Tuesday’s news and transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester United have slapped a £50m price tag on goalkeeper David De Gea, 24, who is wanted by Real Madrid – (Daily Express)
Germany international defender Mats Hummels will disappoint Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea by saying he wants to stay at Borussia Dortmund – (Daily Star)
West Ham’s New Zealand international Winston Reid, has told the club he has no intentions of signing a new contract and wants to leave to join Arsenal – (Daily Mirror)
Bundesliga club Wolfsburg are ready to pay £23m for forward Andre Schurrle, 24, but Chelsea want £30m – (Daily Mail)
Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin, 23, is set to be offered a new deal by the club after impressing since his return from a loan spell at Charlton Athletic – (Independent)
Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, 30, is being linked with a move to Valencia as he struggles to get playing time under manager Louis van Gaal – (Sky Sports)
But he could also opt to stay in the Premier League with West Ham keen on signing the Scotland international – (Daily Mail)
Highly rated Palermo forward Paulo Dybala, 21, will not be moving in the January transfer window, according to the club president, but he is set to move to the Premier League this summer – (London Evening Standard)
Club Brugge’s Australia international goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, 22, has confirmed he wants to play in the Premier League and is wanted by Liverpool – (Metro)
Tottenham’s struggling Spanish striker Roberto Soldado, 29, is wanted by German club Bayer Leverkusen – (Daily Mirror)
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)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted that his relationship with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has deteriorated – (Guardian)
Southampton’s Senegal midfielder Sadio Mane, 22 , has been texting manager Ronald Koeman to find out what has been happening in the Premier League while he is away at the African Cup of Nations – (Daily Mail)
Barcelona legend Xavi says he would put Manchester City’s David Silva, 29, at the top of his shopping list if he were manager at the Nou Camp – (Manchester Evening News)
Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho, 22, says he wants to put his friendships with fellow Brazilians Oscar, Willian, Felipe Luis and Ramires to one side as the Reds prepare to take on Chelsea in the League Cup semi-final – (Liverpool Echo)
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has denied Darren Bent’s claims that the 30-year-old striker was dropped because the manager did not like him – (Birmingham Mail)
Louis van Gaal is planning to give goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 33, his Manchester United debut against Cambridge United on Friday –(Telegraph)
Chelsea captain John Terry says despite his side’s five-point lead at the top of the Premier League they will not have proved anything until they win silverware – (Independent)
Former Newcastle chairman Freddie Shepherd says football’s super-rich investors are only interested in London and Manchester and not the North East – (Newcastle Journal)
Arsenal are holding talks with the agent of Roma striker Mattia Destro over a surprise move to the Emirates Stadium – (Metro)
Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton are all interested in signing Leeds youngster Sam Byram – (Daily Express)