January Transfer Rumours

talkSport say Fulham are keen on signing Mark Noble. They also claim that Noble was close to a £5m move to Sunderland before the sacking of boss Steve Bruce. Although they also claim in the same story that Allardyce wants to keep hold of Noble.

talkSport also say that Allardyce has decided not to sign Habib Habibou. Habibou scored two goals in a West Ham development game whilst on trial at the club.

Goal.com say West Ham have made an offer for Japanese striker Ryoichi Maeda. They say the the player has also received an offer of an extension on his contract by his current club, Jubilo Iwata, and is being chased by a number of other clubs.