Monday’s news and transfer rumour gossip.
Manchester United could sign winger Gareth Bale, 25, from Real Madrid for £90m, with the Spanish giants to use the money to sign Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard, 23 – (Daily Star)
New York Red Bulls sporting director and former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier is ready to offer Steven Gerrard a lucrative deal if the 34-year-old turns down a new contract at Anfield – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City are the latest club to join the race to sign £47m-rated Borussia Dortmund and Germany defender Mats Hummels, 25 – (Daily Express)
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has urged Reds manager Brendan Rodgers to offer at least £20m for Swansea striker Wilfried Bony, 26, in January – (Daily Express)
Arsenal are preparing to move for German defender Benedikt Howedes, 26, as Arsene Wenger looks to strengthen his under-manned defence in January – (Metro)
Inter Milan will battle Ajax and Real Sociedad to secure a loan deal for Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj, 19, in January – (Daily Star)
Despite injuries to all three of their frontline strikers, Manchester City have agreed a £3m deal to let John Guidetti, 22, turn his loan move to Celtic into a permanent deal – (Daily Record)
Atletico Madrid have rejected Manchester City’s £17.4m bid for highly-rated Uruguayan defender Jose Gimenez, 19 – (AS)
Werder Bremen are being linked with a January move for 24-year-old Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore, who is rated at £7m despite failing to score in the Premier League for more than a year – (Sunderland Echo)
The Glazer family intend to maximise their investment in Old Trafford by using big-name signings to drive the club’s value up to £3bn – (Daily Express)
Former Manchester United captain Bryan Robson has questioned whether manager Louis van Gaal’s double training sessions could be the cause of the club’s injury crisis – (talkSPORT)
West Ham striker Andy Carroll, 25, says his partying days are over as he rebuilds his reputation – (Daily Mirror)
West Brom have halted contract talks with leading scorer Saido Berahino, 21, over concerns about his lifestyle – (Express & Star)
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has launched an investigation into why so many of his players are suffering muscle injuries – (Daily Mail)
Inter Milan have opened talks to sign Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah, with the 22-year-old struggling to impress since arriving at Stamford Bridge in January – (talkSPORT)
Rangers have confirmed Ally McCoist’s resignation – and revealed he will bank a wage INCREASE in his final year in charge – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has given his team something to aim for after insisting the Red Devils can win the Premier League title this season – (Metro)
Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea were right to let Frank Lampard leave Stamford Bridge – (Daily Star)
QPR and Crystal Palace are set to compete for the signature of Peter Crouch in January after the striker’s future at Stoke was plunged into doubt – (Daily Express)
Hull City manager Steve Bruce admitted he did not know where Hatem Ben Arfa was following the 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on Saturday – (Sky Sports)
Theo Walcott is targeting Arsenal’s clash with Liverpool on Sunday for his comeback – (Daily Star)
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers hinted he’ll keep faith with Liverpool no.2 Brad Jones for next weekend’s visit of Arsenal, despite the goalkeeper’s suspect performance against Manchester United – (Metro)
Fuming Paul Lambert has lashed out at claims that Roy Keane’s departure from Aston Villa was because he had fallen out with the club’s players – (Daily Mirror)
Barcelona starlet Munir El Haddadi wants to go out on loan in January, with Arsenal and Chelsea both interested – (Daily Express)
Roma coach Rudi Garcia has denied rumours that Ashley Cole may be set to quit the club in January to play in Major League Soccer in the United States – (Sky Sports)