Wednesday's breaking transfer window gossip
- From the section Football
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TRANSFER GOSSIP
Italian giants AC Milan are interested in signing Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul, 24, and full-back Davide Santon, 22.
Swansea's Gateshead-born striker Danny Graham, 27, who is thought to be a target for QPR, Norwich and Reading, is keen to secure a move to Sunderland and is to hold talks with Swans boss Michael Laudrup.
Newcastle have made enquiries into deals for five players, including Saint Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 23, and former Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere, 29, who plays for Lorient.
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 31, says he has made no decision over his future, amid speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool.
Barcelona are lining up Manchester United keeper David De Gea, 22, to replace Valdes if he leaves the club.
QPR striker Djibril Cisse, 31, is set to move to the Middle East on a six-month loan to make way for £7m Marseille striker Loic Remy, 26.
Leeds boss Neil Warnock has dismissed reports that striker Luciano Becchio, 29, who has been linked with a move to Wigan, was watching Roberto Martinez's team in their FA Cup replay at Bournemouth on Tuesday night.
Fulham are considering a move for out-of-favour Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock, 31.
Everton are monitoring Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue, 24, who is rated at £10m and is considered by some to be the new Marouane Fellaini.
Chelsea's Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 20, says he wants to stay on loan at Atletico Madrid for another year.
Aston Villa are set to beat Sunderland to the signing of Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 22.
Charlton are offering Bolton striker Marvin Sordell, 21, a chance to return south, a year after he left Watford.
Fulham are no longer chasing 19-year-old England goalkeeper Jack Butland as Martin Jol is on the verge of signing Roma's Maarten Stekelenburg, 29.
Fulham have told Norway defender John Arne Riise, 32, that he is free to leave the club this month, after a fall-out with manager Martin Jol.
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Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk will consider selling Brazilian playmaker Willian to Chelsea or Tottenham this month but want around £20m for the 24-year-old.
TRANSFER GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring)
Talks between Montpellier and Fenerbahce over the transfer of midfielder Younes Belhanda, 22, reportedly a target for Tottenham, are thought to have have stalled, despite the Moroccan agreeing to move to the Turkish club.
Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 33, has said Chelsea are "mad" to want to get rid of Frank Lampard, 34, saying the Englishman would be "welcomed with open arms" at Juventus.
Newcastle may seek to fill the gap left by Demba Ba's move to Chelsea by signing Bafetimbi Gomis, 27, of Lyon for a fee of £8.7m.
Brazilian midfielder Nene, 31 has left Paris Saint-Germain to join Qatari side Al-Gharafa on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez says that "real" fans of the club want him to win matches.
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill says he needs to add more players to his squad and insists no players will be allowed to leave before more are added.
Blackburn owners Venky's are travelling from India to watch Michael Appleton's first home match in charge against Charlton on Saturday, with club matriarch Anuradha Desai making only her second visit since November 2010.
Full story: Lancashire Evening Telegraph
AND FINALLY
BBC 5 live's 606 newsletter reports how Michael Johnson, who has been released by Manchester City, has been trending on Twitter after a picture, reported to be him appeared on the social networking site. The player was tipped for big things before injuries set him back.
Former Barcelona star Samuel Eto'o, 31, has been keeping himself busy while at Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala by creating a comic book.