Tuesday's breaking transfer window gossip

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Chelsea have identified 25-year-old Marouane Fellaini as their preferred replacement for Frank Lampard, 34, and are planning to trigger a £22m buyout clause in the Everton midfielder's contract at the end of the season.
Marouane Fellaini
Marouane Fellaini has scored nine goals in 18 appearances this season
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is lining up a summer move for England international Lampard.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich could lose out on £11m target Taison after Manchester City tried to hijack the deal for the 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder, who plays for Metalist Kharkiv.
Luka Modric has alerted Chelsea and Manchester City to a potential January transfer after the 27-year-old Real Madrid midfielder admitted he is unsettled in Spain.

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has put Premier League clubs on red alert by admitting he is eager to get back into football. The 41-year-old has at least eight offers but insists he has not yet decided where his next job will be.
MLS side Toronto FC will announce at a media conference on Tuesday that Paul Mariner his been sacked as coach and replaced by 35-year-old former Blackburn, Tottenham and QPR defender Ryan Nelsen.
Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 23, is poised to sign a new contract with the club this week, keeping him at Emirates Stadium until 2017 and increasing his salary from £60,000 to £90,000-a-week.

AND FINALLY

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo, 36, is preparing for a move to England after enrolling as an advertising student.