TRANSFER GOSSIP Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 27, has alerted Manchester United to his potential availability by saying he does not know where he will be playing next year. (Guardian) United are also on red alert over a move for Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller, 25, who is keen on a move away from the Allianz Arena. (Daily Star) Juventus are interested in signing Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli, 24, on a loan deal this month, with an option for a £14m permanent deal in the summer. (The Times - subscription required) Arsenal are prepared to increase their bid to land Legia Warsaw midfielder Krystian Bielik, 17, but face competition from German club Hamburg. (The Times - subscription required) The Gunners have also been sounded out over a move for Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis, 29. (Daily Mail) West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison, 21, is on the verge of a move to Italian club Lazio after falling out of favour at Upton Park. (Mirror) Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is holding talks over a move to Parma, but the Italian club could be deterred by his wage demands. (London Evening Standard) Crystal Palace are on the brink of sealing a loan move for Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo, 21. (Daily Star) Manager Roberto Martinez will reject moves for any of Evertons top players this month, despite defender Seamus Coleman, 26, interesting Manchester United. (The Sun - subscription required) Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa, 31, is set to reject Arsenal and Chelsea in favour of a return to former club Liverpool. (Express) Leeds defender Scott Wootton, 23, could make a permanent move to Rotherham after his loan spell came to an end. (Sky Sports) West Ham are closing in on the signing of Paris Saint-Germain striker Jean-Kevin Augustin, 23. (Talksport) Aston Villa are close to wrapping up the signing of Valencia midfielder Carles Gil, 22, and also want Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair, 25. (Birmingham Mail) OTHER GOSSIP Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho could be in trouble with the FA again, after accusing referee Phil Dowd of being too fat in a fresh rant at officials. (Mirror) Former Standard Liege manager Guy Luzon is the favourite to take over at Charlton following the dismissal of Bob Peeters. (London Evening Standard) Everton boss Roberto Martinez is convinced Toffees striker Romelu Lukaku will ultimately prove better value than Manchester Citys new signing Wilfried Bony. (Liverpool Echo) Kolo Toure has warned £28m Manchester City new boy Wilfried Bony he will need a tougher mentality to survive at the Etihad. (Express) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker was among the Germany team congratulating their coach Joachim Loew on his Fifa world coach of the year award. He wrote on Twitter: Congratulations Jogi Löw!!! No doubt this is very well deserved ... # FIFAworldcoachoftheyear # DFB # wc2014 Jonas Gutierrez continued his return to football after overcoming cancer, taking part in Newcastles Under-21 fixture against Bolton. Afterwards, the midfielder tweeted: Happy to play another 90 min with The under21, shame that we didnt get The 3 points. Improving all The day. Thanks for The support messages. Leicester City full-back Danny Simpson, a product of the Manchester United academy, was among the many to send their congratulations to Ballon dOr winner Cristiano Ronaldo, with this tweet: Congratulations @Cristiano! A pleasure and honour to play alongside you! # BallonDOr2014 AND FINALLY... Players at Swedish club Halmstad have baulked at their new turtle-patterned away kit. (Guardian) Chelsea captain John Terry revealed he will be a shirt and tie manager after leading an Under-15 training session. (Daily Mail)
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