Transfers and rumors of January 9th: Will S.Gerrard be replaced by M.Pjanič at "Liverpool"?

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 9th.

"Liverpool" is targeting "Roma" midfielder Miralem Pjanic. According to "Gazzetta dello Sport," Brendan Rodgers sees the Bosnian as a replacement for Steven Gerrard and is willing to pay £23 million to the Italian capital team.

According to the Italian press, "Roma" is no longer interested in Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto and is close to acquiring Petr Cech, who also interests London's "Arsenal."

The future of Luis Suarez at "Barcelona" has become uncertain after the departure of sports director Andoni Zubizarreta, and the Uruguayan, after a poor start to the season in Spain, is inclined to return to the Premier League ("Daily Mail").

London's "Chelsea" hopes to lure Barcelona star Lionel Messi with a very lucrative six-year contract, but it would cost the Blues €250 million for the Argentine ("Daily Star").

"Manchester United" fans will have to wait for David De Gea to sign a new contract with the team, as the "Red Devils" have decided to prioritize Radamel Falcao's contract ("Daily Telegraph").

"Napoli" has started negotiations with Jon Gutierrez, who is recovering from a serious illness and belongs to the "Newcastle" club ("Calciomercato.com").

The main candidate to replace Wilfried Bony at "Swansea" when he moves to "Manchester City" is considered to be Brussels' "Anderlecht" striker Aleksandar Mitrovic ("South Wales Evening Post").

Roberto Mancini, actively shopping in the player market, wants to lure Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva to Inter Milan. It is said that the Brazilian himself is ready to part ways with Liverpool ("Evening Standard").

London's "Tottenham" leads the race to sign the "Burnley" forward Danny Ings on a contract. The "Spurs" aim to acquire the English footballer for approximately £8 million ("Lancashire Telegraph").

London's "Arsenal" has ended its interest in "Saint-Etienne" defender Loic Perrin, as Arsene Wenger's team would like to see "Villarreal" player Gabriel Paulista in the squad ("Daily Mail").

Olympiacos will try to negotiate with Liverpool for the loan of Mario Balotelli ("Daily Express").

Aston Villa's midfielder Tom Cleverley, who currently plays on loan at Everton, may end up at Liverpool in the summer, as Everton has shown interest in him ("Daily Star").

Newcastle has found another candidate for the coaching position. According to the "Daily Mirror," the "Magpies" would especially like to see current Ajax strategist Frank de Boer in the team.

Mats Hummels would prefer "Manchester United" over Arsenal. However, Jurgen Klopp is determined to keep the German at Dortmund ("Daily Star").

OFFICIAL: "Man Utd" has agreed to sell 21-year-old defender Michael Keane to "Burnley" for an undisclosed amount of money.