Tuesday’s news and transfer rumour gossip.
Former Manchester United boss David Moyes has been named as the new manager of Spanish club Real Sociedad – (BBC)
Arsenal will make a £30m January bid for Barcelona duo Dani Alves, 31, and Pedro, 27 – (Daily Express)
The Gunners are stepping up their interest in Ipswich’s £10m-rated 21-year-old defender Tyrone Mings, who cost just £10,000 from non-League Chippenham less than two years ago – (Daily Mirror)
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, 27, will hold crisis talks with manager Luis Enrique as Chelsea and Manchester United monitor his availability – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United are believed to have joined the race for unsettled 28-year-old Paris St-Germain midfielder Yohan Cabaye – (Metro)
Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 32, is nearing a move to Old Trafford after hinting he is ready to return to competitive football following injury – (Daily Express)
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 34, who is out of contract at the end of the season and becomes a free agent on 1 January, will begin formal contract talks with the Anfield club this week – (Daily Express)
Meanwhile, Reds manager Brendan Rodgers has warned against placing pressure on striker Daniel Sturridge, who is nearing a return after first suffering a hamstring injury more than two months ago – (The Times – subscription required)
West Brom have opened talks with 21-year-old forward Saido Berahino, who has been named in the senior England squad for the first time, about extending his contract beyond 2017 – (Daily Express)
Jurgen Klinsmann backs Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino as Emmanuel Adebayor asks fans to stop booing – (Independent)
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini’s position as manager at Etihad Stadium is set to be reviewed at the end of the season – (Daily Star)
Spurs players are becoming increasingly concerned that the club will never become truly successful while Daniel Levy is chairman – (Daily Telegraph)
Former Burnley, Bolton and Wigan boss Owen Coyle, 48, is a leading contender to replace Stuart McCall at Motherwell – (Daily Record)
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 26, feels he was made a “scapegoat” for David Moyes’s failure as a manager at Old Trafford after his £27.5m signing from Everton – (Guardian)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be handed a £20m January transfer budget to kick-start the Gunners’ season – (Daily Mirror)
On-loan Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao, 28, looks to have had his hopes of a permanent move to Old Trafford dashed after pictures on Instagram revealed he has to pack his knee with ice after every game – (Daily Mail)
Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has urged his assistant Roy Keane to make his peace with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson – (Guardian)
Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff has hit out at Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli’s attitude – saying the striker has not been educated well – (InsideFutbol.com)
Stoke’s former Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic, 24, says Potters boss Mark Hughes was one of the main reasons behind his summer move to the Britannia Stadium, revealing Hughes has been monitoring him since his time in charge at Manchester City – (International Business Times)
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola, 43, has ruled out returning to his former club Barcelona, saying “there are cycles in life” and his time with the Catalan side is over – (Marca)
Chelsea are ready to make a bid for Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus after making him their top priority for January – (Metro)
Manchester City are sweating on Vincent Kompany’s fitness while he is on international duty with Belgium – (Daily Mirror)
Wojciech Szczesny has told his Arsenal teammates they must cut out the dozy defending after slamming them for switching off for the second time in a week – (Daily Star)
Newcastle’s new star Ayoze Perez is ready to take the Premier League by storm – (Daily Express)
David De Gea is closing in on a move to Real Madrid with Manchester United set to sign Victor Valdes ‘imminently’ to replace him – (Metro)