Our roundup of Tuesday’s transfer rumour gossip.
West Ham will offer Ravel Morrison a new contract in January following his superb start to the season. The 20-year-old midfielder has a £19m release clause which the Hammers want to remove to ward off interest. – Daily Mirror
Manchester United are favourites to sign 17-year-old Brazilian striker Bruno Gomes from Desportivo Brasil, despite interest from Real Madrid, Udinese and Sao Paulo. – Daily Star
Derby County boss Steve McClaren has accepted he will struggle to keep Will Hughes past the January transfer window with Liverpool and Manchester United vying to sign the 18-year-old winger. – Daily Express
Tottenham are lining up a move to sign 34-year-old Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo from Juventus. – Daily Mail
Cameroon midfielder Alex Song, 26, would consider a move back to his old club Arsenal, having struggled to cement a place in the Barcelona first team. – Daily Star
Schalke remain confident they can keep 20-year-old midfielder Julian Draxler, despite interest from Arsenal and Chelsea. – talkSPORT
Arsenal’s South Korea striker Park Chu-Young is set to join Championship side Wigan Athletic on loan for the rest of the season. Park, 28, has not started a Premier League game for the Gunners since joining them from French side Monaco in August 2011. – Daily Mirror
Chelsea linked with £25m German international bid – Daily Express
Manchester United’s Brazilian right-back Rafael, 23, says he wants to stay with the Premier League champions, despite being linked with a return to Brazil and a move to Corinthians. – Football365.com
Fulham boss Martin Jol is ready to battle Arsenal and Liverpool for highly rated defender Alexander Milosevic, 21, who plays for AIK in Sweden. – Daily Express
Manchester United will try to sign 21-year-old attacking midfielder Sergi Roberto from Barcelona in January. Roberto, who has represented Spain at under-21 level, is also wanted by Tottenham. – Daily Star
Manchester City defender Micah Richards, 25, will not plead with England manager Roy Hodgson to pick him for the national team. – The Guardian
Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj, 18, will not be rushed into a decision over his international future – but he is unlikely to select England. Januzaj has already rejected a chance to play for Belgium. – Daily Mail
Chelsea line-up £5m West Brom wonderkid bid. – Metro
Manchester City midfielder James Milner, 27, says England’s players cannot bear the thought of watching the World Cup finals in Brazil on television should they fail to qualify. – Daily Mirror
Man United target £32.5m Belgian midfielder – CalcioMercato
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says his sense of smell can predict the different phases of matches before they happen, including when goals are scored. – Daily Telegraph