TRANSFER RUMOURS
Chelsea have stolen a march on Arsenal in the chase for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, because the Spanish giants are interested in Blues goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32.
( Daily Express )
Former Newcastle striker Andy Carroll, 25, is not interested in returning to his former club even if West Ham choose to offload him.
( Newcastle Chronicle )
Arsenal will bid £8m for Celtic's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, in January.
( Daily Star )
Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore, 24, has shrugged off suggestions he could move to Burnley in the January transfer window.
( Sunderland Echo )
Aston Villa will have to double 29-year-old defender Ron Vlaar's wages to stop him moving to Manchester United in January.
( Daily Star )
Midfielder Mezut Ozil, 25, has denied he wants to leave Arsenal and join Bayern Munich.
( Metro )
Manchester United are poised to offer goalkeeper David De Gea, 23, a new £30m deal in an attempt to discourage interest from Real Madrid.
( Daily Mirror )
Winger Jack Grealish, 19, is poised to sign a new £20,000-a-week contract at Aston Villa after joining Stellar Group, the football agency which represents Gareth Bale and Ashley Cole.
( Daily Telegraph )
Villa have also made a formal new four-year contract offer to Fabian Delph, 24, as they try to keep the England midfielder.
( Daily Mirror )
OTHER GOSSIP
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 21, says he rejected a move to Manchester United in 2011 because they had just signed Phil Jones, 22, from Blackburn.
( Daily Mail )
England manager Roy Hodgson's chat with Raheem Sterling, 19, before the Estonia game should have been kept private, says former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
( Sky Sports )
Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has praised Sterling's actions and claims it was a "selfless act".
( Liverpool Echo )
Striker Wayne Rooney is preparing for a special Wembley celebration with his children if he becomes the youngest player to win 100 caps for England against Slovenia next month.
( Daily Express )
Arsenal shareholders will use Thursday's Annual General Meeting to question majority owner Stan Kroenke over a £3m payment to another of his companies and challenge Arsene Wenger about his summer transfer strategy.
( Daily Telegraph )
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has urged fans to be patient with winger Christian Atsu, 22.
( Liverpool Echo )
Roy Keane has threatened to quit as Aston Villa's assistant manager if his work as the Republic of Ireland's number two suffers.
( Birmingham Mail )
Neil Lennon has accused Premier League chairmen of looking down on his achievements at Celtic after ending his six-month managerial exile by taking over at the Championship's bottom club, Bolton.
( Daily Telegraph )
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, will not leave the Spanish club for less than a billion euros, according to his agent, Jorge Mendes.
( Le Figaro )
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has hinted that he may step down after the 2016 European Championship.
( AS )
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi says Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti advised the club to sign 32-year-old goalkeeper Diego Lopez from the Spanish club.
( Marca )
Manchester City are considering making a transfer move for Juventus' 21 year-old French midfielder Paul Pogba, who moved to Italy from Manchester United in 2012.
( Le Figaro )
AND FINALLY
Former Manchester United forward Bebe, 24, has been tipped by Benfica boss Jorge Jesus to return to England and be a star, despite only playing 14 minutes for the Portuguese club.
( Daily Mail )
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