Football Transfer Rumours - Jan-28-2014

Manchester United have considered Porto's Eliaquim Mangala, Kurt Zouma of Saint-Etienne and Bayern Munich's Dante as replacements for Rio Ferdinand

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is now targeting Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa as the Blues now accept Wayne Rooney is staying at Manchester United

Manchester United are looking at a bid for Porto midfielder Fernando - nicknamed 'the Octopus' - after failing to land their first-choice central midfield targets.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could seek to enlist Lyon's France international attacking midfielder Yoann Gourcuff, 27, before the end of the winter transfer window.

Italian side Lazio are keen to sign West Brom's 34 year-old former France international striker Nicolas Anelka, who spent a short loan period at Juventus last year.

Juventus would seek to recruit Southampton's 28 year-old Argentinian striker Dani Osvaldo to replace Mirko Vucinic, if the 30 year-old Montenegro international moves to Inter Milan.

Piotr Parzyszek, 20, is a target for West Ham, with the young striker enjoying a fine season for De Graafschap in the Dutch second division.

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, 29, could move to Italy to reunite with former Reds boss Rafael Benitez, if 29-year-old Swiss midfielder Gokhan Inler is keen to move in the opposite direction.

Chelsea's 21-year-old goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, on loan at Atletico Madrid in Spain, could be swapped by Blues boss Jose Mourinho for in-form 25-year-old Atletico striker Diego Costa.

Napoli are holding further talks to sign Tottenham's France international defensive midfielder Etienne Capoue after an offer was rejected a fortnight ago.

After the serious injury suffered by striker Radamel Falcao, 27, Monaco are considering bidding for one of either Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 25, or Southampton's 28-year-old forward Dani Osvaldo.