We enter the final week of the transfer window when I really do not expect much action from Villa but I will update this page of any rumours in the Sunday papers (as you may know Newsnow no longer carries some of the papers).

Craig Gardner on the verge of leaving and we have seen links this week with Curtis Davies and NRC on loan to Celtic and an intriguing one with Joaquín Boghossian of Newell’s Old Boys in Argentina.

Boghossian is a U21 forward whose record in South America is very good and tracked by a number of clubs in Europe and we have been linked with him. Of course this is not the model type of signing that MON does but would excite quite a few fans, can not see it myself, MON prefers proven forwards and preferably PL experience.

Sunday Mirror reports we are battling over Lens 22 year old Razak Boukari who is a Togo attacking midfielder and rated at £3m, Everton are also interested in Lens apparently 2009 player of the year.

NOTW reports we are after Mike Pollitt the Wigan reserve keeper to cover for the two Brad’s of course if they had done their research properly they would know we have Andy Marshall for that.

Also the NOTW reports that MON has ruled out any possible loan deal for Curtis Davies (never believed it myself)

O’Neill said: “I wouldn’t be in a position to loan out players at this stage of the season

The link below rounds up all the links this winter.

Transfer Speculation Round-up