Spurs back in for Villa star and other red-hot gossip

(09-09-2010) Tottenham are set to reignite their attempts to sign Aston Villa and England winger Ashley Young when the January transfer window opens. According to reports, the 25-year-old was close to move to White Hart Lane this summer until Martin O'Neill resigned as manager at Villa Park, which meant any transfer activity was put on hold. Elsewhere, Dutch winger Ibrahim Afellay claims he turned down a move to Everton this summer because he did not like "the feel" of Goodison Park; Fiorentina star playmaker Riccardo Montolivo has played down speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal, saying he is "fine in Florence"; Inter Milan are set to launch a January bid to sign Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill; and Yuri Zhirkov, who Chelsea paid £18m from CSKA Moscow in July 2009, will consider his future at the club if he remains a bit-part player.