Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea's move for Benfica defender David Luiz is on the verge of collapse. The Blues are refusing to meet the Portuguese club's asking price of £30m.
  (The Sun)


• Liverpool have been given until Saturday to come up with the cash to buy Luis Suarez from Ajax. The Dutch club are holding out for £25m for their 24-year-old striker, but the Reds are hoping to pay about half that figure.
  (The Sun)


• Uruguayan Suarez, who impressed at last year's World Cup, is known to be keen to complete the move to Anfield, although the transfer may not go through now until summer at the earliest as Liverpool's owners are refusing to pay inflated prices in January.
  (Goal)


• Barcelona and Manchester United are vying for the signature of Ajax defender Gregor van der Wiel. The 22-year-old full-back won the Johan Cruyff award in 2010, a yearly accolade handed out to the best player in Dutch football.
  (Insidefutbol)


• Turkish side Konyaspor have made an offer for Blackburn forward El-Hadji Diouf, although his agent says his first preference is to remain in England.
  (Daily Mail)


• Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu could make a shock return to the Premier League, with Newcastle keen on signing the 32-year-old, who was sacked by Chelsea in 2004 after testing positive for cocaine.
  (Metro)


• Blackpool are eyeing up a move for Fulham midfielder Zoltan Gera as they prepare for Charlie Adam to leave Bloomfield Road.
  (Metro)


• The Tangerines chairman, Karl Oyston, has told Adam to withdraw his transfer request and help the club stay in the Premier League.
  (The Sun)


• But Blackpool's move for striker Jeremie Aliadiere, who is a free agent, has hit a snag and may be called off.
  (talkSPORT)


• Bolton are poised to sign 21-year-old Arsenal striker Carlos Vela on loan.
  (The Mirror)


• German side Werder Bremen want to sign Tottenham midfielder Nico Kranjcar, who is free to leave White Hart Lane, but he is thought to want to stay in England.
  (The Mirror)


• Spurs striker Robbie Keane could be leaving White Hart Lane to join West Ham on loan, with a possible permanent move to follow in the summer.
  (The Mirror)


• Spurs have already agreed a deal with the Hammers for Keane to move to east London and they have approached Atletico Madrid over a £9m move for 31-year-old Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan.
  (Goal)


• Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies could be on his way across town to bitter rivals Birmingham, with midfielder Sebastian Larsson going in the opposite direction.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool defender Paul Konchesky could be offered a way out of his nightmare time at Anfield with a return to Fulham on loan.
  (The Mirror)

• Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has revealed he will get a share of any profit made on the sale of Charlie Adam if the midfielder leaves the club.
  (The Sun)


• Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists he is heading back to the Premier League. The Real Madrid boss reportedly said: "I've decided to return to England."
  (The Sun)


• Manchester United's 36-year-old midfielder Paul Scholes says he does not know if he will be playing football next season.
  (The Sun)


• Sheffield Wednesday are lining up Notts County's Paul Ince as a possible successor to under-pressure manager Alan Irvine.

• Blackburn's on loan striker Roque Santa Cruz has released a charity single to help underprivileged children in his home country Paraguay. The 29-year-old recorded the song Let Your Love Shine with Dutch singer Beate Alexandra.
  (Roque Santa Cruz foundation)