Saturday's breaking transfer window gossip

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is ready to use the money generated by his winter clear-out of players to fund a January move to sign Barcelona's 31-year-old striker David Villa.
David Villa
Villa has struggled to regain his place in the Barca team since recovering from a broken leg
Defender Benedikt Howedes, 24, reportedly targeted by Manchester United and Arsenal, has decided to postpone contract talks with his club Schalke until the end of the season, putting Premier League clubs on alert.
Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf says it would be "kind of stupid" not to want to keep on-loan Chelsea winger Kevin de Bruyne, 21, beyond this season.
Frazier Campbell will become the latest fringe player to leave Sunderland as the 25-year-old striker's long-anticipated move to Hull City is imminent.

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says Mario Balotelli's training-ground tackle that so enraged him on Thursday was so bad it would have been worth "two red cards" in a match.

AND FINALLY

A Paris St-Germain fan has teased striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic after taking the Zlatan.fr domain name - and telling the 31-year-old Swede he will only part with it if the striker completes one of 12 bizarre challenges, such as beating the fan in a taekwondo challenge or giving him a lock of hair.