Sunday's gossip


Gareth Bale's future will be decided in the next 48 hours, with Tottenham's billionaire owner Joe Lewis set to demand £100m for the 24-year-old attacker from Real Madrid.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Real only want to pay £20m up front for Bale, with the rest of the world-record fee spread out in instalments.
Full story: The People
Elsewhere, it is claimed that Tottenham will refuse to meet Real to discuss a deal for Bale.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised Real for making their interest in Bale public.
Full story: skysports.com
Spurs are considering a bid for unsettled Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and Colombia international Jackson Martinez, both 26, as they plan to reinvest the income from Bale's impending transfer to Real Madrid.
Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)
Villas-Boas's side have also had to step up their search for a new centre-half after being forced to field a makeshift pairing in the heart of their defence during a friendly at Monaco.
Full story: Metro
Striker Wayne Rooney, 27, will ask Manchester United for a transfer this week.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Chelsea are preparing an "imminent" second bid of around £40m for Rooney - and the England striker will leap at the chance to become Jose Mourinho's number one striker at Stamford Bridge.
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Marouane Chamakh endured a scoreless, three-game loan spell at West Ham last season​
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has has told a close friend "I'll get Luis Suarez" - even though Liverpool are adamant the clubs are way off a deal for the striker.
Full story: The Sun (subscription required)
But Reds boss Brendan Rodgers remains insistent Suarez is not for sale, although he adds that, if he were, the price tag would be closer to the £100m being touted for Gareth Bale.
Full story: Sunday Express
Manchester United will set their sights on Bayern Munich's 29-year-old midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger - if a third bid for Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas, 26, fails this week.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse, 28, is mystified by reports linking him to Turkish side Trabzonspor.
Full story: Evening Chronicle
Out-of-favour Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh, 29, has agreed to join Premier League new boys Crystal Palace on a six-month loan deal.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Goalkeeper Pepe Reina, 30, will join Barcelona - rather than return to Liverpool - after his season-long loan with Napoli is over.
Full story: Daily Star
Aston Villa left-back Enda Stevens, 23, has been made available for transfer by manager Paul Lambert.
Full story: Birmingham Mail
OTHER GOSSIP

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes he would have been bored if he had taken the England job in 2007. "At that time my plan was just to try to motivate myself for a job that doesn't fulfil me," the 50-year-old said. "What do I do? During the day, I'm not training, so I have to go and see players train in their clubs."
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Mourinho says his Chelsea team can play fantasy football this season - but claims he has never been ordered to do so by owner Roman Abramovich.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
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Inter Milan are considering recruiting Patrick Vieira as head coach​
Inter Milan plan to keep an eye on Patrick Vieira's progress as head of Manchester City's elite development squad with a view to naming him head coach in the future. The 37-year-old played for the Italian side from 2006-2010.
Full story: The People
The Football League faces a fight with Fifa to maintain the loan system that operates outside the current transfer window restrictions.
Full story: Sunday Express
AND FINALLY

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, 34, says he does not support goal-line technology as it will take away some talking points from the sport.
Full story: The People
 
We're going to make one last bid for Fabregas, and if it fails we're going after Schweinsteiger? Give me strength.

I'd love to be a sports journalist for a tabloid newspaper - easiest job in the world.
 
Arsenal are set to make Luis Suarez, 26, their highest paid player if they can push through the move from Liverpool. According to reports in Uruguay, Arsene Wenger has drawn up a four-year contract worth £160,000 a week for the striker to sign.
Full story: The Metro
But Tottenham could also be set to move for Luis Suarez once the Gareth Bale saga is finally concluded.
Full story: Sunday People
Tottenham could also make a £15m double bid for Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen, 21, and defender Toby Alderweireld, 24, both targets for Liverpool.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Queens Park Rangers have been told it will cost them £6m to land England striker Jermain Defoe, 30, from Tottenham.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
OTHER GOSSIP

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Wilshire has made just seven England appearances​
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who both have fitness concerns, will play 45 minutes each at Wembley on Wednesday as England take on Scotland in a friendly.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester United manager David Moyes says there is no rift between the club and Rooney.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Gareth Bale's no-show at Tottenham's friendly with Espanyol is being played down by manager Andre Villas-Boas, who says the Welshman was "under no obligation" to attend.
Full story: The Guardian
AND FINALLY

Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is back in the news after he took delivery of a pet pig, which he has called Super after failing to determine its sex.
Full story: The Metro
 
Wayne Rooney set up two goals in Manchester United's win over Swansea but the 27-year-old still wants to leave the Old Trafford club, with Chelsea his preferred destination and Arsenal his continge
ncy plan.
Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)
Chelsea will offer United £40m for Rooney and hand the England international a four-year deal worth £300,000 a week in their latest attempts to sign him. However, if their latest bid fails, the Blues will switch their attentions to Borussia Dortmund forward Robert Lewandowski, 24.
Full story: Sunday People

Rooney has conceded he will not be allowed to leave Manchester United and that he will spend the 2013-14 season with the Premier League champions.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Manchester United are about to launch an ambitious move for Real Madrid midfield duo Mesut Ozil, 24, and Kaka, 31.
Full story: Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)

Manchester United boss David Moyes will return to former club Everton to make an £18m bid for 25-year-old midfielder Marouane Fellaini, whose £24m buyout clause recently expired.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester City could be tempted to move for striker Radamel Falcao, 27, as Monaco may have to sell their prize asset because of French tax laws.
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Atletico Madrid playmaker Arda Turan has made 64 appearances for Turkey scoring 12 goals
Full story: Daily Express

Real Madrid have hinted they expect Gareth Bale to join them this summer by leaving the club's number 11 shirt free for the Welshman should he arrive from Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Express

Chelsea face a battle with Inter Milan and Napoli if they want to bring Anzhi Makhachkala striker Samuel Eto'o, 32, to Stamford Bridge.
Full story: Daily Star

Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino has dismissed speculation that the Catalan club will try to sign either Chelsea defender David Luiz, 26, or Liverpool centre-back Daniel Agger, 28, after claiming he is happy with his defensive options.
Full story: The Independent

England and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, 35, hopes the London club will sign Rooney from Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Atletico Madrid's 26-year-old playmaker Arda Turan's possible move to either Liverpool or Arsenal has moved a step closer. His agent has been quoted as saying that Turan's transfer to the Premier League this summer is "probable".
Full story: AS sports newspaper (in Spanish)

Liverpool will make a move for Brazil and Internacional striker Leandro Damiao if Manchester United or Tottenham beat them to the signing of Anzhi Makhachkala forward Willian, 25.
Full story: Sunday People

Arsenal will have to pay £25m if they want to sign 27-year-old Swansea striker Michu, while the Gunners are also interested in Manchester City right-back Micah Richards.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP

Gossip Column Extra: Latest transfer news
Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be out for up to three months with a knee injury suffered in his side's 3-1 defeat by Aston Villa on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Celtic boss Neil Lennon says he is no closer to signing a striker despite making a second bid for Schalke's 23-year-old Finnish forward Teemu Pukki as the German club are refusing to sell.
Full story: STV

Swansea defender Ashley Williams, 28, admits he is flattered by reports linking him with a switch to Arsenal, but insists he is still fully committed to his current role.
Full story: Metro
AND FINALLY

Former Friends actress Jennifer Aniston has become Watford's second celebrity signing of the year after she was presented with a Hornets shirt. Actress Mila Kunis was also presented with a Watford shirt recently.
Full story: Daily Mail
 
