Friday’s news and transfer rumour roundup.
Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini says he is interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, 31 – (Sky Sports)
Valencia striker Pablo Alcacer, 21, says he was happy to sign a contract extension to stay in Spain despite interest from Liverpool – (talkSPORT)
Tottenham are still hoping to land Everton winger Kevin Mirallas, 27, before the transfer window shuts on Monday and are offering fellow winger Aaron Lennon, 27, in exchange – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United and Chelsea have been alerted to the fact that Paul Pogba’s agent claims the 21-year-old midfielder’s long-term future does not lie at Juventus – (Daily Star)
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is close to signing Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, and will sell attacking midfielder Andre Schurrle, 24, to Wolfsburg to finance it – (Daily Mail)
Turkish club Trabzonspor are favourites to sign Real Madrid’s Germany international midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, who has interested a number of Premier League clubs – (Daily Star)
Tottenham are ready to offer captain and centre-back Younes Kaboul, 29, to Stuttgart in part exchange for 18-year-old forward Timo Werner – (Daily Mirror)
Out-of-favour midfielder Anderson, 26, could be on his way out of Manchester United with a move to Brazilian side Internacional under discussion – (Daily Telegraph)
Stoke City will allow defender Robert Huth, 30, to join Leicester on loan for the rest of the season – (Stoke Sentinel)
West Brom have been offered the chance to sign former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan, 35, on loan from Japanese club Cerezo Osaka – (Express and Star)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho pulled out of Friday’s weekly press conference on the advice of club officials – (Independent)
Frank Lampard’s father, Frank Snr, says the former Chelsea midfielder, 36, will not celebrate a goal at Stamford Bridge if he scores for Manchester City on Saturday – (Daily Mail)
West Ham and Newcastle have shared the cost of a private plane to fly Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, 25, and striker Papiss Cisse, 29, back from the Africa Cup of Nations in time for this weekend’s Premier League fixtures – (Guardian)
Newcastle manager John Carver says that the Senegal Football Association “have not been very helpful” in tracking down Cisse following the country’s Cup of Nations exit on Wednesday – (Newcastle Chronicle)
Mourinho should stop “mithering” match officials, according to former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes –(Independent)
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan will have a one-to-one education session tailored to his specific offences as part of his rehabilitation after being found guilty of making racist and anti-semitic comments – (Guardian)
Having beaten Barcelona earlier this month, Real Sociedad manager David Moyes now has his sights set on Real Madrid – (Daily Mail)
Manager Brendan Rodgers is confident Liverpool will get over their League Cup semi-final disappointment with the help of fit-again striker Daniel Sturridge, 25 – (Liverpool Echo)
Mario Balotelli’s agent says the Italy striker, 24, is a changed man at Liverpool but is not looking for a move – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria, 26, has backed Argentina international defensive colleague Marcos Rojo, 24, to lead the club into the Champions League – (Daily Mirror)
Left-back Leighton Baines, 30, will be restored to Everton penalty duties this weekend after forward Kevin Mirallas’ controversial miss against West Brom – (Daily Telegraph)
Darren Fletcher is close to sealing a move to West Ham after Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal confirmed the midfielder was in talks with the east London outfit – (Metro)
Scott Sinclair has brought his Manchester City nightmare to an end by joining Aston Villa – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have all been put in their place over their intentions to sign Real Madrid’s top stars – (Daily Express)
Gary Neville has revealed how non-league sensation Sadiq El Fitouri has made a stunning move to Manchester United – (Daily Star)