Thursday’s news and transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has opened the door to a huge £480m move for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 27 – (Daily Express)
Arsenal are ready to begin talks with Borussia Dortmund over a £63m deal to sign 24-year-old midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and centre-back Mats Hummels, 26 – (Daily Star)
Palermo say they have rejected interest from Manchester United in 21-year-old Argentine striker Paulo Dybala, whom they value at more than £30m – (Guardian)
Paris St-Germain, Porto and Juventus are all eying a loan deal for Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj, 19 – (Daily Mail)
Schalke and Borussia Dortmund are edging closer to meeting Swansea’s £8m valuation for striker Bafetimbi Gomis – (Daily Mail)
West Brom manager Tony Pulis is eying a bid for Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, 31 – (Express and Star)
Swansea are hoping to reinvest some of the money received for the sale of Wilfried Bony to Manchester City on a £5m bid for Stuttgart midfielder Alexandru Maxim, 24 – (Telegraph)
Manchester United have opened talks with French club PSG over a £30m deal to sign 20-year-old Brazilian defender Marquinhos – (Le10sport)
QPR striker Charlie Austin, 25, has put other clubs on alert by stalling over a new contract – (Daily Mail)
Liverpool have identified Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, 22, currently at Belgian side Bruges, as a possible rival for Simon Mignolet – (Daily Express)
Tottenham have joined North London rivals Arsenal in the chase for West Ham’s 26-year-old New Zealand defender Winston Reid – (Telegraph)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is ready to cut his losses on wingers Andre Schurrle, 24, and Mohamed Salah, 22 – and may use the money to fund a bid for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 21 – (Daily Star)
Everton forward Kevin Mirallas, 27, says he will decide where his future lies at the end of the season – (Liverpool Echo)
Nottingham Forest manager Stuart Pearce fears he will be sacked if his side are beaten by Derby on Saturday – (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 30, still has a future at White Hart Lane – (London Evening Standard)
West Ham goalkeeper Adrian, 28, is hoping his good form could win him a Spain call-up – (Daily Express)
Liverpool believe they can rival Chelsea’s spending when their expanded Main Stand opens next year – (Independent)
Burnley remain on course to qualify for the Europa League via the Fair Play League this season – (Lancashire Telegraph)
Former Brazil forward Ronaldo, 38, says he will try to get back into shape with an eye on coming out of retirement with Fort Lauderdale Strikers – (Eurosport)
Argentine winger Jonas Gutierrez, 31, says playing for Newcastle United again after overcoming cancer will be the best moment of his career – (Daily Mail)
Midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, 23, says he turned down Premier League offers in order to move to Inter Milan – (Sky Sports)
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea’s girlfriend has been selected to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest – (Daily Mail)
Manchester United could seal a deal for target Kevin Strootman if they make a ‘huge’ offer for the Roma man – (Metro)
Mario Balotelli has been warned to stop wasting his talent at Liverpool by former manager Roberto Mancini – (Daily Star)
Paul Lambert hopes the arrival of David Silva wannabe Carles Gil will turn Aston Villa into a more attacking side and appease unhappy fans – (Daily Mirror)