Tuesday’s news and transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester United will have to pay Real Madrid about £80m to sign former winger Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, who would also demand close to £20m in wages – (Daily Star)
Manchester City have made an official enquiry for Borussia Dortmund’s German midfielder Marco Reus, 25, and have asked for updates over his availability – (Daily Express)
Monaco are still interested in signing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, despite missing out on the 28-year-old during last year’s summer transfer window – (Daily Telegraph)
Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 33, has disagreed with Arsene Wenger’s suggestion that he was close to joining Arsenal – (Guardian)
PSG and Real Madrid are both monitoring the contract talks of Liverpool’s 19-year-old winger Raheem Sterling – (Daily Express)
Liverpool have started talks over extending midfielder Jordan Henderson’s contract beyond the end of next season – (Daily Telegraph)
Liverpool defender Glen Johnson, 30, could leave the Anfield club as he seeks a longer term contract and talks reach deadlock – (Guardian)
Newcastle are still planning to sell French defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, 25, even though he is starring for Roma on loan – (Daily Mirror)
Watford manager Billy McKinlay is set to leave his job on Tuesday, just eight days after replacing Oscar Garcia – (Daily Mail)
Queens Park Rangers have shelved a new contract for manager Harry Redknapp after the club’s poor start to the season – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United keeper David De Gea, 23, has admitted that a difficult start to his career at Old Trafford had him considering returning to his native Spain – (Daily Telegraph)
Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 35, has been called up to the Italy squad after reversing his decision to retire from international football – (Daily Mail)
Bayern Munich’s Xherdan Shaqiri could he heading to Spain as Atletico Madrid are preparing a £12m bid for the 22-year-old Swiss midfielder – (Bild – in German)
Real Madrid’s 26-year-old French striker Karim Benzema could join Liverpool in a £40m transfer deal – (Le Figaro – in French)
Juventus managing director Beppe Marotta says the club were unable to sign 21-year-old forward Juan Iturbe as rival club AS Roma had more disposable income at the time – (Tuttosport – in Italian)
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 33, has said that he felt isolated by club president Florentino Perez during the tenure of Jose Mourinho as manager of the Bernabeu outfit – (AS.com – in Spanish)
Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos, 28, has sustained a leg injury which will make him unavailable for Spain’s match against Luxembourg on Sunday – (Marca – in Spanish)
Arsene Wenger doesn’t trust Mesut Ozil to play at no. 10 in Arsenal’s big games, says Jamie Carragher – (Metro)
Daley Blind wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a leader for Louis van Gaal – (Daily Mirror)
Cesc Fabregas: I don’t regret joining Chelsea instead of Arsenal in the summer – (Daily Star)
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United could all be set to move for West Ham’s Winston Reid in January – (Daily Mirror)
Roy Keane has been charged with steering Tom Cleverley back to the top at Aston Villa – (Daily Star)
Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere believes he is hitting top form again after a slow start to the campaign – (Daily Express)
Diafra Sakho is determined to prove himself at West Ham United having feared that a dream move would pass him by – (Sky Sports)
Inter Milan will again try to land Liverpool forward Fabio Borini on a loan deal in the January transfer window – (Inside Futbol)