The 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 of January 14th.
London's "Arsenal" club is prepared to lay down nearly 16 million pounds for Dortmund's "Borussia" defender Ilkay Gundogan, whose contract with the "yellow-blacks" is due to expire in 2016 ("Daily Express").
"Manchester United" doubts the possibility of acquiring Dutchman Kevin Strootman from "Roma" and now all hope is placed on "Southampton" defender Morgan Schneiderlin ("Daily Express").
Turin's "Juventus" is still seriously considering the possibility of bringing in Radamel Falcao this summer. According to "Mediaset," the "Bianconeri" team is prepared to pay 40 million euros for the striker who is currently on loan at "Man Utd."
Louis van Gaal is also looking to strengthen the defense. Spanish newspapers report that "Manchester United" has submitted a £25 million offer for Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte.
"Liverpool" midfielder Lucas Leiva will leave the team soon and move to "Napoli." This month, the Brazilian should be replaced in the "Reds" squad by "Aston Villa" defender Fabian Delph ("Daily Mirror").
London's "Arsenal" closely monitors 17-year-old defender Krystian Bielik from Warsaw's "Legia." According to "Daily Mail," the "Gunners" are willing to pay 4.5 million euros for the Polish player.
London's "West Ham" wants to buy out Alex Song's contract this winter, which still belongs to the "Barcelona" club ("talkSPORT").
"Juventus" believes that during this winter transfer window they will be able to loan Tottenham's midfielder Paulinho and Manchester City's striker Stevan Jovetic ("Gazzetta dello Sport").
Paris Saint-Germain is not satisfied with Laurent Blanc and, according to "Corriere dello Sport," they will attempt to attract Antonio Conte to the position of head coach.
Martin Skrtel is soon to sign a new contract with "Liverpool." The current Slovakian's contract with the English vice-champions still has 1.5 years left, but the defender is determined to wear the "Reds" jersey for an even longer period ("Daily Express").
"Leicester City" is interested in acquiring "Mainz" striker Shinji Okazaki. "Daily Star" reports that the English club has already made contact with the Germans.
OFFICIAL: Carles Gil, a forward who was on loan to "Elche" from Valencia, is moving to "Aston Villa."
OFFICIAL: Oussama Assaidi, who belonged to "Liverpool" since 2012, has found a new stop in his career - Dubai's "Al Ahli" club.
