Transfer Rumour Gossip: Chelsea Ready to Sell £97m Quartet, Liverpool Win Race to Sign £12m Starlet, Hammers Plot Ambitious Gunners Raid, Andres Iniesta Will Sign New Deal

Monday’s roundup of the latest transfer rumour news.

 

Newcastle and Aston Villa are among the teams interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur’s unsettled former Fulham midfielder Mousa Dembele – Daily Express

Roma’s Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic, 23, has played down a potential move to the Premier League by claiming he wants to stay at the Italian side – Daily Star

Liverpool have beaten Arsenal to the signing of Derby midfielder Will Hughes and will sign the 18-year-old in a £12m deal during the January transfer window – Daily Express

Sunderland are rumoured to be looking at signing Swedish 17-year-old Valmir Berisha after the Halmstads striker scored a hat-trick against Argentina in last month’s Under-17 World Cup in Abu Dhabi – Shields Gazette

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, 25, has bizarrely tipped himself for a move to either Barcelona or Real Madrid when the transfer window reopens in January – Metro

 

Forgotten Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has admitted that he would be more than happy to leave the club on a short term loan deal again – Sky Sports

And his fellow club and international colleague Edin Hazard has told him he would be better off quitting Stamford Bridge – ESPN

Chelsea ready to sell £97m quartet – Evening Standard

Liverpool defender Aly Cissokho has said that he hopes to stay at the club beyond the end of his loan agreement – Sky Sports

Arsenal and Tottenham are both hoping to sign striker Javier Hernandez in the January transfer window but Man United are set to offer him a new deal – Daily Star

New Perth Glory defender William Gallas has revealed that he had been hoping to secure a move back to his native France before opting to join the A League side – Sky Sports

 

PSV Eindhoven striker Ola Toivonen, 27, has reportedly told the club that he wants a move during the January transfer window – Sky Sports

New York Red Bulls midfielder Tim Cahill has targeted a return to the Premier League whilst the American soccer season takes its break – Daily Star

Sergio Aguero has told Lionel Messi that he wants to join him at Barcelona in the near future – Sport

Bayern Munich have snapped up Steven Ribery, younger brother of first team ace Franck – Abendzeitung (German)

Manchester City are plotting an extraordinary raid on Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos – Daily Mirror

 

Manchester United have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira after he was ruled out for six months with a cruciate ligament injury whilst on international duty – Daily Star

Wojciech Szczesny says he signed a new deal at Arsenal because the club feels like family – Daily Star

West Bromwich Albion striker Shane Long says that he is still unsure over his future with the club – Sky Sports

West Ham United are weighing up a cheeky swoop for veteran Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky – ClubCall

Celtic manager Neil Lennon says that he is confident that midfielder Joe Ledley will sign a new contract with the club – Scotsman

 

Belgian giants Anderlecht have opted against offering a contract to former Liverpool and PSG midfielder Mohamed Sissoko – Sky Sports

Chelsea target Xabi Alonso is close to agreeing a new deal to stay with Real Madrid – Marca

Stoke City are still sizing up a loan move for Manchester United forward Wilfred Zaha and have having him watched closely by their scouting team – Stoke Sentinel 

Fulham’s interest in out-of-favour Southampton midfielder Jack Cork is back on – ClubCall

Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari says he is open to a return to managing in the Premier League after the 2014 World Cup and would even go back to Chelsea, who sacked him in 2009 – Guardian

 

Barcelona director Andoni Zubizarreta says that midfield icon Andres Iniesta will sign a new deal to keep him at the Nou Camp before Christmas – Marca

The agent of former Norwich City target Fabio Quagliarella has denied claims that the striker wants to leave the club after Lazio reportedly made enquiries about his future – Inside Futbol

Arsenal are still keen on bringing former AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato to the club in order to add to their attacking options – Metro

John Terry has been told he will have to take a pay cut if he wants a new one year deal to stay at Chelsea – Daily Mail

PSV Eindhoven manager Dick Advocaat has said that midfielder Kevin Strootman won’t be at Roma for long and could still join Manchester United next year – Daily Mail