Steven Gerrard is considering retirement at the end of the season due to personal concerns over his form and fitness. Red Bull chiefs will meet Massimo Cellino next week as they step up their bid to seize control of Leeds United from the disgraced Italian. Burnley have offered Danny Ings a new contract but manager Sean Dyche refuses to rule out his star striker leaving in January. An unnamed Qatari side have bid £9.5m for 23-year-old Trabzonspor striker Abdul Majeed Waris, who is a Manchester United target. Frank Lampard is in line for a £6million bonus if he extends his loan spell at Manchester City and helps them retain their Premier League title. Swansea manager Garry Monk has ruled out selling Wilfried Bony in January unless the club receive an astronomical fee. Danny Ings is wanted by Newcastle in a cut-price January deal. The in-form Burnley striker is out of contract in June and available for around £3million. Chelsea are keen to loan out-of-favour winger Mohamed Salah to a Premier League club in January with Sunderland, QPR and Stoke all said to be interested in taking the Egyptian for the rest of the season. QPR boss Harry Redknapp is keen to tie in-form striker Charlie Austin down to a new deal with the club to ward off interest from Tottenham and Liverpool. High-flying Southampton will make a £7million move for Burnley striker Danny Ings in January. Chelsea are ready to offer manager Jose Mourinho, 51, a new contract after speculation linking him with the Barcelona job. Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 26, is seeking assurances he will get first-team football after returning from a loan spell at Real Madrid. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has told skipper Steven Gerrard that he can have a place on the Anfield coaching staff when his career ends. Manchester City keeper Joe Harts negotiations over a new deal with the club are set to continue into the new year. Daily Telegraph Louis van Gaal is considering a move for Atletico Madrids experienced £28m-rated defender Diego Godin in January as he seeks to shore up his injury-ravaged defence. Manchester City will not make a decision about extending Frank Lampards loan spell from New York City beyond January until after their final Champions League group match against Roma next week. Arsene Wenger is planning to offload Lukas Podolski and Joel Campbell in January as part of an overhaul at Arsenal. Daily Record Dundee have opened talks with manager Paul Hartley over a new contract and also want to extend scoring sensation David Clarksons deal beyond the end of the season. Ronny Deila insists Celtics forgotten man Stefan Scepovic is going nowhere in January and remains adamant the striker has a part to play this season.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:22:24 +0000