• Chelsea and Manchester United have been told they will have to pay £20m if they want to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 21. • Liverpool are set to pay Lille £3m to bring striker Divock Origi back to Anfield this month. The 19-year-old Belgium international is currently on a season-long loan at the French club from Brendan Rodgerss side. • Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini wants to sign Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler, although the German side want £25m for the 21-year-old. • Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, 34, has turned down an offer worth £18m to play in Qatar when he leaves the Reds at the end of the season. • Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, 26, is set to disappoint Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United by signing a new deal with the Spanish side. • Tottenham are prepared to sell goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 28, for £25m. • Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp says his club need a miracle if they are to sign a striker in the January transfer window. • Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Keiren Westwood, 30, has dismissed reports linking him with a move to Liverpool and has said he is happy at the Championship club. • Cardiff City have decided to not sign Chelsea forward Islam Feruz on loan. The 19-year-old had been scheduled to talk to Bluebirds boss Russell Slade on Monday. • Ex-England boss Glenn Hoddle is a candidate for the vacant managers job at Newcastle United. • Oldham Athletic may sign striker Ched Evans, despite the clubs manager Lee Johnson not wanting the deal to go ahead. Evans, 26, was released from prison in October after serving half of a five-year sentence following his conviction for rape. • Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has accused Manchester City of an error in judgement after they extended 36-year-old midfielder Frank Lampards loan until the end of the season. It meant his move to MLS side New York City will be delayed. • The Newcastle United Supporters Trust has written to the Football Association and the Premier League questioning the role and future of club owner Mike Ashley. • Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has warned the fans who booed him during their FA Cup win over Blackpool that it will not help the teams performances. • Birmingham City players have expressed their satisfaction at beating Blyth Spartans 3-2 in the third round of the FA Cup after accusing the Northern Premier League side of being disrespectful. • Former Liverpool winger John Barnes has dismissed the notion that his side lost the 1988 FA Cup final because they were intimidated by Wimbledon. The Reds face AFC Wimbledon in the third round of the FA Cup on Monday evening. • The Professional Footballers Association are trying to end initiation ceremonies, which include players having to sing in front of their team-mates when joining a new club. • Arsenal forward Theo Walcott is relieved to be back in the Gunners starting line-up. On 4 January 2014 he was carried off on a stretcher and had only played for 51 minutes since then, before starting Sundays FA Cup game against Hull.He wrote on Twitter: One year today since injury - felt great to play 75 minutes and as always a huge thanks for the support. • Chelsea striker Didier Drogbaposted a picture on Instagram of the ripped shirt that he had to change during his sides FA Cup win against Watford on Sunday. • Netherlands international midfielder Demy de Zeeuw, 31, has posted an advert on business social networking site LinkedIn in an attempt to find a club. He was released by Belgian side Anderlecht in the summer. @brisco
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