January 5 transfers and rumors: "Man City" and "Juventus" not promising to sleep

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inter transfer window has begun, and the most popular football news portal in Lithuania "Eurofootball.com" will review the most interesting player transfers and rumors of January 5th.

Steven Gerrard is set to move to Los Angeles Galaxy and sign an 18-month contract worth $6 million with them (ESPN).

West Bromwich Albion are targeting Tottenham's winger Aaron Lennon and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (Sunday Mirror).

Juventus are planning to make an offer for Monaco's forward Radamel Falcao in the summer if Manchester United doesn't acquire him first (Sunday Mirror).

Former Newcastle United defender Temuri Ketsbaia wants to take over as the club's head coach. However, the Georgian has only worked with teams in Georgia and Cyprus before (Newcastle Evening Chronicle). This position is also of interest to former England national team coach Glen Hoddle.

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed on the transfer of Paris Saint-Germain player Adrien Rabiot. The young midfielder recently extended his contract with PSG, but is ready to move to the Premier League (Daily Star).

Manchester City wants to see Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke among their ranks. The "Sky Blues" want to strengthen their attacking position as all three of their current forwards are out injured (The Sun).

According to Daily Mail, Manchester City is also keeping an eye on Anderlecht's Dennis Praet.

Liverpool is planning to make an offer for Valencia forward Paco Alcacer. The release clause in his contract is set at £14.1 million (Metro).

Juventus are determined to keep their star Paul Pogba and are looking to strengthen their squad with Chelsea's midfielder Ramires and Atletico Madrid defender Miranda (Daily Mail).

Bayern Munich's Xherdan Shaqiri, who warms the bench, wants to move to Inter Milan (Corriere dello Sport).

Man City coach Manuel Pellegrini is considering the possibility of acquiring rising star Julian Draxler from Schalke. The German club is particularly interested in defender Matija Nastasic (Daily Star).