Red Devils in for Benfica ace and other red-hot gossip

(22-11-2010) Manchester United are rumoured to be tracking exciting Portuguese left-back Fabio Coentrao as a replacement for Patrice Evra. Evra is believed to be eyeing a move to Spain next season. Sir Alex Ferguson views young Benfica star Coentrao as a perfect replacement for the Frenchman after being impressed by his performances at this summer’s World Cup. Elsewhere, Bayern Munich are ready to battle it out with Aston Villa for the signing of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema; £15m Tottenham flop David Bentley could be on his way out of White Hart Lane with Fulham keen on the 26-year-old winger; Chelsea are lining up Blackburn defender Phil Jones as the perfect replacement for injured captain John Terry; and Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal target Xherdan Shaqiri is reportedly in talks with Inter Milan with the Basel winger set to seal a £5m deal with the Italian club.