TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United will have to pay Real Madrid about £80m to sign former winger Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, who would also demand close to £20m in wages. (Daily Star) Reus scored five goals to help Germany qualify for 2014 World Cup Manchester City have made an official enquiry for Borussia Dortmunds German midfielder Marco Reus, 25, and have asked for updates over his availability. (Daily Express) Monaco are still interested in signing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, despite missing out on the 28-year-old during last years summer transfer window. (Daily Telegraph) Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 33, has disagreed with Arsene Wengers suggestion that he was close to joining Arsenal. (Guardian) PSG and Real Madrid are both monitoring the contract talks of Liverpools 19-year-old winger Raheem Sterling. (Daily Express) Liverpool have started talks over extending midfielder Jordan Hendersons contract beyond the end of next season. (The Times - subscription required) Manchester United want to sign Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph, 24, and centre-half Ron Vlaar, 29, when the transfer window opens in January, with both players out of contract at the end of the season. (Caughtoffside) Liverpool defender Glen Johnson, 30, could leave the Anfield club as he seeks a longer term contract and talks reach deadlock. (Guardian) Newcastle are still planning to sell French defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, 25, even though he is starring for Roma on loan. (Daily Mirror) OTHER GOSSIP Daily Mirror back page Watford manager Billy McKinlay is set to leave his job on Tuesday, just eight days after replacing Oscar Garcia. (Daily Mail) Queens Park Rangers have shelved a new contract for manager Harry Redknapp after the clubs poor start to the season. (Daily Mirror) Manchester United keeper David De Gea, 23, has admitted that a difficult start to his career at Old Trafford had him considering returning to his native Spain. (Daily Telegraph) Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 35, has been called up to the Italy squad after reversing his decision to retire from international football. (Daily Mail) Manchester United do not want left-back Luke Shaw, 19, to go next summers European Under-21 championships in the Czech Republic. (The Sun - subscription required) GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced from BBC Monitoring) Bayern Munichs Xherdan Shaqiri could he heading to Spain as Atletico Madrid are preparing a £12m bid for the 22-year-old Swiss midfielder. (Bild - in German) Real Madrids 26-year-old French striker Karim Benzema could join Liverpool in a £40m transfer deal. (Le Figaro - in French) Juventus managing director Beppe Marotta says the club were unable to sign 21-year-old forward Juan Iturbe as rival club AS Roma had more disposable income at the time. (Tuttosport - in Italian) Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 33, has said that he felt isolated by club president Florentino Perez during the tenure of Jose Mourinho as manager of the Bernabeu outfit. (AS - in Spanish) Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos, 28, has sustained a leg injury which will make him unavailable for Spains match against Luxembourg on Sunday. (Marca - in Spanish) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Sulley Muntari has copied former AC Milan team-mate Mario Balotelli by giving his Lamborghini a camouflage makeover, as Michael Essien revealed on his Instagram account. AND FINALLY Former Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov is back playing football with Solihull-based Wychall Wanderers over-35s, two years after he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. (Daily Star)
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