Blues to break the bank to land Roo and other red-hot gossip

(21-10-2010) Chelsea are set to make Wayne Rooney one of the wealthiest players on the planet. According to a report in the Daily Mail newspaper on Thursday, Blues owner Roman Abramovich has rubber-stamped a deal to take the 24-year-old to Stamford Bridge, and will match or even better Manchester City's £250,000-a-week offer for the Manchester United striker. Elsewhere, Manchester United are lining up £30m-rated Ajax striker Luis Suarez as a replacement for Rooney; Chelsea and Liverpool have been linked with a January move for Bayern Munich’s Argentine centre-back Martin Demichelis; Arsenal are considering a move for Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill as they look to reinforce their defence; and Liverpool are keen to sign Roma's French defender Philippe Mexes, who has fallen out of favour with coach Claudio Ranieri.