Italian striker cool on Blues switch and other transfer gossip

Chelsea target Giampaolo Pazzini has scoffed at talk of a summer switch to Stamford Bridge. The Sampdoria striker, Serie A’s top scorer this season with 11 league goals, claims he hasn’t even spoken to the Blues. Italian giants Juventus are also reportedly keeping a close eye on the 25-year-old Italian international. Elsewhere, Arsenal are set to beat Tottenham in the race to sign centre-half Stefan Savic from BSK Borca after the 19-year-old Serb completed a 10-day trial with the club; Birmingham did not sign striker Roman Pavlyuchenko during the January transfer window because Tottenham increased their asking price to £12m at the last minute; and Manchester City are lining up a summer bid for Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez.