Wednesday’s news and transfer rumour roundup.
Real Madrid have rekindled their interest in signing Raheem Sterling from Liverpool. The Spanish club are willing to pay £50m for the 20-year-old England forward – (Daily Star)
Chelsea have contacted the agent of Sergio Ramos as they hope to persuade the 28-year-old Real Madrid defender to move to Stamford Bridge in the summer – (Daily Express)
Meanwhile, Chelsea remain in talks with Fiorentina over a move for 26-year-old winger Juan Cuadrado – (London Evening Standard)
Birmingham City winger Demarai Gray, 18, is wanted by Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg – (Daily Mail)
Queens Park Rangers want to sign striker Fraizer Campbell, 27, from Crystal Palace as part of a deal to take midfielder Jordon Mutch, 23, to Selhurst Park – (Daily Mirror)
West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison, 21, will travel to Rome on Wednesday for a medical with Lazio, and will sign a pre-contract agreement to move to Italy in the summer after seeing out the remainder of his Hammers contract – (Telegraph)
Crystal Palace are closing in on making Wilfried Zaha’s loan move from Manchester United permanent. The deal would see Palace pay up to £6m for the 22-year-old winger, who left Selhurst Park for Old Trafford two years ago – (Guardian)
Arsenal plan to follow up the signing of Gabriel Paulista from Villarreal by adding Italian defender Daniele Rugani, 20, from Empoli – (talkSPORT)
Cardiff City and West Brom are set to try and tempt out-of-favour West Ham midfielder Matt Jarvis, 28, into a move away from Upton Park after just one Premier League start this season – (Daily Mail)
Meanwhile, Cardiff look set to miss out on signing Stoke City defender Robert Huth as other Premier League clubs show an interest in the 30-year-old – (Western Mail)
Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko says he would find it difficult to refuse a move to Paris St-Germain as the Ligue 1 club make a fresh approach to sign the 25-year-old France international before the transfer deadline – (Northern Echo)
Everton manager Roberto Martinez says the January transfer window rarely offers “value for money” and has ruled out bringing in a replacement for striker Samuel Eto’o, 33, following his departure to Sampdoria – (Liverpool Echo)
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, 24, has signed a new five-year contract, according to reports on Twitter in Italy.
Midfielder Fabian Delph, 25, has been told he is unlikely to realise his dream of helping Aston Villa reach the Champions League – by the club’s own chief executive – (Daily Mirror)
Boss Mauricio Pochettino says Wednesday’s Capital One Cup semi-final second leg against Sheffield United is “the most important game” of his Tottenham Hotspur tenure so far – (Independent)
The Tottenham manager says he has no fear of the atmosphere which will await his side at Bramall Lane when they face Sheffield United after surviving hostile crowds in South America – (Daily Star)
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the Spanish club are considering ending their lucrative shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar because of concerns over social issues in the Gulf state – (Guardian)
Liverpool are thought to be closing in on a £14m deal for Paris Saint-Germain striker Ezequiel Lavezzi, according to reports – (Metro)
Gareth Bale has admitted that he used to be an Arsenal fan in his first radio interview since joining Real Madrid – (Daily Mirror)
Spartak Moscow defender Salvatore Bocchetti is set to complete his temporary switch to AC Milan in the next 24 hours – (Sky Sports)
Paco Alcacer has snubbed a move to Liverpool by signing an extension with Valencia – (Daily Express)
Mikel Arteta’s agent claims the Arsenal skipper has extended his contract for an extra year – (Daily Star)
Micah Richards believes Fiorentina’s in-demand winger Juan Cuadrado has all the attributes to be a big hit in the Premier League – (Sky Sports)
Liverpool are desperate to wrap up the signing of Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the next six days – (Metro)
Liverpool had spies in Madeira at the weekend to watch Porto’s Ruben Neves, the highly-rated young midfielder who has been compared to Sergio Busquets – (Daily Mirror)