Blues in for German playmaker and other red-hot gossip

Chelsea are ready to battle Arsenal and Manchester City for Werder Bremen playmaker Mesut Ozil. The 21-year-old midfielder is currently on World Cup duty with Germany and is valued at £20m. Elsewhere, Spain and Valencia star David Silva wants to move to the EPL, alerting Manchester City and Chelsea; Italian giants Juventus have offered recently released Arsenal defender William Gallas a two-year contract; Fulham have made an official approach for Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell; Sunderland have launched a £6m bid for Schalke's Germany international defender Heiko Westermann; and Barcelona will offer a maximum of £38m for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, having already had a £29m bid rejected by the Gunners for the 23-year-old midfielder.