Rumour Mill: Madrid to sell Bale or Ronaldo, Pedro exit hint

Real Madrid will sell one of their superstars, alerting Manchester United, Alexandre Pato wants a European return, while Chelsea could cut their losses on Pedro, according to Tuesday’s rumours.

Arsenal

– The agent of Napoli midfielder Jorginho has confirmed his client has been scouted by the Gunners (Daily Mirror)

– Arsenal will compete with Manchester United and Napoli for the signature of Juventus’ 21-year-old centre-back Daniele Rugani (The Independent)

– Nigerian striker Kelechi Nwakali, who is believed to be a target for Chelsea, says he would prefer a move to Arsenal as they play better football (Metro)

– The Gunners face competition from Chelsea to sign Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, who is reportedly available for £24.5million (Fichajes)

– Turkish duo Fenerbahce and Galatasaray are in the hunt to sign Arsenal forward Joel Campbell (Milliyet)

– Arsene Wenger will make a £21.1million bid for Real Madrid winger Jese Rodriquez (Fichajes)

Aston Villa

– Charlie Austin will consider a move to Villa Park in January if the team show improvement under new manager Remi Garde (The Sun)

Chelsea

–  Chelsea are ready to cut their losses on winger Pedro just months after beating Manchester United to his signature in the summer transfer window (Don Balon)

– Jose Mourinho is keeping tabs on PSG forward Edinson Cavani as he looks to increase his side’s firepower in January (Le10Sport)

– Chelsea have moved ahead of Arsenal in the race to sign Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, who is reportedly available for £24.5million (Fichajes)

– Papy Djilobodji is set to depart Stamford Bridge only months after joining Chelsea, with Besiktas appearing the most likely destination (Daily Express)

– The Blues are scouting 20-year-old Cesena midfielder Stefano Sensi, who has impressed since breaking into the Italian side’s first-team (Tuttomercatoweb)

– Nigerian striker Kelechi Nwakali, who is believed to be a target for Chelsea, says he would prefer a move to Arsenal as they play better football (Metro)

Crystal Palace

– Alan Pardew has seen a bid of £8.8million rejected by Sporting Lisbon for striker Islam Slimani rejected, who also interests Tottenham (HLTCO)

Everton

– Roberto Martinez wants to sign Sheffield Wednesday striker Lucas Joao, who recently won his first cap for Portugal (Liverpool Echo)

– The Toffees are considering signing Holland international Ron Vlaar, who is a free-agent after leaving Aston Villa in the summer (Daily Mail)

Liverpool

– The Reds are set to beat Arsenal to the signature of Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka (Daily Express)

– Napoli have told Liverpool and Southampton that Dries Mertens will not leave the club in January, according to the player’s agent (talkSPORT)

– Brazil striker Alexandre Pato, formerly of AC Milan says he hopes to return to Europe amid suggestions Liverpool and Tottenham are interested in the player (Liverpool Echo)

– West Ham insist they have first option to sign loan star Manuel Lanzini permanently, despite sudden interest from Liverpool in the Argentine (talkSPORT)

Manchester United

– Real Madrid are weighing up whether to sell Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale in the summer to make room for Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, putting Manchester United on red alert (ESPN)

– Louis van Gaal is hoping to sign Juventus’ young centre-back Daniele Rugani but faces competition from Arsenal and Napoli (The Independent)

– Juventus have joined United and Chelsea in the race to sign Red Star Belgrade prodigy Marco Grujic, who has been dubbed ‘the new Nemanja Matic’ (Calciomercato)

Newcastle United

– Steve McClaren admits Rolando Aarons is likely to leave the club on loan as the 20-year-old is not ready for Premier League football (The Shields Gazette)

Southampton

– Napoli have told Southampton and Liverpool that Dries Mertens will not leave the club in January, according to the player’s agent (talkSPORT)

– Saints striker Graziano Pelle has alerted Juventus by admitting he misses Italy (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland

– The Black Cats are the latest Premier League club to track the progress of Celtic midfielder Nir Bitton (Glasgow Evening Times)

– Sunderland midfielder Yann M’Vila has admitted he is unsure what will happen in the summer when his loan at the Stadium of Light from Rubin Kazan expires (Sunderland Echo)

– Adam Matthews, who has made only one Premier League appearance this season, could leave Sunderland in January despite only signing for the club in the summer (The Sun)

Tottenham

– Spurs will rival Liverpool for the signature of Brazil striker Alexandre Pato, who has admitted he would like to return to Europe (Daily Star)

West Brom

– The Baggies will reject any approaches for James Chester, who is disillusioned by his lack of Premier League football since leaving Hull in the summer (The Telegraph)

West Ham

– The Hammers insist they have first option to sign loan star Manuel Lanzini permanently, despite sudden interest from Liverpool in the Argentine (talkSPORT)

–  Co-owner David Gold says West Ham are to sign more high-profile players ahead of the club’s move to the Olympic Stadium (HITC)