Blues move for Luiz looking shaky and other red-hot gossip

(27-01-2011) Chelsea's move for Benfica defender David Luiz is on the verge of collapse. The Blues are refusing to meet the Portuguese club's asking price of £30m. Elsewhere, Barcelona and Manchester United are vying for the signature of Ajax defender Gregor van der Wiel; Bolton are poised to sign 21-year-old Arsenal striker Carlos Vela on loan; Werder Bremen want to sign Tottenham midfielder Nico Kranjcar, but he is thought to want to stay in England; Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies could be on his way across town to bitter rivals Birmingham, with midfielder Sebastian Larsson going in the opposite direction; and Liverpool defender Paul Konchesky could be offered a way out of his nightmare time at Anfield with a return to Fulham on loan.