Friday’s news and rumour gossip.
Manchester United will offer Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, a weekly wage of £300,000 to lure him back to Old Trafford – (Daily Express)
United and Chelsea are to be told publicly by Real Madrid that they have no chance of signing forward Ronaldo – (Independent)
Bayern Munich midfielder and World Cup hero Mario Gotze, 22, has revealed he would be open to a move abroad if an opportunity arose – (Daily Mail)
Roma’s sporting director Walter Sabatini, 59, insists Manchester United target Kevin Strootman, 24, is not for sale – (Sky Sports)
Everton manager Roberto Martinez says he may revive his interest in signing Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25 – currently on loan at Aston Villa – next summer – (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’s new five-year deal could pave the way for 32-year-old Petr Cech to leave Stamford Bridge in January, with Real Madrid and PSG interested – (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal legend Robert Pires, 40, insists signing for Goa in the inaugural Indian Super League is not motivated by money – (Daily Mail)
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, 19, has been offered a new four-year contract by the club to ward off interest from Chelsea – (Birmingham Mail)
Chelsea outcast, forward Lucas Piazon, 20, has admitted that he could leave Stamford Bridge on a permanent basis – (Daily Express)
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet, 46, says he is not happy with the club’s business in the summer transfer market – (Sky Sports)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he would never have signed striker Danny Welbeck, 23, if he had not gone to Rome to meet the Pope on transfer deadline day – (Times – subscription required)
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew admits he has lost the trust of fans at St James’ Park – (Independent)
Tottenham Hotspur have received a preliminary takeover approach from a consortium of American businessmen – (Daily Telegraph)
West Brom manager Alan Irvine has pleaded with fans to give him time to get the club’s summer signings to gel – (Guardian)
Defender Pablo Zabaleta, 29, says Manchester City are out to avenge their 3-0 humbling in the Community Shield when they take on Arsenal on Saturday – (Daily Star)
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj, 19, says he is happy at Manchester United despite the arrival of Angel Di Maria, 26, and Radamel Falcao, 28, who could well block his route to a regular first-team spot – (Daily Mirror)
Right-back Micah Richards, 26, who has just completed a move to Italian side Fiorentina, claims he was not given a chance by manager Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City and says he fears for his former club’s youngsters – (Daily Mail)
Everton and England midfielder Ross Barkley, 20, is ahead of schedule on the comeback trail and could be back in training within the next month – (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa loan midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25, believes his days at Manchester United are over after being told to find a new club by manager Louis van Gaal – (Daily Telegraph)
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert says Cleverley’s preferred option was always to join the Midlands club, despite interest from Everton – (Daily Mail)
Arsenal are already working on a double deal to sign Barcelona duo Munir El Haddadi and Sergi Samper in the January transfer window – (Metro)
Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette has signed a new two-year contract, the club have announced – (Sky Sports)
Liverpool have been linked with a £24million January offer for Lazio winger Antonio Candreva – (Daily Mirror)
The Reds could revive their interest in Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri after the winger’s agent revealed a January switch away from the Allianz Arena was a strong possibility – (Daily Star)