Transfer News and Gossip – Oct 30th

Premier League:

• Ex-Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is being considered to be brought in as interim manager at Chelsea should Jose Mourinho leaves. (Belfast Telegraph)
• Alternatively, owner Roman Abramovich is preparing to replace Mourinho with former boss Andre Villas-Boas. (Metro)
• Manchester United will step up their pursuit to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane following their League Cup defeat to Middlesborough. (Sun)
• Chelsea are planning a move for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Alex Teixeira. The 25-year-old has scored more goals than Robert Lewandowski this season. (Daily Mail)
• Nicolas Gaitan, 27, is ready to sign a new contract at Benfica despite interest from Manchester United and Liverpool. (Daily Star)
• Chelsea, Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will compete to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba who is valued at £72m. (Daily Express)
• Serge Gnabry is set to be recalled by Arsenal following his loan move to West Brom. (Telegraph)
• Arsene Wenger will consider using Kieran Gibbs as a winger following injuries to Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. (Mirror)