Paper Talk
Manchester United want David de Gea to sign a £36.4million five-year deal that will make him the richest keeper in history.
Liverpool's owners are to carry out a review of the club's transfer policy, with the club's transfer committee in the firing line.
Reading want Steve Clarke to replace Nigel Adkins, who was sacked on Monday.
Chris Hughton is favourite to become the new Reading boss following the dismissal of Nigel Adkins.
Everton are in the chase for Hull skipper Curtis Davies, who is considering his future after losing his first-team place.
Emmanuel Adebayor and Benoit Assou-Ekotto lead a list of players Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino would like to offload in January. Midfielder Mousa Dembele is also likely to leave and a swap with Aston Villa for Fabian Delph has been mooted, though Stoke boss Mark Hughes is also keen on the former Fulham man.
Wayne Rooney says Manchester United can win the Premier League.
Southampton youngster Matt Targett has set his sights on England's left-back berth - like mentor Luke Shaw.
Manchester United are weighing up a January bid for Fiorentina's Juan Cuadrado.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is lining up Norwich keeper John Ruddy as a replacement for Simon Mignolet.
Alex Song has given West Ham hope he will stay at the club beyond his season-long loan deal.
West Brom and Bolton are tracking Lorient and Burkino Faso striker Alain Traore.
Luton have opened talks to sign on-loan QPR defender Michael Harriman.
Defender Ashley Williams is worried what will happen to Swansea if Wilfried Bony's goals dry up.
Manchester United and Chelsea midfield target Kevin Strootman will not be sold by Italian club Roma in January.
Southampton are apparently ready to rival Manchester United for wantaway Galatasaray midfielder Wesley Sneijder.
Fernando Torres could be set for an emotional return to boyhood club Atletico Madrid next month.
Ravel Morrison will be forced to train with West Ham United's U21 squad after he was sent back from his loan at Cardiff City.
Stoke City have made an enquiry about PSV Eindhoven winger Zakaria Bakkali, 18.
Premier League clubs have been alerted to the fact that Fulham are willing to listen to offers for striker Ross McCormack.
Manchester United are looking at Belgian brothers Indy and Sepp Boonen, 15 and 13 years old respectively.
QPR are weighing up a January move for Blackburn striker Rudy Gestede.
Neymar turned down Manchester City because he didn't fancy playing on England's muddy pitches.
BBC
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is preparing a bid for Fiorentina's Colombia World Cup wide man Juan Cuadrado, 26, who is unhappy in Italy. (Daily Star)
Striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 30, has returned to Tottenham after compassionate leave but is expected to be farmed out on loan in the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror)
Atletico Madrid want to re-sign Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, 30, on loan at AC Milan, but only if he comes for free. (Daily Mail)
Real Madrid may have to pay another 3m euros if they want to sign Brazilian midfielder Lucas Silva, with his club Cruzeiro demanding 15m euros for the 21-year-old. (Marca)
Arsenal are considering a double swoop for Roma striker Mattia Destro, 23, and Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik, 27, in the January transfer window but need to sell first. (Metro)
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)
OTHER GOSSIP
Italian World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso, 36, wants to return to Glasgow to manage Rangers when Ally McCoist leaves the club. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool's owners will carry out a review of their signing policy, with the club's transfer committee in the firing line following the recruitment of a number of under-performing players last summer. (Sun - subscription required)
Injury-hit Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has become the latest Premier league manager to call for a winter break. (Manchester Evening News)
Tottenham's Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, 22, reckons the club's tough new fitness regime under manager Mauricio Pochettino is responsible for their run of dramatic late victories over Hull, Aston Villa and Swansea. (Guardian)
QPR face an anxious wait as they prepare for the possibility of a legal battle with the Football League over any breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations during their time in the Championship last season. (Times - subscription required)
Ajax manager Frank de Boer has revealed he would be happy to take over from under-fire Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool. (Daily Express)
Craig Gardner, West Brom's match-winner against Aston Villa, says under-fire manager Alan Irvine will lead the Baggies up the Premier League table. (Birmingham Mail)
Former Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince has urged Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers to get rid of mis-firing striker Mario Balotelli, 24. (Talksport)
Reading want former West Brom manager Steve Clarke as replacement for Nigel Adkins, who was sacked by the club on Monday. (Sun - subscription required)
Yeovil boss Gary Johnson believes his side and Accrington Stanley are vying for a £250,000 windfall when they face each other in the FA Cup second round on Tuesday for the right to face Manchester United in round three. (Independent)
BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Manchester United's injured midfielder Daley Blind has saluted his former club Ajax's award as Netherlands sports team of the year and his own sportsman of the year of Amsterdam.
