ASTON VILLA are set to sign Valencia attacker Carles Gill, 22, for £3.2m in a bid to end their scoring crisis.

WEST BROM and CRYSTAL PALACE want to sign Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 32, once the Reds bring Belgian forward Divock Origi, 19, to Anfield from his loan spell at French side Lille.

LEICESTER CITY have made a £3m bid for Tottenham right-back Kyle Naughton, while Swansea and QPR are also interested in signing the 26-year-old.

LIVERPOOL are close to selling winger Oussama Assaidi to Dubai-based Al-Ahli for £4.7m. The 26-year-old’s season-long loan spell at Stoke City has been terminated so he can move to the Middle East.

EVERTON’S veteran Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o, 33, could be set for a move to Serie A side Sampdoria on an 18-month loan deal.

ARSENAL and MANCHESTER UNITED both want to sign £10m-rated Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 23 from Celtic.

LIVERPOOL could sell forward Mario Balotelli, 24, this month to fund a double move for Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain, 27 and Sampdoria goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 27.

NEWCASTLE UNITED midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 25, could exit St James’ Park after he was quoted saying, “I hope I’ll leave for a bigger club one day”. Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the France international.

Major League Soccer side TORONTO FC are interested in a swap deal involving their striker Jermain Defoe, 32, and Sunderland’s American forward Jozy Altidore, 25.

MANCHESTER UNITED are trying to sign 20-year-old Athletic Bilbao centre-half Aymeric Laporte for £25m.

Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse, 29, is being lined up by SWANSEA as a replacement for Wilfried Bony.

LEICESTER are ready to sell New Zealander Chris Wood for £5m.