Mondays gossip column 21 December 2014 Updated 23:31 GMT For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. TRANSFER GOSSIP Liverpool and Arsenal have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao, 26, after it was made clear he was unwanted at the La Liga side. (Daily Express)(external) Aston Villa face a battle to keep defender Aly Cissokho, 27, with Spurs and Napoli showing interest in the Frenchman. (Daily Mirror) (external) Coentrao joined Real Madrid from Benfica for £23.4m in July 2011 Crystal Palace have tabled a £2.5m bid for Lille left-back Pape Souare, 24, but the French side will not let him go for less than £3m. (Daily Mail)(external) Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has made Wolfsburgs £20m-rated midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 23, one of his top January transfer targets just 11 months after the Belgium international left Chelsea for £18m. (Daily Star)(external) Arsenal have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Lyon midfielder Nabil Fekir, 21, after his father admitted he will only leave France for the Gunners. (Metro)(external) Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, 26, but Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain are also interested. (Daily Express)(external) Manchester City and Southampton look set to miss out on signing Galatasaray midfielder Wesley Sneijder, 30, in January after the Turkish side promised to meet all the Dutchmans contract obligations. (Daily Mirror)(external) OTHER GOSSIP Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 25, has responded to interest from Arsenal by admitting he loves the Gunners and says it is his dream to play in the Champions League. (Daily Star)(external) Mondays Daily Star back page Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc insists the Bundesliga side still have faith in under-fire coach Jurgen Klopp despite a defeat at fellow strugglers Werder Bremen on Saturday that left them joint bottom of the table. (Goal)(external) Manchester United target Mats Hummels has raised major doubts about his Borussia Dortmund future as the 26-year-old midfielder calls the German club pathetic. (Daily Mirror)(external) QPR boss Harry Redknapp insists the club will not cash in on striker Charlie Austin, 25, in the January transfer window after a hat-trick against West Brom on Saturday took his tally to 11 for the season. (Daily Telegraph)(external) Stoke boss and former Chelsea forward Mark Hughes believes the Stamford Bridge side can win the quadruple this season. (Daily Telegraph)(external) Germany coach Joachim Low has suggested he could leave his post in the near future and return to coaching a club side. (Goal) (external) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Bristol City loan star Matt Smith (left) with actor Matt Smith (centre) and friend Fulham defender Matt Smith, 25, currently on loan at Bristol City, tweeted(external) a photograph of himself meeting namesake actor Matt Smith, best known as the 11th incarnation of Doctor Who. Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen was impressed by Martin Skrtels stoppage time header to claim a point for Liverpool against Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday. He tweeted: (external) Not many better sights than someone attacking the ball and thumping a header into the onion bag!!! AND FINALLY... New Club World Cup champions Real Madrid top Uefas latest club co-efficient rankings followed by second-placed Barcelona and Bayern Munich in third. Chelsea are Englands highest representatives in fourth, with Arsenal in eighth and Manchester United 10th. Manchester City climb from 22nd to 14th. (Uefa)(external) The falling Russian ruble has added £32.6m to the cost of rebuilding Moscows Luzhniki stadium, which will host the final of the 2018 Fifa World Cup. (Washington Post)(external) Liverpools stadium announcer was forced to plead with fans at Anfield to stop using a whistle during their 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday. (Daily Mail)(external)
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