Mario Balotelli is after a return to the Premier League and the AC Milan striker wants to join Chelsea, according to the Daily Star Wealthy ...
- Mario Balotelli is after a return to the Premier League and the AC Milan striker wants to join Chelsea, according to the Daily Star
- Wealthy French club Monaco are keen to sign up England Under-21 winger Thomas Ince from Blackpool in a bargain deal with the 21-year-old's contract with the Championship side due to expire in the summer. [Daily Mirror]
- Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has moved to make former Manchester United academy players Magnus Wolff Eikrem, 23, and Mats Moller Daehli, 18, his first signings. Midfielder Eikrem is due to arrive from Heerenveen for £2m with Daehil coming from his former club Molde. [Daily Mail]
- Liverpool and Spurs are both considering a move for former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou with the 28-year-old Lille player set to move back to the Premier League. [Daily Mirror]
- Norwich are hoping to revive a deal for Everton defender John Heitinga, 31, who last week abandoned a move to West Ham. [Daily Mail]
- Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic, 27 is being monitored by Manchester United and Arsenal after the German side confirmed that Robert Lewandowski will join the club at the end of the season, putting his place in the team under threat.
- Ricardo Quaresma has re-signed for FC Porto. The Portuguese international, now 30, completed the rescission of his contract at his current club, Al Ahli, in the United Arab Emirates.
- Wolfsburg are keen to sign Kevin de Bruyne, but have been stunned by Chelsea's £23million valuation. The 22 year-old Belgium is on the verge of leaving Stamford Bridge.
- Derby chief executive Sam Rush has told suitors of teenage midfielder Will Hughes, who are believed to include Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United, that the 18-year-old will not be leaving Pride Park in January. [Daily Star]
- According to 'Daily Mirror', Galatasaray are considering whether to make a move for Chelsea defender John Terry. They offer £10 million to the international in two years.
- Keisuke Honda has arrived in Milan and already sparked a media frenzy: "It's a dream come true". The Japan international signed on as a free agent after his contract with CSKA Moscow expired in December.
- Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert admits his squad lacks a creative link between midfield and attack and insists he has identified potential players, who are expected to include Norwich's Wes Hoolahan, 31, and Porto's Steven Defour, 25.
- Finally, it has been revealed that Real Madrid tried to win over Robert Lewandowski and his advisers for €81 million according to German newspaper 'Der Spiegel'. However, it was Bayern Munich who eventually signed the sought after Borussia Dortmund striker.