Manchester United and Chelsea midfield target Kevin Strootman, 24, will not be sold by Italian club Roma in January – (Daily Express)
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is lining up Norwich keeper John Ruddy, 28, as a replacement for dropped Belgian custodian Simon Mignolet, 26 – (Daily Star)
Midfielder Alex Song has suggested he would like to make his loan deal at Upton Park into a permanent move from Barcelona – (Daily Mirror)
Italian World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso, 36, wants to return to Glasgow to manage Rangers when Ally McCoist leaves the club –(Daily Mail)
Injury-hit Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has become the latest Premier league manager to call for a winter break – (Manchester Evening News)