Monday’s news and rumour roundup.
Liverpool have emerged as potential suitors for Joe Hart, with the 27-year-old England goalkeeper reportedly fearing for his Manchester City future after revealing the club have not spoken to him about a new contract – (Metro)
Manchester United will tear up their loan deal for Radamel Falcao and send the 28-year-old Colombia striker back to Monaco if he suffers a recurrence of his knee problems – (Daily Express)
QPR boss Harry Redknapp wanted to sign Stoke striker Peter Crouch, 33, for a fifth time on transfer deadline day but Potters boss Mark Hughes vetoed the move – (Guardian)
Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United could be set for a transfer battle as they are all monitoring Fulham forward Patrick Roberts, 17 – (Daily Mirror)
Frank Lampard admitted he was “lost for words” when he scored Manchester City’s equaliser against his former club Chelsea in their 1-1 Premier League draw – (Daily Mail)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has urged striker Danny Welbeck, 23, to use former Gunners forward Thierry Henry as his inspiration to succeed at the club – (Daily Telegraph)
Leicester City midfielder and big summer signing Esteban Cambiasso says he used to hide before football training as a youngster – because he wanted to become a basketball player – (Daily Mirror)
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher criticised Manchester United for not signing a top defender in the transfer window after watching their 5-3 defeat by Leicester City on Sunday – (Daily Mail)
Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan will step up moves to secure Russell Slade as the club’s new manager while Chris Hughton and Steve Clarke are also leading candidates – (Western Mail)
Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon has criticised current boss Ronny Deila for questioning the fitness of the team he left behind – (Daily Record)
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino accused his players of showing “a lack of passion” during their 1-0 Premier League defeat by West Bromwich Albion – (Daily Express)
Newcastle are interested in signing West Ham striker Andy Carroll during the January transfer window and bringing the 25-year-old back to the club where he started his career – (Sunday People)
Fiorentina and Juventus have expressed an interest in signing Manchester United youngster Adnan Januzaj, 19, on loan in the new year – (Metro)
Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk insists he never asked to leave the club in the summer, and is happy where he is for now – (Sky Sports)
Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy feels Juan Mata’s exclusion from the starting line-up could have a negative effect on the Manchester United squad – (Daily Mirror)
Cesc Fabregas has claimed that Arsenal fans should ‘move on’ from his transfer to city rivals Chelsea, with the 27-year-old also revealing that a return to the Emirates stadium outfit was never on the cards – (Metro)
Carlos Tevez is enjoying his football in Italy and has every intention of honouring his contract at Juventus – (Sky Sports)
Serie A giants Roma have become the latest side to join the race for 15-year-old Norwegian sensation Martin Odegaard – (Inside Futbol)
Paul Lambert is closing Aston Villa’s training ground until Tuesday after his squad were ravaged by sickness – (Daily Mirror)
The agent of Arsenal and Manchester United target Marco Verratti has revealed their is no chance of the midfielder going back to Italy as Serie A clubs cannot afford him – (talkSPORT)
Ramires is hoping to spend ‘much longer’ at Chelsea after passing the 200 appearance mark for the club – (Sky Sports)
Arsenal are keeping tabs on exciting Lyon striker Clinton N’Jie – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admits he is playing the waiting game over Jonny Evans, who was forced off against Leicester City today in his side’s 5-3 defeat – (Inside Futbol)
Manchester United’s hopes of re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo have been given a further boost after a potential transfer to Monaco collapsed – moving the Old Trafford club into pole position for the Real Madrid star’s signature – (Metro)
Liverpool are not in the equation for the title this season, according to former Reds midfielder Jamie Redknapp – (Daily Star)