Football Transfer Rumours - Oct-13-2009

Birmingham winger Gary McSheffrey will complete his loan move to Sheffield United this week.

Blackburn are interested in Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson, who is valued at around £2m.

Wigan and Bolton are battling it out for the signing of Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon.

Manchester City are lining up a £20m swoop for Brazil and Inter Milan full-back Maicon in January and will target Benfica midfielder Ramires if they fail with a £65m bid for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery.

Liverpool are considering making a cut-price £1.5m bid for Aston Villa's Emile Heskey in January. The striker revealed at the weekend he was considering leaving the Midlands club to get first-team football, thereby boosting his chances of landing a place in England's squad for the 2010 World Cup finals.

Portsmouth goalkeeper David James may be a target for Premier League champions Manchester United in the January transfer window.