Transfer Rumour Gossip: Man United Draw Up Nine Man January Shopping List, Liverpool Target Premier League Playmaker, Blues Skipper Linked With Turkish Switch

Wednesday’s transfer rumour roundup.

 

Chelsea skipper John Terry, 32, is wanted by Galatasaray boss Roberto Mancini and is willing to match his current wages of £150,000 a week – The Sun (subscription required)

Manchester City plan to buy a new defender in January. Manuel Pellegrini’s side have struggled without injured captain Vincent Kompany in recent weeks – Daily Mail

Malaga have told former boss Pellegrini that they are not interested in selling goalkeeper Willy Caballero, 32, and midfielder Sergi Darder, 19, to City – Daily Mirror

Chelsea midfielder Ramires, 26, says he has little interest in a proposed transfer to Real Madrid – London Evening Standard

Borussia Dortmund are still keen on signing Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, 27, but do not want to spend more than £15m in replacing Bayern Munich-bound forward Robert Lewandowski – Daily Mail

 

Midfielder Michael Carrick, 32, is close to signing a two-year contract extension with Manchester United – Guardian

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish flew out to Russia on Tuesday to hold talks with Dinamo Moscow head coach and former Chelsea defender Dan Petrescu about becoming the Eagles boss – Daily Mirror

But former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen is also in negotiations with Palace after the Dutchman turned down an opportunity to work in Qatar – Independent

Arsenal are set to offer star defender Per Mertesacker a new four year deal – Daily Express

Daniel Agger has once again reiterated his desire to stay at Liverpool by saying that he is going nowhere – Metro

 

Borussia Dortmund are the latest club to join the chase for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa as they continue to search for a replacement for Robert Lewandowski – Bild

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that he is happy to stay at PSG but would also like to play outside of Europe before he retires – Sky Sports

Tottenham Hotspur have expressed an interest in signing sought after Southampton defender Luke Shaw – Metro

West Ham are considering making a move for Peterborough United youngster Jaanai Gordon-Hutton, 17 – Daily Star

John Arne Riise has admitted that he may be forced to quit Fulham in order to get more playing time – Daily Mirror

 

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has shrugged off interest from Real Madrid and is hoping to sign a new deal with the Serie A champions – Sky Sports

Chelsea are considering offering goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois a new contract to stay at the club – Inside Futbol

Liverpool are weighing up a bid for Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana after his good recent form has seen him included in the England squads to face Chile and Germany – ClubCall

Denmark coach Morten Olsen has told Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner that he needs to leave the club in January to get his career back on track – Sky Sports

Celtic are lining up a deal to bring highly rated Chinese international Zhang Xizhe to the club – Daily Star

 

Manchester United winger Ashley young has emerged as a target for Turkish giants Galatasaray – ClubCall

Man United draw up nine man January shopping list – Daily Mail

Veteran Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky is set to be offered a new two year deal to stay at the club – Goal.com

Liverpool and Roma are to go head-to-head in January for Atletico Madrid forward Adrian – Inside Futbol

Chelsea target Jackson Martinez has hinted that he may be on the way out of Porto in the new year – Metro

Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has demanded that the club let him leave in the new year in order to kick start his career – Daily Star