Transfer Rumour Gossip: Man United Chase Quartet, Arsenal Target £33m Goal Machine, Blues to Sign Argentine Centre-Back

A roundup of Saturday’s transfer rumour gossip.

Manchester United manager David Moyes does not expect to be able to add many new players in the January transfer window despite bringing in just one big name in the summer. – Daily Mail

Uruguay and Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, 26, says compatriot Luis Suarez, 26, is waiting for a move to Real Madrid and the Liverpool forward was not keen on joining Arsenal. – Daily Mail

Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 32, has urged Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, 27, to move to the Ligue 1 side. – Metro

West Ham could re-sign striker Carlton Cole, 29, after the international break. Cole was released in May. – talkSPORT

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham, 38, admits he has had doubts about his decision to retire from professional football. – Daily Telegraph

 

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has admitted that goalkeeper Joe Hart, 26, could be dropped for the Premier League game against Everton on Saturday. – Daily Mirror

Hull midfielder Tom Huddlestone, 26, is hoping to win his way back into the England squad. – Guardian

Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph, 23, could be rewarded with a new contract at Villa Park after impressing this season. – Birmingham Mail

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick, 32, says he is keen to sign a new contract and end his career at the club. – The Sun (subscription required)

Former Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill is the favourite for the Fulham job, should current boss Martin Jol be sacked. – The Sun (subscription required)

 

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 26, has released plans to build a football-inspired house. – Metro

Arsenal target £33m FC Porto striker Jackson Martinez – Abola

West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison, 20, put a £19m price tag on himself after insisting on the buy-out clause when he signed from Manchester United. – The Sun (subscription required)

‘Smoking seriously harms a career’, ‘Pack it in Jack’, ‘Stub it out’, ‘Jack dragged into row’ are just some of the back-page headlines confronting Jack Wilshere after Arsenal manager criticised the 21-year-old midfielder for smokingVarious

 

Arsenal set to miss out on PSV ace Zakaria Bakkali – talkSPORT

Wolfsburg, Leverkusen and Werder Bremen are all chasing Chelsea’s Kevin De Bruyne – talkSPORT

 

Shinji Kagawa will be allowed to rejoin Borussia Dortmund in January in a swap deal which would see defender Neven Subotic join Manchester United. Daily Star

Wilfried Zaha will also be allowed to leave Manchester United in January, but only on loan. Crystal Palace remain keen to take him back, while Swansea, West Brom, Stoke and Newcastle are also interested. Daily Mail

Man United to make £31m move for Borussia Dortmund attacker Marco Reus. – Sports Direct News

Manchester United are watching 6ft 5in defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Belgian side Genk as David Moyes looks to strengthen his backline after a torrid start to the season. – Daily Mail

Athletic Bilbao president Josu Urrutia has ruled out selling midfielder Ander Herrera to Manchester United, saying he considers the matter ‘closed’. – Daily Express

Chelsea have beaten out a host of big clubs to the signature of Porto’s Argentine defender Nicolas Otamendi. He will move to Stamford Bridge at the start of next season, despite interest from Barcelona and Milan. – Daily Express