Rumour Mill: Liverpool eye Kiessling, Pirlo linked with City
Stefan Kiessling: Reported January target for Liverpool
Liverpool want Stefan Kiessling, Real Madrid are plotting a raid for Memphis Depay, while Andrea Pirlo could be loaned to Manchester City, say Wednesday’s rumours.
Arsenal
– Jorginho’s agent says he will assess the midfielder’s future when the transfer window opens in January amid interest from Arsenal (Radio Crc)
– Genoa winger Diego Perotti is on Arsenal’s list of January targets (Daily Star)
– Tomas Rosicky, Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini will not have their contracts renewed by Arsenal (London Evening Standard)
Aston Villa
– Aston Villa and Newcastle are tracking highly-rated Croatian goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic
Bournemouth
– Bournemouth and Watford are to resurrect their interest in Genoa winger Diego Perotti in January (talkSPORT)
Chelsea
– Chelsea have rejected a £35million approach from Monaco to buy out manager Jose Mourinho’s contract (Daily Mail)
– Eden Hazard will force through a move to Real Madrid if Jose Mourinho is still in charge at Stamford Bridge next summer (Daily Mail)
– Chelsea have lodged a £2.8million bid for Red Star Belgrade midfield star, and reported Manchester United target, Marko Grujic (Gazetta dello Sport)
Crystal Palace
– Newcastle are looking to sign Crystal Palace veteran Julian Speroni in an emergency loan deal (South London Press)
– Crystal Palace are keen to secure the future of Norwich City target Dwight Gayle by getting him tied down to a new deal
Everton
– Athletic Bilbao are preparing to offer Everton target Inaki Williams a new contract to quash increasing speculation surrounding his future (AS)
Leicester
– Leicester City are keeping tabs on Ajax and Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik, who would cost around £10million (Daily Mirror)
– Leicester star Riyad Mahrez is very much on Louis van Gaal’s list of January targets at Manchester United (Daily Mail)
Liverpool
– Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will try to lure Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling to Anfield in January (talkSPORT)
– Steven Gerrard could be set to make a loan return to Liverpool from LA Galaxy (The Independent)
– Liverpool could make a fresh move for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi in January (Calcio Mercato)
– Manchester United and Liverpool are ready to go head-to-head for FC Nordsjaelland’s Danish wonderkid Emre Mor (Daily Mail)
– Liverpool have handed a trial to teenage Belgian goalkeeper Jonathan de Bie (Daily Mail)
– Liverpool are reportedly preparing to make a move for Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen this January, but the £56million release clause in his contract is likely to cause a stumbling block (Sport)
Manchester City
– Andrea Pirlo is a January loan target for Manchester City when the MLS enters its off season (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United
– Manchester United and Liverpool are ready to go head-to-head for FC Nordsjaelland’s Danish wonderkid Emre Mor (Daily Mail)
– Chelsea have lodged a £2.8million bid for Red Star Belgrade midfield star, and reported Manchester United target, Marko Grujic (Gazetta dello Sport)
– Fiorentina striker Mario Gomez could be brought to Manchester United in January (Calcio Mercato)
– Leicester star Riyad Mahrez is very much on Louis van Gaal’s list of January targets at Manchester United (Daily Mail)
– Real Madrid have identified Memphis Depay as the ideal long-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo (Don Balon)
Newcastle
– Newcastle and Aston Villa are tracking highly-rated Croatian goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic
– Joe Cole has compared his fellow Coventry loanee – Newcastle striker Adam Armstrong – to Manchester City superstar Sergio Aguero
– Newcastle are looking to sign Crystal Palace veteran Julian Speroni in an emergency loan deal (South London Press)
Norwich
– Crystal Palace are keen to secure the future of Norwich City target Dwight Gayle by getting him tied down to a new deal
Southampton
– Southampton could be planning a move for Porto attacking midfielder Juan Quintero in January, with the 22-year-old currently on loan at French side Rennes (Daily Mail)
Sunderland
– Duncan Watmore will be offered a new deal to commit his future to Sunderland (Daily Mirror)
– Leeds boss Steve Evans is still waiting for Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce to sign off on Liam Bridcutt’s loan move to Elland Road
Swansea
– Swansea City are set to pay up the remaining seven months of Michu’s contract, leaving the once £25million-rated Spaniard free to join any club he wishes (Swansea Evening Post)
Tottenham
– Andros Townsend will seek to leave Tottenham in January in a bid to earn a place in England’s Euro 2016 squad (The Guardian)
Watford
– Troy Deeney doubts Watford will sign ‘bad egg’ Emmanuel Adebayor (talkSPORT)
– Bournemouth and Watford are to resurrect their interest in Genoa winger Diego Perotti in January (talkSPORT)
West Ham
– West Ham are keen to push through a deal for loan star Manuel Lanzini as soon as possible and will not be put off by Al Jazira’s £8million asking price (The Wharf)
– AC Milan midfielder Keisuke Honda has again been linked with £5million move West Ham in January (Brentwood Gazette)