Tuesday’s news and transfer rumour roundup.
Arsenal target Edinson Cavani could be getting closer to a move to Emirates Stadium after the striker, 27, was omitted from Paris St-Germain’s warm-weather training plans – (Daily Express)
Liverpool are set to beat Tottenham in the chase for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino, 21 – (Daily Mail)
Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo, 21, will be allowed to join French top-flight club Bordeaux on loan for the rest of the season – (Daily Star)
West Ham striker Mauro Zarate, 27, takes a parting shot at Hammers boss Sam Allardyce after agreeing a loan deal with QPR until the end of the season, accusing him of refusing to play him because he was signed by chairman David Sullivan – (Daily Mirror)
Burnley striker Danny Ings, 22, wants to stay at Turf Moor and lead his side’s fight for survival – (Daily Star)
Manchester United’s hopes of landing Gareth Bale have been dealt a blow after Real Madrid claimed they would never sell the forward – (Daily Mail)
Chelsea have had a £101m bid rejected by Real Madrid for Gareth Bale – (Daily Star)
Newcastle star Moussa Sissoko is ready to reject a January move to Arsenal – (Daily Star)
Manchester United have made an official move for Norwegian teenager Maritin Odegaard, 16, who visited Old Trafford where he met manager Louis van Gaal but the Stromgodset midfielder is also due to visit Manchester City this week – (Daily Express)
Referee Anthony Taylor apologised to Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho for booking Cesc Fabregas rather than awarding him a penalty in Chelsea’s 1-1 draw at Southampton – (Daily Mail)
Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini, 32, is in the frame for the manager’s job at St James’ Park if Alan Pardew leaves – (The Independent)
Pardew will double his salary at Crystal Palace if his move from Newcastle to Selhurst Park is finalised – (Daily Mirror)
Newcastle have, though, targeted former Stoke and Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis to replace Pardew – (Shields Gazette)
St Etienne manager Christophe Galtier is also among the contenders to take over at Newcastle – (Daily Telegraph)
Midfielder Samir Nasri insists Manchester City have the bottle to defend their Premier League title – (Daily Star)
Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on target again but his latest shot was not universally popular as he reportedly killed a moose during a hunting trip back home in Sweden – (Guardian)
American broadcaster NBC blundered over their subtitles during Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Tottenham, referring to United midfielder Juan Mata as ‘Marijuana Mata’ – (Metro)
Atletico Madrid are willing to sell Brazilian defender Joao Miranda in January – and that has put Manchester City on red alert – (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa’s Ron Vlaar insists he hasn’t heard anything from Manchester United over a January move – (Daily Express)
The agent of Wolfsburg winger Kevin De Bruyne has dismissed reports linking his client with a move to Bayern Munich – (Sky Sports)
Arsene Wenger has reassured Arsenal fans he intends to bolster his squad in the coming January transfer window – but warns he won’t buy just for the sake of it – (Metro)
England striker Danny Welbeck’s become the latest injury case for luckless Arsenal – (Daily Star)
Wayne Rooney has become the latest player to call for a winter break in the Premier League – (Daily Express)
QPR boss Harry Redknapp admitted he needs to strengthen his squad in the upcoming transfer window after his side’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace at Loftus Road – (Sky Sports)
Chelsea are closing in on a £7.5m deal to sign prolific Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric – (Daily Mirror)