Tuesday’s transfer rumour gossip.
Rivals Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are preparing bids of around £17m for Barcelona’s 21-year-old midfielder Sergi Roberto – Daily Star
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26, says he knows nothing of any interest from Real Madrid and insists he is “comfortable and happy” at Anfield – Daily Mirror
Newcastle United’s France midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 27, is wanted by Serie A leaders Roma – Evening Chronicle
Monaco want to sign 20-year-old West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino, heavily tipped to make it into Roy Hodgson’s next England squad yet currently on just £850 a week at the Baggies – Daily Mirror
Everton’s hopes of completing a move for Porto’s 26-year-old midfielder Fernando, who they tried to sign in the summer, is under threat from Napoli – talkSPORT
Former Barcelona midfielder Ludovic Giuly has said that he believes goalkeeper Victor Valdes would be very happy at Monaco as they continue to court his signature – Marca (Spanish)
Crystal Palace are confident of appointing a manager before Saturday’s home game against Everton, with Wales boss Chris Coleman, 43, a clear favourite to succeed Ian Holloway – London Evening Standard
But 40-year-old former Real Madrid defender Aitor Karanka, Jose Mourinho’s ex-assistant at the Bernabeu, is the latest manager to hold talks over the vacant Palace job – Daily Mail
Newcastle will join the likes of Spurs and Borussia Dortmund in the chase for Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic – talkSPORT
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, who is currently on loan at Napoli, is set for a cut price £4.2m move to Barcelona at the end of the season as they look to replace Victor Valdes – talkSPORT
Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has urged his friend Julio Cesar to leave Queens Park Rangers as soon as possible because manager Harry Redknapp ‘doesn’t like Brazilians’ – Daily Star
Arsenal and Liverpool are set to be dealt a blow in their pursuit of Barcelona star Martin Montoya as he looks set to sign a new contract with the Spanish champions – Daily Star
Chelsea are pondering moves for highly rated young duo Lazar Markovic and Pedro Delgado from Benfica and Inter Milan, respectively – Daily Mirror
Doubts have been raised over Arsene Wenger’s future at Arsenal as he refuses to sign a new deal at the club until they secure qualification to the next round of the Champions League – Daily Mail
Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has revealed that former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini wanted to take him to the club – Sky Sports
Manchester United boss David Moyes has insisted that striker Javier Hernandez will not be leaving the club as they still need him – Sky Sports
Arsenal and Tottenham target Hernanes has ruled out an exit from Lazio and will force the Premier League duo to look elsewhere – Daily Mirror
Brazilian club Palmeiras deny that they are in the running to sign Zenit St Petersburg striker Hulk, leaving the path clear for Chelsea and Spurs – Sky Sports
Parma striker Amauri has rubbished reports linking him with a move to the United States – Football Italia
Bayern Munich forward Toni Kroos has opened fresh contract talks with the club – Sky Sports
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has opened the door to a sensational return to West Ham after admitting that he still loves the club and should never have left – ClubCall
Liverpool are back on the trail of Dynamo Kiev midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko – Inside Futbol
Former AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has urged the club to start spending in order to stop their alarming slide down the table this season – Goal.com
Former Liverpool man and Reading target Mohamed Sissoko is set to join Belgian giants Anderlecht – Sky Sports
Chelsea are set to recall talented young defender/midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah from his loan spell from Nottingham Forrest – Metro