Stevie G headed for the door and other transfer gossip

Steven Gerrard is ready to walk out on Liverpool after growing disillusioned with life at Anfield. According to reports, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Manchester City are all waiting in the wings to snap up the Liverpool skipper if he chooses to leave the club he joined as a nine-year-old boy. Gerrard is desperate to win trophies and after another frustrating year for the Reds he is ready to try new pastures. He is valued at £40m. Elsewhere, Arsenal are ready to splash £7m on Fulham's England under-21 giant centre-half Chris Smalling; Tottenham have had a bid for out-of-favour goalkeeper Ben Foster rejected by Manchester United; and Barcelona have shrugged off claims that coach Pep Guardiola will replace Sir Alex Ferguson as the next manager of Manchester United.