Tuesday’s news and transfer rumour gossip.
Chelsea have stolen a march on Arsenal in the chase for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, because the Spanish giants are interested in Blues goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32 – (Daily Express)
Former Newcastle striker Andy Carroll, 25, is not interested in returning to his former club even if West Ham choose to offload him – (Newcastle Chronicle)
Arsenal will bid £8m for Celtic’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, in January – (Daily Star)
Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore, 24, has shrugged off suggestions he could move to Burnley in the January transfer window –(Sunderland Echo)
Aston Villa will have to double 29-year-old defender Ron Vlaar’s wages to stop him moving to Manchester United in January – (Daily Star)
Midfielder Mezut Ozil, 25, has denied he wants to leave Arsenal and join Bayern Munich – (Metro)
Manchester United are poised to offer goalkeeper David De Gea, 23, a new £30m deal in an attempt to discourage interest from Real Madrid – (Daily Mirror)
Winger Jack Grealish, 19, is poised to sign a new £20,000-a-week contract at Aston Villa after joining Stellar Group, the football agency which represents Gareth Bale and Ashley Cole – (Daily Telegraph)
Villa have also made a formal new four-year contract offer to Fabian Delph, 24, as they try to keep the England midfielder – (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 21, says he rejected a move to Manchester United in 2011 because they had just signed Phil Jones, 22, from Blackburn – (Daily Mail)
England manager Roy Hodgson’s chat with Raheem Sterling, 19, before the Estonia game should have been kept private, says former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher – (Sky Sports)
Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has praised Sterling’s actions and claims it was a “selfless act” – (Liverpool Echo)
Striker Wayne Rooney is preparing for a special Wembley celebration with his children if he becomes the youngest player to win 100 caps for England against Slovenia next month – (Daily Express)
Arsenal shareholders will use Thursday’s Annual General Meeting to question majority owner Stan Kroenke over a £3m payment to another of his companies and challenge Arsene Wenger about his summer transfer strategy – (Daily Telegraph)
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has urged fans to be patient with winger Christian Atsu, 22 – (Liverpool Echo)
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, will not leave the Spanish club for less than a billion euros, according to his agent, Jorge Mendes – (Le Figaro in French)
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has hinted that he may step down after the 2016 European Championship – (AS – in Spanish)
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi says Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti advised the club to sign 32-year-old goalkeeper Diego Lopez from the Spanish club – (Marca – in Spanish)
Manchester City are considering making a transfer move for Juventus’ 21 year-old French midfielder Paul Pogba, who moved to Italy from Manchester United in 2012 – (Le Figaro in French)
Roy Keane has threatened to quit as Aston Villa’s assistant manager if his work as the Republic of Ireland’s number two suffers – (Birmingham Mail)
Liverpool are ready to sign Espanyol goalkeeper Kiko Casilla in January with a move for Victor Valdes now on the verge of collapsing – (Metro)
However, Victor Valdes’ agent has denied a report claiming the former Barcelona goalkeeper had rejected a move to Liverpool after being asked to undergo a trial – (Sky Sports)
Liverpool could turn to Ezequiel Lavezzi in the January transfer window – (Daily Mirror)
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he wanted to bring Ander Herrera to Manchester United during his time in charge of the club – (Daily Star)
Javier Hernandez will not return to Manchester United once his loan deal at Real Madrid expires next summer – (Daily Express)