Winter transfer window has begun, and the most popular football news portal in Lithuania "Eurofootball.com" will review the most interesting player transfers and rumors on January 7th. It is reported that London's "Chelsea" beat "Arsenal" and "Liverpool" in the battle for Rayan Souici, a player from "Saint Etienne" known as the "new Paul Pogba". The 16-year-old is expected to sign a three-year contract (Daily Express). Wilfried Bony's desire to leave "Swansea" has already been reported by Sky Sports. The striker from the Ivory Coast signed a contract with the club only last summer, but he is eager for the Champions League and wants to move to "Manchester City". It is expected that Steven Gerrard will soon announce a contract with Los Angeles "Galaxy". The Englishman will earn £6 million over a year and a half (BBC). London's "Arsenal" is monitoring another striker. The target of Arsene Wenger is the star of "Boca Juniors" Jonathan Calleri (Metro). According to the same source, the "Gunners" also want to acquire 21-year-old left-back Raphael Guerreiro. The Portuguese born in France represented "Lorient" in the last two seasons. The goalkeeper of "Fiorentina" Neto is most likely to leave the club, and he may be replaced by Dortmund's "Borussia" veteran Roman Weidenfeller. In this case, the chances of developing the best Lithuanian footballer, Giedrius Arlauskas, in Italy would decrease (violanews.com). Istanbul's "Besiktas" has contacted London's "Tottenham" as they want to acquire defender Younes Kaboul. The Frenchman has not started in the starting lineup for the past nine matches (France Football). London's "Chelsea" intends to bring Micah Richards to their ranks. The Englishman currently represents "Fiorentina" on loan, but his contract with "Manchester City" expires next summer (The Guardian). The "Arsenal" coach personally contacted the captain of "Saint Etienne" Loic Perrin. The 29-year-old French defensive midfielder says that Arsene Wenger is interested in him, but there has been no contact with the club (Daily Mail). Daily Mirror reports that "Lille" will agree to let "Liverpool" reclaim loaned striker Divock Origi for £3 million only if they find a replacement for him by that time. "Milan", Madrid's "Real" and "Manchester United" are interested in "Paris Saint-Germain" midfielder Thiago Motta (The Guardian).
