Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Patrice Evra, 32, has reiterated his desire to stay at Manchester United. The French left-back claims he was misunderstood in a recent interview in his home country which led to reports that he was not signing a new deal for personal reasons. – Daily Mirror
Barcelona want to tie down striker Antonio Sanabria, 17, to a new deal in a bid to keep Arsenal from signing the Paraguayan. Sanabria, who is also being tracked by Manchester City and Juventus, currently has a £2.5m release clause. – Daily Mirror
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has admitted that he tried to sign Romelu Lukaku in a bid to pair him alongside compatriot Christian Benteke. – Daily Mirror
Norwich have been boosted in their bid to sign Sweden striker Ola Toivonen, 27, from PSV Eindhoven, who say they will not smash their wage ceiling to keep him. – talkSPORT
Manchester United manager David Moyes has dismissed talk that striker Robin van Persie, 30, is unhappy at Old Trafford. – Daily Telegraph
Tottenham are set to offer a three-year deal to veteran Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 34, who is out of contract at Juventus next summer. – Daily Star
Chelsea prepare move to trigger Diego Costa’s £32m Atletico Madrid release clause – Daily Star
Arsenal could make a third and final offer for Hamburg’s German international goalkeeper Rene Adler – Daily Star
Fulham manager Martin Jol has warned Italian giants Juventus to keep their hands off wonder goal scoring midfielder Patjim Kasami 0 Daily Star
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 26, says leaving the Nou Camp to join Manchester United last summer was never going to happen. – Guardian
Roberto Martinez has admitted that he is yet to open fresh contract negotiations with sought after full-back Leighton Baines about keeping him at Everton. – talkSPORT
Italian giants Inter Milan are hoping to snatch the signature of French international striker Karim Benzema from under the noses of Premier League side Arsenal – talkSPORT
Liverpool are set to step up their interest in promising Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey, 18, who plays for Swedish side Djurgarden. – Daily Star
Leeds United are in talks over a contract for Marius Zaliukas after the 29-year-old former Hearts defender impressed manager Brian McDermott while on trial. – Yorkshire Evening Post
Fulham and Stoke City are set to go head-to-head to land the services of Polish international midfielder Mateusz Klich, who plays for Dutch club FC Zwolle – Daily Mail
Neil Lennon has resigned himself to the fact that goalkeeper Fraser Forster is going to leave Celtic sooner or later – Daily Mail
Napoli are planning on dipping back into the transfer market in January to sign up another three players to help them lift the Scudetto – Goal.com
Galatasaray are set to offer veteran striker Didier Drogba a new deal in a bid to keep him at the club – Goal.com
Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy is set to extend his loan spell at Yeovil Town by a further month – Sky Sports
Aston Villa boss Paul LAmbert has admitted he won’t rush Fabian Delph into fresh contract talks amid fears of disrupting his current good form – Sky Sports
Arsene Wenger believes Sir Alex Ferguson will return to management soon – Sky Sports