Swansea’s £5.5m bid for Stuttgart midfielder Alexandru Maxim, 24, has been rejected by the German club – (Daily Mail)
Manchester United are preparing a £15m bid to bring back defender Gerard Pique, 27, from Barcelona – (Daily Express)
Swansea will have to pay £8m in signing-on fees to striker Bafetimbi Gomis, 29, if he leaves the club this month. (Telegraph)
Malaga’s sporting director says midfielder Ignacio Camacho, 24, who has been a target for Liverpool and Arsenal is going nowhere this month – (talkSPORT)
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says the Sky Blues are still in the title race despite defeat by Arsenal leaving them five points behind leaders Chelsea, who they play at the end of January – (Daily Mirror)