Saturday’s news and transfer rumour gossip.
Arsenal are leading the chase for former Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 28, who has struggled to make an impact since moving to Paris Saint-Germain – (Daily Express)
West Ham and Swansea are monitoring the progress of Barcelona’s 19-year-old Spanish starlet Munir El Haddadi – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United will abandon a move for on-loan striker Radamel Falcao, 28, and instead go for former Monaco team-mate Edinson Cavani, 27 – (Metro)
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert fears Fabian Delph could leave Villa Park in January as the 25-year-old England midfielder is yet to sign a new deal – (Birmingham Mail)
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech could be heading to AC Milan for £7m after Arsenal hinted they were not going to pursue their interest in the 32-year-old in January – (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid say £64m will be enough to prise Isco away from the Bernabeu, prompting interest in the 22-year-old from Arsenal and Liverpool – (Daily Express)
Malaga will make an offer to take 27-year-old West Ham striker Mauro Zarate on loan in January – (Evening Standard)
Liverpool defender Kolo Toure, 33, says there are more similarities between manager Brendan Rodgers and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger than meets the eye – (Metro)
Manchester United’s 25-year-old Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera is to be the subject of a probe into alleged match-fixing and illegal payments in Spain – (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea will finalise the second largest sponsorship deal in Premier League history by Christmas – (Daily Mail)
Jose Mourinho will grant his Chelsea side a Christmas party this season, after cancelling last year’s because of results – (Guardian)
Iconic Italian defender Alessandro Nesta has come out of retirement aged 38 to join Chennaiyin for the final throes of the Indian Premier League season – (FourFourTwo)
QPR boss Harry Redknapp tips veteran defender Rio Ferdinand, 36, to be a successful manager when he retires from playing – (Daily Express)
Celtic manager Ronny Deila admits he has compromised his ideals of good football in order to get results, saying: “I have ditched those principles a lot this season.” – (Daily Express)
Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama, 23, received advice from his team-mates on burglar alarms after having his Hampshire house burgled and his car stolen while playing at Aston Villa on Monday – (Daily Telegraph)
A Manchester City supporter had his back signed by in-form striker Sergio Aguero, so he rushed to a tattoo parlour on Friday to have the mark immortalised – (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has earmarked Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to surpass Manuel Neuer and become the best shot-stopper in the world within the next two years – (Metro)
Louis van Gaal has delivered a final warning to Robin van Persie to start performing – (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham have been hit with a UEFA rap after three pitch invasions during their Europa League clash with Partizan Belgrade – (Daily Star)
Micah Richards says home-grown youngsters will never again get a chance at Manchester City because of the intense pressure to get results – (Daily Express)
Roy Keane offered to stay on at Aston Villa before his shock decision to quit after just 144 days – (Daily Star)
Arsenal are set to sign Real Madrid defender Gorka Zabarte Moreno with the player said to be already packing his bags ahead of the move – (Metro)
Sunderland are eyeing Ajax’s Danish midfielder Lasse Schone – (Daily Mirror)
Arsene Wenger has promised to bring in at least one player in January but it may not be a central defender because of the transformation of Nacho Monreal from left-back – (Daily Express)
Charlton have extended the loan deal of Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin until the end of December – (Sky Sports)