Blues ready to give Benayoun a home and other red-hot gossip

Chelsea are ready to bring Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun to Stamford Bridge. Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti is a big fan of the Israeli and wants him to replace Joe Cole. The 30-year-old Benayoun is expected to cost £6m. Elsewhere, Barcelona are ready to renew their interest in Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano but will first concentrate on landing Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal; Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing £12m-rated Barcelona teenager Bojan Krkic; Manchester City are eyeing highly rated Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez who made his full Spain debut at the weekend; Manchester City want to offload Brazilian striker Jo as part of the package to sign David Silva from Valencia; and Manchester United and Chelsea will have to pay £25m to land Atletico Madrid's teenage goalkeeping sensation David de Gea.