Gossip

TRANSFER GOSSIP Daily Mirror Cup tales dominate the Daily Mirror's back page Real Madrid plan to make a move for Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, 24, when his contract expires in 18 months and get him on a free transfer. (Daily Telegraph) Paris St-Germain have held talks with Tottenham to sign striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 30, on loan for the rest of the season. (Daily Telegraph) Swansea City are considering trying to sign Blackburn striker Rudy Gestede, 26, but so far no club has matched the Championship side's £6m valuation. (Daily Mail) Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is considering summer deals for Hannover midfield pair Lars Stindl, 26, and Leonardo Bittencourt, 21. (Daily Star) Rodgers is preparing a £29m bid to beat Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid and Juventus to 17-year-old midfielder Ruben Neves, known as the 'new Sergio Busquets' at Porto. (Daily Express) West Ham have put in an £8m bid for 29-year-old Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis. (Sun - subscription required) The Hammers are set to confirm a pre-contract deal with Hamilton defender Stephen Hendrie, 20, after the clubs agree on a £1m compensation package. (Daily Mail) Bafetimbi Gomis Gomis has scored four goals in 24 appearances for Swansea this season Porto striker Jackson Martinez, 28, has overlooked a move to Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton for the opportunity to play in Serie A, according to his agent. (Daily Express) Aston Villa are back in talks to sign Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair, 25, days after it appeared as though the deal had fallen through. (Birmingham Mail) Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell, 20, could be handed a chance to revive his career by Hull's Steve Bruce. (Daily Mirror) Crystal Palace are close to completing the signings of Queens Park Rangers midfielder Jordon Mutch, 23, for £4.75m and Lille's Senegal international defender Pape Souare, 24, for £3.4m. (Guardian) OTHER GOSSIP England Under-21 striker Harry Kane, 21, will sign a new contract on Thursday to keep him at Tottenham until 2020. (Sun - subscription required) Chelsea are preparing an appeal after the Football Association charged striker Diego Costa, 26, with violent conduct for an alleged stamp on Liverpool midfielder Emre Can in their League Cup semi-final second leg. (Times - subscription required) Guardian Diego Costa's potential ban is the Guardian's main story Referees must help Costa cut out his alleged stamping on opponents or someone will get seriously hurt, says former official Mark Halsey. (Sun - subscription required) But Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill, 29, says team-mate Costa is a "complete player" and has defended his "physical" style. (Talksport) Chelsea have no plans to mark Frank Lampard's 13 years with the club when the 36-year-old former England midfielder returns to Stamford Bridge with Manchester City on Saturday. (Times - subscription required) Former Liverpool winger Boudewijn Zenden thinks Liverpool's fans will start turning against manager Brendan Rodgers if he doesn't win a trophy soon. (Talksport) West Ham believe they will be cleared of wrongdoing after Senegal made a complaint to Fifa about striker Diafra Sakho, 25, playing for his club in the FA Cup despite pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations with an injury. (Daily Mirror) Manchester City could increase their chances of signing top young French players as they develop a working relationship with French Ligue 1 club St-Etienne. (Independent) Newcastle caretaker-boss John Carver has disputed claims that their season is a write-off following his appointment. (Daily Mirror) Sunderland defender Billy Jones, 27, believes manager Gus Poyet's switch from 4-1-4-1 to 3-5-2 can work despite admitting it leaves them "vulnerable on the break". (Sunderland Echo) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA James Rodriguez (right) with Carlos Valderrama James Rodriguez (right) with Carlos Valderrama Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez posted a picture on his Instagram account of a picture of himself and former Colombia captain Carlos Valderrama with the message "Visit from the Great 10. My idol, my admiration". Tottenham's players have been celebrating reaching the Capital One Cup final. Eric Dier ‏tweeted "We're off to Wembley!" and fellow defender Ben Davies posted "WEMBLEYYYYYYY Come On You Spurs!" while Christian Eriksen simply went with "Yesssss". AND FINALLY... Manchester United have told season ticket holders they will be banned from the Premier League match against Sunderland on 28 February if they do not buy a ticket for next Tuesday's FA Cup replay against Cambridge United. (Daily Mail) Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan hurled his boot at a linesman during Wednesday's game with Barcelona but he was ony shown a yellow card. (Metro)