Latest Transfer Update at 22-12-11

[<<ELVIS>>]

Nicky Maynard: Offers invited for January

ROBINS INVITE MAYNARD OFFERS

Bristol City have made star striker Nicky Maynard available for sale in the January transfer window after he rejected the offer of a new contract.
The Robins signed Maynard from Crewe for a club-record £2.25million in 2008 and the 25-year-old has repaid that faith by scoring 45 goals in his 113 appearances for the club.
Talks on a new deal have been ongoing since the start of the season but with no agreement on the horizon, City have opted to protect their investment by putting him up for sale.
"For some time now Nicky has had a very good offer on the table, showing the club's ambition and our desire to secure his future with us beyond the end of this season," manager Derek McInnes told the club website.
"Nicky has made it clear he does not wish to enter into any more discussions at this time.
"As much as I would like to keep Nicky at the club beyond the end of this season, we are left in an unenviable situation.
"We must protect the club and, therefore, we have no alternative but to seek offers for Nicky during the forthcoming January transfer window."

[<<ELVIS>>]

Nikica Jelavic: Has been linked with a move

BILIC CALM ON JELAVIC FUTURE

Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has insisted he would have no problem with Nikica Jelavic leaving Rangers to embark on a new challenge as he says the striker would score goals anywhere.
Jelavic has established himself as one of the most dangerous forwards in the SPL but speculation has surfaced to suggest he could move on in January.
There is understood to be interest from the Barclays Premier League, although both Rangers and Jelavic have played down reports of a possible move.
Bilic will be watching with interest to see what happens as there are just a few months to go before Euro 2012 and Jelavic is set to lead the line for Croatia.
However, Bilic maintains that the 26-year-old has the ability to shine in any league and feels he may live to regret it if he stays at Rangers.
"He'll either be scoring goals for Rangers or he'll be scoring them for someone else so I'm completely calm about it," Bilic told the Daily Record.
"Maybe Nikica thinks - and I'm saying this theoretically - that he's going to be frustrated if he doesn't take the chance to move on now. Maybe he'll end up asking himself, 'Why didn't I try a higher level when I had the chance?'
"But I'm very calm about it and I'm sure Nikica is too because whatever he does he can't lose.
"People may say that if he moves to England then maybe his confidence might suffer if he is not scoring goals so easily.
"But I don't look at it from that perspective. I know him as a player and rate him highly.
"He has proved himself in Belgium, Austria and now Scotland. His confidence is sky high and he thinks he will continue to score goals at a higher level than the Scottish League.
"The better the league, the better player you should become and that is better for the national team."