Chelsea full-back Cesar Azpilicueta is looking forward to facing Paris St-Germain in the Champions League once again . And he's looking forward to a similar result.
After Manchester City were drawn to face Barcelona in the Champions League, the Spanish club's star striker Lionel Messi took to Facebook to say he was looking forward to facing Argentina team-mate and City forward Sergio Aguero in the tie, while also mocking him for his abilities on the Fifa football video game.
AND FINALLY...
Brazil striker Neymar has revealed why he turned down Manchester City's repeated transfer bids before joining Spanish giants Barcelona - he did not fancy playing in the English mud. (Daily Telegraph)
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Conrad Leach
It is almost Christmas and West Ham are sticking their hand deep into their stocking. Down at the bottom is always the best bit: the tangerine. But lo, what else is there? Yes, it is Alex Song saying West Ham are the club of his dreams and he wants to stay there.
Sam Allardyce can do no wrong these days, it seems, and he has persuaded the Cameroon midfielder that he can see out his days with the Hammers. Or probably, West Ham are doing well, Song was asked a couple of questions by a French newspaper, he looked at the position in the league table and thought there was no point rocking the boat during his season-long loan from Barcelona. He says he wants Champions League action – my son, you are in the right place.
Over at Tottenham, Emmanuel Adebayor and Benoît Assou-Ekotto are heading out through the out door. Adebayor – once of Real Madrid, I remind you – will probably have to go out on loan as no one wants to take on his wages of £100,000 a week. Not even Real Madrid.
Spurs could swap bench-warming midfielder Mousa Dembélé with Aston Villa’s Fabian Delph. However, Mark Hughes, the Stoke manager, could jump in and take Dembélé to the Britannia Stadium. That may not be all that surprising, as Stoke make a late play for most entertaining team in the Premier League. Hughes signed the Belgium international when he was managing Fulham and Dembélé was very young and at AZ in Holland.
Everton are in the hunt for Curtis Davies, as the Hull captain has lost his first-team place. Davies scored for Hull in the FA Cup final in May and was named Player of the Year at the club but now the dream has died. He has 18 months left on his contract and is, as they say, considering his future.
HITC
Guillem Balague comments on West Ham's pursuit of Javi Fuego
Guillem Balague says West Ham's interest in Javi Fuego is 'real'.
By Dan Coombs
Guillem Balague says West Ham have a tough task to try and sign Javi Fuego from Valencia.
Spanish newspaper Marca reported last week the Hammers were interested in signing the 30-year-old defensive midfielder.
They claimed the Hammers had been scouting him extensively and planned to start negotiations.
SkySports Spanish football pundit Guillem Balague claimed last night that West Ham had been knocked back by Valencia in their approach.
On Javi Fuego, linked to West Ham. Player one of the worst paid ones at club. WH interest real. But Valencia has told him he's not for sale
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) December 15, 2014
Fuego has played 15 times for Valencia this season and has been a key member of their side.
It certainly sounds as though West Ham may be frustrated in their attempts to sign him in January, but he will have only one year left on his contract come the summer.
By then they may become more open to the idea of him leaving and cash in, by which time West Ham will know more about whether they need to replace Alex Song, or have managed to sign him permanently from Barcelona.
