Brian Laws has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract committing himself to Sheffield Wednesday until 2011.

The Owls manager has been linked with numerous other clubs in recent weeks but said: "My ambition when I took this job was to take Sheffield Wednesday back to the Premier League and that is still something that drives me on.


Bradford City are poised to sign Burnely winger Steve Jones on loan until January.


AC Milan are lining up a £5m bid for Arsenal defender William Gallas and hope to tempt the Frenchman to the San Siro after his recent troubles at the Emirates. (The Sun)

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is being targeted by Spartak Moscow, who will offer £5m for the Dane in January. (Various)

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will make an £11m offer for Middlesbrough's England winger Stewart Downing in January. (Daily Mirror)

The increasing financial cutbacks at Chelsea will claim their first victim in Frank Arnesen, the club's £2million-a-year chief scout, it emerged last night (Independent).

City boss Mark Hughes is set to make a £25m offer for Sevilla's Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano. (Daily Star)

Newcastle have watched Blackburn pair Stephen Warnock and Christopher Samba but it is doubtful they will have the funds to take them to St James' Park in the transfer window (Guardian)

Magpies boss Joe Kinnear is waiting to discover whether his bid to bring in Roma's former Liverpool full-back John Arne Riise on loan has been successful. (The Guardian)

Doncaster are targeting West Brom's Polish striker Bartosz Slusarski to solve their goalscoring crisis. (Daily Mirror)

Derby manager Paul Jewell will offer defender Jay McEveley in part-exchange for Charlton striker Luke Varney. (The Sun)

West Ham owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson is being urged to sell the club before he is bankrupted by Sheffield United's £30m claim for damages over the Carlos Tevez saga. (Daily Mail)

Nottingham Forest are set to sack boss Colin Calderwood on Thursday and former Derby boss Billy Davies has verbally agreed to take charge at the City Ground. (Daily Mirror)

Stockport County manager Jim Gannon will reject the vacant manager's job at Crewe. (The Sun)

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