Tuesday Transfer News: Utd's Baines boost, £50m budget for Wenger & City lead Pecks chase

THIS MORNING'S transfer news sees Manchester United given encouragement to bid for Leighton Baines in January after Everton shelved talks with the left-back. Elsewhere, another big-money signing for Arsenal is set to be sanctioned by the Emirates board while Manchester City, Tottenham and Newcastle are in for defender Pecks.

Manchester United will be encouraged to bid for Everton's Leighton Baines in January [PA]

The summer deadline has now slammed shut, but that doesn't stop transfer speculation from churning on. Here is a roundup of all the latest news, rumours and gossip...

David Moyes has been offered some respite from his Manchester United struggles with Roberto Martinez admitting that talks over Leighton Baines' new contract have been put on hold.


Manchester City are leading the chase ahead of Tottenham and Newcastle for 20-year-old Cape Verde defender Pecks.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has declared that Arsene Wenger 'paid too much' for £42.5million star Mesut Ozil, because Real Madrid 'lost the plot' buying Gareth Bale from Tottenham for £85m.

Glen Johnson's long–term Liverpool future is set to be determined by his willingness to accept a pay cut in any new deal.

Arsenal chairman Chips Keswick has said Wenger will be given more money to spend as the club reported another season of financial profit off the pitch.

Arsene Wenger has been backed to make another splash in the transfer market [REUTERS]

Club chat and other gossip
Revolt! Ellis Short finally decided that Paolo Di Canio had become "unmanageable" after a delegation of leading players insisted they could no longer work under his bizarre regime.

Wayne Rooney has warned his United team-mates to learn the lessons of their shattering derby loss as David Moyes considers his first shake-up since taking over from Sir Alex Ferguson.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says striker Luis Suarez is champing at the bit to get back into action and is fully aware that he has a debt to repay to the club.

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