"Man City" is preparing to make offers to "Wolfsburg" forward Edin Dzeko and "Barcelona" full-back Dani Alves. In addition, there are no plans to dismiss coach Roberto Mancini. ("Sunday Mirror")
"Man Utd" is interested in the possibility of acquiring Lisbon "Benfica" left-back Fabio Coentrao, if Patrice Evra leaves the team in the summer. ("News of the World")
However, Coentrao is also of interest to "Man City", which is willing to pay 20 million pounds for the 22-year-old footballer. ("Sunday Mirror")
Munich's "Bayern" strategist Louis van Gaal caught the attention of "Man Utd" by stating that they will have to sell Bastian Schweinsteiger if he does not agree to extend his contract expiring in 2012. ("Sunday Times")
"Bayern" intends to enter into a battle with Birmingham's "Aston Villa" to attract Madrid's "Real" forward Karim Benzema. ("imscouting")
David Bentley may leave London's "Tottenham" club - he is of interest to another London team, "Fulham". ("News of the World")
"Aston Villa" may replace John Carew, who is of interest to "Blackburn", with Turin's "Juventus" forward Amauri. The Brazilian, who holds Italian citizenship, is valued at 5 million pounds. ("Sunday Mirror", caughtoffside)
If John Terry's injury treatment extends, London's "Chelsea" will offer 15 million pounds for "Bolton" defender Gary Cahill in January. ("Sunday Mirror")
"Liverpool" intends to offer Ryan Babel and a substantial amount of money for "Aston Villa" full-back Ashley Young. They also have interest in the team's midfielder Stephen Ireland. ("News of the World", "Caughtoffside")