manchester United for defender Phil Bardsley

Bolton will finalise a deal for Israel midfielder Tamir Cohen when the January transfer window opens

Aston Villa and Bolton are likely to edge out Newcastle after being linked with a move for Sporting Braga defender Alberto Rodriguez

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann will decide in the next 72 hours whether to take up an offer from German club Wolfsburg

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has given Iraqi midfielder Nashat Akram a 10-day trial

AC Milan striker Ronaldo is set for a return to his native Brazil with Flamengo

Derby want to bring striker Arturo Lupoli back to Pride Park from Italian side Fiorentina

Dinamo Zagreb president Zdravko Mamic is in London for talks with several clubs including Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea over the transfer of Luka Modric