Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Friday's papers
Published 08:51 23/03/12 By Football Spy
The transfer window may be shut, but managers up and down the country are already plotting for when the next one opens, and we've got all the gossip from all the papers right here.
Transfer stories from today's Daily Mirror
EXCLUSIVE: Devalued Sterling may quit Liverpool
City loan out starlets Scapuzzi and Rekik
Liverpool battle City over wonderkid Smith
Krasic: I should have joined Spurs in January when I had the chance
Jol: We won't let Pogrebnyak slip through our fingers
Blackpool snap up 'promotion expert'
Loaned Ranger: Newcastle bad boy on the move
Stories from other papers and websites
Chelsea will have to fight to keep David Luiz this summer, with Barcelona preparing to offer £35million for the Brazil defender. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United are set to sign Crystal Palace starlet Nathaniel Clyne when his contract expires this summer, and will throw in £2.5 million to avoid the clubs going to a tribunal for compensation. (Metro)
Manchester United continue to negotiate a summer deal for Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan but are reluctant to pay more than £22m. (talkSPORT)
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is planning a double Dutch raid in the summer. He wants PSV Eindhoven's Erik Pieters and FC Twente's Douglas . (Daily Mail)
Villarreal will sell Giuseppe Rossi in the summer and have sounded out interest from Premier League clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham . (Goal.com)
Paris Saint-Germain captain Mamadou Sakho has called for the megabucks club to reunite boss Carlo Ancelotti with Didier Drogba. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal are keeping an eye on Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko , who is thought to be unhappy with a lack of first team action under Roberto Mancini. (CaughtOffside.com)
Sunderland are weighing up moves for Blackpool winger Matty Phillips and Paris Saint-Germain defender Sylvain Armand . (Daily Mail)
Rio Mavuba has advised Eden Hazard to remain with Lille next season, but admitted his team-mate already has his heart set on a move to England. (Goal.com)
Roman Abramovich is ready to hand super-coach Pep Guardiola a four-year deal worth £40million AFTER TAX to become Chelsea boss. (The Sun)
But Laurent Blanc, the France boss and former Manchester United defender, is Abramovich's second choice, should Guardiola turn him down. (The Times)





