The most ridiculous rumour of the day is from the Mirror, who claim that Chelsea are going to make a £30m bid for the Liverpool captan Steven Gerrard.

They say that Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has “told friends” that he will “test Liverpool’s resolve” in the summer with the cheeky bid, but i reckon he must have been either drunk or joking, or both!

In any case it is hardly worth considering, although Gerrard himself has been moaning about the lack of trophies in his career. Would he be more likely to win something at Stamford Bridge?

The same paper has the slightly more believable story that Benitez wants the ex-Man Utd striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy as a stopgap measure in the New Year, but the £100,000 a week wage demand is putting Benitez off. They say that the Spanish manager is trying to get Van Nistelrooy to agree to a pay-as-you-play deal.

The Mirror quotes an “Anfield source” as saying: “There is an interest in Van Nistelrooy, but doing a deal will be very difficult unless something changes financially.

“His fitness record is a big worry. There are some reservations about bringing in a player who has suffered so much with injuries given how the squad has been hit by injuries this season.

“It would be a gamble, so any deal must offer some value for money otherwise it will not happen.”

Well, in that case, it definitely won’t happen! No-one can pay a 33 year-old £100,000 a week, especially just coming back from injury!

The suggestion of the 22 year-old Valencia striker Juan Mata coming to Liverpool is also fraught with difficulties, not the least being Benitez’s need to sell before being able to buy ANYBODY. But Guillem Blague thinks that this is a strong possibility.

He’s not as famous as his colleagues David Villa and David Silva, but hopefully he will be a lot cheaper, and the fact is that Liverpool desperately need a striker, so let’s hope that one is true!