Blackpool's Tom Ince looks set to leave Bloomfield Road imminently and Swansea City will be one of the clubs holding talks with the 21-year-old, according to the Press Association.

Any deal would see a fee paid to take Ince on loan until the end of the season, when a permanent switch could be completed once his Blackpool contract comes to an end.

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Three-time Le Mans 24-hours winner Allan McNish joins the BBC's F1 team for the forthcoming 2014 season.

McNish, 44, will co-commentate for Radio 5 live at 15 races and provide expert analyst across TV, radio and online.

The Scot, who drove for Toyota in the 2002 F1 season, made his debut in the BBC commentary box last year.

So that's Juan Mata to Manchester United, Mohamed Salah to Chelsea, Michael Essien off to AC Milan and Leighton Baines staying put at Everton. The transfer window feels like it's gathered some pace in the last 72 hours. Who would you like to see your team make a bid for? Tweet us on #bbcfootball or comment on the BBC Sport facebook page., external

Ben King:, external I'd like to see Chelsea sign a world class centre-forward but the problem is there aren't many available in January.

Chris Sopp:, external I'd love to see Arsenal buy Aleksander Mitrovic from Anderlecht. He's only 19, but I think he's got great potential.

Michael Essien completes his move from Chelsea to AC Milan. Barring a loan spell at Real Madrid, the midfielder spent eight and a half years at Stamford Bridge and won two Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League.

"I know he can continue to play at a high level and I wish him success and happiness in Italy and at the World Cup in Brazil," says Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

Shrewsbury Town announce there will be a pitch inspection at Colchester's Weston Homes Community Stadium at 09:30 GMT on Tuesday ahead of their League One fixture.

Fulham's pursuit of Porto midfielder Steven Defour looks likely to prove fruitless. His representative Paul Stefani held talks with the Premier League club last week says the move has fallen through.

"The transaction is forgotten," Stefani tells Portuguese newspaper O Jogo., external

"The offer was very interesting but the decision fell to Porto. The player is very grateful for this vote of confidence that he has been given from the club."

LV= Cup organisers say Saturday's Harlequins v Leicester result will stand, despite the match being abandoned after 71 minutes because of a storm.

Harlequins were winning 20-6 when advertising hoardings and other debris were blown onto the field at the Twickenham Stoop.

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West Ham boss Sam Allardyce wraps up the loan-signings of Roma striker Marco Borriello and AC Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino. The pair are currently involved in their first training session with the club and Nocerino could figure at Chelsea on Wednesday night. Allardyce reveals in his pre-match news conference that Borriello has to work on his fitness before featuring in the first team.

Manchester United's new signing Juan Mata will be presented to the media at 13:30 GMT. The Spaniard says it's been an emotional week in his personal blog, external following his £37.1m from Chelsea.

"It's been a week with mixed feelings, nerves, and times of sadness and happiness, and I have tried to enjoy every moment and learn from what life teaches you every day," writes Mata.

"So now I'm starting this new road, full of excitement and looking forward to keep enjoying football, and I have to say that the reception from the club, team mates, manager and fans has been superb. I feel even more motivated to face this wonderful challenge!"

QPR recall German defender Max Ehmer from a loan spell at Carlisle. Rangers boss Harry Redknapp took the decision to bring the 21-year-old back to Loftus road to cover for the injured Danny Simpson.

Scotland beat Namibia by 21 runs to move into second place in the Super Sixes at the ICC World Cup qualifying tournament in New Zealand.

The Scots reached 279-9 and their opponents were restricted to 258-9 as Safyaan Sharif claimed 4-55.

With Scotland to play Papua New Guinea and Kenya, the top two sides in the group progress to the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

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Amid all the talk of transfers, it's easy to forget the mouth-watering FA Cup fifth round draw which took place on Sunday. Arsenal will host Liverpool, meaning in the space of 12 days, they will face the Reds twice, Manchester United and Bayern Munich.

"We have plenty of big games, that means the whole squad will need to be highly focused," says Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

"To deal with that is a massive challenge for the squad, but I'm confident we can do that.

"What is important is that you don't lose players from now until this period, that you have all the players available."

BBC Sport's Ben Smith says: "Newcastle United have already rejected one bid from Paris St-Germain for midfielder Yohan Cabaye, but the French club's interest shows no sign of ending swiftly.

"Talks between Newcastle and PSG are very much ongoing for Cabaye. Newcastle won't even consider selling for less than £20m but I get the sense there is a deal to be done here."

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BBC Sport's tennis correspondent Russell Fuller gives his opinion after Stanislas Wawrinka's win against Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.

Fuller writes: "Wawrinka's triumph will be a very popular one, and not just in Switzerland, where the population voted him their personality of the year on the eve of his first-round match. He will be a popular winner among the players. He considers Nadal a "really good friend" and is a regular practice partner of Andy Murray's.

"Wawrinka likes to let his hair down from time to time, and could never be accused of taking himself too seriously. In the run-up to the final he was retweeting from the Twitter parody accounts of Nadal and Federer."

With five days to go until the close of the transfer window, speculation on who's going where is predictably ramping up. What do your team need? Get involved on #bbcsportsday or comment on the BBC Sport facebook page., external

Omar Farooq:, external It would be great if Manchester United sign a defender such as Luke Shaw from Southampton. Also it would be great if we signed a central defender. Would love it if Moyes tried again for Cesc Fabregas.

Gavin Elcomb:, external Spurs need to let Sherwood make his judgement on who needs to leave in this window from his squad, not been impressed with Capoue and think we need a replacement for the departing Defoe.

Bongi Mziléni:, external Liverpool need a defensive midfielder to cover for Lucas and another central midfielder as Allen cannot seem to stay fit for long. Rodgers should give young Ibe a chance rather than chase another forward.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger dismisses reported interest in Southampton's Rickie Lambert.

"We had a look at him in the Championship, but no interest now," says Wenger, whose side travel to Southampton on Tuesday night.

Who would you like to see your team sign and which managers need to act in the closing five days of the transfer window? Tweet us on #bbcsportsday or comment on the BBC Sport facebook page., external

Everton's new signing Lacina Traore could make his debut in the heat of a Merseyside derby on Tuesday night. The 6ft 8in forward joined theToffees on loan from Monaco on Friday.

"Lacina will arrive today and we're going to bring him into the squad as soon as he's ready," Martinez tells reporters in his pre-match news conference.

"It's a little early to tell if he'll be able to make the derby or not but he'll be working with us from today."

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Team GB slopestyler Katie Summerhayes tells BBC Radio 5 live that she is not concerned by the security threats before the Sochi Winter Olympics.

She says: "We're aware of it but I'm just going there to compete, try and do my best and not listen to it.

"I want to win a medal, but I'll be happy to get into the finals after the year I've had with my [knee ligament] injury."

Whitehall officials warn that more terrorist attacks in Russia are "very likely to occur" before or during the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Eighty-eight countries will compete in the Games which begin next week. A threat assessment seen by the BBC names a Caucasus group, Imarat Kavkaz (IK), as posing the main danger - saying it has repeatedly expressed a desire to target them.

The Winter Olympics are scheduled to run from 7-23 February.

Millwall are set to sign defender Shaun Williams from MK Dons for an undisclosed fee.

The 27-year-old, who has scored 10 goals in 33 appearances this season, will sign a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Lions.