-----AROUND THE WORLD----- * Liverpool are prepared to make a £50m bid in January for Real Madrids French forward Karim Benzema, 26. * Manchester United will try to sign Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi, 26, if they fail to get their top target - Borussia Dortmund centre-half Mats Hummels, 26. * Tottenham and Liverpool are both keen to sign Portos 28-year-old forward Jackson Martinez in the January transfer window. * The Reds are also interested in Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph and see the 25-year-old as a long-term replacement for Steven Gerrard, 34. * Liverpool captain Gerrard wants winger Raheem Sterling, 20, to sign a new contract at Anfield to end rumoured interest from Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. * Atletico Madrid centre-half Diego Godin, 28, a reported transfer target for Chelsea, dismisses a move to the Premier League and says he wants to stay at the La Liga champions. * Manchester United are prepared to spend more than £30m on new players in the January transfer window to strengthen their defence and midfield. * Cardiff City boss Russell Slade is expecting a busy transfer window at the Championship club. There will be players coming in - and a number going out, says Slade. * Southamptons Dutch manager Ronald Koeman says his side will not bid for Netherlands and Galatasaray midfielder Wesley Sneijder, 30, as they would not be able to afford his wages. * Wolves are set to sign Iceland attacking midfielder Gudmundur Thorarinsson, 22, from Norwegian top-flight side Sarpsborg 08. * French side Lille want to sign Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore, 25, on a loan deal in January, but the Black Cats are hoping for a permanent move. * West Ham striker Carlton Cole, 31, wants to stay with the Hammers, despite only starting one Premier League game since August. * West Ham striker Diafra Sakho, 24, wants an improved contract, despite signing a four-year deal when he joined the Hammers in the summer. * Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, who has been linked with a move back to his former club, says he remains committed to current club Napoli, and has turned down two job offers recently. * Stoke boss Mark Hughes wants striker Peter Crouch to sign a new contract. The 33-year-olds current deal expires at the end of the season. * Three Tottenham fans who ran on to the pitch wearing T-shirts with a sponsors name on and caused a Europa League game to be suspended for 10 minutes have each been banned from attending football matches until 2018. * Aston Villa striker Darren Bent, 30, who is currently on loan at Championship club Brighton, has had £150,000 worth of supercars stolen from his Staffordshire home. The burglars took a Range Rover and an Audi RS6. * Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard, 35, says Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is going to ruin the career of Reds keeper Simon Mignolet, 26. * Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is expected to return to action a month ahead of schedule after suffering a knee injury earlier this month. The 26-year-old was expected to be out for two months, but could be back in early January. * Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen, 22, can become as good as Spurs legends Paul Gascoigne and Glenn Hoddle, says defender Jan Vertonghen. * Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert says he remains a close friend of Roy Keane, despite the Irishman leaving his role as assistant manager. * Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 26, has criticised his team-mates for conceding unnecessary goals.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 07:06:22 +0000
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