Football Transfer Rumours - Dec-18-2012

Newcastle United are in advanced talks to sign France international striker Loic Remy, 25, from Marseille for £10m and hope to announce the deal at the start of the January window.

Stoke and Aston Villa are leading a 30-club race to sign Crewe's latest midfield starlet Luke Murphy, 23.

Newcastle striker Demba Ba, 27, says he is interested in a move to Arsenal in January.

Honduras midfielder Roger Espinoza, 26, will join Wigan in January after being granted a work permit to work in the UK.

Club World Cup champions Corinthians are to make a £12.2m offer for AC Milan's 23-year-old striker Alexandre Pato, who has also been linked with a move to Chelsea.

Striker Bafetimbi Gomis says he will decide in January whether to sign a new contract with Lyon or leave the French title challengers. The 27-year-old has been linked with Chelsea and Liverpool.

Former Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka, 33, is in talks to cancel his contract with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua and wants to join Queens Park Rangers.

Liverpool could buy La Liga winger Sofiane Feghouli, 22, from Valencia.

The agent of Liverpool target Arda Turan has said the 25-year-old winger plans to leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.

Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen, 20, is good enough to play for Tottenham, according to Spurs centre-back Jan Vertonghen.

Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri wants to be reunited with midfielder Frank Lampard at French second division side Monaco. Lampard, 34, has been told his Blues contract will not be renewed when it expires next summer.