TRANSFER GOSSIP

Paris St-Germain are set to beat Arsenal to the signing of Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye by offering £17m for the 27-year-old.
Full story: Metro
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to make a £10m bid for Newcastle's 25-year-old keeper Tim Krul.
Full story: Sun on Sunday (requires subscription)
Wenger is also set to increase his bid to £17m for Krul's team mate, Cabaye, while the Arsenal boss is also eyeing Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 25.
Full story: Sun on Sunday (requires subscription)
The Gunners could also make a new bid for Valencia goalkeeper Vicente Guaita after the La Liga club rejected an opening £4m offer for the 26-year-old.
Full story: Metro
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Benzema has made 59 appearances for France​
Karim Benzema's agent says the 25-year-old France striker will not be joining Arsenal from Real Madrid in this transfer window.
Full story: Sporting Life
Gareth Bale, 24, has arrived in Spain while Tottenham and Real Madrid continue to discuss the forward's proposed move to the Bernabeu.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Welshman Bale has agreed a £97m six-year contract to join Spanish club Real Madrid.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, has informed former club Manchester United he would like to return to the club to end his career.
Full story: Observer
Stoke, Cardiff and Swansea are all believed to have made offers to sign West Brom's Nigeria international striker Peter Odemwingie, 32.
Full story: Birmingham Mail
Chelsea will make a final £40m bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 27, after Monday's match between the two sides.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Chelsea have turned their attentions away from Rooney and have instead agreed a deal to sign 32-year-old striker Samuel Eto'o as part of the negotiations to acquire Willian for £30m from Anzhi Makhachkala.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Spurs are set to sign £25m striker Erik Lamela from Roma this week as soon as the Italian club sign a replacement for the 21-year-old, who will be reunited with his former director of football Franco Baldini at White Hart Lane.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is hoping to sign 21-year old striker John Guidetti for about £5.5m from former club Manchester City.
Full story: Sun on Sunday
West Ham will switch their attention to Porto striker Silvestre Varela, 28, if they fail to agree a deal for Juventus forward Fabio Quagliarella.
Full story: Sunday Express
Barcelona are preparing a £10m move for Liverpool's 27-year-old central defender Daniel Agger.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP

Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway is already fighting for his job at Crystal Palace with the newly promoted Premier League club eyeing up a move for Newcastle boss Alan Pardew.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Shakhter Karagandy have been reported to Uefa by animal rights group Peta after they sacrificed a sheep before the first leg of their Champions League qualifier last week.
Full story: The Metro
AND FINALLY

Robin van Persie's artist father Bob is to exhibit his artworks in Manchester next month - inspired by the crowds of fans who cheer on his son. One of his recent works features a sea of paper dolls wearing United red.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has revealed he had to call police after being confronted by three men on Friday night at the team's hotel in Whiteley ahead of Saturday's game against Southampton.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
 
Juventus have ended their interest in Manchester United's 26-year-old winger Nani, with the Italian club's sporting director Fabio Paratici saying the player has signed a new contract at Old Trafford.
Full story: Daily Express
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Midfielder Nani made 17 appearances for Manchester United last season.​
Swansea have warned Arsenal they are prepared to fight "tooth and nail" to keep hold of 29-year-old central defender Ashley Williams and striker Michu, 27.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United were preparing an improved offer for Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera, 24, after their £21m bid was rejected.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Herrera's father says that it would be very difficult for his son to leave the Spanish side.
Full story: Goal.com
Crystal Palace have made a £5m bid for Wigan midfielder Callum McManaman. Eagles boss Ian Holloway had the 22-year-old on loan at Blackpool in 2011.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
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Midfielder Callum McManaman was man of the match in this year's FA Cup Final.​
Liverpool are ready to agree a £1.5m loan fee for Victor Moses, but city rivals Everton are also in pursuit of the 22-year-old Chelsea winger, who is not in Jose Mourinho's immediate plans.
Full story: Sunday People
Manchester United are still hoping to land Roma's 30-year-old midfielder Daniele De Rossi on a loan deal before the transfer window closes on Monday at 23:00 BST.
Full story: Daily Star Sunday
Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata, 25, will have to demand a transfer in order to push through a move to Arsenal.
Full story: Sunday People
GLOBAL GOSSIP

Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, will move to Manchester United in a £28m deal and the Belgium international will be unveiled at a press conference on Monday.
Full story: Sport Wereld (in Belgian)
AC Milan have moved quickly to replace midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, 26, by signing Slovenia midfielder Valter Birsa, 27, from Serie A side Genoa in a part-exchange deal involving defender Luca Antonini, 31.
Full story: Uefa.com
OTHER GOSSIP

Wayne Rooney is out of Manchester United's trip to Liverpool on Sunday. The 27-year-old could miss England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine after having 10 stitches in a head gash suffered in training on Saturday.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Rooney was seen leaving the club's Carrington training ground with a bandage wrapped around his head.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, 33, has told striker Luis Suarez, 26, that he is too big for Arsenal, but he can go to Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich if Liverpool don't qualify for the next season's Champions League.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he would not be prepared to work with a director of football.
Full story: The Observer
Real Madrid want Gareth Bale to miss Wales' World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia after the Tottenham playmaker, 24, signs for the Spanish giants.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
AND FINALLY

Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku, 20, may have missed the penalty that saw Bayern Munich lift the Super Cup but the striker been praised for his courage by former Stamford Bridge legend Didier Drogba, 35.
Full story: Daily Mail
New Chelsea midfield signing Willian, 25, is said to like a chant that Chelsea fans have dedicated to him that includes the line "He hates Tottenham!"
Full story: 101greatgoals.com
 
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, 33, has told striker Luis Suarez, 26, that he is too big for Arsenal, but he can go to Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich if Liverpool don't qualify for the next season's Champions League.
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However, Gerrard cut short of putting this in writing, stating " is rite Luis la, we'll defo let you go if they come in at around 40m, promise".
 
Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, want an explanation from executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward about what went wrong in the summer transfer market, despite signing 25-year-old midfielder Marouane Fellaini from Everton for £27.5m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester United remain interested in re-signing 28-year-old Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The Old Trafford club had set aside £80m to complete the deal in the summer.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Southampton striker Billy Sharp is wanted by Reading, Leeds, Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster when the loan transfer window opens up this week. But the 27-year-old fears he may have to stay as the Saints are refusing to subsidise his £18,000-a-week wages.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Bolton are interested in Crystal Palace's 25-year-old Ireland midfielder Owen Garvan, who could leave Selhurst Park after he posted a message on Twitter criticising Eagles manager Ian Holloway.
Full story: the Sun (subscription needed)
OTHER GOSSIP

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Guardiola won 14 major honours while in charge of Barcelona between 2008 and 2012​
The Football Association turned down the chance to interview current Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola, 42, for the England manager's job before appointing Roy Hodgson, 66.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Arsenal are reopening £15m contract talks with manager Arsene Wenger, and hope a £40m January transfer fund will persuade the 63-year-old Frenchman to sign.
Full story: the Sun
The FA could toughen up work permit rules at a shareholder meeting on Thursday to make the criteria tougher for foreign players entering the country.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Roy Hodgson would have dropped Rickie Lambert, 31, and played Danny Welbeck as a lone striker in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine if the 22-year-old had not picked up a suspension.
Full story: Sunday People
Manchester United want striker Wayne Rooney to sign a new contract keeping him at the club "well into his thirties", despite him being linked with a move to Chelsea in the summer. The 27-year-old's deal expires in June 2015.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Meanwhile, United manager David Moyes is determined to push through a revamp of his Old Trafford scouting network after being frustrated in the transfer window.
Full story: Sunday Express
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Gus Poyet won the Uefa Cup Winners Cup during his time with Real Zaragoza in Spain​
Swansea City's 49-year-old manager Michael Laudrup and former Brighton boss Gus Poyet, 45, are on a list drawn up by Portuguese side Benfica if they decide to sack Jorge Jesus after an unimpressive start to the season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp says Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 28, is the player to replace 22-year-old suspended forward Danny Welbeck in the England team in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier away to Ukraine.
Full story: the Sun
Former England manager Glenn Hoddle, 55, says a point against Ukraine would be a "massive" result for Roy Hodgson's team in Kiev.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Newcastle fans plan to protest against owner Mike Ashley before the home game with Liverpool on 19 October. The controversial appointment of Joe Kinnear as director of football, and his failure to add to the loan signing of 26-year-old striker Loic Remy, have angered supporters.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
The Newcastle protestors hope their march will help find a new owner for the club.
Full story: Evening Chronicle
Manager Chris Coleman, 43, will sign a contract extension this week, even though Wales are in danger of finishing bottom of their World Cup qualifying group.
Full story: the Observer
AND FINALLY

Queens Park Rangers full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 29, spent the international break skydiving in Miami.
Full story: Metro
Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio, 45, has ordered his foreign signings to learn English - to avoid cliques developing in the dressing room.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
 
Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea are among a host of clubs monitoring Juventus striker Fernando Llorente, 28. The Spain international has struggled since joining the Serie A side on a free transfer this summer.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
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Fernando Llorente has scored seven goals in 22 appearances for Spain​
Striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 29, wants a £1m pay-off to leave Tottenham after being banished to the reserves.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United manager David Moyes has defended his decision to start forward Wayne Rooney, 27, against Crystal Palace on Saturday, less than four days after he was deemed unfit for international duty with England because of a head injury.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Meanwhile, Arsenal will test United's determination to keep Rooney by offering the Old Trafford club £30m for him in the January transfer window.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Mathieu Flamini has warned Arsenal that he wants to finish his career with the "club of his heart" Marseille. The 29-year-old midfielder started his career with the Ligue 1 side before moving to the Gunners in 2004, rejoining Arsenal this summer after five years at AC Milan.
Full story: Metro
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Barkley has featured in all four Premier League matches for Everton this season​
Manchester United and Chelsea are ready to fight it out in an attempt to land Everton's £20m-rated midfielder Ross Barkley. The 19-year-old featured against Chelsea in Everton's 1-0 win at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Full story: Sunday Express
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is set to spend more of the world record transfer fee they received for Gareth Bale, and will target AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy, 20, in the January transfer window.
Full story: the People
OTHER GOSSIP

Liverpool are reviewing security at their Melwood training ground after a member of the public scaled a fence and screamed abuse at captain Steven Gerrard, 33, including threats against the midfielder's family.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 30, has revealed he was tormented all summer by "a little voice in the back of my head" telling him he should have achieved more. The Dutchman scored 30 goals in his debut season for United, but feels guilty about the club's Champions League failure last term.
Full story: the People
Celtic manager Neil Lennon believes his mentor Martin O'Neill is perfectly suited to the vacant Republic of Ireland managerial post and that the 61-year-old's playing career with Northern Ireland would be no bar to that role. O'Neill managed Lennon at Leicester City and Celtic.
Full story: the Observer
AND FINALLY

Serie A side Genoa insist that the club's youth coach, Luca De Pra,caught spying on local rivals Sampdoria while dressed in full 'Rambo'-style camouflage gear, was "acting entirely alone".
Full story: the Observer
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TRANSFER GOSSIP

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Mata has started twice this season and been been replaced on both occasions​
Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata, 25, who has failed to impress manager Jose Mourinho, will be offered an escape route in January by former boss Rafa Benitez, who is now in charge at Napoli.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Atletico Madrid and Paris St-Germain could also may make a move Spain international Mata as he continues to be marginalised by Mourinho.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is risking the wrath of Blues owner Roman Abramovich by snubbing playmaker Mata.
Full story: Sunday People
Arsenal are plotting a swoop for German midfield pair Marco Reus, 24, and Julian Draxler, 20. Juventus are also said to be interested in Draxler, who is valued at £34m by his current club Schalke, while Dortmund's Reus would also cost in excess of £30m.
Full story: Daily Express
Paris St-Germain defender Thiago Silva, 28, wants the French champions to step up their pursuit of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 27.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Tottenham are favourites to sign former Schalke striker Ciprian Marica, 27, on a free with the Romanian international expected to move to White Hart Lane ahead of a switch to Arsenal or West Ham.
Full story: Sunday People
Inter Milan are keen on signing Blackpool winger Tom Ince and could exploit a Fifa loophole to get the 21-year-old, whose father Paul also played for the Italian club, on the cheap.
Full story: the Sun (subscription required)
OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United manager David Moyes insists predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson is not interfering at Old Trafford.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has opened up the debate on "feeder" clubs after he admitted the Gunners would be interested in a formal link-up with Conference Premier club Barnet.
Full story: the Telegraph
Manager Martin Jol has been given a vote of confidence by the Fulham board but the Cottagers are understood to be interested in appointing ex-Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen to work with him.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Mark Hughes admits he is lucky to get the chance to manage Stoke City after he was "tainted" by his failure at QPR.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen has revealed he turned down a move to Manchester City last year as he feared he would be condemned to a life on the sidelines at the Etihad Stadium.
Full story: the Telegraph
AND FINALLY

Liverpool hard man Mamadou Sakho has been banned from the gym at the club's Melwood training ground - after he broke the equipment because of his strength.
Full story: The Metro
 
