Monday’s news and transfer rumour gossip.
Tottenham are targeting Southampton’s 25-year-old France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, team-mate Jay Rodriguez, 25, and Napoli’s Spain centre-back Raul Albiol, 29, as they look to bolster the squad in January – (Daily Mirror)
Spurs are also set to move for Celtic defender Virgil Van Dijk, although the 23-year-old is also wanted by Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle, Southampton and Swansea – (Daily Express)
Leicester City have had a £7m bid rejected for Croatia striker Andrej Kramaric, 23, who is also wanted by Chelsea and Tottenham – (Daily Express)
Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet remains keen on signing Liverpool’s out-of-favour Italian forward Fabio Borini, 23, in January – (Daily Mirror)
QPR boss Harry Redknapp hopes to bring in some Major League Soccer players on loan in January with LA Galaxy’s Robbie Keane, 34, top of his list – (Setanta)
Arsenal are set to beat Manchester United to Exeter City’s 14-year-old academy player Ethan Ampadu – (Daily Star)
Arsenal had hoped 22-year-old midfielder Jack Wilshere would be back from an ankle injury in late January, but they will receive a setback with the news he will now be out until March – (Metro)
West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster says the club’s players are “battling” to keep manager Alan Irvine, who has come under pressure after one point from the last five games, in his job – (Daily Star)
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman will face Manchester United counterpart Louis Van Gaal when their teams meet on Monday and the fixture will see the resumption of a feud between the two Dutchmen – (Telegraph)
Former Newcastle United midfielder Nolberto Solano, 39, wants to prove himself as a manager in English or Scottish football, and the Peruvian has targeted vacancies at Motherwell and Hartlepool United – (Daily Mail)
Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie, 25, says his “360 and a flick” piece of skill in the 0-0 draw with Tottenham was inspired by Ronaldinho – (Daily Mirror)
Andy Carroll insists there is no reason why West Ham cannot be competing in Europe next year, after his two goals in the 3-1 win over Swansea lifted them to third in the Premier League to continue their impressive start to the season – (Talksport)
Manchester City are hopeful Sergio Aguero will be out for no longer than a month after their 19-goal top scorer suffered suspected knee ligament damage in the 1-0 victory over Everton. The 26-year-old will discover the extent of the injury in the next couple of days after scans – (Guardian)
Manchester City will win the title if they keep getting referees as benevolent as Andre Marriner, says former Premier League official Graham Poll – (Daily Mail)
Arsenal supporters booed manager Arsene Wenger as he boarded a train at Stoke following his side’s 3-2 defeat at the Britannia Stadium – (Guardian)
Roberto Martinez defended birthday boy Ross Barkley after the latest diving storm to engulf the young Everton star – (Daily Mirror)
Victor Valdes has reportedly urged Manchester United to allow him to sign a deal at the club – (Metro)
Louis Van Gaal has admitted his superstar striker Radamel Falcao is only fit to play 20 minutes – (Daily Star)
Brendan Rodgers backs Steven Gerrard for ‘big contribution’ against FC Basel – (Daily Express)
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart is close to signing a new contract, manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed – (Sky Sports)
Liverpool have reportedly sounded out Andre Villas-Boas as a potential replacement for Brendan Rodgers following the club’s below-par start to the season – (Metro)
Edinson Cavani is ready to ask Paris Saint-Germain to lower their £50m price tag to push through a move to Arsenal – (Daily Express)
Manchester United are said to be among a bunch of Premier League clubs chasing Bayer Leverkusen pair Son Heung-Min and Karim Bellerabi – (Daily Mirror)
Asmir Begovic insists his immediate future is at Stoke but has also admitted a desire to one day play in the Champions League – (Sky Sports)
Chelsea have entered the battle for Germany’s coveted midfielder Marco Reus – (Daily Star)