Liverpool have been given the green light to press ahead with the signing of Rubin Kazan midfielder Yann M’Vila. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers...
- Liverpool have been given the green light to press ahead with the signing of Rubin Kazan midfielder Yann M’Vila. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is a known fan of the France international and was impressed by the scouting reports last season when he had his backroom staff watch him play for Kazan.
- Arsenal and Chelsea are battling to sign Atletico Madrid's 19-year-old midfielder Saul Niguez. Full story: Sunday People Manchester United are set to sign Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao, 25, on a loan deal until the end of the season. [Sunday Telegraph]
- Manchester City want to sign former Manchester United player Paul Pogba. The 20-year-old French midfielder is currently at Italian Serie A leaders Juventus. [Daily Star]
- Manchester United midfielder Anderson, 25, is set to join Italian side Fiorentina, while wingers Nani, 27, and Wilfried Zaha, 21, will seal loan moves to Sporting Lisbon and Cardiff City respectively this month. [Mail on Sunday]
- Chelsea are prepared to pay £21m to bring Benfica midfielder Nemanja Matic, 26, back to the club during the January transfer window. Matic moved to the Portuguese club from Stamford Bridge in January 2011. Nemanja Matic made three first-team substitute appearances for Chelsea in 2009-10 [Sunday Telegraph]
- Manchester City are ready to pay £30m to sign Southampton defender Luke Shaw, 18. The fee would be a world record for a full-back, beating the £29.5m Barcelona paid Sevilla to sign Dani Alves in 2008. [Mail on Sunday]
- Arsenal will step up their bid to sign Schalke forward Julian Draxler, 20, after discovering he has a £40m buy-out clause.[Daily Star]
- Former Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas could take over as the new coach of German club Schalke if they sack current boss Jens Keller, who is under pressure. [Sunday Telegraph]
- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has tipped midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 20, to replace Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, 33, in the England team when the Three Lions captain retires. [Sunday Express]
- Liverpool legend John Barnes believes the Reds do not have a strong enough squad to win the Premier League title, but says they may claim a top-four place. [Sunday Mirror]