Manchester United forward Shinji Kagawa's future at the club is in doubt after the 24-year-old Japan international was taken off at half-time during the Old Trafford club's 2-1 defeat by West Bromon Saturday.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Atletico Madrid are keen on making a move for Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho, 21, if they qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Full story: Sunday People
Manchester United are considering moving for Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto, 20, in January after being told the Spain Under-21 player is available for a bargain £6m.
Full story: Metro
Rumoured Chelsea target Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 31, has revealed he considered leaving Paris St-Germain during the summer. The Sweden striker admitted he made contact with other clubs.
Full story: Goal.com
PSG playmaker Javier Pastore, 24, could be the subject of a £20m bid from Liverpool in the January transfer market, amid interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea.
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German Per Mertesacker joined the Gunners from Werder Bremen in August 2011​
Full story: Sunday Express
Manchester City have told Adnan Januzaj, 18, they will triple his current salary at Manchester United to £45,000 a week if the Belgian winger agrees to move across the city.
Full story: Metro
Arsenal will offer central defender Per Mertesacker, 29, a new contract to keep him at the Emirates for the next three years after impressing manager Arsene Wenger this season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Wilfried Zaha is in limbo at Manchester United as manager David Moyes does not think the 20-year-old midfielder is ready for the Premier League, but will not let him join Championship side Nottingham Forest on loan.
Full story: Sunday People
Liverpool want to give manager Brendan Rodgers a new contract as the Merseyside club are wary of taking risks over his future. The Northern Irishman has two years left on his current deal but has admirers at Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Norwich striker Luciano Becchio, 29, would prefer a move back to former club Leeds rather than a switch to Wigan or Middlesbrough.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has offered his support to Paolo Di Canio after his sacking by Sunderland, suggesting the Italian would return to the game a wiser and better manager.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Sunderland owner Ellis Short is considering Gus Poyet and Steve McClaren to succeed Di Canio, with senior Sunderland players making it clear they would prefer a British manager.
Full story: the Observer
Liverpool midfielder and ex-Sunderland player Jordan Henderson says Black Cats caretaker manager Kevin Ball is the man to rescue the Stadium of Light outfit.
Full story: Sunday Express
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who is back after a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, is aiming to improve the image fans have of him.
Full story: The Sun on Sunday (subscription required)
Darren Fletcher is hoping to return to Manchester United by the end of October. The Scotland midfielder, 29, is recovering from a longstanding chronic bowel problem and has not played since January.
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Darren Fletcher was included in Manchester United's 25-man Premier League squad​
Full story: Goal.com
Former Manchester United goalkeeping coach Eric Steele says the club's current first-choice stopper David De Gea, 22, was 'lazy in his desire to learn English' in his first season at the club.
Full story: Observer
Lionel Messi is doubtful for Barcelona's Champions League tie with Celtic on Tuesday after the Argentina forward, 26, picked up a thigh muscle injury during the 2-0 win at Almeria on Saturday.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester United's Champions League chances were written off by new boss David Moyes after the Scot claimed that his club do not have the "five or six world-class players" needed to win it.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Turkish side Galatasaray are set to appoint former Manchester City and Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini as their new coach following Fatih Terim's departure.
Full story: Goal.com
AND FINALLY


Full story: Sunday Mirror
Mischievous Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea fans have joined forces to launch a Twitter campaign to save Manchester United boss David Moyes after United suffered a third defeat in six league matches this season. In reply to the hashtag #MoyesOut set up by disgruntled United fans, delighted supporters of their title rivals have replied using the #MoyesIn tag.
Full story: Daily Star Sunday
 
Seems we are hell bent on bringing in midfielder from Barcelona.

City and Juventus can feck right off over Januzaj. I have a feeling his 'people' have maybe had their heads turned.

Zaha should have gone back on loan to Palace - probably will in January.

I thought Zlatan just signed a new contract?
 
