Saturday's gossip: Teixeira, Remy, Berahino, Costa, Terry
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Liverpool have been told to forget about signing Shakhtar Donetsk and Brazil forward Alex Teixeira, 26, unless they pay his release clause of 70m euros (£53.4m). (Liverpool Echo)
Chelsea forward Loic Remy, 29, is set to move to Leicester City in a transfer worth £11.5m. (Star)
Alternatively, Leicester are in talks over a £12m deal for AC Milan striker M'Baye Niang, 21. (Corriere delle Sera via Talksport)
However Milan have rejected the approach from the Premier League leaders and have insisted that the France Under-21 international is not for sale. (Guardian)
Newcastle will not be able to sign West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 22, as the Baggies do not want to sell him to another club near the bottom of the Premier League. (Express & Star)
Tottenham are ready to reward manager Mauricio Pochettino, 43, with a new deal amid interest from Chelsea and Manchester United. (Mirror)
Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink says 30-year England centre-half Gary Cahill is not for sale, despite him only starting five games in the past two months. (London Evening Standard)
Watford are prepared to pay Liverpool £3m to sign 19-year-old striker Jerome Sinclair and spend £4m on Fiorentina's 28-year-old defensive midfielder Mario Suarez.(Star)
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone wants to swap 29-year-old striker Jackson Martinez for Chelsea's 27-year-old forward Diego Costa. (Sun)
Aston Villa midfielder Charles N'Zogbia, 29, is refusing to leave the club cheaply and is prepared to see out his £63,000-a-week contract, despite only making two substitute appearances this season.(Mirror)
Real Madrid are poised to announce football's first £1bn kit deal. The contract would see them earn £106m each year of a decade-long deal with Adidas.(Telegraph)
Swansea have offered Crystal Palace £7m for striker Dwight Gayle, 26, with a view to bolstering their attempt to stay in the Premier League. (Mail)
Chelsea captain John Terry, 35, will be given the opportunity to stay at the club beyond the end of his playing career in either a coaching or ambassadorial role. (Times, subscription required)
Newcastle are close to signing Atletico Madrid full-back Guilherme Siqueira, 29, on loan. (Sky Sports)
New Newcastle signing Andros Townsend says he does not hold a grudge against Tottenham. The 24-year-old England midfielder ended his career at Spurs playing with the club's under-21 side. (Talksport)
Everton and Republic of Ireland midfielder Aiden McGeady, 29, is mulling over a move to Sevilla in La Liga following initial loan offers from Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday. (Guardian)
Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher, 28, is attracting interest from West Ham. (Telegraph)
Aston Villa's attempt to sign Croatian goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic from Hadjuk Split has failed after a work permit application for the 25-year-old was rejected. (Express)
Arsenal are close to signing Nigerian attacking midfielder Kelechi Nwakali from the Diamond Football Academy. And the 17-year-old already knows what number he wants to wear - 25, the same as former Nigeria and Gunners striker Nwankwo Kanu. (London Evening Standard)
Hull City are set to sign Slovakia goalkeeper Dusan Kuciak, 30, from Legia Warsaw for £250,000 and complete a loan move for Manchester United striker Nick Powell, 21. (Hull Daily Mail)
Social media
Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand greeted Nemanja Vidic's retirement by describing the Serb as his favourite defender to play alongside. On his Facebook page, Ferdinand called Vidic a "complete and great defender" but said United players doubted his ability when he first joined the club.
Brazil forward Pato, who has joined Chelsea on loan from Corinthians, could not hide his excitement at the prospect of playing for the Blues. In a post on Instagram, he wrote: "Today I'm really happy to become a player of this huge and special club. I never gave up on my dream of coming back to play in Europe and now Chelsea is helping me to make this dream come true. Thanks a lot for all the support of my family, Chelsea team and the fans. Today is a happy day."
And finally
Manchester United fans will get a 15% discount if they want to hire an executive box next season - but only if the club fails to qualify for European competition. The drop in price would cost the club an estimated £1m throughout the season. (Mail)
Colchester boss Kevin Keen is dreaming of more cup glory after fond memories of sitting in the League Cup as a kid when his dad, Mike, was a winner with QPR in 1967. The U's play Tottenham in the fourth round on Saturday. (Mirror)
Singer Rod Stewart has donated £10,000 to help League Two side Carlisle United cover the costs of the recent flooding at their Brunton Park ground. (Sun)
