Saturday’s news and rumour roundup.
England centre-half Gary Cahill is expected to commit his long-term future to Chelsea, with the 28-year-old in talks over a new deal – (Evening Standard)
Aston Villa face a battle to keep Dutch captain Ron Vlaar, 29, as the defender, who is in the final year of his contract, has not begun detailed negotiations to extend his current deal – (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal are set to face competition from Roma to sign 19-year-old midfielder Adrien Rabiot from Paris St-Germain in January – (Evening Standard)
FC Toronto president Tim Leiweke does not expect Jermain Defoe to play for the club again, increasing the likelihood that the 31-year-old striker will return to the Premier League – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says integrating new £150m signings Radamel Falcao, Angel Di Maria and Daley Blind into his side will be “easy” – (Daily Mirror)
Joe Hart’s place as Manchester City’s first-choice goalkeeper could be under threat as manager Manuel Pellegrini says he is prepared to give Willy Caballero, 32, a chance – (Manchester Evening News)
West Ham United have the power to prevent their Olympic Stadium home being shared with Tottenham Hotspur for the 2017-18 season – (Guardian)
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has encouraged any British players to take the opportunity to play abroad – (Independent)
Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp says restrictions forced by Financial Fair Play regulations mean his side will never be able to compete with the seven clubs who are on “another planet” – (Daily Telegraph)
Lazar Markovic, 20, is ready to show why Liverpool paid £20m for his services as the winger prepares to make his home debut against Aston Villa – (Liverpool Echo)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has said he will safeguard Raheem Sterling’s long-term career despite the growing importance of the 19-year-old for the Reds and England – (Guardian)
Former European Footballer of the Year Marco van Basten, 49, is to step down as coach of AZ Alkmaar as his health issues persist – (Independent)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says QPR defender Rio Ferdinand, 35, is a great player but he left Old Trafford at the right time – (Daily Mail)
Celtic announce a pre-tax profit of £11.17m for the year ending June 2014, but tells supporters they will not spend money they do not have – (Daily Record)
Celtic failed in a deadline-day bid to sign Barcelona forward Jean-Marie Dongou, 19 – (Daily Record)
Tom Cleverley has admitted that he is unlikely to ever play for Manchester United again and says he is pleased to have escaped the negativity of Old Trafford by joining Aston Villa – (Metro)
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is eager to agree a new long-term deal with Fabian Delph after the midfielder’s impressive England debut – (Sky Sports)
Barcelona superstar Xavi turned down the chance to play at Manchester United this summer – (Daily Star)
Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin is delighted to still be in Italy after links with United this summer – (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insists he isn’t concerned about the fitness of new striker Loic Remy – (talkSPORT)
Arsenal expect to sign Barcelona teen Munir El-Haddadi in £9.4m transfer deal – (Metro)
Bayern Munich chairman Karl Hopfner has defended the club’s decision to sell Toni Kroos to Real Madrid, saying the midfielder rejected a new contract – (Sky Sports)
Diego Godin says it will take more than money to tempt him away from Atletico Madrid and that the Spanish champions will go out to beat Real Madrid on Saturday – (Goal.com)
Wayne Rooney should play a holding midfield role in Roy Hodgson’s new look England team, according to Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish – (Daily Mirror)
The agent of Keita Balde Diao claims that both Liverpool and Juventus failed in their attempts to sign the Lazio striker – (Sky Sports)