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United could be tempted to move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in the new year after the Spanish club made it clear they are prepared to sell the France international, 25, for £17m.
Full story: Sunday People
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Manchester United failed with bids for Leighton Baines in the summer​
Manchester United will make a bid of £15m plus Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia, 28, for Everton left-back Leighton Baines, 28, in January.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Tottenham will also move for Baines after the England international's contract talks with Everton stalled.
Full story: Sunday People
Real Madrid are considering a January offer for Manchester City's Argentina striker Sergio Aguero. Real made an enquiry for the former Atletico Madrid forward, 25, in the summer.
Full story: the Observer
Paris St-Germain will make a £35m bid for Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata when the transfer window opens at the turn of the year. The Spain international has started only two Premier League matches this season.
Full story: Sunday People
Athletic Bilbao president Josu Urrutia has warned Manchester United to forget about renewing their interest in midfielder Ander Herrera, 24, in January.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
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Sergio Aguero has scored four goals this season​
Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United are competing to sign PSV Eindhoven winger Zakaria Bakkali, 17. The youngster has just been given his first call-up into the Belgium squad.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Liverpool could make a move for Anzhi Makhachkala's Ivory Coast striker Lacina Traore, 23, in January.
Full story: Metro
Chelsea are set to make the most of uncertainty about Saido Berahino's future by making a bid for the West Brom youngster, 20, in the January transfer window. Berahino's contract expires in the summer.
Full story: Metro
OTHER GOSSIP

Paris St-Germain will make a final bid to lure Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to the French club.
Full story: the Sun - (requires subscription)
Jose Mourinho says he will reprimand any Chelsea players that dive and wants governing bodies to introduce retrospective punishment.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Former Cambridge United manager John Beck, renowned for his direct style of football, is working for the Football Association, training young coaches.
Full story: the Observer
AND FINALLY

Born on 5 February, Belgian forward Adnan Januzaj, 17, who scored twice on his full Manchester United debut to beat Sunderland 2-1, shares a birthday with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar, former Barcelona forward Gheorghe Hagi, Juventus and former Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez and former Italy international Cesare Maldini.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
'Teenage kicks', 'Mad about the boy', 'You've been Ad', 'A star is born' and 'Ad Fab' were just some of the back page headlines paying tribute to Januzaj after his two goals against Sunderland on Saturday.
Full story: Various
 
I find it ironic that in talking about Adnan's birthday, they actually get his age wrong.
 
15m plus Valencia for baines, Jesus. Plus if we were gonna do that, send young away first.
 
Ash_G said:
15m plus Valencia for baines, Jesus. Plus if we were gonna do that, send young away first.
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:lol:

Baines has only 18 months left on his contract in Jan. No way anybody will pay more than 10mil for him.
 
KanieKaned said:
This they can have young in a flash, I'd rather keep tony
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Agreed - I can see Valencia remaining a good option as a squad player for us now that his claims to a starting position have faded so badly, but Young hasn't even shown that in my view.
 
Leg-End said:
Bakkali, yes please.
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Indeed. However, I can't help thinking that the Andreas Perreira 'situation' may influence him to not come here. He and Perreira were teammates and the stars of the youth team at PSV, and the fact that Bakkali has gone on to become a first-team member and even a full-international now while Perreira has barely played for our reserves may cause him to have doubts.

That said, I think we could do with young quality in the wide areas. Adnan and Bakkali stepping up to replace the likes of Young and Valencia would work, although Bakkali is maybe just a bit too young now.
 
Ash_G said:
15m plus Valencia for baines, Jesus. Plus if we were gonna do that, send young away first.
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I'd gladly sacrifice Valencia for Baines. It is a move that will improve us immensely. Evra has gotten a couple of assists, but the overall increased quality of delivery would see us create many more chances. I think it would also allow us to lose the left 'winger'.
 
Ash_G said:
15m plus Valencia for baines, Jesus. Plus if we were gonna do that, send young away first.
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problem with that is Everton couldnt afford Young's wages - isn't he on something stupid like 150k a week
 
Rozay said:
I'd gladly sacrifice Valencia for Baines. It is a move that will improve us immensely. Evra has gotten a couple of assists, but the overall increased quality of delivery would see us create many more chances. I think it would also allow us to lose the left 'winger'.
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If it was a straight swap maybe, or a little cash, that sort of deal is way ott for me. Baines has a better delivery but he can't dribble anywhere near as well as Evra can which is also a big feature of our game. I'd take Baines if the deal is right, but if we were gonna spend pretty big on a fullback I'd rather try and get Shaw if he's keeping up his performance levels by the end of the season.
 
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