Saturday’s news and transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester City are weighing up a move for Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, next summer with Everton’s Ross Barkley another option – (Yahoo Sports)
Arsenal will look to meet Schalke winger Julian Draxler’s £37m release clause in January. The Gunners want to sign the 21-year-old after growing frustrated with his Germany international team-mate Mesut Ozil, 25 – (Daily Express)
Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder could leave Galatasaray and move to the Premier League as the Turkish club have failed to pay his wages. The 30-year-old could join Manchester United and link up with former national coach Louis van Gaal – (Metro)
Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, 37, could return to his native France, with Paris St-Germain and Monaco interested in signing him in January after his contract with Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls expires – (Daily Mail)
Italian side Roma want to buy Manchester City and England midfielder James Milner, 28, for £10m – (Daily Star)
Tottenham are prepared to pay £15m to buy West Brom’s England Under-21 striker Saido Berahino, 21 – (Metro)
Chelsea reject Fulham’s bid to bring 42-year-old Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer back to Craven Cottage on a season-long loan – (Daily Express)
Championship teams Derby, Huddersfield, Brighton and Charlton are all monitoring Dutch central defender Nick Kuipers, 22, who plays for second-tier side MVV Maastricht – (Sky Sports)
Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino could face a misconduct charge from the Football League that could threaten his future at Elland Road – (Daily Mail)
England right-back Glen Johnson, 30, says he is ready to fight to win back his starting place at Liverpool. Johnson had been recently linked with a move to Italian side Juventus – (Metro)
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel believes Louis van Gaal can guide the club to multiple trophies during his time at Old Trafford – (Daily Star)
QPR manager Harry Redknapp says Premier League clubs are “losing faith in British managers”. Redknapp believes Hull boss Steve Bruce should have been interviewed in the summer for the vacant Manchester United manager’s job – (Mirror)
Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini warns Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers he needs to “sort out Mario Balotelli’s brain” if he is to get the 24-year-old striker playing well – (The Sun)
England midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25, says he is motivated to prove his critics wrong during his spell at Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United – (Birmingham Mail)
Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, 23, tells manager Brendan Rodgers he should partner fellow Italian Mario Balotelli, 24, up front for the Reds – (Independent)
England forward Danny Welbeck says the national side can remain unbeaten throughout their Euro 2016 qualification campaign – (Mirror)
Former Tottenham defender Ledley King believes Mauricio Pochettino is the right man to take Spurs back into the Champions League – but admits they might not make the top four this season – (Talksport)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says the mix of Arsenal and Liverpool players in the current England squad is helping the team gel together – (Telegraph)
Luis Suarez made his first Uruguay appearance since biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup, but found himself having to ask the referee’s permission to leave the pitch in the match against Saudi Arabia in Jeddah so he could answer the call of nature – (Daily Mail)
Angel Di Maria was reportedly on the brink of joining French side Monaco before his eventual move to Manchester United this summer – (Metro)
Long-term Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri has admitted that he must once more sit down with Bayern Munich to discuss his future – with Galatasaray reportedly preparing a £15million offer for the Swiss international – (Daily Mirror)
Michael Carrick is closing in on his long-awaited Manchester United comeback – (Daily Star)
Kevin Strootman has failed to rule out a stunning move to Manchester United as the Roma star works on regaining full fitness – (Daily Express)
DeAndre Yedlin says he could move to Tottenham in January if his application for a Latvian passport is successful – (Goal.com)
Manchester United are ready to lodge a world record transfer offer for Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale – (Metro)