With the transfer window well and truly open, the rumour mongers are only just getting started…
Croatian forward Andrej Kramaric looks set to snub Chelsea to sign for bottom club Leicester City for around £8million. Jose Mourinho planned to snap up the 23-year-old HNK Rijeka forward and then loan him out, possibly even to Leicester, but the striker wants the stability of a permanent move to the Foxes. (Express)
The mixed messages surrounding Liverpool continue, and despite boss Brendan Rodgers insisting their will be no big moves by the club this month, the Reds are still being associated with a host of new additions at every position. The club were heavily linked with Swiss World Cup star Xherdan Shaqiri in the summer and with Bayern Munich now set to accept a reduced fee of around £12million the winger is back on the Anfield radar. But they will have to beat off stiff competition from Serie A leaders Juventus. (Talksport)
Liverpool could be set to replace one England full-back with another, with a summer move for Micah Richards in the offing. The Manchester City full-back, currently on loan at Fiorentina, will be available on a free but is also interesting league leaders Chelsea. (Guardian)
Javier Hernandez won’t return to Manchester United this summer, with the club anxious to get the Mexican striker off the books when his disappointing loan spell at Real Madrid ends in June. (Telegraph)
Sam Allardyce is easily annoyed at the best of times, so it’s no surprise that the prospect of losing impressive centre-half Winston Reid for nothing has got Big Sam’s back up. The 26-year-old New Zealand defender has shown no interest in extending his contract beyond this summer, and Allardyce believes Reid has broken the rules by already arranging a move to a bigger Premier League club. London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham have both been widely linked to the player. (Daily Star)
Sunderland sent scouts to watch Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk against Kilmarnock last night as a precursor to an £8million move for the Dutchman. (Daily Mail)
