Transfer news

Manchester City's England forward Raheem Sterling, 22, will hold off talks on a new contract at Etihad Stadium until after next summer's World Cup. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea's Belgium forward Eden Hazard is stalling on a new £300,000 deal at Stamford Bridge in the hope of attracting an offer from Real Madrid. (Times)

Madrid believe signing 26-year-old Hazard from Chelsea could be the key to reinvigorating the form of 32-year-old Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo. (Diario Gol via Daily Express)

Arsenal are willing to sell Theo Walcott, 28, in January, with his former club Southampton and West Ham interested in the England winger. (Sun)

Juventus legend Alessandro del Piero believes Liverpool's Germany midfielder Emre Can, 23, would be the perfect fit in the Italian club's side. (Liverpool Echo)

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Manchester United are confident they will sign Tottenham's England defender Danny Rose, 27, for £50 million either in January or next summer. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle United target Cenk Tosun, 26, has been valued at 100 million euros (£88m) by the vice-president of his Turkish side Besiktas. Crystal Palace are also interested in the striker. (Turkishfootball.com via Newcastle Chronicle)

West Ham could face competition from Real Madrid for 27-year-old Krasnodar and Russia striker Fyodor Smolov. (Daily Mail)

Real Madrid will look to sign Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 23, and Inter Milan's Argentina striker Mauro Icardi, 24, in January. (Marca)

Ahmed Musa's loan move from Leicester City to Hull City looks to be off following the sacking of Tigers boss Leonid Slutsky. Nigeria forward Musa, 25, played for Slutsky at CSKA Moscow. (Leicester Mercury)

Meanwhile...

Former Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo denies he left the club because of a rift over transfers and says he was simply looking for a new challenge. (TalkSport)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich could offer Leonid Slutsky a role at the club, after his fellow Russian was sacked by Hull City. (Daily Telegraph)

Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala saw the funny side of the club's matching outfits as they travelled to Ukraine for their Champions League tie against Shakhtar Donetsk. He tweeted this photo showing himself in the airport alongside team-mate Yaya Toure:

Best of Monday's gossip

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will have £80m to spend in the January transfer window with full-backs Luke Shaw, 22, and Matteo Darmian, 28, to be sold to fund the spending. (Sun)

Everton will compete with Manchester City and Arsenal for West Brom and Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans, 29, in January. (ESPN)

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois,25, could reject a new contract at Chelsea, even if the club match David de Gea's Manchester United wages. (Evening Standard)

Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 23, could return to Anderlecht in January as his frustration at the club continues. (Nieuws Blad, via Newcastle Chronicle)

Everton manager Sam Allardyce has made Watford striker Troy Deeney, 29, his top target in the January transfer window. (ESPN)

Source: bbc.com

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