Wednesday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Brad Friedel is ready to give up his battle with Hugo Lloris to be Tottenham's first-choice goalkeeper and make a dramatic return to Blackburn Rovers, according to Dailymail.



- Liverpool's interest in Jeffren Suarez has been confirmed by the Sporting Lisbon forward's agent, Jorge Llagostera, who told Portuguese radio station Antena 1: "Liverpool and other Premier League clubs are monitoring the kid."



- Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool, is keen on joining Arsenal or Chelsea next year, according to Voetbal International.



- But Huntelaar insists he only wants to concentrate on playing football, telling reporters: "I only concentrate on my games for Schalke."



- Manchester City want Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Alen Halilovic, according to Dailymail.



- Manchester United striker Josh King is set to sign for Blackburn on loan, according to talkSPORT.



- Manchester United are ready to press ahead with a move for Kevin Strootman - and PSV are already planning for his departure.



- Arsenal and Everton are ready to find out whether they will receive the green light to move for Lewis Holtby - with the Schalke star's future set to be concluded next month.



- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out signing Thierry Henry for a third time.



- Arsenal could ramp up their interest in Aymen Abdennour after sending scouts to keep an eye on the defender during Toulouse's 1-0 defeat to Nice on Sunday, according to talkSPORT.



- The agent of Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky claims there is no substance to reports linking his client with a move to Roma.



- Theo Walcott will put no timescale on contract talks with Arsenal and has called for continued patience from the club's supporters.



- Southampton are ready to offer £5.5million to take Blackpool midfielder Matt Phillips in January.



- Sky Sports understands that Christian Atsu is poised to pen a new deal at Porto, forcing Tottenham Hotspur to end their interest in the highly-rated youngster.



- Real Madrid have turned down Everton's bid to sign Russian starlet Denis Cheryshev, according to sources in Spain.



- Marseille forward Andre Ayew admits he could be lured away from France, as speculation linking him with West Ham United mounts.



- Inter Milan want to scupper Manchester City's plans to sign Pedro Obiang and will make their move this January, according to talkSPORT.



- Atletico Madrid are yet to make a move for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, according to the player's agent.



- Radamel Falcao has moved to dampen talk of a January switch to Chelsea by insisting he remains focused on achieving success with Atletico Madrid.



- Hamburg have no plans to sell South Korea international striker Heung-Min Son amid widespread Premier League interest.



- Former Chelsea ace Didier Drogba could be on his way back to the Premier League after asking FIFA for special dispensation to leave Shanghai Shenhua on loan outside of the transfer window.

Friedel talks up Spurs title challenge

Brad Friedel claims Andre Villas-Boas has given the Tottenham squad the belief they can challenge for the Premier League title.



The north London club will be under new stewardship for the upcoming season after parting ways with Harry Redknapp at the end of the last campaign.



Redknapp was shown the door after Tottenham missed out on Champions League qualification last season following a dramatic slump towards the end of the term.



Spurs were quick to replace Redknapp with former Chelsea boss Villas-Boas, who has set about trying to put his stamp on the team by bringing in Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jan Vertonghen.



The Portuguese coach has also persuaded playmaker Rafael van der Vaart to stay, with the only blow to his plans having been the decision by Luka Modric to leave White Hart Lane.



Friedel says Villas-Boas has injected some renewed belief into the squad and the American keeper claims the players fancy themselves to challenge for the Premier League title this season.



"We want to try to win every trophy this season and as a player that's the type of message that you want to hear from a coach," said the 41-year-old.



"The players are excited by the new era and we buy in to that philosophy. "



We hope we can improve on what we did last season and we weren't that far off for a long spell.



"We have a great squad along with an exciting crop of hungry youngsters. "

You can't just aim for a top-four finish, you have to believe you can win the title."



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